IBM United States Software Announcement
216-007, dated February 23, 2016
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services now available in
additional geographic locations
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Overview
Key prerequisites
Planned availability date
Description
Program number
Publications
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Technical information
Ordering information
Terms and conditions
Prices
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Overview
IBM's next-generation B2B integration cloud platform is now available in a new data
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center in Frankfurt, Germany for IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, part of
IBM's B2B Cloud Services product portfolio. These services are also expanding into
new markets and are available in an additional 10 countries.
IBM B2B Cloud Services helps enterprises of all sizes synchronize their end-toend value chain by driving rapid responses to changes in demand without massive
investments in B2B integration infrastructure. IBM solutions range from on-demand
solutions to fully managed services enabling you to connect, coordinate, and
collaborate with your trading partner communities around the world.
Sterling B2B Integration Services is a fully-managed cloud-based solution that
supports modern digital business interactions:
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Rapidly onboard new trading partners with IBM's world class implementation
team.
Swiftly connect with your trading community to help realize faster time to
revenue.
Simplify your support model through IBM's white glove approach for proactive
trading-partner support.
Help reduce your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to on-premises
alternatives.
Improve B2B collaboration by extending internal IT and business processes to
external partners.
Seamlessly and quickly consume transactions through automated data
transformation.
Create centralized visibility enabling comprehensive tracking of business process
activities for your customers, suppliers, and business partners.
Benefit from IBM's stringent security standards, data encryption and secure
design requirements when connecting with your trading community.
Next-generation cloud B2B platform meets more requirements, extending
your global reach
Sterling B2B Integration Services continues to pursue the latest in IBM's innovations
to provide a competitive advantage to B2B clients while maximizing their return on
investment (ROI). Investment in IBM infrastructure has yielded significant results
in terms of successfully processing increasing large volumes of data at top speed.
IBM's next-generation transformation architecture transforms data up to 10 times
faster than previous offerings, improving capacity and helping to reduce costs. The
new, next-generation platform, for IBM B2B Integration Services also streamlines
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configuration and elevates compliance checking, with the goal to allow Support
and Delivery Services teams to implement clients and their trading partners with
unparalleled efficiency and accuracy.
Sterling B2B Integration Services, available on IBM's SoftLayer cloud
infrastructure, offers on-demand scale, exceptional bandwidth through a carrier
grade backbone, local points of presence, a highly secure IPv4 and IPv6 network
with local and global load balancing and the ability to expand into new geographies
(based on demand) to meet local security, privacy, and data residency requirements.
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B2B Integration Services works to meet European security and
performance requirements
The first SoftLayer data center to offer this new platform is in Frankfurt, Germany.
Geographically focused on European clients, and those clients with European trading
partners, all data is processed and stored within the European Union and support
hours and maintenance windows are optimized for the European business day.
The Frankfurt center includes all the robust security and performance capabilities
of IBM. Designed according to IBM Security Readiness Principles and ISO27001
standards, data is encrypted while in motion and while at rest to help ensure client
data is secured as it traverses the service and once stored in the database and file
system. In addition, the strictest security requirements are adhered to in order to be
SOC-2 compliant.
A description of the B2B Integration Services offering supported in the new data
center is available at
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/commerce/b2b/cloud-services/integrationservices/
Order now
For ordering, contact your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more
information, contact the Americas Call Centers at: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255).
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Key prerequisites
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Internet connection
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Refer to the Technical information section for additional information.
Planned availability date
February 23, 2016
Description
IBM Sterling B2B Cloud Services
Expanding B2B Cloud Services offerings to more markets
IBM Sterling B2B Cloud Services offerings are available in 10 additional countries,
bringing the global total for File Transfer Service, Integration Services, and related
solutions to 65 countries. The Sterling Collaboration Network remains available in
196 countries.
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IBM Sterling File Transfer Service, IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services Basic,
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services Plus, IBM Sterling Synchronous B2B Process
Service, IBM Sterling Process Enrichment Service, and Rosettanet support are now
additionally available in:
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Hong Kong
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Indonesia
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Malaysia
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Mexico
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Philippines
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Singapore
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South Africa
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Taiwan
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Thailand
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United Arab Emirates
IBM Sterling e-Invoicing is now available in:
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Hong Kong
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Mexico
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Singapore
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South Africa
Accessibility by people with disabilities
A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details
on accessibility compliance can be requested at
http://www.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html
Availability of national languages
Language
Availability date
Brazilian Portuguese, English, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish
February 23, 2016
Program number
Program number
Program name
5725-E36
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services
Education support
The IBM B2B Commerce Education team delivers a comprehensive portfolio of
education services to help clients successfully deploy service-oriented architecture
(SOA) and to integrate B2B Commerce products to achieve the maximum benefit.
