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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (78322)	2/24/2000 8:08:00 AM
From: Mike E.	Respond to of 108040

ISLD News... (BSNS WIRE) IntraGlobe Announces Partnership with Digital Island for Wor IntraGlobe Announces Partnership with Digital Island for Worldwide e-Business Supply Chain Solutions Business/Technology Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2000-- e-Business Benefits Extended to Companies of All Sizes With e-BizChain XML Applications, ASP Model, and Pay-by-Use Pricing IntraGlobe, Inc., a pre-IPO e-Business application provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Digital Island, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISLD), a leading global e-Business Delivery Network, to offer immediate availability of IntraGlobe's e-BizChain(TM) business to business (B2B) supply chain application hosted on Digital Island servers. IntraGlobe provides XML-based extranet systems that automate the collaboration and back-end transaction processes for companies building networked supply chains. Whether extending traditional EDI or creating trading communities and hybrid portals for direct materials procurement, e-BizChain supplements and extends existing ERP and supply chain systems. By hosting e-BizChain on Digital Island's global e-Business Delivery Network and offering subscription pricing options, all links in a trading network can cost-effectively become e-Business enabled. "Our commitment is to bring the benefits of e-Business to companies of all sizes, as economically and reliably as possible," said Jogen Shah, Chairman & CEO of IntraGlobe. "Using e-BizChain applications hosted by Digital Island, our customers can achieve their goals quickly and efficiently, and not spend unnecessary resources on application or integration issues." "The e-Business revolution is about fast, reliable, cost-effective, and secure business transactions. Digital Island provides a world-class infrastructure for e-BizChain, enabling our customers to automate their business processes with confidence," said Jeff Viehmeyer, Marketing and Alliances Manager for IntraGlobe. "Digital Island enables IntraGlobe to deliver advanced e-Business solutions to their customers," said Ruann F. Ernst, president and CEO of Digital Island. "IntraGlobe recognizes the value of offering B2B Supply Chain execution systems with a proven ASP model, and we are pleased that Digital Island plays an important role in this new offering." About IntraGlobe IntraGlobe is a pre-IPO provider of XML-based extranet systems that dynamically link buying and supplying organizations. The company develops, markets, and supports e-BizChain(TM), a business-to-business (B2B) supply chain execution product that automates the collaboration and back-end transaction processes for companies building networked supply chains. Whether extending traditional EDI or creating trading communities and hybrid portals for direct materials procurement, e-BizChain supplements and extends existing ERP and supply chain systems. e-BizChain is hosted on secure Digital Island servers, with subscription pricing options, thus enabling all links in a trading network to cost-effectively become e-Business enabled. www.intraglobe.com About Digital Island Digital Island(R) is a leading global e-Business Delivery Network. The company's suite of application services for interactive e-Business allows customers and partners to readily integrate content delivery, hosting and intelligent networking to give the ultimate consumer a superior experience. Strategically located Data Centers in the United States, Europe and Asia are directly connected to leading access service providers in 23 countries. In addition, Digital Island operates a network of more than 1,200 content distributors across the Internet, which improves the performance and reduce the cost of hosting high-volume Web applications in target markets. Digital Island is headquartered in San Francisco. www.digitalisland.net. Note to Editors: e-BizChain and IntraGlobe are registered trademarks of IntraGlobe, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. --30--alx/sf* CONTACT: IntraGlobe, Pleasanton, Calif. Jeff Viehmeyer, 925/847-4105 jviehmeyer@intraglobe.com www.intraglobe.com or Digital Island, San Francisco Alf Abuhajleh, 415/738-4555 alf@digitalisland.net www.digitalisland.net KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERNET E-COMMERCE MARKETING AGREEMENTS Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *