Connectria and Transentric form Strategic Alliance.

Business Editors

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001

Connectria to support Transentric Services Platform

by providing data services

Transentric, a leading supply chain management company, and Connectria, one of today's most successful and fast-growing application service provider (ASP) and consulting services firms, announced a strategic alliance that will deliver data center services to users of the Transentric Services Platform.

Through the alliance, Transentric customers will have enhanced 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week system monitoring, daily backup and restoration services, and operational monitoring of Transentric's servers. The infrastructure services include monitoring of communication links, enterprise backup facility, secure data center facilities and managed firewall services. With these capabilities, Transentric will ensure that all Internet connectivity will be reliable and accurate.

Transentric will benefit from Connectria's expertise in providing world-class data center services, information technology consulting services and its extensive relationships with telecommunications providers and information technology solution partners worldwide, such as IBM and Deutsche Bank.

"This partnership with Connectria allows Transentric to focus on its core competency in the development and marketing of customized applications for global mixed-mode supply chain management, as well as our considerable relationships with large transportation providers worldwide," said George Gagen, executive vice president at Transentric.

About Transentric

Formed in 1987 and located in St. Louis, Transentric enables supply chain improvement for a variety of companies. With 13 years of profitability and revenue growth, Transentric is building on its development of carrier software products and shipment management solutions to expand its portfolio of supply chain technology services. In addition to providing carrier solutions in the U.S. and Mexico, Transentric serves clients in trucking, paper, agriculture, chemicals, beverage and other industries. Customers include Bowater, Lamb Weston, Quaker Oats, Weyerhaeuser, Entergy and Wisconsin Central Transportation Company. Transentric is a part of Fenix, a technology holding company formed by Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). For more information, visit www.transentric.com.

About Connectria

Connectria is located in St. Louis, and is part of the eBusiness Division of MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. and the ASP for MDSI's eBusiness applications. Connectria provides clients with the ability to access both commercial software and custom applications via the Internet. Connectria also provides networking needs, and LAN/WAN and Internet connection management. With world-class data center facilities, Connectria provides a reliable network infrastructure and around-the-clock access to mission critical Internet applications. Connectria serves large corporations, service organizations and academic institutions nationwide, including IBM, Deutsche Bank, Union Pacific, PECO Energy, Lotus, A.G. Edwards, American Financial Group, and Seton Hall University. Connectria also offers e-commerce development and network consulting. More information is available at www.connectria.com or by calling Connectria toll-free at 866-353-8188.

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