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Tuesday March 20, 4:48 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Commerce One to Extend E-Marketplace Leadership Through Acquisition of Exterprise
Exterprise to Enhance MarketSite(TM) Operating Environment to Enable Development and Deployment of E-Marketplace-Based Applications
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001-- Commerce One, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMRC - news), the e-marketplace company, today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Exterprise, a leading provider of software solutions for building and managing collaborative business networks. It is expected that the merger will enable Commerce One, its customers and other software vendors to develop and deploy a broad range of e-marketplace-based applications for both public and private e-marketplaces.

Exterprise provides key capabilities critical to e-marketplace development: an e-marketplace user interface that brings together disparate applications within a common look and feel; a business process engine to power complex, collaborative workflows at the e-marketplace; application components for supplier management, collaboration and business intelligence; and a development environment that makes it possible for e-marketplace operators, systems integrators and software vendors to quickly develop tailored applications that link critical business processes between multiple trading partners.

``Exterprise enables a whole new type of application, based at the e-marketplace, that powers inter-company processes and offers new levels of collaboration between multiple trading partners,`` said Mark Hoffman, chairman and CEO, Commerce One. ``Our customers tell us that collaborative e-marketplace applications designed for specific companies, industries or regions will drive the next wave of e-marketplace adoption. We believe this acquisition will give us the ability to extend our leadership of the e-marketplace category.``

Commerce One plans to incorporate Exterprise`s capabilities into the next generation of MarketSite(TM) Operating Environment, enabling the development and deployment of e-marketplace-based applications, while complementing and further enabling applications from key Commerce One partners, including SAPMarkets.

``As a major strategic partner of Commerce One, SAPMarkets welcomes these added capabilities for our joint customers,`` said Mayur Shah, president of SAPMarkets, Inc. ``Extending Commerce One`s leadership in the marketplace operating area adds significant value to our joint offerings.``

``Public and private e-marketplaces are rapidly evolving from simple exchange platforms to rich business environments that power all types of inter-company and inter-organizational activities,`` said Manoj Saxena, president and CEO of Exterprise. ``This evolution requires a new breed of e-marketplace applications designed from the ground up to enable and coordinate the interchange between companies at e-marketplaces.``

``Worldwide, e-marketplaces are moving very quickly to offer a host of applications and business services, enabling virtually every inter-entity business process, such as design collaboration, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, logistics and many other critical activities,`` said Dr. S.P. Rana, CTO and vice chairman of Exterprise. ``We believe Exterprise`s e-marketplace application development capabilities, coupled with Commerce One`s MarketSite Operating Environment, offer an unprecedented platform for building and deploying e-marketplace applications on a global scale.``

The acquisition is structured as a stock-for-stock exchange and will be accounted for as a purchase transaction. Commerce One expects to exchange no more than 7.5 million shares of its common stock for all outstanding shares of Exterprise. The acquisition is subject to Exterprise stockholder approval and customary regulatory approvals. Based upon the closing price of Commerce One common stock on March 19, 2001, the exchange value would be no more than $78 million. Commerce One expects to complete the acquisition of Exterprise in the second quarter of 2001.

Pending the closing of the transaction, Commerce One expects to offer Exterprise e-marketplace capabilities in the second half of 2001. Complete integration of the Exterprise development platform into MarketSite Operating Environment is currently scheduled for the first quarter of 2002.

Additional Information

This is not a solicitation for approval of the acquisition by the stockholders of Exterprise. In connection with the solicitation of the approval of Exterprise stockholders, Exterprise stockholders will receive more detailed information about Commerce One, the terms and conditions of the acquisition and the timing of the acquisition.

About Commerce One

Commerce One (Nasdaq:CMRC - news) is the e-marketplace company. Through its software, services and Global Trading Web(TM) of interconnected business communities, Commerce One enables worldwide commerce on the Internet. With headquarters in Pleasanton, California and offices around the world, Commerce One can be reached by phone at 800/308-3838 (US only) or [phone] or via the Internet at www.commerceone.com.

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[bullenzuechter]

ich glaube kaum, daß das hier noch jemanden interessieren wird. zuviele haben sich an diesem unternehmen die finger verbrannt und absolut die schnauze voll von commerce one.
leider nur noch eine aktie für zocker oder leute die ihrem sauer verdientem geld böse sind.
man kann in einem aktienkurs einfach nicht schon 5 bis 10 jahre im voraus einpreisen, das geht auf dauer schief - punkt aus.

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http://www.exterprise.com

Die Firma war mir bislang völlig unbekannt. Es ist aber zunächst mal positiv, daß C1 reine Technik und nicht Umsatz hinzukäuft. Wenn man nur die Technik braucht, macht es wenig Sinn, erwachsene, umsatzstarke Firmen wie Agile zu kaufen. Die Produkte sehen auch danach aus, als wenn sie die C1/SAP-Lösungen ergänzen könnten.

