Friday March 5, 9:07 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Sterling Commerce, Inc.
Sterling Commerce Announces Agreement with Web-Based Retailer
Onsale, Inc.
Customers Check Status Of Tens of Thousands of Web-Based Orders Monthly
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Commerce (NYSE: SE - news), a leading worldwide provider of business-to-business
electronic commerce (EC) software and services, today announced a new three-year agreement to provide value-added electronic commerce
services to Onsale®, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONSL - news), a leading Internet real-time retailer. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The new
agreement continues the relationship between Onsale and Sterling Commerce which began in 1996.
Onsale uses Sterling Commerce for the processing services and software required to facilitate customers checking the status of their orders
placed at the Onsale atCost(TM) and Onsale atAuction(TM) Web sites. The order status information, provided by Onsale's shippers, is
configured for the Onsale Web sites by solutions from Sterling's COMMERCE family of EC community management services and GENTRAN
business process integration software. Onsale's broad- based selection includes personal computers, consumer electronics, sports and fitness
equipment and travel packages. Onsale has over one million customers registered at its Web site, with 154,000 unique visitors and 1.2 million
page views daily.
''The tracking capability helps our customers stay informed about the status of their order without having to use a telephone,'' said Robert
Petrossian, Onsale's vice president of engineering. ''This enhances and expedites service to our customers, while at the same time allowing us
to reduce telephone costs and use staff resources more efficiently.''
''We're delighted to help Onsale manage a critical business process and keep pace with dramatic growth in orders and customers,'' said Paul
Olson, executive vice president of Sterling Commerce and president of Sterling's Commerce Services Group. ''With our Internet-centric
solutions and understanding of complex supply chain challenges, we are well-positioned to help Onsale continue to take advantage of the
opportunities presented by the fast-growing online marketplace.''
About Onsale, Inc.
Onsale is the leading Internet real-time retailer providing low prices and personalized service through automation. Onsale atCost offers
computer equipment at actual wholesale prices directly to businesses and consumers. Onsale atAuction offers bargains on excess
merchandise and services through online auctions, such as personal computers, consumer electronics, sports and fitness equipment, and
vacation packages. Onsale atCost and Onsale atAuction are located on the World Wide Web at www.Onsale.com.
About Sterling Commerce
Sterling Commerce is a leading global provider of business-to-business electronic commerce software and value-added services. A Forbes
500 company, Sterling Commerce is ranked as one of the Top 100 technology companies by The Red Herring, a magazine that covers the
business of technology. Sterling Commerce has been providing electronic commerce solutions for 25 years, and has 37 office locations and
more than 40 distributors worldwide. Sterling Commerce had 1998 revenues of more than $490 million, and has more than 42,000 customers
worldwide supported by its 2,300 employees.
Through its market-leading product and service families, Sterling Commerce provides a full spectrum of electronic commerce solutions built
specifically with Internet technology.
* The CONNECT family of products provides the software infrastructure for
moving and managing information inside and outside the enterprise.
* The COMMERCE family provides value-added services to help customers
build, manage, and service global commerce business communities.
* The GENTRAN family provides software for the integration of business
processes and the automation of business transactions.
* The VECTOR family provides banking application software and services for
the automation of check flow and other financial transactions.
* EC Managed Services offers a full range of EC outsourcing services and
consulting solutions.
For more information, visit the Sterling Commerce Web site at www.sterlingcommerce.com. |
