Contivo to Streamline Supply Chain Across the Memec Group Global Network.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003

Automated Data Integration for B2B Transactions Connects

Supply Chain Partners with Disparate Applications

Through a Global B2B Gateway 

Contivo(R), Inc., the leading provider of automated data integration, today announced that The Memec Group, a global specialist semiconductor distributor, selected Contivo as the data modeling standard within business-to-business (B2B) projects for Memec's international operations. Contivo provides Memec with a cost-effective, automated product solution for integrating the enterprise's vast network of customers, partners and suppliers.

Memec is comprised of three specialist semiconductor distribution companies, and collaborates with more than 200 developers and manufacturers of advanced semiconductors and intellectual property worldwide. In order to achieve an efficient exchange of vital business information throughout its supply chain, Memec developed a centralized, enterprise-wide approach to integration using Contivo as a vital implementation tool. The Contivo solution enables Memec to share and reuse data definitions across its disparate systems, all of which will interface with webMethods and J.D. Edwards ERP systems now in development. Contivo's semantic modeling approach to integration reduces the time and cost of integrating between standards like RosettaNet and EDI with Memec's enterprise applications.

"Contivo provides a powerful solution that is invaluable to helping Memec manage our supply chain integration processes much more effectively," said Jerry Corvino, chief information officer, The Memec Group. "Managing multiple standards and application systems was not only time-consuming, but point-to-point integration was an inefficient use of our resources. Because Contivo provides semantic-based integration and pre-built RosettaNet, Ansi X12 and EDIFACT content, it enables us to accelerate integration across our B2B transactions."

"With so many customers, partners and suppliers in Memec's supply chain, it is critical that applications are integrated as quickly and efficiently as possible," said Larry Lenhart, president and CEO of Contivo. "Memec's centralized approach to integration allows them to better coordinate IT throughout the enterprise. Contivo's solution is designed to support a centralized enterprise-wide approach to integration with a standard, efficient model of coordinating information across the enterprise."

Contivo helps enterprises integrate data faster and more effectively than traditional hand-coded methods. Comprised of the Contivo Analyst(R) and the Contivo EIM Server(TM), Contivo automates data transformation for application integration across multiple platforms. Contivo's recently expanded capabilities and platform support enable data integration across the enterprise, extending to legacy systems and Web services.

About Memec

The Memec Group encompasses three specialist semiconductor distribution companies, Impact, Insight and Unique. Each company focuses on a finite number of supplier partners, thus enabling superior product knowledge and unparalleled demand creation capabilities. Although Memec companies operate independently, they all rely on Memec United, the global logistics and EMS services division, and Memec Design, the design and engineering division, to offer original equipment manufacturers complete semiconductor solutions. Located throughout 42 countries, The Memec Group companies collectively represent over 200 developers and manufacturers of advanced semiconductors and intellectual property. With recent start-ups and acquisitions in Japan and Eastern Europe, Memec continues to expand its presence to emerging key areas of the global semiconductor market. Go to www.memec.com for more information.

About Contivo

Contivo provides solutions that enable enterprises to quickly and dramatically reduce the implementation and maintenance time, costs and complexity of their integration projects. Contivo's customers have experienced 40% reductions in implementation costs and have seen investment paybacks in less than 90 days. Customers and partners achieve these significant savings by utilizing Contivo's integration metadata modeling tools and repository bringing reuse, automation, and collaboration to a previously hand coded, manual task. Contivo's products work with existing integration and middleware technologies, including emerging Web services technologies, providing our customers and partners with the ideal platform to enable an Integration Competency Center (ICC) or Integration Center of Excellence (COE).

Contivo was founded in 1998 and has enterprise customers, including Agilent Technologies, Hitachi America, HP and Viacore. Contivo's partners include Actional, BEA Systems, Commerce One, Grand Central Communications, TIBCO Software and webMethods. Contivo is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, CA. More information about the company can be found at http://www.contivo.com/