Austin-Tetra Appoints Greg Crow and Alan Duckworth to Executive Team.

IRVING, Texas -- Austin-Tetra, a leader in supplier information for the global supplier and sourcing market, today announced the appointments of Greg Crow and Alan Duckworth to its executive management team.

Crow has been appointed to vice president of product management, responsible for delivering solutions that enable clients to exploit business information and the Internet to deliver measurable improvements in business efficiency. He joined Austin-Tetra in October 2002, bringing more than 14 years of experience in sales and delivery of software and business information. His background includes Oracle, BroadVision and Information Resources. Crow received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems from the University of North Texas.

"Greg brings deep expertise in product management to Austin-Tetra," said Phil Berkebile Jr., president and CEO of Austin-Tetra. "He has consistently demonstrated his ability to grow revenue and increase profitability by building customer-focused products."

Duckworth has joined the company as vice president of global content management and research, responsible for all aspects of Austin-Tetra's repository of global data including data strategy, data policies, global corporate linkage and data sourcing. With more than 25 years of business-to-business content management experience, Duckworth spent the majority of his career at Dun & Bradstreet. There he managed various aspects of data collection and maintenance, led a series of development projects focusing on data initiatives and held business development roles in both the global alliance and supply chain segments. Duckworth has a Bachelor of Science degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University.

"We are pleased to welcome Al to Austin-Tetra's executive team," said Berkebile. "He brings a strong content and data background. His appointment to the team demonstrates our continuing commitment to maintaining the most accurate content and reliable data in the market."

About Austin-Tetra, Inc.

With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Austin-Tetra has been a leader in supplier intelligence for more than 10 years and offers the most comprehensive supplier information in the market ranging from business description and corporate linkage to organizational size and creditworthiness. The company sells business information services into the global supply chain management and strategic sourcing markets. Austin-Tetra's coverage includes more than 20 million U.S. businesses and more than 30 million foreign companies. Its solutions validate, enhance and enrich information on existing suppliers and identify potential new suppliers. Company services provide customers with enterprise-wide visibility into their supply base, enabling thorough analysis to help mitigate supplier risk and to leverage buying power to reduce supply costs. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.austintetra.com.