Acta At ICe -- Internet Commerce Expo; Leader in B2B eCommerce Data Caching Exhibits at World Trade Center/Boston, March 27-30th.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ICe 2000

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000

Acta Technology, Inc., the leader in business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce data caching, is an exhibitor the ICe.

Internet Commerce Expo, March 28-30th, at the World Trade Center in Boston. Acta, the first and only provider of solutions for rapidly and scalably delivering back-office data essential for both eCommerce and eAnalytics, will be available at Booth 1040.

The Expo, a leading showcase for eBusiness applications, tools, and solutions solutions, attracts a wide audience of Fortune 500 executives, senior business managers, and IT directors. The Boston event is expected to draw thousands of high-level attendees, including business professionals and systems administrators.

"With Y2K issues behind them, executives and IT directors are busy preparing their companies to compete in the Networked Economy," said Acta President and CEO Carol Mills Baldwin.

"Acta's pioneering data caching platform, designed for serving large numbers of end-users with the critical back office data essential for B2B eCommerce and eAnalytics, is becoming a key part of the IT infrastructure at a growing number of organizations. In Boston this week, we will be showcasing our solutions at one of the premier international events for eBusiness."

Acta: quick-to-market B2B/expertise with SAP

Acta's packaged, quick-to-market approach, and its BAPI-certified partnership with back-office software vendor SAP (NYSE:SAP), have distinguished the company as a leader in B2B eCommerce data infrastructure. Acta provides the first data platform for enabling companies to compete across all channels in the Networked Economy -- including eMarketplaces, direct eCommerce, and traditional markets.

For eCommerce applications, Acta sells eCaches(TM), a suite of XML-enabled caches that enable the rapid delivery of data essential for B2B eCommerce. For internal decision support and eAnalytic applications, Acta sells RapidMarts(TM), a suite of analytic caches for mission-critical analysis in areas such as sales, costs, accounting, human resources, and inventory.

eCaches and RapidMarts are built on ActaWorks(TM), an award-winning data movement-and-management solution (DBMS Magazine: Editor's Choice).

For more information about Acta's participation ICe., call 650/847-5307, or visit the Acta Web site at http://www.acta.com.

About Acta Technology, Inc.

Acta Technology, Inc., the leader in enterprise data caching, provides Internet data infrastructure for eCommerce and business intelligence. The Acta e2e(TM) (enterprise-to-eCommerce) product suite helps companies liberate their information assets from back-office systems for more profitable and enduring business relationships.

For internal business intelligence, Acta sells RapidMarts(TM), a set of pre-configured data warehouses for business analysis in areas such as sales, costs, accounting, human resources, and inventory.

Acta is an active member of the SAP Complementary Software Program (CSP) and PeopleSoft Global Alliance Program. ActaWorks(TM), the award-winning data movement-and-management platform, has been certified by PeopleSoft, and the Acta SAP BW interface has been certified by SAP.

Acta's customers include Chevron (NYSE:CHV), Guinness, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Monsanto (NYSE:MTC), Shell Chemical Company, and other Global 1000 companies.

Acta is headquartered at 1001 Elwell Court, Palo Alto, CA 94303, and has international offices in London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amersfoort (the Netherlands). Sales and partnership inquiries should be directed to Acta's toll-free phone number 888/613-3282. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.acta.com.

Note to Editors: RapidMarts, e2e and ActaWorks are trademarks of Acta Technology, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.