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Pepsi Bottling Group Taps VerticalNet to Provide Web-Based Procurement Application to Consolidate Purchasing Information

HORSHAM, Pa. & SOMERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2001-- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), the Internet`s leading e-business enabler, announced today that it has launched a procurement portal for Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE:PBG) that consolidates the company`s worldwide purchasing communications into one online location. This site is secure to Pepsi and employees of Pepsi Bottling Group and hosted by VerticalNet.

"This announcement provides further validation of the ways in which VerticalNet`s cutting edge solutions help connect companies to the information they need to run their businesses more efficiently," said Mike Hagan, president, CEO and Co-founder of VerticalNet. "Our ability to streamline the purchasing operations of large global Fortune 1000 organizations is a testament to the strength and scalability of our software platform."

VerticalNet`s host of software solutions facilitates information sharing, content management, and transactions across an array of value chain partners to provide greater effectiveness and efficiency over traditional business processes. A core market application of this technology is the creation of private collaboration arenas that enables companies to create and manage multiple communities of trading partners with a single management tool. VerticalNet`s "commerce hub" software not only gives users greater power in performing searches, comparisons and ratings across their channels, but also enables users to tailor the presentation of their offerings to each community. In this way, suppliers will be able to extend their relationships with their key distributors to increase the bottom line while reducing administration cost.

About Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.


The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (www.pbg.com) is the world`s largest seller, manufacturer and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages, with operations in the U.S., Canada, Greece, Russia and Spain. To receive company news releases by e-mail, please visit http://www.pbg.com.

About VerticalNet, Inc.


VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), the Internet`s leading e-business enabler, provides suppliers and buyers with robust software solutions and Web-based commerce services. Through its creation of private marketplaces that connect large buyers to networks of enabled suppliers, and its development of e-commerce tools for small and medium-sized suppliers, the Company provides businesses with an integrated e-commerce platform to effectively drive their improved performance. Founded in 1995, VerticalNet, Inc. is an innovator in business-to-business solutions. For more information about VerticalNet, Inc., please visit www.verticalnet.com.

CONTACT: VerticalNet
Investor Relations
Muriel Lange, Director of Investor Relations
215/315-3367
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or
Media Relations
Jessica Cassady, Manager, Public Relations
215/315-3712
[e-mail]

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