Shaw Implements New Retailer Oriented Software

Columbus, OH, December 2-- Shaw Industries has implemented a solution built on the Sterling Commerce Multi-Enterprise Services Architecture (MESA) to support its customers' initiatives to improve bottom-line performance by sharing accurate and timely business information. The retail industry is moving toward a new level of business efficiency through initiatives such as data synchronization, RFID and secure Internet communication of mission-critical data. Sterling Commerce is helping thousands of companies, including Shaw Industries, meet greater customer expectations for business integration. "Our larger business partners are requiring tighter collaboration," said Velvet Spitler, systems analyst, Shaw Industries. "Gentran Integration Suite gives us the capability to exceed their requirements." Gentran Integration Suite, a modular solution built on the Multi-Enterprise Services Architecture, enables the intelligent and timely use of business information by uniting any-to-any integration-brokerage services, multi-gigabyte file support, and strong business process management capabilities including detailed analytics and content-based routing for decision-making support. With Gentran Integration Suite, Shaw Industries can provide customers with the accurate and timely product information required to achieve the desired levels of supply chain excellence. Product information can be managed, shared throughout the company and with customers in real time, and then integrated into enterprise systems. Sterling Commerce Professional Services helped Shaw Industries meet customer requirements for data synchronization and Internet communications within the required deadlines. "We're committed to staying at the top of our industry," Spitler said. "Sterling Commerce multi-enterprise solutions help us do that by supporting our needs to participate in dynamic trading communities."

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