Partner Press Release
Kabira ObjectSwitch Technology To Support RosettaNet B2B Standards

For Release April 20, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO

KabiraTechnologies Inc., the provider of ObjectSwitch scalable infrastructure software for eBusiness, announced todayit will provide technology in support ofthe B2B standards set by RosettaNet, anindependent consortium dedicated to thedevelopment and deployment of supplychain eBusiness standards. Kabira joinsRosettaNet as a Solution Partner andwill provide its ObjectSwitch server forB2B transactions to ensure a highly scalable, fault-tolerant solution for business integration and deployment of new services.

RosettaNet global standard electronic interfaces include its Partner Interface Processes ® or PIPs(® ). Its PIPs have become a vital tool forthe standardization of eBusinessprocesses by creating system-to-systemXML-based dialogs that define howbusiness processes are conducted betweenIT supply chain partners and electroniccomponents (EC). Kabira's softwaresolution is designed to enable ITmanufacturers, software publishers,distributors, resellers, and end-usersto scale eBusiness and to fully leverageeCommerce applications and the Internetas a complete B2B solution.

"Weare pleased to have Kabira's support indeveloping and promoting RosettaNetstandards," said Jennifer Hamilton,chief executive officer at RosettaNet."It joins the ranks of our impressivepartner group and now will be able toassist its supply chain partners inimplementing and adopting RosettaNet'sstandards more quickly, helping them tokeep pace with eBusiness, B2B andeCommerce demands."

"RosettaNet'sobjectives of developing an openstandard global eBusiness frameworkcomplements our strategic goals," saidDouglas Trauner, director of new marketsat Kabira. "We are focused on providingthe leading infrastructure software forthe rapid implementation of faulttolerant transactional services formillions of users across diversenetworks, applications and businesspartners. Working with the RosettaNetPartner Interface Protocols (PIPs) willprovide our customers with an openfoundation for B2B transactions."

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 Kabira Technologies,Inc.
Kabira Technologies,Inc. isthe provider of ObjectSwitch scalableinfrastructure software for e-Business.This next-generation infrastructure isused by e-Businesses, e-Commercecompanies and other providers ofelectronic services and solutions,including the Telecommunicationsindustry and Financial Servicesorganizations requiring fault-tolerant,change-tolerant, high capacity,transaction oriented, customer directedservices that run on industry standardhardware such as Sun SPARC, HP-UX andMicrosoft Windows NT servers. KabiraTechnologies, Inc. (formerlyObjectSwitch Corporation), is privatelyheld and funded by industry leadingventure capital including: E*TradeGroup, Argo Global Capital (GSM CapitalFund), Crosspoint Venture Partners,Innovacom, JAFCO, Kaufman Family LLC,New England Partners and Sevin Rosen.Phone +1 (415) 446-5000 http://www.kabira.com/email: info@kabira.com.