Collaborative Ag Marketplace Planned
by Demir Barlas, Line56
Friday, January 19, 2001


``Exchanges of today are purely transaction-based and do not offer the branding and marketing capabilities necessary to maintain customer relationships.``
So says AGRIS President Tom Taylor. AGRIS, which is part of the John Deere Special Technologies Group, plans to roll out a B2B e-commerce marketplace for the agriculture industry in March. The marketplace will be geared toward transactions, but also toward but functionality for all participants (including farmers, shippers, and logistics service providers) to enhance their business relationships.

To this end, AGRIS is working with e-commerce platform provider Exterprise, whose focus is on going beyond auctions and spot transactions to provide collaborative features like cross-enterprise RFP negotiation, contract and order management, and personalized showrooms. Taylor and the AGRIS team chose Exterprise from a group that included 87 vendors.

Exterprise Co-founder Dr. S.P. Rana, who is also CTO, said that AGRIS and Exterprise shared a similar philosophy when it came to the structure of the proposed marketplace. ``Marketplaces should be collaboration infrastructure providers ... complex relationships between partners require an infrastructure like the one we provide, in which all partners benefit. The problem is that in traditional marketplaces, the value wasn`t created for all parties. It was either for the buyer or the seller.`` That kind of proposition can`t be sustained in the long-term, argues Rana.

Analyst David S. Marshak of The Patricia Seybold Group says ``In value-based markets, purchasing decisions are based on multiple criteria [including] product specs, service levels, credit/payment, delivery capability, and brand. These are the things that customers care about when they shop for mission-critical goods and services. In addition, the purchase processes are not one-stop events. They often taken place over an extended period of time and frequently involve multiple parties supplying and fulfilling the transactions.`` In this environment, Marshak says he believes Exterprise provides key tools for discovery, negotiation, and support.

AGRIS, founded in 1978, provides IT products and services to agribusiness. The company makes software for managing crop protection, farm supply, food processing, and other processes.


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@ bullenzuechter
schön, daß du trotzdem reingeschaut hast

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Gründung war im Juni 98

EXTERPRISE`S NET MARKET TECHNOLOGY
RANKED HIGHLY BY META GROUP

AUSTIN, Texas - October 25, 2000 - Exterprise Inc., a leading global provider of a collaborative commerce platform and applications for e-markets, today announced it has been recognized by META Group as a leader among Net Market Technology Providers, based both on the completeness of its net market solution and its value-added services functionality. META Group`s EBS (Electronic Business Strategies) group highlighted this in a graph during its conference "Commerce Chain Management: Mastering the Dynamics of E-Business" in September 2000. The graph can be viewed at http://exterprise.com/news/metagroup.jpg

Since inception, Exterprise has focused on developing and delivering solutions for building and managing value-based e-markets and powering value chain collaboration. Its comprehensive e-market infrastructure has attracted such customers and partners as 3M, Alamo Iron Works, Bell Canada, Keane and TheBuilding-Site.com. Last month, Exterprise and Dell detailed its partnership whereby Exterprise, via its ActiveMarket™ collaborative software, provides value-added services to the Dell Marketplace. Prior to that, Exterprise announced the closing of its third round of financing bringing the total capital raised by the company to $33 million with backing from Dell Ventures, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Austin Ventures and Triton Ventures.

"We ranked Exterprise among the top net market technology providers because we think it offers net markets a complete, value-added solution," said David Yockelson, director of EBS at META Group.

"Having been ranked highly by META further validates Exterprise`s unique model for supporting full-service e-markets," said Manoj Saxena, president and CEO of Exterprise.

About Exterprise, Inc

Exterprise is a leading provider of a collaborative commerce platform and applications for e-markets and corporate hubs. The company`s target markets are Global 1000 companies and Market Makers focused on delivering value around complex and branded products and services, such as finance, high tech and telecom. Exterprise customers include e-market visionaries such as 3M, Dell, Bell Canada, AMP, Money and Values and BuildEurope among others. Exterprise e-market solutions are delivered through its alliance network of leading systems integrators, content developers and business strategy consultants.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in Europe and North America. Exterprise is a privately held, venture-backed company with funding from Austin Ventures, Dell Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Vignette and Triton Ventures. Exterprise can be found on the Web at http://www.exterprise.com.

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ON24 Audio Investor Alert: Analysts: CMRC Won`t See Upside from
Exterprise Buy Until 2002

Mar 20, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SG Cowen and Epoch Partners Analysts share
their opinions of Commerce One`s $78M buyout of Exterprise, revealed after
Tuesday`s close.

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Ticker: (NASDAQ:CMRC) Company: Commerce One Incorporated




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"As a major strategic partner of Commerce One, SAPMarkets welcomes these added
capabilities for our joint customers," said Mayur Shah, president of SAPMarkets,
Inc. "Extending Commerce One`s leadership in the marketplace operating area adds
significant value to our joint offerings."

Commerce One Long&Strong

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Exterprise bietet m.E. eine Exchange wie sie derzeit Broadvision verkauft (E-Showrooms, E-Marketing/Analysis, null Überschneidung mit SAP). Damit ändert sich an der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von C1 nur wenig, ist aber zu diesem Preis auch nicht das übelste.