Aspec Technology Appoints Griff Lindell to Advisory Board.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2000

Aspec Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASPC) a provider of business-to-business collaboration applications announced the appointment of Griff Lindell, Principal at DRB Partners, to it's Advisory Board.

"We are delighted with the addition of Griff on our Advisory Board. He brings a great deal of creative energy to our team," said Mike Carroll, CEO and President. "His experience at companies like Kodak Spin Physics and the George Alban Company gives him a wealth of knowledge in helping companies move from the 'possible to the probable,' to overcome their impediments to success and to utilize the individual diversity inherent in an organization's collective human resources."

For more than 25 years, Griff, 55, has served as a senior level marketing strategist and educator to established, reorganizing and emerging companies. He has consulted and conducted interactive workshops with technology-driven companies such as Agilent Technologies, Hewlett-Packard, Amdahl, Stardust.com, and Varian Associates to position products and test messaging that compels international channel partners, market segments and customers to achieve the desired response from their target market.

Griff is currently serving his second term as President of the Silicon Valley Association of Advertising Agencies (SVAAA), and is an active member in The American Marketing Association (AMA) and The American Management Association. He is a former board member of the Business Marketing Association (BMA). Griff is also President of the Advisory Council and a moderator for International Students, Inc., a Strategic Management Consultant to Stardust.com in addition to his appointment as a member of the Advisory Board for Aspec. Additionally, he chairs the Media Advisory Council and Long Range Planning Committee for the Bay Area Lupus Foundation (BALF).

As a consummate learner and teacher, Griff has taught sales and marketing courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He holds a Master's in Education and Administration, with post-graduate work in marketing, law, linguistics and theatre.

"I'm excited about Aspec's Inbox product," says Lindell. "The ingenuity behind it is visionary because it simplifies and clarifies communications not only in the manufacturing space, but beyond. I look forward to working with the impressive management team that Mike Carroll has assembled."

About Aspec Technology

Aspec Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASPC) is a provider of Internet-enabled, business-to-business, collaboration applications which shorten time-to-market by developing, capturing, transferring, sharing and leveraging the corporate expertise required to deliver and maintain content throughout the content supply chain. Aspec is located at 830 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. More information is available at www.aspec.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements related to Aspec which are based on current expectations that includes statements regarding the Company's future expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions, and strategies. These forward-looking statements may involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results and developments therefore may differ materially from those described in this release. For more information about Aspec and risks arising when investing in Aspec, you are directed to Aspec's most recent reports on Form 10-Q and registration statement on Form S-1 as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.