CrossWorlds Enhances Business Process Integration Software With Release of CrossWorlds 3.1.2.

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BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2001

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CrossWorlds(R) Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:CWLD), a leading business integration software provider, today announced the availability of CrossWorlds 3.1.2. CrossWorlds 3.1.2 offers customers enhanced business integration capabilities for the NT, Solaris and Window 2000 platforms. This upgrade underscores CrossWorlds' commitment to providing its Global 2000 customer base with the most advanced business integration management systems to connect and optimize their enterprise and e-business operations.

Some of the new and upgraded features in CrossWorlds 3.1.2 include:

-- Enhanced Workflow Capabilities -- Provides bi-directional control and data
exchange between CrossWorlds InterChange Server and MQSeries Workflow
processes. Enables seamless integration, either synchronously or
asynchronously, between CrossWorlds and MQSeries Workflow. Provides deeper
integration with IBM's WebSphere family of products.

-- High Availability (HA) on Solaris -- CrossWorlds has added support for Sun
Cluster 2.2. HA support is now available for Solaris through Sun Cluster 2.2
and Veritas Cluster Server 1.3. HA support for NT is also available utilizing
the Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) platform.

-- Collaborations -- Three new pre-built business processes, ATP-to-Sales
Order, ATP, and Trading Partner Order Management have been added to
CrossWorlds' already extensive repository of pre-built business process
templates focused on enabling rapid deployment of integrated e-business
solutions.

-- Windows 2000 support -- Extends CrossWorlds platform support to include
Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server.

-- Multi-driver support for JDBC -- Supports the ability to easily select and
configure JDBC drivers, providing more extensive support for JDBC based
integration.

"CrossWorlds 3.1.2 helps customers to increase operational efficiency and maintain a competitive edge," said Buff Jones, senior vice president of products at CrossWorlds Software. "CrossWorlds will continue to supply product offerings to help customers meet and exceed the trading demands of e-business."

About CrossWorlds(R) Software, Inc.

CrossWorlds Software, Inc. provides a comprehensive suite of business integration software that unites and extends business processes. Our combination of products -- business process integration modules, sophisticated, easy-to-use tools and a patented, scaleable architecture -- make integrating processes within the enterprise and across the Internet possible.

By focusing on business process automation, companies use CrossWorlds to streamline and improve internal operations and trading relationships. Our products help companies reduce information technology costs, increase productivity and improve responsiveness to customer demands.

Along with our products, CrossWorlds offers a skilled, global services organization experienced in the complex challenges of enterprise-wide and e-business integration. Together, CrossWorlds products and services not only enhance our customers' competitiveness, they give them immediate cost savings by cutting the time needed for implementation.

The company's customers include industry-leading companies such as Caterpillar, The Dow Chemical Company, DuPont, Ingersoll-Rand, Nortel Networks, Sony, Telekom Austria, Telecom Mobile Limited (New Zealand Telecom) and Whirlpool Corporation. CrossWorlds (Nasdaq:CWLD) is based in Burlingame, Calif. with European headquarters in Munich, Germany and other offices in the United Kingdom and France. Additional information can be found at www.CrossWorlds.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 12E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to business and economic risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of CrossWorlds Software, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries ("CrossWorlds") to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements and information contained herein concerning CrossWorlds' product plans, markets for CrossWorlds' products, and all other statements that include the word "may," "will," "should," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project," "plan," "predict," "potential," "continue," "strategy" and other similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. CrossWorlds' actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including without limitation general market and business conditions, product development and release milestones, competitive factors, and customer acceptance of our products. Other potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risks to our business mentioned in CrossWorlds' annual report 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 23, 2000 and our quarterly report 10-Q filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on May 14, 2001.

We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

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