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Sterling Commerce: President and CEO of Sterling Commerce Speaks on Gaining Return on Packaged Software Investments at Supply C

^{Published on 2009-01-23 06:23:52, Last Modified on 2009-01-23 06:24:31 - Market Wire}
 

COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - January 23, 2009) -

What:

[ Bob Irwin ], President and CEO of [ Sterling Commerce ], an AT&T Inc company (NYSE: [ T ]), is participating on a panel of software CEOs at the BGSA Supply Chain Conference, an exclusive CEO-level event. The panel will discuss how companies can optimize total cost of ownership for packaged software for logistics operations. In today's economy, driving operational efficiency is paramount, and this session will deliver important insights into how companies can reduce costs while still exceeding customer expectations. The BGSA Supply Chain Conference is the exclusive CEO-level event in the industry.

When:

Friday, January 23, 10:45-11:45 a.m.

 Where: BGSA Supply Chain Conference The Breakers Hotel One South County Road Palm Beach, FL 33480 Room: Ponce de Leon 4 

Background:

The panel in which Bob Irwin is participating is titled, Logistics Technology: Wrestling with the Investment Versus Value Curve. Mr. Irwin and other panel participants will discuss how companies can evaluate the total opportunity cost vs. the total ownership cost of solutions that can enhance [ supply chain ] functions and enable peak performance. Mr. Irwin will share his insight on how businesses can provide custom flexibility at reasonable costs with [ packaged software ].

Irwin is directing the strategy of Sterling Commerce to help companies transform their business collaboration networks, as those networks become increasingly complex -- from single channels to cross-channel and from local suppliers to global suppliers. Sterling Commerce business integration solutions and applications help [ logistics ] companies to connect, communicate and collaborate with their customers, partners and suppliers to accelerate revenues and reduce costs.

About Sterling Commerce

Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc (NYSE: [ T ]) company, helps customers thrive in a global economy by connecting their business communities, processes, people and technology. More than 30,000 customers worldwide use Sterling Commerce solutions for [ business process integration ], [ multi-channel selling ], and [ supply chain fulfillment ], and [ payments management ] to optimize business performance inside and outside their enterprise. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Sterling Commerce has offices in 24 countries around the world. More information can be found at [ www.sterlingcommerce.com ].