Press Release

Numeta Software Joins RosettaNet as a Solutions Partner

San Jose, CA, December xx, 2000 – Numeta Software, provider of collaborative commerce solutions for the electronic component industry, today announced that it has been appointed as a Solutions Partner in the RosettaNet e-Business standards consortium. Numeta is employing RosettaNet standards for B2B e-commerce in its content and collaboration products for the electronic component industry.

Numeta has developed a suite of applications for sellers and buyers of electronic components designed to speed product lifecycles, improve communication and market visibility, and inform component decisions. The Numeta OpenPartª Supplier and OpenPartª Buyer product suites use RosettaNet Dictionaries and Partner Interface Processes (PIPs) related to electronics component catalog management, product/service introduction and availability, and buyer/supplier discovery.

"We believe that the RosettaNet B2B e-commerce standards are essential to creating the true benefits of e-commerce and collaborative commerce in the electronic component market," said John Kuta, vice president of marketing for Numeta Software. "By participating with RosettaNet, we hope to accelerate the adoption of these standards."

About Numeta Software

Numeta is transforming the way the electronic component marketplace does business – improving communication between buyers and sellers, and speeding the processes that bring products to market.

Numeta offers an integrated suite of electronic component lifecycle applications – Numeta OpenPart Buyer and OpenPart Supplier. It also offers the NumetaNet portal, a cross-supplier catalog of product information and product change notices, employing RosettaNet standards and supporting rich, parametric search capabilities. The integration of Numeta's standards-based component content with tailored workflow applications brings the benefits of improved accuracy, reduced cycle times, market visibility and informed decisions to the electronic component market.

Numeta Software is a venture-backed, privately held corporation based in San Jose, California.