Crossworlds Software Releases New Connector for i2 Technologies Products; Integration Connector Provides Expanded Supply Chain Functionality.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2001

CrossWorlds(R) Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:CWLD), a leading business integration platform provider, announced today the availability of a Connector to support customers who have deployed i2 Technologies, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:ITWO) Active Data Warehouse (ADW). With the new CrossWorlds Connector for i2 ADW, CrossWorlds' customers will be able to integrate with all i2 optimization products that currently utilize the ADW.

The CrossWorlds Connector for i2 ADW allows customers to leverage their previous investments in i2 applications, and supports smooth integration of the new Trade Matrix products. With this Connector release, CrossWorlds continues to leverage its prior experience in implementing i2 connectivity for CrossWorlds' customers.

"With the CrossWorlds Connector for i2 ADW as part of our product offering, CrossWorlds is providing what companies in the manufacturing environment need in order to compete successfully: real-time, event-driven planning that allows them to configure their systems to match the end users' requirements and needs," said Steve Taylor, director of complex manufacturing industries at CrossWorlds. "From supply chain planning functions such as Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Factory Planning and Transportation Management, to the execution and fulfillment of those plans, CrossWorlds brings Global 2000 manufacturing companies a step closer to successfully integrating all of the functions in their supply chain. This can help them reduce cycle times and improve the bottom line."

CrossWorlds Software provides a full range of flexible, bi-directional application connectors that leverage each application's recommended interface approach. This means customers are given the flexibility to both tailor their implementations to their desired level of integration and account for modifications to those packaged applications. Whereas other integration offerings may be limited to low-level and data- specific connections -- typically translating into less functionality and weak support for business process automation -- CrossWorlds' functionality enables customers to go beyond "surface level" integration and provides flexible configuration and end-to-end data integrity.

The CrossWorlds Platform

CrossWorlds' solution is an end-to-end business integration platform comprised of: packaged integration modules; business objects to support the most common business processes; pre-built connectivity to leading applications; and a robust toolset for integrating to custom and legacy systems as well as extending and customizing business processes. CrossWorlds' solution features a patented, enterprise-class integration architecture to support a broad range of e-business requirements, including scalability, reliability, security and manageability. CrossWorlds' Java-based InterChange Server is application-version transparent so underlying applications can be upgraded, added or removed without affecting cross-application business processes.

About CrossWorlds(R) Software, Inc.

CrossWorlds provides a comprehensive e-business platform for integrating internal operations and extending those operations over the Internet. The platform enhances competitiveness and reduces information technology costs by decreasing long-term maintenance costs and enabling faster business application integration than traditional approaches. CrossWorlds' products help the Global 2000 and emerging businesses work more efficiently with customers and suppliers through unified, end-to-end business processes. Recently, Computerworld identified CrossWorlds as one of the "Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2001."

The company's customers include industry-leading companies such as Applied Materials, Delphi Automotive, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Ingersoll-Rand, Nortel Networks, Norwich Union, Roche Group, Sony, Siemens AG, U S WEST and Whirlpool Corporation. CrossWorlds (Nasdaq:CWLD) is based in Burlingame, Calif. with European headquarters in Munich, Germany and additional offices in the United Kingdom and France. Additional information can be found at www.crossworlds.com.

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