AristaSoft Partners With Webridge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
   
Contacts:   
Liza S. Santa Ana
AristaSoft Corporation
650.318.9829
liza.santaana@aristasoft.com

Gary Whitney
Webridge, Inc.
503.219.8525
garyw@webridge.com

AristaSoft Partners With Webridge to Provide e-Business Solutions for High Tech Equipment Providers

New Agreement Adds Business-to-Business e-Commerce and Partner Relationship Management Solutions Into AristaSofts Industry-Focused Portfolio

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 16, 2000 -- AristaSoft Corporation, the worlds first Industry-Focused Application Service Provider (I-ASP), and Webridge, Inc., a leading supplier of enterprise eBusiness application software, today announced that they have teamed up to deliver complete e-business solutions for high tech equipment providers. This agreement will enable emerging high tech equipment companies to integrate business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce and partner relationship management into their intranets, extranets and Internet sites. Dynamic content, community and collaboration capabilities will transform the way these companies can serve their employees, customers and partners.
Webridge is clearly a leader in business-to-business e-commerce, and already serves AristaSofts target market, with customers like Honeywell, Exabyte, Juniper Networks and Xerox," said Drew Hoffman, president and CEO of AristaSoft. The Webridge philosophy of providing an e-business framework that adapts to changing business conditions is a perfect fit with AristaSoft and our goal to deliver flexible services that benefit the high tech equipment industry."
Combining AristaSofts strengths in the high tech market with Webridges eBusiness applications results in a very attractive alternative to building proprietary e-commerce applications and infrastructure," said Gary Fielland, president and CEO, Webridge. This new relationship will help reduce the risk of e-commerce initiatives and shorten time-to-market for high tech equipment companies."
AristaSoft will use Webridges eBusiness Express 3.0 applications and framework as the foundation of its e-commerce offering designed to provide a comprehensive B2B solution for high tech equipment providers. eBusiness Express offers easy-to-create websites that deliver customized and personalized content, web-based publishing tools for the extended enterprise and a scalable content management system. AristaSofts solution will deliver e-commerce and partner relationship management to assist companies in managing their distribution channel partners, customers and employees.
AristaSoft is currently working with early-stage customers and will announce its first offering in the second quarter of this year.

About Webridge, Inc.
Webridge is a leading supplier of eBusiness application software engineered for the Internet enterprise. Webridge offers cost-effective, ready-to-deploy business solutions for e-commerce, partner relationship management (PRM), and knowledge portals. Webridge Express solutions are deployed in Internet time using a customizable object-oriented transactional framework, enabling companies to realize immediate revenue growth through web-based commerce. Today, Webridge products are powering eBusiness initiatives for global leaders such as Honeywell, Xerox, Primedia and AGENCY.COM. A pre-public company based in Portland, Oregon, Webridge is managed by executives who previously founded Sequent Computer Systems. Webridge investors include Intel, Sevin Rosen, Olympic Venture Partners, Worldview Technology Partners, Kaufman Family LLC, Manchester Bridge Principal LP, and MeriTech Capital Partners. For additional information visit the web site at www.webridge.com, or call (503) 219-8500.

About AristaSoft Corporation
AristaSoft, The I.T. Department For High Tech CompaniesSM, provides full-service subscription-based application services that enable emerging companies in specific industry markets to compete quickly and effectively against large enterprises. The companys first target market is the high tech equipment industry. AristaSoft functions as each customers I.T. department by delivering enterprise software and services combined with network and systems infrastructure in a unified solution through a single point-of-contact. Founded in 1998, the privately-held company operates from two locations worldwide-Mountain View, Calif. and Hyderabad, India. For more information, visit www.aristasoft.com or contact the company at (888) 972-9950.

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