CoreHarbor and Ariba Present Nationwide Educational eCommerce Seminar Series.

Business Editors

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2000

CoreHarbor, Inc., the leading eCommerce Application Service Provider (ASP) specializing in business-to-business (B2B) e-procurement, announced today that CoreHarbor and Ariba, Inc., (Nasdaq: ARBA) the leading B2B eCommerce platform provider, will co-host a series of complimentary educational seminars focused on eCommerce business strategies for executives. The half-day seminars are designed for executives, purchasing and IT professionals and will be held in the following cities nationwide:

          --  June 27 - Iselin, New Jersey
          --  June 27 - Manhattan, New York
          --  June 28 - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
          --  June 29 - Chicago, Illinois
          --  June 29 - Rosemont, Illinois
          --  July 12 - San Francisco, California
          --  July 12 - San Jose, California
          --  July 18 - Dallas, Texas

"There is a lot of hype surrounding B2B eCommerce and application service providers (ASPs)," said Jay Chaudhry, president and CEO of CoreHarbor. "The CoreHarbor and Ariba educational seminars help executives understand the necessary elements of eCommerce technologies and provide a framework for evaluating, scoping and deploying solutions to gain a competitive advantage."

The half-day seminars titled, "Business-to-Business e-Procurement in the Net Economy," will include a comprehensive presentation and a panel discussion featuring speakers from CoreHarbor, Ariba and a variety of industry leading solution partners. Topics to be covered include:

          --  How to capitalize on the new Internet economy to gain a
            competitive edge.
          --  How to identify key components of an effective
            e-procurement solution.
          --  The pros and cons of a hosted solution versus in-house
            deployment.
          --  How successful companies are benefiting from e-procurement
            solutions.
          --  How to select an e-procurement solution.

For more information regarding the seminar agenda, dates and locations, or to register, go to www.coreharbor.com/seminars.htm.

"The seminars are a great opportunity for business and IT executives to learn about the eCommerce marketplace, solutions and benefits," said Dan Fishback vice president, worldwide channels with Ariba. "The combined team of CoreHarbor and Ariba experts share their real life experience in deploying and hosting eCommerce technologies to aid executives in selecting and implementing best of breed eCommerce solutions."

About CoreHarbor, Inc.

CoreHarbor, a business-to-business e-Commerce Application Service Provider (ASP) for mid-tier and high growth companies, is dedicated to offering comprehensive software, services and solutions to manage the procurement of operating resources. With a singular e-Commerce focus, CoreHarbor delivers Ariba's B2B eCommerce platform, ready-to-go infrastructure, support and management, and unparalleled expertise for procurement processes and technology implementation. CoreHarbor has best-of-breed partners including Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA), Internet Security Systems (ISS) (Nasdaq: ISSX), Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq: CHKP), and Hewlett-Packard (Nasdaq: HWP) allowing for the most complete e-Commerce solution in the industry. CoreHarbor can be contacted in Atlanta at 770.453.9001 or visit www.CoreHarbor.com.

CoreHarbor is a registered trademark of CoreHarbor, Inc. ProcureEdge is a registered service mark of CoreHarbor, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.