AlphaBlox President and COO Polly Sumner Appointed to AlphaBlox Board of Directors; Sumner to Increase Role in Company's eBusiness Analysis Marketplace Strategy.

Business/Technology Editors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000

AlphaBlox Corporation, provider of the only Web-based platform for eBusiness analysis applications, today announced the appointment of AlphaBlox president and chief operating officer, Polly Sumner, to the company's Board of Directors. As a board member, Sumner will expand her role in enhancing AlphaBlox's leadership position for eBusiness analysis applications.

AlphaBlox's Board of Directors includes proven industry leaders whose range of expertise will help guide AlphaBlox's success. In addition to Sumner, the board includes:

-   Michael Skok, Chairman and CEO of AlphaBlox

-   Jim Breyer, Managing Partner Accel Partners

-   Tom Byers, Associate Professor Stanford University

-   Nancy Schoendorf, Managing Partner, Mohr, Davidow Ventures

-   Joseph M. Guglielmi, Executive Vice president of Motorola, Inc and
    President of Motorola's Integrated Electronic Systems Sector

"Since becoming president and COO of AlphaBlox, Polly has not only demonstrated remarkable insight and expertise in the emerging eBusiness analysis space, but has shown a tremendous understanding as to the needs of our partners and customers," said Michael Skok, Chairman and CEO of AlphaBlox. " Polly has been instrumental in implementing our strategy to deliver an open extensible eBusiness platform that meets the needs of our customers and partners. Much like she did at Oracle, where she built and ran the Worldwide Alliances organization and was responsible for the development and delivery of Oracle's channels and partnerships, Polly is building partnerships that extend AlphaBlox's value into the marketplace."

"As an AlphaBlox board member I will be able to make more of a contribution to the vision and direction of the company, said Sumner. "To realize our goal to grow AlphaBlox into a global leader in the analytical applications market, we have substantially increased our market presence and sales and distribution capacity. To guarantee that our partners and customers are successful in today's new economy, we have been working closely with them deliver applications that will enhance their eBusiness capabilities."

Prior to joining AlphaBlox, Sumner was senior vice president of Oracle's telecommunications industry where she reported to Oracle's president and COO and was responsible for the company's telecommunications strategy, sales and delivery worldwide.

About AlphaBlox

AlphaBlox Corporation provides the industry's only 100% Web-based platform for delivering analytical applications that optimize eBusiness efficiency. With AlphaBlox, companies can share and analyze information with customers, partners, and suppliers to build eBusiness communities, foster more profitable eBusiness relationships, and improve business performance.

Leveraging AlphaBlox's unique "building Blox(tm)" approach customers and partners can quickly assemble and deploy a variety of customized analytical applications for measuring and improving eBusiness operations, financial performance, customer/product profitability, distribution channels, and the supply chain. Leading organizations such as Deutsche Bank Securities, AT&T, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Hewlett Packard, Toyota Motor Company, and ChannelPoint rely on AlphaBlox solutions to turn their information assets into strategic advantage. Additional information on AlphaBlox Corporation and its products can be obtained by calling 888/256-9669 or via the company's Web site at www.alphablox.com.

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