DETERMINE Announces General Availability of Release 20 of Its Industry Leading Enterprise Contract Management Solution.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Leading Contract Management Solutions Provider Continues to Redefine a New Generation of ECM Solutions that Go Far Beyond First Generation Contract Authoring Systems

DETERMINE Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software for managing contractual relationships, today announced general availability of DETERMINE Release 20 of its industry leading Enterprise Contract Management solution. Representing over twenty person years of development effort, the solution represents one of DETERMINE's most significant enhancement upgrades to date. The solution continues to redefine the requirements of a new generation of ECM solutions that go far beyond basic contract authoring tools to provide a comprehensive platform for managing the costs, compliance and performances of complex contractual relationships. With Release 20, DETERMINE extends its leadership position in providing the most complete solution on the market.

"As companies begin to understand the immense value and importance of managing their enterprise-wide contract information and processes, they are looking for solutions that can be rapidly deployed, without requiring overly complex implementations and excessively high price tags," said Jon Corshen, vice president of marketing for DETERMINE Software. "DETERMINE Release 20 dramatically expands our functionality and continues to provide tools that make it easy for customers to configure custom contract definitions and processes, without requiring expensive development resources."

Release 20 offers a broad array of new functionality for managing extended contract-based processes and compliance management functions, including:

--Enhanced Contract Authoring Features -- While some solutions try to promote proprietary portal-based editing tools for creating and negotiating contracts, DETERMINE remains a leader in the use of Microsoft Word as the primary platform for authoring and negotiating contracts. Release 20 provides full bi-directional integration to Microsoft Word-based boilerplate templates, providing for unmatched flexibility in collaborating on contract authoring and negotiation tasks, while at the same time ensuring that effective change controls and approvals are fully maintained.

--New Graphical Process Composer -- The DETERMINE solution is designed with an inherent understanding that contracts do not start or end within the legal group. Unlike many first generation contract management systems, the DETERMINE solution is designed to handle the "extended" contract process lifecycle -- from distributed contract request and authorization management through post-signature activation and integration workflows. Using DETERMINE's new Graphical Process Composer, customers can quickly and easily configure unique pre- and post-signature tasks and approval workflows -- without requiring complex coding or development resources.

--Universal Access & Workgroup Controls -- Contracts contain sensitive information, some of which cannot be shared even within the same company. DETERMINE's Universal Access Controls provides an unprecedented level of granularity in managing access and visibility to discrete levels of contract information and also in assigning appropriate roles and approval rights. By combining this with new collaborative workgroup management capabilities, you can facilitate open, ad-hoc collaboration, at the contract instance level, while still ensuring that corporate-level access rights and roles are consistently enforced and audited.

--Enhanced Third-Party Paper and Legacy Import Utilities -- New graphical point & click import and mapping tools, automated fax-based optical scanning (OCR) and Excel-based bulk data loading tools come together to provide the fastest and easiest way to import both new supplier written contracts and old legacy contracts into the system.

--Cross-contract Reporting & Intelligence -- Different contracts can use different terms and conditions that in essence mean the same thing. As a result, rolling-up different, but synonymous, terms and conditions to create a cross-contract view into cost, performance or compliance has traditionally been difficult. DETERMINE's new cross-contract reporting and intelligence capabilities provide a fast and easy way for users to graphically link contract terms and to created aggregated views into this critical contract information.

--Self-service Graphical User Interface -- Tired of applications screens with so many links and buttons that you just can't figure out where to click next? Building on our experience in working with thousands of users, we have re-vamped our user interface to make it even easier for casual users to easily understand and complete key tasks, without requiring hours of detailed training. Our new self-service interface and graphical workflow representations make it easy for any user to understand and participate in any contract process.

Flexible Delivery & Pricing Options

DETERMINE supports both an OnDemand and Enterprise delivery options. The DETERMINE OnDemand Edition is a network-based, fully hosted solution offering that gets companies up and running in days, instead of months. Unmatched for its performance and reliability, the DETERMINE Application Network provides a secure, private 24X7 environment that is hosted and maintained in conjunction with IBM Network Services. The DETERMINE 'Enterprise' Edition offers an installed behind-the-firewall option allowing companies to install the complete DETERMINE solution inside their internal application environment. The DETERMINE 'Enterprise' Edition supports a number of open server (Linux, NT, HP-UX) and database environments. The DETERMINE solutions may be purchased as an annual subscription or traditional perpetual based pricing model.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

While many competing solutions have price tags that start at $500K and may go as high as in the millions with requirements to purchase additional hardware and database licenses, DETERMINE offers all the power of an enterprise solution at a fraction of the cost. And, unlike traditional solutions which take 6-9 months to implement, the DETERMINE solution can have you up and running in less than 60 days. DETERMINE's dynamic XML-based architecture and integrated Composer tools also make it easy for companies to configure the system to meet their business needs, without relying on expensive and time consuming IT customization projects. When you combine the power of Release 20, with this unmatched configurability and DETERMINE's flexible deployment and pricing options, the result is a dramatically lower total cost of ownership. In addition, DETERMINE can provide the right solution for companies ranging from mid-market players to the largest global 1000 enterprise.

About DETERMINE Software, Inc.

DETERMINE is delivering a new generation of enterprise software for managing contractual relationships. Designed to extend existing transactional systems, the DETERMINE solution provides companies with the visibility and control they need to effectively manage the costs, performance and compliance of their critical business relationships. Moving far beyond first generation contract management tools, DETERMINE provides an extensible solution for aggregating contract information, accelerating lifecycle processes, enforcing contract compliance and managing supplier relationships. By transforming contract data into strategic business intelligence, DETERMINE dramatically increases supplier relationship performance, while effectively managing enterprise spend. Global 2000 companies, such as 7-Eleven, Ace Hardware, ADP, Alcoa, Chevron-Texaco, Cummins, Time Warner and Triad Hospitals, have implemented the DETERMINE solution. Located in San Francisco, Calif., DETERMINE is venture funded by JP Morgan Partners, Mohr Davidow Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates and can be reached at www.determine.com or 415-633-2400.