Partner Press Release
SAQQARA Pioneers eReadiness For The Electronics Industry Based On RosettaNet Content and Transaction Standards

For Release June 9, 1999

Menlo Park, CA -- SAQQARA Systems, a leading supplier of eCommerce systems for the electronics industry and a RosettaNet Architect Partner, announced that the company is pursuing "eReadiness" pilot projects for product information exchange based on RosettaNet Partner Interchange Process (PIP) content standards.

As a RosettaNet partner, SAQQARA has been involved in the architectural design of RosettaNet vocabulary standards. SAQQARA is committed to implementing the RosettaNet PIP standards in pilot projects for product catalog exchange and aggregation across its customer base of electronics manufacturers and distributors. SAQQARA will extend these pilot projects to RosettaNet's forthcoming eConcert eCommerce transaction standards.

"RosettaNet's 'infostructure' processes are key as the electronics industry evolves to serve the eCustomers' demand for real-time product information throughout the supply chain," said Sherif Danish, SAQQARA's Chief Technical Officer. " SAQQARA foresees that as supply chain partners implement RosettaNet's open and common processes, these companies will accelerate time to market with up-to-date and accurate product information. This rapid dissemination of critical product information will lead to improved customer satisfaction, loyalty, shorter sales cycles, and an overall lower cost of business in serving the supply chain."

SAQQARA catalog management implementations for leading electronics suppliers and distributors have created structured databases of product information to be readily exchanged through RosettaNet's processes. SAQQARA customers including AMP, AMD, Berg, Marshall Industries, Maxim, Molex, Raychem, Hewlett-Packard, and many others. SAQQARA is committed to ensuring that its customers in the electronics supply chain can aggregate content quickly and easily so that potential buyers can quickly and accurately find critical product information.

About SAQQARA Systems, Inc.
SAQQARA was founded in 1995 and is recognized as a leading provider of catalog management and publishing software for electronics manufacturers and distributors. Its Step Search® family of database-driven software tools enables businesses to create complete and structured product information databases for Web-publishing that includes a unique "search and compare" process that helps users find desired products quickly to make an informed buying decision. By deploying Step Search, businesses have a front-end application to launch customized commerce strategies that include integration with existing enterprise systems and interoperability with supply chain partners. SAQQARA is a privately held corporation with its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and European operations based in Velizy, France. For further information about the company and its products, call 408-738-4858 or visit www.saqqara.com.

Step Search is a registered trademark of SAQQARA Systems, Inc.

Biography

Sherif Danish

Sherif is co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of SAQQARA Systems, a leading provider of high-end eCatalog management software and services. His extensive eCommerce experience results from multiple implementations at Fortune 500 companies such as AMP, Hewlett-Packard, Raychem, Honeywell, and AMD. He compiled several years of knowledge building in his book Building Database-Driven Web Catalogs, McGraw Hill, 1998.

Sherif started his career at the IBM Scientific Center in Paris, France, developing a mainframe computer network. He then worked in IBM's sales organization for several years. He started his consulting company in Paris in 1979 before moving to the U.S. in 1982. He obtained a Ph.D. degree from the University of Paris and holds several U.S. patents.