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To: Patsy Collins who wrote (474)	11/9/1999 2:01:00 PM
From: William F. Wager, Jr.	Respond to of 2110

Chemdex Introduces Chemdex MarketLink 11/9/99 5:31:00 AM Source: PR Newswire Provides Seamless Integration Between the Chemdex Marketplace and Third-Party Business-to-Business E-Commerce Systems PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemdex(TM) Corporation (Nasdaq: CMDX), the leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions for the life sciences industry, today introduced Chemdex MarketLink, a fully-configurable solution for large enterprises that integrates the Chemdex marketplace with third-party B2B e-commerce systems and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for the seamless procurement of products. Chemdex MarketLink provides the necessary integration between a customer's third-party e-commerce and ERP systems and the Chemdex marketplace, giving large customers, such as pharmaceutical companies, easy and transparent access to Chemdex's catalog of life science products from within the framework of their existing purchasing operations. "Chemdex MarketLink provides another key element in the Chemdex arsenal of business-to-business e-commerce solutions," said Lara Abrams, senior analyst, Aberdeen Group. "Chemdex MarketLink is a robust solution built on industry standards. With MarketLink, companies can more tightly integrate third-party and back-end systems with the Chemdex marketplace to streamline business processes." "Chemdex created Chemdex MarketLink by working closely with customers and leading third-party providers of B2B e-commerce systems," said Robin Abrams, COO of Chemdex. "Chemdex MarketLink lets us provide our large customers with easy access to our product marketplace and seamless integration with all key points throughout the supply chain." To meet the needs of large enterprise customers, Chemdex MarketLink interfaces with a variety of applications and formats through Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). By building on these industry-accepted e-commerce standards, Chemdex MarketLink integrates with third-party e-commerce systems to provide connectivity and integration throughout the purchasing process from requisition generation to order submission, invoicing and payment. Chemdex's Professional Services Organization works with each customer to build custom integration between the Chemdex marketplace and the customer's third-party e-commerce system. Chemdex is currently working with industry partners, such as Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA) to integrate the Chemdex marketplace with large pharmaceutical customers' business-to-business e-commerce systems via the Internet-based Ariba Network platform. Chemdex is a charter member of the Ariba Supplier Link program, an Ariba supplier and partner initiative designed to make goods and services readily available to buying organizations on the Ariba Network platform. "Chemdex provides Ariba solution users with a wealth of e-commerce capabilities specific to their domain expertise and content in the life sciences area," said Dave Rome, vice president of marketing, Ariba. "By integrating the Chemdex marketplace with the Ariba Network platform through Ariba's cXML punchout capabilities, Chemdex suppliers gain seamless, efficient access and deep integration with some of the world's largest business buyers." Chemdex offers a broad range of e-commerce solutions for life science enterprises of any size. For small and medium-sized customers, Chemdex offers Internet-based hosted procurement solutions that include powerful purchasing capabilities including automated workflow approval, consolidated and automated ordering, invoicing and billing.

To: Patsy Collins who wrote (474)	11/9/1999 2:04:00 PM
From: William F. Wager, Jr.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2110

COLLABRIA TO MARKET PRINTCOMMERCE THROUGH ARIBA E-COMMERCE 11/9/99 6:17:00 AM Source: Business Wire Platform; Collabria to Support cXML as Standard Business Editors, High-Tech Writers MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1999--Collabria, Inc. today announced that the company will market Collabria PrintCommerce e-business service for printers, print resellers and print buyers through the Ariba Network(tm) business-to-business e-commerce platform. Collabria has joined Ariba Supplier Link(tm) (ASL) program, the Ariba (Nasdaq:ARBA) supplier partner initiative designed to make goods and services readily available via the Internet. Collabria also announced that it will collaborate with Ariba on the continued development of Commerce XML (cXML), an emerging Internet standard for exchanging supplier content and transaction information between buyers and suppliers. Collabria will use cXML to make Collabria PrintCommerce e-business services for printers and print buyers available via the Ariba Network platform. This integration will allow joint Ariba(R) and Collabria PrintCommerce customers to gain cost savings, efficiency and convenience when buying print products and services. The Ariba Network platform is an open, global Internet marketplace platform that: -- Provides buyers with access to multiple suppliers' goods and services -- Provides suppliers with a single point of integration into multiple customers' buying processes -- Routes secure transactions between buyers and suppliers To form a complete solution, the Ariba Network platform interfaces with the Ariba family of business-to-business e-commerce solutions, including the Ariba ORMS(tm) application, an intranet-based, enterprise-class application for buying organizations that automates and manages the acquisition of operating resources. Alan Hu, president and CEO of Collabria, said, "We're delighted to partner with Ariba in this strategic initiative. Ariba and Collabria share a common goal of delivering e-business solutions that offer dramatic cost efficiencies in business-to-business supply chains. Collabria's print supply chain solution enhances Ariba's enterprise commerce and procurement services with significant print production and management savings." "We are pleased to add Collabria to the rapidly growing number of supplier companies participating in the Ariba Network service," said Dave Rome, vice president of marketing, Ariba. "By making Collabria PrintCommerce e-business service readily available to all organizations using Ariba e-commerce solutions, Ariba and Collabria will jointly provide our customers with the opportunity to conduct business more efficiently and to reap the benefits of e-commerce." By integrating cXML into Collabria PrintCommerce, Collabria customers (printers and resellers) will be able to leverage their e-commerce investments and maintain differentiation. They can make their services and brand presence directly accessible to print buyers through the Ariba Network service. Buyers benefit through direct access to Collabria's print management solutions from Ariba's cXML Internet Catalog feature. With Collabria becoming one of more than 100 ASL members, Collabria and its customers gain an e-commerce distribution channel to domestic and international corporate buyers using Ariba e-commerce solutions. The Ariba network of buying organizations includes 12 Fortune 100 companies as well as many industry leaders in the Global 2000. These industry leaders include Andersen Consulting, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Charles Schwab & Co., Chevron, Cisco Systems, CNA Insurance, Deloitte Consulting, FedEx, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent, Merck, MCI WorldCom, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Motorola, Nestle, Philips, SAirGroup, Sonoco Products, Staples, Transamerica, U S WEST and Visa.