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Lightwell Soluons Lightwell recognized the need to help companies get past these barriers quickly and achieve the benefits of Sterling File Gateway faster. Drawing upon years of experience and best practices gained from our work with the IBM Sterling File Gateway solution, we developed the Lightwell SFG Quickstart solution. This solution: Accelerates the implementaon meline Reduces or eliminates the custom development work required Minimizes trading partner onboarding me, cost and complexity Helps you achieve the benefits of SFG faster As a result of leveraging our SFG Quickstart Solution, companies can: As the pace and complexity of business grow, companies are challenged with supporting an increased volume and variety of file transfers, larger file sizes, numerous protocols, increased security requirements, and trading partner communities with diverse capabilities. To address these challenges and mitigate risk, they must have the right capabilities in place to ensure that critical files of all types and sizes reach their destination— quickly, easily and securely. The IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG) solution provides companies a centralized file gateway with the capabilities needed to monitor, administer, route, and transform high volumes of inbound and outbound files. It consolidates disparate centers of file transfers, facilitates the secure exchange of file-based data over the Internet, and provides IT and business users greater visibility into the status of their files. Barriers to Success However, some of the powerful IBM SFG features and capabilies aren’t ready to use right out-of-the-box. It can take substanal me, effort and experse to implement and test the soluon, and a great deal of planning is required around communicaon protocols, processes, and configuraon. In addition, developing and testing custom protocols and one-off business processes can be time-consuming and costly. For example, it can take days to develop custom a protocol in SFG, or to set up a custom FTP connection to a partner’s server. Furthermore, trading partner setup and onboarding can be a time-consuming process, especially when custom protocols and processes are involved. All this can create a drain on your valuable IT resources while delaying your time-to-benefit. Rapid Implementation Solution for IBM® Sterling File Gateway © 2017 Lightwell Inc. www.lightwellinc.com North America +1 (614) 310-2700 EMEA +44 (0) 845 226 0979 Lightwell SFG Quickstart Solution 2 Begin day trading partners onboarding on 1day Complete installation under in Reduce 70% up to Time and Cost Implementation by

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Lightwell SolutionsLightwell recognized the need to help companies get past these barriers quickly and achieve the benefits of Sterling File Gateway faster.

Drawing upon years of experience and best practices gained from our work with the IBM Sterling File Gateway solution, we developed the Lightwell SFG Quickstart solution. This solution:

• Accelerates the implementation timeline

• Reduces or eliminates the custom development work required

• Minimizes trading partner onboarding time, cost and complexity

• Helps you achieve the benefits of SFG faster

As a result of leveraging our SFG Quickstart Solution, companies can:

As the pace and complexity of business grow, companies are challenged with supporting an increased volume and variety of file transfers, larger file sizes, numerous protocols, increased security requirements, and trading partner communities with diverse capabilities.

To address these challenges and mitigate risk, they must have the right capabilities in place to ensure that critical files of all types and sizes reach their destination—quickly, easily and securely.

The IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG) solution provides companies a centralized file gateway with the capabilities needed to monitor, administer, route, and transform high volumes of inbound and outbound files.

It consolidates disparate centers of file transfers, facilitates the secure exchange of file-based data over the Internet, and provides IT and business users greater visibility into the status of their files.

Barriers to SuccessHowever, some of the powerful IBM SFG features and capabilities aren’t ready to use right out-of-the-box. It can take substantial time, effort and expertise to implement and test the solution, and a great deal of planning is required around communication protocols, processes, and configuration.

In addition, developing and testing custom protocols and one-off business processes can be time-consuming and costly. For example, it can take days to develop custom a protocol in SFG, or to set up a custom FTP connection to a partner’s server.

Furthermore, trading partner setup and onboarding can be a time-consuming process, especially when custom protocols and processes are involved. All this can create a drain on your valuable IT resources while delaying your time-to-benefit.

Rapid Implementation Solution for IBM® Sterling File Gateway

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Services and Solutions for the IBM B2B Integration and

Commerce Portfolios

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Building Blocks of Success

Lightwell SFG Quickstart

Lightwell’s B2B and MFT

Experience

At Lightwell, we understand what it takes to deliver mission-critical B2B integration and managed file transfer solutions.

Our team of over 200 professionals has completed more than 1200 IBM Sterling software implementations since 2000—a level of experience unmatched by any other services provider.

As an IBM Gold Business Partner, we can assist you with everything from software procurement, to implementation and management services, to upgrades and ongoing support for the IBM Sterling B2B Integration and Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions.

However, we’re much more than just a reseller or services partner. We help our clients create exceptional business value and ROI, improve internal and external processes, and reduce overall costs.

And regardless of where you are in your B2B integration or MFT journey, we can assist you with a full range of services and solutions, tailored to meet your needs and budget.

Lightwell SFG Quickstart Solution Benefits

For more information, contact your Lightwell account representative or email us at [email protected].

• Pre-built and tested assets minimize custom development and testing time

• Reduces implementation time and costs by up to 70%

• Reduces trading partner setup time

• Provides a foundation for rapid trading partner onboarding and partner self-onboarding

• Enables companies to begin achieving the benefits of SFG after just one day

• Optimizes the solution by leveraging our expertise, best practices, and proven methodologies

Minimizes Implementation Time and Cost of SFG

Improves Trading Partner Management

Faster Time-to-Benefit

The Lightwell SFG Quickstart solution leverages over 120 pre-built, standardized and tested assets—including custom protocols, business processes, rules, services, sample configurations, and adapters—for IBM Sterling File Gateway.

They address all of the typical requirements of a standard IBM SFG implementation, reducing—even eliminating—the need for extensive development and testing.

With the Lightwell SFG Quickstart solution, your company can begin onboarding its partners quickly and begin experiencing the extensive SFG benefits faster than ever.

In addition, it provides the foundation for our user-friendly onboarding tools and partner self-onboarding capabilities, which will reduce partner onboarding time while improving user and partner satisfaction.