Sterling File Gateway

Integrate file transfer with your other applications

IBM Sterling File Gateway consolidates disparate centers of file transfer activity, and facilitates the secure exchange of file-based data over the internet.

Companies are expanding internet based file transfer activity with trading partners. FTP and loose controls over file transfer servers invites risk and operational issues. IBM Sterling File Gateway features:

A single, secure solution for “Edge” based file transfer—Handles large files and high volumes in any format, any protocol, and any number of external connections
Onboarding Wizard and reusable templates – Expedites trading partner setup to accelerate time-to-revenue
Enhanced security and risk management—Offers secure protocols, encryption methods, certificate types, digital signatures, and identity management tools to ensure data integrity. DMZ based security is available via IBM Secure Proxy.
Visibility and self-service for better management—Leads to better decision making, faster response, and more satisfied customers and business partners
IBM Sterling File Gateway is available as a licensed on premise software

Sterling File Gateway can help you increase secure and dependable file transfer with your trading partners. Improve partner onbaording, security and file routing with features that include:

Capability Onboarding

An onboarding Wizard and reusable templates enable the rapid onboarding of new partners
Set up group based controls to minimize administration of trading partner relationships
Utilize import/export functionality to minimize risk of production updates to trading partner configurations

Communication channels

Industry protocols: FTP, FTPS, SSH/SFTP, SSH/SCP, HTTP, HTTPS, IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct®, IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct® Secure Plus, WebDAV, SOAP, ODETTE
AS1, AS2 and AS3 support
Extensible for custom protocols
Utilize Zip and GZIP to compress files
Create pre-defined, event-driven business processes to minimize setup and administration of process flows
Use rules based processing to elevate file transfers to a business level activity

Security

Multiple encryption standards (PGP, SSL/TLS, S/MIME)
Single sign-on, LDAP and user authentication
Encrypt both in-flight and at-rest files
Event logging provides a complete audit trail of file transfer activities

Management and visibility

myFileGateway provides trading partners secure access to initiate upload and download requests
Real-time monitoring and a self-service portal allows IT and business users visibility over in-flight file transfers
Monitor file transfer activity on an “exception” basis using event management notifications
Auditing and reporting provide metrics to verify regulatory compliance and adherence to service level agreements

Scalability

Native horizontal and vertical clustering support the consolidation of file transfer servers and growth in trading partner collaboration
The technical architecture supports high volumes of file transfers and extremely large files without compromising performance

File processing and routing

Use mapping capabilities to manage file naming relationships
Automate the replay, reprocess and resend associated with failed file transfers
Intelligently route files based on sender, file name, file type and file contents
Reusable templates reduce staff time to build and maintain file transfers processes

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