Welcome to your complete EDI Essential site – where you can learn best practices for how to automate your EDI processes, manage your community and have visibility with your trading partners, customers and suppliers.

Exchange information across systems

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is widely-used technology for the automated exchange of documents between dissimilar applications. It allows value chain partners to exchange purchase orders, invoices, advance ship notices, and other business documents directly from one business system to the other, without human intervention. Proven advantages are fewer errors, lower administrative costs, and faster order-to-cash cycles.

Add automation and integration

Sterling Commerce is your single source for EDI business process automation and integration. We can help you accommodate trading partners regardless of their size and technical capabilities. And we let you choose the delivery option that best fits your business and business needs.

Sterling Commerce was a pioneer in EDI technology and has been at the forefront of its evolution ever since. Today, thousands of companies around the world rely on our EDI products and services.

We can help

Automate business to business (B2B) exchange of EDI, XML or any data format to increase customer satisfaction. At the same time, provide easy access to thousands of suppliers and customers without having to manage and maintain individual connections

Easy, reliable, and incredibly versatile, Sterling Commerce EDI software and solutions are the best value for your investment. As long as EDI remains an important part of your strategy, Sterling Commerce will be there to support you with top quality products and services.

Have a look at the Automate B2B, Community and Resources pages where you will find much more useful information.