Partner Press Release
Certivo To Provide Software Compliance Badge Testing Services for RosettaNet Ready™ Program

For Release March 26, 2002

Newport Beach, CA --

Drake Certivo, Inc., a global provider of industry standards education, certification, compliance, and services, today announced that the company has been selected to provide compliance testing for solution providers and others within the high technology supply chain as part of the RosettaNet Ready ^TM Program.   Companies seeking to obtain RosettaNet standards compliance can now subscribe to the testing service and, upon passing the required elements, earn badges for compliant software solutions.

The compliance testing services administered through Drake Certivo on behalf of RosettaNet will help to ensure that the software products of a company are compliant with RosettaNet eBusiness process standards.   Key industry benefits derived from software compliance testing include consistency in communications and processes between trading partners across multiple industry platforms, as well as a reduction in the time and costs associated with the deployment of RosettaNet trading platforms.  

In addition, the RosettaNet Ready Software Compliance services - powered by Certivo - provide an endorsement of quality to help companies to differentiate their IT solutions within the marketplaces they serve.   The RosettaNet software compliance "badge" represents a level of public confidence - including third-party validation of quality in products and services - often sought after by corporate supply chains.  

"This partnership between Drake Certivo, Inc. and RosettaNet will enhance corporate confidence in compliancy with key IT standards throughout the world," said Drake Certivo, Inc. president Jamie Graham.   "The joint creation of this new testing standard will dramatically enhance IT productivity, and will promote global standardization within multiple industries," said Graham.

Certivo also plans to offer education and related consulting services for supply chain and solution provider companies.   These value added services will help reduce the cost and time required for companies to implement RosettaNet standards and accelerate the creation of trading partner networks.  

Drake Certivo will provide baseline support for the RosettaNet Ready Self-Test Kit, in addition to administering the software compliance testing.   The kit is a new testing tool designed to emulate a partner exchange employing RosettaNet standards, enabling companies to effectively test their solutions before beginning the compliance testing through Drake Certivo.   Once a test has been successfully completed, RosettaNet will issue the software compliance badge.   For details on how to subscribe to the RosettaNet Ready Program, visit www.rosettanet.org/ready.

"We are pleased to welcome Drake Certivo in their new role within the RosettaNet Ready Program," said Jennifer Hamilton, CEO of RosettaNet. "As the official provider of critical compliance testing services, Drake Certivo will significantly contribute to the ongoing success of the RosettaNet Ready Program in helping to drive towards interoperable solutions on a global basis."< /span>

An informational seminar detailing the industry benefits of the RosettaNet Ready Software Compliance Badging Program and related testing services will be held the week of April 22 ^nd in San Jose, CA.   For more information, visit www.certivo.net.

About Drake Certivo, Inc.

Drake Certivo, Inc. is a global provider of education, certification, compliance, and services designed to help businesses optimize productivity and promote uniform technical and business process standards worldwide.   Drake Certivo is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, and is on the Web at www.certivo.net.

About RosettaNet

RosettaNet is an independent, non-profit consortium dedicated to the collaborative development and rapid deployment of open Internet-based business standards that align processes within the global high-technology trading network.

More than 400 companies representing over $1 trillion in annual information technology, electronic components and semiconductor manufacturing 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 www.rosettanet.org .