RosettaNet Press Release
RosettaNet Names Chief Technologist and Chief Technical Architect To Manage World-Class Global Architecture Office

For Release February 5, 2001

Santa Ana, CA, United States of America -- RosettaNet, the leader in global e-business process standards, today announced the appointment of two top technologists in e-business supply chain management, building a world-class Technical Architecture Office that will lead development and implementation of RosettaNet's global e-business standards.

Derek Coleman, on loan from Hewlett-Packard Company's HP E-speak Operation, has been appointed chief technologist and senior director of Product Engineering and Development. Pete Wenzel, an on-loan resource from SeeBeyond (formerly Software Technologies Corp.) has been named RosettaNet's chief technical architect, and will report directly to Coleman.

Both positions were previously held by Mitch Shue, on loan from webMethods. Shue is returning to webMethods after successfully completing his 12-month tenure with RosettaNet. RosettaNet has elected to split Shue's role into two positions to provide consortium partners with deeper and broader coverage of technical issues.

"The efforts of the Technical Architecture office have greatly enhanced the relationships among our partners," said Jennifer Hamilton, CEO of RosettaNet. "This office collects the best minds from the best technology companies to create an environment of rapid innovation that benefits the entire e-business community."

The Architecture Office provides guidance for partner companies that are adopting and implementing RosettaNet standards. The Architecture Office is primarily responsible for the development of the RosettaNet Implementation Framework (RNIF), a set of implementation guidelines that enable RosettaNet Partner Interface Processes™ (PIPs™) to be exchanged in a standard way.

Coleman will assume overall responsibility for the consortium's product engineering and development activities. He will oversee the broad standards engineering activities including standards specification structure, technical architecture and technical standards convergence. Coleman also will direct the RNIF and Software Compliance Program.

Coleman has held a variety of management, research and consultancy positions at HP. Coleman most recently led a team of architects working with customers to develop advanced eco-systems using HP's e-speak technology. Prior to joining HP, Coleman was head of the department of Computer Science at King's College London. He holds a master's degree in Computer Science and a bachelor's degree from the University of London. Coleman is a visiting professor at the University of Kent in the U.K., and has authored books and research papers on software engineering.

While Coleman will undertake overall responsibilities for RosettaNet's Architecture Office, Wenzel will provide a more technology-focused role, working directly on RosettaNet's technical architecture initiatives. He will, for example, guide RNIF, as well as the organization's Software Compliance Program, a formal procedure that enables software products to be tested for compliance with RosettaNet standards. Wenzel will also be responsible for forging alliances with other standards organizations and understanding how similar industry efforts affect or relate to RosettaNet's activities.

At SeeBeyond, Wenzel served as a software engineer and senior architect. In this capacity, Wenzel was responsible for research and design of several of the company's software products. Prior to SeeBeyond, Wenzel worked as a research assistant for the California Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Laboratory. He holds a bachelor's of science degree in Engineering and Applied Science from California Institute of Technology.

Wenzel will report to Coleman, who in turn reports to Paul Tearnen, vice president of standards at RosettaNet.

"Both the chief technologist and the chief architect are strategically important to RosettaNet's Technical Architecture Office," said Tearnen. "The two play distinct yet complimentary roles that will help the consortium provide quality standards for RosettaNet partners and others in the e-business community."

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 350 companies representing more than $1 trillion in annual information technology, electronic components and semi-conductor 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.