SAQQARA Selects Curtis Fletcher as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Product Management

Curtis Fletcher brings more than a decade of e-commerce experience to SAQQARA. He will help boost the company's buy-side procurement successes.

SAN JOSE, CA., February 11, 2002 -- SAQQARA® Systems, Inc., a provider of product content management software and services with more than 70 customers worldwide, today announced the appointment of Curtis Fletcher as Vice President of Product Management and Chief Technology Officer. Fletcher brings more than a decade of e-commerce strategy and implementation experience to SAQQARA.

SAQQARA established its reputation with both sell and buy-side technology that enables customers to consolidate, edit, transform and publish product information, allowing suppliers to effectively engage with customers and channel partners and see revenue results," said Fletcher. My objective is to expand the companys presence throughout the e-business marketplace, adding to current buy-side successes and continuing to provide tools and services that allow customers to more rapidly realize the return on their e-procurement investment."

Fletcher most recently served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Chief Technology Officer at managed commerce solution provider SupplyAccess. While at SupplyAccess, Fletcher crafted and delivered on the companys primary mission to provide managed catalog content services for companies invested in procurement applications.

For the buy-side, controlling and managing workflow is essential to working with suppliers, ensuring collaborative e-business translates to real ROI." said Fletcher. "SAQQARA provides customers with the real-time, real-world technology to do this."

With our CommerceSuite and ContentWorks solutions, SAQQARA is already the established leader in helping the sell-side create and manage rich product content," said Bradley Albright, President and CEO, SAQQARA Systems. What Curtis Fletcher will do is unify our buy and sell-side strategies, extending SAQQARAs leadership in the product content management arena."

Prior to SupplyAccess, Fletcher worked at Ariba, Inc. as an e-Business Strategist where he was involved with helping Fortune 500 companies build out their e-commerce initiatives. Prior to Ariba, Fletcher was at Corporate Express, Inc., where he served as both an e-Commerce Analyst and as Director of Marketing for e-Commerce. At both Ariba and Corporate Express, Fletcher worked directly with customers, creating product solutions that met their goals and overall e-business objectives. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Combined Sciences from Santa Clara University.

About SAQQARA Systems, Inc.
SAQQARA is a provider of comprehensive product content management software and services that enable suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and buyers to create and leverage product content as a strategic asset. With these capabilities, organizations can achieve the full benefits of their e-business initiatives. With more than 70 customers worldwide, SAQQARA solutions have been selected by global and diverse companies including Eastman Chemical, Memec, Molex, 3M, Honeywell, GE, and Philips Semiconductors to power their e-commerce initiatives. SAQQARA is a privately held corporation with headquarters in San Jose, California and European operations based in Paris, France. For further information about the company and its products, visit http://www.saqqara.com or call 408-325-8200 or toll free 877-964-0100.

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