Education is a key component to ensuring software success. IBM's curriculum
provides a unique training value built on exclusive product knowledge direct from
IBM developers cemented with expert instructors and flexible time-saving and cost
saving training options. The IBM B2B Commerce Education team works closely with
product developers and services organizations to ensure that the courses offered
provide the most up-to the- minute technical and product information. IBM courses
place an emphasis on the advanced knowledge and insight that only these sources
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can provide. IBM draws from a deep pool of technical experience in the development
of education courses and passes that knowledge on to students.
IBM B2B Commerce Education provides training that spans the spectrum of skills
requirements from introductory product overviews to advanced offerings. Hands on
labs let students work with fully-functional versions of the software to round out
their training experience. Several training options are available, including instructor
led classroom offerings, customized courses, and virtual (online) training that lets
students train from their office without traveling.
Descriptions of Industry Solutions B2B Commerce courses for IT professionals and
managers are available at
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/us/en?
pageType=page&c=a0000 037
Follow the links to the Industry Solutions B2B Commerce Education pages for
information about course locations and availability dates or call IBM training at 800IBM-TEACH (426-8322) for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments.
IBM training provides education to support many IBM offerings. Descriptions of
courses for IT professionals and managers are on the IBM training website
http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/
Offering Information
Product information is available via the Offering Information website
http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi
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Publications
No publications are shipped with these programs.
The IBM Publications Center portal is located at
http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order
The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product
publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive
search facilities are provided. A large number of publications are available online in
various file formats, and they can all be downloaded by all countries.
Services
Software Services
IBM Software Services has the breadth, depth, and reach to manage your services
needs. You can leverage the deep technical skills of our lab-based, software services
team and the business consulting, project management, and infrastructure expertise
of our IBM Global Services team. Also, we extend our IBM Software Services reach
through IBM Business Partners to provide an extensive portfolio of capabilities.
Together, we provide the global reach, intellectual capital, industry insight, and
technology leadership to support a wide range of critical business needs.
To learn more about IBM Software Services or to contact a Software Services sales
specialist, visit
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Technical information
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Software requirements
Supported web browsers:
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Google Chrome, current version
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Microsoft Internet Explorer, current version
Mozilla Firefox, current version
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The program's specifications and specified operating environment information may
be found in documentation accompanying the program, if available, such as a
readme file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter.
Documentation and other program content may be supplied only in the English
language. Such information is provided subject to the following Statement of Good
Security Practices: IT system security involves protecting systems and information
through prevention, detection and, response to improper access from within and
outside your enterprise. Improper access can result in information being altered,
destroyed, misappropriated, or misused, or can result in damage to or misuse of
your systems, including for use in attacks on others. No IT system or product should
be considered completely secure and no single product, service, or security measure
can be completely effective in preventing improper use or access. IBM systems,
products, and services are designed to be part of a lawful, comprehensive security
approach, which will necessarily involve additional operational procedures, and may
require other systems, products, or services to be most effective.
Important: IBM does not warrant that any systems, products, or services are
immune from, or will make your enterprise immune from, the malicious or illegal
conduct of any party.
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Packaging
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Ordering information
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IBM Sterling B2B Services
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Terms and conditions
The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and
convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern any transaction
with IBM are contained in the applicable contract documents such as the IBM
International Passport Advantage Agreement, the International Passport Advantage
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Express Agreement, the Cloud Services Agreement and associated Service
Descriptions, or the IBM SaaS Terms of Use.
Subscription
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The IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement and the IBM SaaS Terms of
Use or the IBM Cloud Services Agreement (CSA) and the Service Description govern
your use of this offering.
Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance
Technical support
Technical support is provided for IBM SaaS and enabling software, as applicable,
during the subscription period. Any enhancements, updates and other materials
provided by IBM as part of any such technical support are considered to be part of
IBM SaaS or enabling software, as applicable, and therefore governed by the SaaS
Terms of Use or the CSA and associated Service Description. Technical support is
included with IBM SaaS and is not available as a separate offering.
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Terms of Use document for the program.
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Cloud Services Agreement for this offering.
Money-back guarantee
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Software Subscription and Support applies
No
System i Software Maintenance applies
No
Variable charges apply
No
Educational allowance available
Not applicable.
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Statement of good security practices
IT system security involves protecting systems and information through prevention,
detection, and response to improper access from within and outside your
enterprise. Improper access can result in information being altered, destroyed, or
misappropriated or can result in misuse of your systems to attack others. Without a
comprehensive approach to security, no IT system or product should be considered
completely secure and no single product or security measure can be completely
effective in preventing improper access. IBM systems and products are designed to
be part of a lawful, comprehensive security approach, which will necessarily involve
additional operational procedures, and may require other systems, products, or
services to be most effective.
Important: IBM does not warrant that any systems, products, or services are
immune from, or will make your enterprise immune from, the malicious or illegal
conduct of any party.
Prices
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