Partner Press Release
AristaSoft Joins RosettaNet To Support Business-to-Business Standards

Membership Supports Development of New E-Business Solutions for the High Tech Equipment Industry

For Release April 6, 2000

MOUNTAIN VIEW

Mountain View, CA -- AristaSoft Corporation, the world's first Industry-focused Application Service Provider (I-ASP), announced today it has joined RosettaNet as a Solution Partner. RosettaNet is an industry consortium dedicated to the development and deployment of XML-based standard electronic commerce interfaces to align the processes between supply chain partners on a global basis. AristaSoft's membership demonstrates its commitment to supporting business-to-business (B2B) communication standards in its development of an integrated, industry-focused portfolio for its target market--emerging high tech equipment providers.

AristaSoft delivers unified, single point-of-contact IT services that allow emerging high tech equipment providers, such as next generation network companies, to compete quickly and effectively against large enterprises. Understanding that complete solutions involve much more than just software applications, AristaSoft offers instead end-to-end business solutions. For a monthly service fee, AristaSoft provides top-tier applications, systems, and network services as well as strategic planning, application management, and ongoing user support. Offering these services beyond the standard ASP model makes AristaSoft "The I.T. Department For High Tech Companies ^SM.

AristaSoft's support of the RosettaNet standards effort means that all XML-based applications included in its industry-focused portfolio will adhere to RosettaNet standards. AristaSoft customers, their suppliers, resellers and customers will benefit from a common business interface that will enhance the efficiency of e-business processes.

"RosettaNet's efforts toward developing a common data language for Internet business communication align perfectly with AristaSoft's goal of providing a unified e-business solution that shares data seamlessly across applications," said Drew Hoffman, president and CEO of AristaSoft.

RosettaNet focuses on building a master dictionary to define properties for products, partners, and business transactions. This master dictionary, coupled with an established implementation framework (exchange protocols), is used to support the e-business dialog known as the Partner Interface Process or PIP. RosettaNet PIPs create new areas of alignment within the overall electronic components and IT supply chains e-business processes, allowing electronic components and IT supply chain partners to scale e-business and to fully leverage e-commerce applications and the Internet as a B2B commerce tool.

"We're pleased that AristaSoft has joined the effort to deploy RosettaNet standards," said Jennifer Hamilton, chief executive officer of RosettaNet. "The adoption of global business process standards by industry players like AristaSoft is vitally important to the success of the IT industry in the new digital economy."

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. RosettaNet can be visited at www.rosettanet.org.

About AristaSoft Corporation
AristaSoft, The I.T. Department For High Tech Companies ^SM, provides full-service subscription-based application services that enable emerging companies in specific industry markets to compete quickly and effectively against large enterprises. The company's first target market is the high tech equipment industry. AristaSoft functions as each customer's IT department by delivering enterprise software and services combined with network and systems infrastructure in a unified solution through a single point-of-contact. Founded in 1999, the privately-held company operates from two locations worldwide - Mountain View, Calif. and Hyderabad, India. For more information, visit http://www.aristasoft.com or contact the company at (888) 972-9950.