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Partner Press Release Electronic Industry Leaders Exchange Technical Product Information In Conformance With New RosettaNet Standard For Release October 10, 2000
SAN JOSE SAQQARA Systems, Inc., a leading provider of product content management, exchange solutions for business to business (B2B) e-commerce, today announced that Lucent Technology, Micron Technology, and Hitachi Semiconductor will participate in a test to deliver an end-to-end RosettaNet PIP2A9 solution in conjunction with RosettaNet's 10/10/2000 milestone. The commitment of these industry leaders in meeting the RosettaNet 10/10/2000 date is an important step in the industry's move to accelerate the adoption of PIP2A9 standards to enable cooperative and integrated interactions among suppliers, buyers, and supply chain partners. "With SAQQARA's PIP2A9 solution, we are able to automatically deliver Micron product information to Lucent design engineers in an easy-to-use fashion," said Andy Micone, RosettaNet Program Manager for Micron. "RosettaNet's defined dictionary of product terms combined with SAQQARA's expertise in product information management allowed us to quickly implement PIP2A9 information exchange to meet the growing needs of our customers." SAQQARA's end-to-end RosettaNet Solution allows electronic product OEM's such as Lucent to send a query by part number, while enabling component suppliers such as Hitachi Semiconductor and Micron to automatically respond according to the Electronic Component Technical Dictionary (ECTD) PIP2A9 protocol. SAQQARA's PIP2A9 solution incorporates the open business standards of RosettaNet to allow OEMs and suppliers to speed the exchange of technical information across the Internet, enabling a more cooperative and cost effective alliance. "SAQQARA remains committed to supporting the electronics industry with the solutions they need to enable RosettaNet PIP2A9 compliance with our powerful suite of software solutions," commented Jim Rey, Sr. Director of Electronic Industry Operations, SAQQARA Systems. "The SAQQARA RosettaNet Solution will enable efficient access to the latest product information. We will continue to design solutions that streamline communication and facilitate adoption of standards that bring suppliers and customers closer together in their e-business strategies." About SAQQARA About RosettaNet More than 250 companies representing over $1 trillion in annual information technology and electronic components revenues currently participate in RosettaNet's standards development, strategy, and implementation activities. RosettaNet is an independent, self-funded, non-profit consortium dedicated to the development and deployment of standard electronic business interfaces to align the processes between supply chain partners on a global basis. Launched in June 1998, RosettaNet is currently in the pilot phase of its implementation cycle. SAQQARA is the leading provider of electronic content management and exchange software for business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce. With the SAQQARA family of solutions for product content management and syndication, including the SAQQARA Commerce Suite, SAQQARA Cornerstone Program and WhoMakesIt.com, B2B suppliers can deliver rich product content information over the Internet and buyers can quickly and easily find, compare and select the products that best meet their requirements. SAQQARA is a privately held corporation with headquarters in San Jose, California and European operations based in Paris, France. For further information about the company and its products, visit http://www.saqqara.com or call 408-325-8200.
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