Partner Press Release
ECOutlook.Com Joins Forces With RosettaNet To Extend B2B E-Commerce Expertise

Partnership will deliver unparalleled service of intelligent business information exchange between organizations of all sizes

For Release June 21, 2000

HOUSTON

ECOutlook.com, a high-growth e-business service company that provides an intelligent link between companies for purposes of business information exchange, today announced its partnership with RosettaNet, an independent, non-profit consortium dedicated to the development and deployment of standard e-business interfaces to align the processes between supply chain partners on a global basis. The alliance extends ECOutlook.com's expertise in RosettaNet Partner Interface Processes® (PIPs®) and provides an unparalleled service of intelligent business information exchange between organizations of all sizes.

RosettaNet standards enable e-business between manufacturers and trading partners by defining common business processes via PIPs, standard dictionaries and an implementation framework. ECOutlook.com's infrastructure enhances, complements, and promotes RosettaNet by providing seamless B2B connections between a company and all of its trading partners. Consequently, IT support costs are minimized and trading partners are always current with any changes in RosettaNet.

"RosettaNet is a logical expansion of ECOutlook.com's existing hosted services and capabilities," said Mark Kingston, CEO of ECOutlook.com. "Now, our customers can benefit from and participate in direct B2B e-commerce with RosettaNet-based manufacturers without committing to additional hardware or software, and can join the many companies using RosettaNet standards."

"ECOutlook.com's solution will help speed the adoption and implementation of PIPs," said Jennifer Hamilton, CEO of RosettaNet. "As RosettaNet defines the way companies communicate with one another, ECOutlook.com is helping to lead this charge by offering PIP-based solutions to their clients and their trading partners."

ECOutlook.com is a hosted solution that makes it possible for companies to conduct business via the Internet with 100 percent of their supply chain partners (suppliers, customers, carriers, service providers and digital marketplaces). Within 120 days, the solution enables companies to exchange information between their trading partner's ERP, legacy systems and business applications (e.g. SAP, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Ariba, etc.) and their own business systems, regardless of disparate communication standards or varying levels of technical sophistication.

"Our relationship with RosettaNet adds to the success of both organizations," said James Paat, president and COO of ECOutlook.com. "The work of RosettaNet is world class and our company always provides our customers with the very best in technology services, and a total set of options for communicating with their trading partners."

About ECOutlook.com
ECOutlook.com is a unique provider of business-to-business information exchange services that enable Global 500 companies to rapidly and easily engage in e-business. The company is leading the Internet business-to-business curve by providing an open infrastructure that enables effective, cost-efficient and seamless flows of information between a company's business systems, such as SAP (NYSE: SAP) and Ariba (NASDAQ: ARBA) and all their suppliers, customers, extended trading communities and digital marketplaces. All this can be done in a matter of weeks, without implementing new standards, software or hardware. As ECOutlook.com customers join the e-business revolution they quickly begin enjoying many benefits such as opening new revenue channels, slashing costs, increasing operational effectiveness and strengthening business relationships.

ECOutlook.com's unique solution is built using proven technologies, including tools from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), webMethods (NASDAQ:WEBM), and Sterling Commerce (NYSE:SBC). ECOutlook.com is comprised of leaders from the Internet industry and seasoned executives from companies such as Sterling Commerce, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and American Express (NYSE:AXP). The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with operations in Columbus, Ohio.

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 more than $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 is available at http://www.rosettanet.org.