RosettaNet Press Release
RosettaNet Names Vice President To Lead Standards Development Efforts

Solution Partner Extricity Loans Technology Executive

For Release June 27, 2000

Santa Ana, CA, United States of America --

RosettaNet, the global e-business process standards consortium for the IT (information technology) and EC (electronic components) industries, today announced the appointment of Paul Tearnen as vice president of standards development. Tearnen is on loan to RosettaNet from Extricity Inc., a RosettaNet Solution Partner that provides business-to-business relationship management platforms.

As vice president of standards development reporting to Jennifer Hamilton, CEO of RosettaNet, Tearnen will oversee the operational aspects of the RosettaNet standards development effort. His responsibilities include the production of RosettaNet Partner Interface Processes® (PIPs®), process modeling, development and maintenance of standard dictionaries, and technical services including compliance, documentation and technical support.

"By leveraging resources and expertise from partner companies like Extricity, RosettaNet is moving at Internet speed to develop and deliver quality e-business process standards," said Jennifer Hamilton, CEO of RosettaNet. "Paul has been an active participant in RosettaNet development and implementation projects, and our consortium will greatly benefit from his new leadership role. Paul will provide the vision to take RosettaNet forward into e-marketplaces and other important IT/EC related supply chains."

Upon the conclusion of his assignment at RosettaNet, Paul will re-join Extricity as the director of RosettaNet solutions. In his role, he will be responsible for development and market-facing programs related to the RosettaNet e-business standards. Prior to joining Extricity, Tearnen gained nearly 20 years of extensive hands-on experience during his tenure at Bourns, Inc., in such diverse areas as IT management, planning and implementation, contract negotiation, software development and large-scale program management. While at Bourns, Tearnen held the dual roles of director of information technology and director of electronic commerce, where he was responsible for the worldwide IT function and the worldwide electronic commerce strategy and implementation.

Tearnen earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University.

About Extricity, Inc.
Extricity is a leading provider of B2B software products that allow companies to manage the internal and external sharing of information and the execution of interactions among software applications and business partners over the Internet. Extricity refers to this exchange and management of information among groups of companies over the Internet as business-to-business relationship management, or B2BRM. Extricity's eXtensible Markup Language (XML)-based platform provides an open, standards-based solution that allows diverse information systems and businesses to work together more effectively by automating and synchronizing the flow of information and execution of processes. The Extricity platform supports a process-based flow of mission-critical information that enables organizations to achieve operational efficiencies and to collaborate without having to change their internal processes or information technology environments, regardless of size, sophistication or existing software applications. Extricity's customers include Adaptec, Advanced Micro Devices, MarketFusion, Inc., Mary Kay, Inc., Need2Buy.com, Solectron Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The company also works with system integrators and consulting firms, including CSC, IBM Global Services and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Extricity's headquarters are located in Redwood Shores, Calif.

About RosettaNet
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.

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. A complete list of member companies and more information on RosettaNet can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.rosettanet.org.