Collabria More Than Doubles Client Base in 2000, Ending the Year With Over 1000 Customers.

Business Editors

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000

Customer Report Significant Benefits From Using Collabria

PrintCommerce(TM) to Transform Print Into a Dynamic and

Cost-effective Medium

Collabria, Inc., the only true supply chain solution for enterprise-wide print creation, production and delivery, announced that it has signed on more than 1000 companies to its PrintCommerce application service and is currently logging tens of thousands of transactions each month.

According to industry analysts, printing--including total costs of development, distribution and inventory management--can consume up to 15% of revenue. PrintCommerce customers receive significant cost savings and efficiencies in the creation, production and delivery of printed materials that range from business cards, data sheets and corporate brochures, to logo-imprinted premiums and specialty items.

Dow Corning Corporation, for example, chose Collabria PrintCommerce to automate literature fulfillment of more than 2000 inventory items with thousands of requests per month. Using the Collabria system, Dow Corning documented a 25% reduction in warehouse and fulfillment costs, a reduction in delivery time from two weeks to three days, better tracking, fewer back orders and major productivity gains. According to Ann Wisniewski, Dow Corning's Global Manager of Visual Identity, Graphics, Translations and Printing, "The system allows Dow Corning to streamline processes and minimize costs--enabling Dow Corning to work faster and more productively and, ultimately, to better serve our global customers."

"Because of all the hidden costs involved in printing, most corporations are not aware of the size of their enterprise-wide print spend," said Donald Armagnac, Collabria's President and CEO. "Collabria's PrintCommerce solution reduces costs and increases efficiencies across the entire supply chain, with measurable benefits to document creators, print buyers and print sellers. Moreover, it's an open system that enables companies to leverage investments in their existing applications, delivering enterprise-wide efficiencies, availability, scalability and security."

Reaching its goal of 1000 customers tops off a successful year in which Collabria was recognized for both technical excellence and business acumen:

-- May 2000--Electronic Publishing named Collabria's PrintCommerce a "Hot
Product."

-- July 2000--Forbes distinguished Collabria as a "B2B Best."

-- August 2000-- The Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) recognized
Collabria's PrintCommerce(TM) with the prestigious 2000 GATF InterTech
Technology Award for excellence in innovative technology.

-- September 2000--GraphExpo presented Collabria with a "Must See `Em" product
award.

-- November 2000--Ariba, Inc. announced its Ariba Ready(TM)program and named
Collabria among the first Ariba Ready suppliers.

Collabria's PrintCommerce is available as a hosted application service through privately branded Web sites that allow print buyers, creative agencies and print suppliers to conduct business online. The service can be accessed worldwide, 24 hours a day, through standard browsers, without the need to install additional hardware or software. The Collabria PrintCommerce system includes four key modules:

-- PrintCommerce eTracker(TM)--online project management and job

tracking.

-- PrintCommerce eCatalog(TM)--custom, illustrated catalogs to

streamline ordering and distribution of printed materials.

-- PrintCommerce eProduction(TM)--automated order management and

production services for print providers and in-house print

shops.

-- PrintCommerce eGateway(TM)--integration platform for

automating data exchange between PrintCommerce and third-party

applications such as eProcurement, ERP, plant management and

custom systems.

About Collabria

Founded in 1997 by printing and Internet industry veterans, Collabria (www.collabria.com) offers a comprehensive supply chain solution for enterprise-wide printing and graphic communications. Collabria transforms print into a dynamic and cost-effective medium that enables customers to meet the demands of today's fast-paced marketplace. Collabria is a privately owned company, funded by premier venture capital firms including Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed, the Internet Capital Group and ABS Ventures.