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IBM Sterling B2B Integration Suite is an on-premises hard bundle that comprises of a pack of IBM B2B solutions. It is a versatile package that provides clients with end-to-end data transfer, validation, transformation, and analytics capabilities. The suite underpins adaptability and effectiveness across diverse sectors, such as automotive, retail, financial services and manufacturing.

The following are the component offerings bundled within B2Bi Suite.

IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator 6.2.2
B2B Integrator offers B2B integration software to help synchronize your extended business partner communities.
IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.2.2
Sterling File Gateway manages edge based file transfers with an intelligent centralized gateway.
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 10.0.2
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced improves industry standards support with a modular, scalable document processing solution.
IBM Sterling Control Center 6.4.2
IBM Sterling Control Center is provides unified visibility and analytics for Managed File Transfer and B2B Integration for different users, across use cases, and with enterprise deployment options.

IBM Sterling Control Center 6.4.2

IBM Sterling Control Center 6.4.2 tracks the critical events across your B2B and MFT infrastructure for improved operations and customer service. The latest version includes the following updates.

  • Allows starting/stopping B2B Integrator adapters and monitoring File Gateway activity directly from the Control Center console
  • Improved Container Deployment
  • Improved visibility and alerts management.
  • Provides a single console to monitor Sterling B2B Integrator and Sterling File Gateway environments, along with other IBM MFT and B2B servers
  • Security improvements for password management.

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.2.2

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.2.2 takes a large stride in currency with a fundamental shift from Java 8 to Java 17 and the containerization of the AS4 protocol in a micro-service offering (technical preview), containers only, and not available on IIM.

  • Core Platform and OS Upgrades: JDK upgraded to IBM Semeru Runtime 17.0.14+7 (mandatory for v6.2.1.0), updated upgrade path from v5.2.6.3_x, and added support for DB2 v12.1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2025.
  • Security & Compliance Enhancements: Introduced FIPS 140-3 compliance, expanded TLS 1.3 support across APIs, adapters, LDAP, S3, SMTP, GPM, BPaaS, and File Gateway, plus SunPKCS11 support on nCipher HSM.
  • Functional & UI Improvements: Added SSL support for DB2, updated RosettaNet PIP Search UI, introduced the SWIFTNet Security Conformance UI page, enhanced Map Editor, and improved EBICS timestamp handling.
  • Cloud, Microservices & Container Enhancements: New S3 temporary transfer folder configuration, AS4 Microservice tech preview (non-prod), and upgraded certified containers with FIPS 140-3 and TLS 1.3 Document Service support

IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 10.0.2

IBM Transformation Extender Advanced is a modular platform for data transformation and standards-based document processing. It automates tasks, such as the following.

  • Enveloping/de-enveloping
  • Acknowledgement generation
  • Validation and transformation

IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 10.0.2 introduces major upgrades including support for Java 17, TLS 1.3, and the latest WebSphere Liberty Profile. It enhances security with updated patches and offers certified container deployment for Kubernetes environments. The release is compatible with ITX 11.0.2 and supports Healthcare and Supply Chain EDI packs. These improvements ensure better performance, security, and modern deployment flexibility.

Statement of direction

It is recommended that when using integrated IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, IBM Sterling File Gateway, IBM Transformation Extender customers should download the following fix packs and patches for the respective products.

  • IBM Sterling B2B Integrator v6.2.1.1_1
  • IBM Sterling File Gateway v6.2.1.1_1
  • IBM Transformation Extender Advanced v10.0.2.1
  • IBM Sterling Transformation Extender v11.0.2 (Bundled with ITX-A)