This IDC event flash analyzes the announcement that Sterling Commerce, a multi-enterprise collaboration specialist, is to purchase Yantra Corporation, a U.S.-based provider of supply chain fulfillment solutions. IDC expects this move to be advantageous for both companies and their clients. The product offerings technologically and functionally complement each other very well and an integrated solution will establish a serious foundation for packaged composite applications (PCAs). Clients may expect a vital aggregation of existing and new services automating cross-functional supply chain processes, providing a state-of-the-art platform for inter-enterprise collaboration.