OASIS Member News: Infoteria Corporation Announces the World's FirstXML-based B2B Appliance (Reformatted)

[DSenay@infoteria.com]

Infoteria Corporation Announces the World's First XML-based B2B Appliance

Solution to Provide Small- and Mid-sized Companies Fast, Easy Access to
Electronic Trading Communities; A CD Player for B2B Electronic Marketplace
Connectivity

BOSTON, Mass. and TOKYO, Japan  - (October 30, 2000) - Infoteria
Corporation, the XML software company, today announced it has partnered
with Digital Design Inc., a custom hardware manufacturer, to deliver the
first appliance available for accessing business-to-business (B2B)
electronic marketplaces/exchanges.  The compact disc-based B2B ApplianceTM,
built with Infoteria's software, will include all the hardware and software
necessary to enable small-and mid-sized companies to access e-marketplaces
without the large IT investment typically required to trade on these
electronic marketplaces.  The first version will allow any user to connect
to any electronic marketplace built on RosettaNet's framework.

The benefit of the B2B Appliance is that smaller companies who use it to
access e-marketplaces can be more competitive with large companies as
suppliers, partners and customers.  By using the B2B Appliance as a quick
and easy on-ramp to trading communities, smaller companies will now be able
to compete with larger suppliers for partners and customers on a level
playing field.  With the B2B Appliance gaining access to an electronic
marketplace is as easy as inserting that marketplace's framework CD, such
as Ariba's CBL or Microsoft's BizTalk.

"By forming an alliance with Digital Design to produce the B2B Appliance,
we have validated the notion of a plug and play B2B device.  Appliances
like ours will level the playing field for all parties," said Tim Browne,
co-CEO of Infoteria.  "Any company - no matter the size - can now benefit
from participation in a B2B exchange, without having to expend costly IT
resources."

Business-to-business exchanges are becoming increasingly popular as
companies work to increase the efficiency of their supply chains.  By
creating an infrastructure based on shared business rules, trading partners
can conduct business electronically in an easy, automated fashion.  This is
the same principle that led to the development of electronic data exchange
(EDI) systems, a costly approach that requires soup-to-nuts customization.
Today's electronic exchange technology is increasingly based on open
standards, with XML playing a key role in alleviating the differences in
data coding between companies and to facilitate exchanges.

"Digital Design is a leader in Linux-based hardware development," said
Kazuhiko Terai, President of Digital Design Co., Ltd.  "Our extensive
experience with open source software has enabled us to build a B2B
Appliance that is not only easy to use, but secure."

Based on Linux, the new B2B Player is designed for ease of use and very low
maintenance.  Software updates will be performed via CD reboot, making the
upgrade as simple as putting in a new CD.  In this way, compatibility is
ensured as different frameworks and vocabularies gain acceptance in the
marketplace and as current frameworks evolve to include more and more
business document types and rules. Infoteria plans to work with other
hardware vendors to develop future players based on new partners' hardware
and on other frameworks, such as ebXML championed by OASIS.  As XML
framework definitions evolve, Infoteria customers will be able to easily
keep up with these advances.

About Digital Design Inc.
Digital Design Inc. provides hardware design and installation; networking;
web hosting; and computer consulting services.  For more information, visit
them on the web at http://www.d-d.co.jp/

About Infoteria Corporation
Infoteria Corporation is a leading software design and development company
focused on building and selling XML-based B2B eCommerce solutions that
intelligently and profitably connect buyers and sellers.  The corporation
offers a wide range of XML software tools, components and products, as well
as the services and training necessary to implement end-to-end XML-based
customer solutions.

Company Contact:
Deborah Senay
Infoteria Corporation
(978) 922-4029
dsenay@infoteria.com
www.infoteria.com

Press Contact:
Dana Erman
FitzGerald Communications
(617) 494-9500
derman@fitzgerald.com
www.fitzgerald.com

Infoteria partners include IBM, Microsoft, Toshiba, Oracle, Sun, Softbank,
Toshiba, Hitachi and others.  Infoteria Corporation is a member of W3C and
OASIS, with development centers in Tokyo and Boston. Additional information
can be found on the web at http://www.infoteria.com and http://www.xml.com.

Infoteria, iCONNECTOR, iMAKER, iMESSENGER, iPEX, and iXLST are trademarks
of Infoteria Corporation.  W3C and XML are the registered trademarks of
World Wide Web Consortium. Other brand product names are registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved.