IDS Scheer Delivers the ''Goods'' with New ARIS SmartPath for Durable Consumer Goods Solution; Bundled Solution of SAP Software Industry Reference Models and

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Sterling's Multi -Enterprise Services Architecture (MESA) is a natural
complement to SAP's Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA) by
providing all the security, integration, workflow, and intelligence
services necessary to provide end-to-end process visibility.
"Small and mid-size durable goods companies face many challenges
in today's market including selling brands through multiple channels,
rapidly changing customer needs, product diversity and global product
availability," said Dr.

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The company's ARIS-based solutions offer a
complete portfolio for "Business Process Excellence," including the
services, software and methods to address all phases of the business
process lifecycle: design, implementation, execution and continuous
improvement.

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Note to Editors: When referring to ARIS, please print in all caps .

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sterlingcommerce. From small/medium enterprises to Global 1000
organizations, IDS Scheer provides a wide array of solutions to help
customers optimize, and profit from, their investments in Supply Chain
Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP), and Next Generation Business Process
Automation solutions.

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"In order to create further value , these enterprises now
need an architecture that will enable them to extend the value of
these core applications beyond the edge of the enterprise to critical
business partners upon which the business relies for growth.

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"STERIS extends the value of our
Oracle ERP and Siebel CRM systems outside the four walls of our
enterprise to key business partners.ids-scheer.

SAP, SAP NetWeaver and all other SAP product and service names
mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in
Germany and in several other countries around the world.

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specifically for SAP, Oracle, Siebel and other major ERP and CRM
systems. This approach
for both internal and external integration provides end-to-end
visibility and is an important service differentiator for STERIS
Corporation.
As an end-to-end solution, IDS Scheer's ARIS SmartPath takes a
process-oriented approach to the implementation and management of ERP,
SCM and CRM software.

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For detailed, up-to-date information
about Sterling Commerce and its solutions, visit
www. Mathias Kirchmer, CEO of IDS Scheer for the
Americas and Japan. For more information
on IDS Scheer in North America, visit http://www.

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"Our new ARIS SmartPath for Durable Consumer Goods
provides a timely and cost-effective solution for durable goods
companies that can help them realize a truly collaborative environment
between customers, suppliers and distributors.

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As part of an organization of more than 2000 employees
worldwide and over 250 in North America, IDS Scheer is built upon a
foundation of business process excellence that began when the company
was founded in 1984 by August-Wilhelm Scheer, widely recognized as a
founding father of Business Process Management.

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B2B for SAP and Siebel, for the first time gives these users
visibility across the entire business process, from back-end
application, across the firewall to critical business partners. A wholly owned subsidiary of SBC Communications Inc. With more than 29,000
customers worldwide, Sterling Commerce builds collaborative ,
multi-enterprise communities for customers in the retail, consumer
packaged goods, manufacturing , financial services, healthcare and
telecommunications industries.
ARIS SmartPath for Durable Consumer Goods is one of many
industry-specific solutions that IDS Scheer offers under the ARIS
SmartPath umbrella, including consumer packaged goods (CPG),
pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, cosmetics, metals , textiles,
chemicals, and flooring and decorating.

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"Every day, STERIS has thousands of points of contact with medical
professionals, so providing visibility into key applications data is
essential to STERIS delivering value," said David Brais, electronic
data analyst with STERIS Corporation.
According to Haddad, IDS Scheer's firm lock on the SME marketplace was
solidified with ARIS SmartPath just receiving the 2005 Innovation
prize in the Complete ERP Solution category by the Mid-Market
Initiative , a consortium that advises small and medium companies on
the selection of IT solutions. As a SAP Global Services Partner, IDS Scheer
enables customers to maximize their SAP investment and build winning
businesses.

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integration, trading partner management, translation and
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Packaged application adapters for SAP, Oracle, Siebel and
other major ERP and CRM systems

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About Sterling Commerce

The year 2005 marks 30 years of Sterling Commerce leadership and
expertise in extending processes beyond the edge of the enterprise to
enable visible business with suppliers, customers, partners and
employees.

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Sterling Commerce Introduces B2B for SAP other ERP and CRM Systems

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The Sterling B2B solutions for ERP and CRM include:

Gentran Integration Suite 4.
(NYSE:SBC), the company is one of the world's largest providers of
multi-enterprise collaboration solutions.
Additional functionality and features of ARIS SmartPath for
Durable Consumer Goods include:

Operational Business Planning: seasonal forecasting and
after-season return forecasting

Make-to-stock and make-to-order manufacturing scenarios

Charge-back/bill-back and deduction management

Customer return and repair processes

Distribution requirement planning and execution

Product Development

Advanced Planning and Optimization to enable Vendor Managed
Inventory (VMI) and Supplier Managed Inventory (SMI)

Supplier Relationship Management to optimize B2B procurement

Customer Relationship Management to enable cross-sell and
up-sell functionality, promotion management, field sales,
service management

Quality Management integrated with sales

"We have been gaining significant market traction in the consumer
goods arena and our new ARIS SmartPath for Durable Consumer Goods is
poised to deliver rich, industry-specific functionality to our
customers," said John Haddad, managing director of IDS Scheer SME.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

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Multi -Enterprise Services Architecture the Natural Complement to
SAP's Enterprise Services Architecture; Sterling B2B for ERP and CRM
Packages Extend Value of Back-End Applications to Globally Distributed
Business Partners

Sterling Commerce, a subsidiary of SBC Communications, today
introduced solution sets of Gentran Integration Suite 4. The B2B packages include all the software, adapters, services
and training necessary to rapidly implement and begin gaining value
from extended visibility throughout business processes with key
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ARIS SmartPath for Durable Consumer Goods, based on the mySAP(TM)
All -in-One Solution, addresses industry-specific processes such as
forecasting and demand management in a consumer goods environment,
product development, sales opportunity tracking, and reporting
functionality .

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With Sterling Commerce, STERIS is
advancing the value of our critical legacy applications and taking the
first steps toward true multi-enterprise collaboration.

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ARIS
SmartPath is a turnkey solution of SAP enterprise applications for
process optimization in small and mid-market organizations, bundled
with industry specific reference models and implementation services.

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"Virtually every Fortune -sized company has already made smart
investments in SAP, Siebel or other ERP and CRM systems, enabling
these companies to efficiently and effectively run their core business
functions," said Nolan Rosen, chief marketing officer of Sterling
Commerce.----IDS Scheer, the
leading provider of business process excellence services and tools,
today announced that its Small and Medium Enterprises (SME ) business
unit has unveiled a new ARIS(TM) SmartPath solution specifically
customized for the needs of the durable consumer goods industry.

About IDS Scheer in North America

IDS Scheer is the leading provider of solutions for business
process excellence.com/us

Copyright (C) 2005 IDS Scheer All rights reserved. Other product
or company names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their
respective owners.

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