RosettaNet Press Release
RosettaNet Solutions Eligible For eBusinessReady® Software Compliance Testing

Global eXchange Services Successfully Completes Beta Trial

For Release September 1, 2004

SANTA ANA, CA

RosettaNet, the high technology industry’s leading e-business process standards consortium, today announced that the organization will align with eBusinessReady ^® software compliance testing services for RosettaNet B2B solutions. eBusinessReady is an industry-neutral software testing program, under joint partnership between Drummond Group Inc. (DGI) and the Uniform Code Council, Inc. ^® (UCC ^®).

The transition to eBusinessReady became official with the successful completion of a beta trial performed by Global eXchange Services (GXS). In June 2004, GXS tested its Application Integrator ^™ v 4.1 and Enterprise System ^™v 7.5 products against the RosettaNet Implementation Framework (RNIF) and Partner Interface Process ^® (PIP ^®) 3C3. 

"Compliance is the critical first step toward achieving industry interoperability," said Herman Stiphout, RosettaNet President. "In leveraging the existing eBusinessReady framework to include compliance testing services for RosettaNet, our valued solution provider community can continue to certify their software products, resulting in greater value for supply chain companies looking to implement these RosettaNet-compliant solutions."

GXS has been actively involved with RosettaNet since 1998, and currently serves as a member of the consortium’s Solution Provider (SP) Global Industry Council.  In 2003-2004, the company was awarded 15 RosettaNet Ready ^™ software compliance badges for various product offerings.

"GXS, a leading supplier of GDSN data sync, AS2 and RosettaNet standards, is pleased to have participated in the beta testing for RosettaNet," said David Kraemer, vice president marketing and industry development at Global eXchange Services. " eBusinessReady extends the successful RosettaNet Ready™ software compliance initiative to a broader market scope, promoting a single methodology across all UCC certification program initiatives."

"The partnership between UCC, a multi-industry standards organization, and Drummond Group, a leading compliance, interoperability and conformance testing company, offers tremendous benefits and greater reach to companies seeking to certify their software products that support RosettaNet e-business standards," remarked Kraemer.

RosettaNet compliant solutions facilitate fast and reliable implementations across the global trading network, enabling user companies to quickly begin maximizing supply chain efficiency. For more information on software compliance testing for RosettaNet, visit www.drummondgroup.com .

About eBusinessReady

eBusinessReady ^® is an industry-neutral software testing program, under joint partnership of the Uniform Code Council, Inc. ^® (UCC ^®) and Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), to enable vertical and horizontal compliance and interoperability across the global supply chain. For software buyers, eBusinessReady provides a valued resource for product selection and cost savings by taking the guesswork out of implementing compliant and interoperable supply chain solutions. For software vendors, eBusinessReady certifies solutions and enables companies to deliver certified compliant and interoperable products to their customers. The eBusinessReady program addresses the needs of enterprises and supply chains by providing a neutral third party test of various software solutions for interoperability and compliance. Visit www.ebusinessready.org for more information.

About Global eXchange Services

Global eXchange Services, Inc (GXS) operates one of the largest B2B e-commerce networks in the world, managing 1 billion transactions annually for more than 100,000 trading partners. With more than 35 years experience, GXS provides supply chain services and software to 60% of Fortune 500 companies. GXS is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD and is a subsidiary of GXS Corporation. For more information, visit www.gxs.com .

About RosettaNet

RosettaNet is a non-profit consortium dedicated to the collaborative development and rapid deployment of open, Internet-based business standards that align processes within the global trading network. More than 500 multinational and regional companies in the information technology, electronic components, logistics, semiconductor manufacturing and telecommunications industries participate in RosettaNet’s strategic standards and services development. Fortune 1000 companies worldwide have implemented RosettaNet standards, conducting B2B operations that value billions in annual revenues. RosettaNet is one of the industry's most ambitious standards implementation efforts. To date, the consortium has established several regional affiliate organizations — in the Americas, Australia, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan — giving a voice to various business economies seeking to adopt and influence RosettaNet's global standards. Information on RosettaNet’s worldwide activities, including a complete list of member companies and participating organizations, is available at www.RosettaNet.org . RosettaNet is a subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council.