Sterling Commerce Gentran Integration Suite Earns Global Security Certification

Business Wire, July 16, 2007

Common Criteria Certification Underscores Commitment to Enabling Secure B2B Communications

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, today announced that Gentran Integration Suite[TM] has been awarded Common Criteria (CC) certification. Defined by the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CCITSE), the certification is a globally accepted standard for evaluating the security features and capabilities of information technology (IT) products.

Gentran Integration Suite enables Sterling Commerce customers to cost-effectively create and manage flexible business processes that span internal and external organizational boundaries.

"Sterling Commerce has managed the information flow of the world's most successful organizations' most important, confidential data for 31 years," said Russell Scherwin, global director, business-to-business (B2B) marketing, Sterling Commerce. "Completing the 12-month CC evaluation process for Gentran Integration Suite provides further assurance of the Sterling Commerce commitment to protecting our customers' data both inside and outside of their organizations."

The CC certification provides Sterling Commerce customers with an added measure of confidence in the level of security built into Gentran Integration Suite. The evaluation of Gentran Integration Suite determined that this IT product can be trusted to an evaluation assurance level (EAL) 2 augmented by assurance level criteria basic flaw remediation (ALC_FLR.1).

Gentran Integration Suite provides a standards-based integration platform that allows organizations to incrementally build a multi-enterprise, service-oriented architecture that encompasses an organization's extended community, which may consist of corporations, federal agencies, state and local government agencies, financial service agencies and other organizations. It enables collaboration through its industry-leading B2B integration capabilities.

More information on Gentran Integration Suite can be found online at: http://www.sterlingcommerce.com/Products/AllProducts/Gentran/ integrationsuite.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

The Gentran Integration Suite CC certification report and certificate is listed online at: http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/services/ccs/sterling-v42-e.html.> About Sterling Commerce

Sterling Commerce, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), helps 80 percent of the FORTUNE[R] 500 thrive in a global economy by solving complex process integration challenges. The company's innovative software and services integrate customers' systems -- inside and outside the four walls of the enterprise -- so companies can conduct business without borders. Sterling Commerce solutions help customers adopt best practices in e-sales, supply chain execution, payment processing and business-to-business integration. The solutions also give executives and front-line managers greater visibility inside and outside the enterprise in order to improve profitability, reduce costs and minimize risk. Sterling Commerce enables businesses to innovate key processes in real time, while continuing to deploy ERP or transaction system infrastructures. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, Sterling Commerce has unparalleled experience in retail, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, financial services, supply chain, logistics, and telecommunications. More information on Sterling Commerce can be found at www.sterlingcommerce.com.