Calico eBusiness Application Suite to Deliver Comprehensive Equipment Financial Services Online for GE Capital.

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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000

Calico Commerce (Nasdaq:CLIC), a leading provider of eBusiness applications that enable companies to sell over the Web, today announced that GE Capital Commercial Equipment Financing, a business within GE Capital, the financial services unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), has chosen Calico's eBusiness application suite to provide comprehensive equipment financial solutions online.

GE Capital Commercial Equipment Financing (GE Capital CEF) will use the software to help its customers determine which financial products best fit their needs, and then guide the customers through the application process. GE Capital CEF selected Calico based on its ability to sell complex products and services via the Web. Rapid deployment and scalability were also essential factors in the evaluation process.

"Our customers will be exposed to a broad array of financial products and services online that will provide tailored solutions to meet their needs," said Michelle Landis, Vice President, eCommerce, GE Capital CEF. "Calico demonstrated how it could help solve our customers' complex financing decisions. Calico is a partner we can grow with as we continue to focus on the Web as a key customer contact point."

"GE has made significant investments to support its eBusiness initiative this year, and Calico is helping GE Capital CEF deliver on its vision by providing a guided selling approach for complex financial services," said Alan Naumann, president and CEO, Calico Commerce. "GE Capital CEF is a tremendous addition to the group of leading organizations with which Calico is already working, and represents another leading win for us in the financial services market."

About Calico Commerce, Inc.

Calico Commerce, Inc. provides an eBusiness application suite that enables leading corporations to sell products and services via the Web, through existing channels and in Net Markets. Calico's open-standards eBusiness applications match unique customer needs to products to drive revenue growth, increase customer satisfaction and achieve competitive advantage. Calico customers include leaders in high-technology hardware, manufacturing, telecommunications services, financial services, home furnishings, chemicals, agriculture and retail. Calico Commerce, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., can be found on the World Wide Web at www.calico.com.

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