IXOS SOFTWARE AG Announces Support for Universal Application Network at Siebel Worldwide User Week 2002.

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Siebel Worldwide User Week 2002

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2002

Integrated Solution Minimizes Effort to Share Business

Documents Across Business Applications

IXOS SOFTWARE AG (Nasdaq:XOSY)(NEUER MARKT:XOS), a leading global supplier of solutions for the management of business documents, today announced its support for Universal Application Network -- the industry's first standards-based, vendor-independent application integration solution -- launched by Siebel Systems in conjunction with industry-leading application software vendors, integration server vendors, and systems integrators. Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL) is a leading provider of multichannel eBusiness applications software.

As part of this endorsement, IXOS SOFTWARE AG plans to provide out-of-the-box connectivity between IXOS(R)-eCONtext for Siebel eBusiness Applications and Universal Application Network. The integrated solution will enable customers to run cross-application document sharing and collaboration programs. Siebel Worldwide User Week 2002. IXOS SOFTWARE AG is planning to submit the solution to the Siebel Validation Program within 90 days of Siebel Worldwide User Week 2002.

Universal Application Network takes a standards-based, vendor-independent approach to the design and development of end-to-end best-practice business processes that are executed by market-leading integration servers. Based on XML and Web Services industry standards, Universal Application Network enables organizations to effectively integrate best-in-class applications, such as IXOS-eCONtext for Siebel eBusiness Applications, and ensures that organizations are not locked into vendor-specific proprietary architectures.

Leveraging Universal Application Network as a common integration platform, IXOS SOFTWARE AG and Siebel Systems will deliver an enhanced integrated solution that combines best practices drawn from both Siebel Systems' business process library and IXOS' approach to provide all information workers with the business documents in the context of their leading system. The integration provides access to business documents, such as purchase orders or legal contracts, that are common to business processes like "order to cash" between front- and back-office applications.

The offering will provide joint customers with an integrated solution that enables organizations to streamline critical document-centric business processes across the enterprise. It increases employee productivity and customer satisfaction through immediate access to original customer documents while at the same time decreasing the total cost of ownership.

"We see Universal Application Network as an important step forward to provide an open exchange of business documents based on our IXOS-eCONserver document backbone cross-enterprise," says Danielle Hooper, Director Partner Alliances. "The standards-based approach ensures lower total cost of ownership by eliminating multiple silo-based storage systems for documents and providing seamless collaboration among office workers on various business applications across the enterprise. Siebel Systems' vision has opened an exciting opportunity for us and our joint customers."

"Seamless cross-enterprise collaboration requires an open, efficient, and low-cost exchange of business data and business documents," said Michael Straub, Alliance Technical Director for Siebel Systems. "IXOS' support for Universal Application Network enables customers to quickly and efficiently share critical business documents in any sales or service transaction."

About IXOS

IXOS is a leading global supplier of solutions for the management of business documents. IXOS solutions manage all your business documents and seamlessly integrate these documents into your online business processes. Leading enterprises from various industries have chosen IXOS SOFTWARE AG as their strategic partner. IXOS has approximately 1,900 successful installations worldwide. Approximately 1.5 million users enjoy the benefits of IXOS business document solutions. In addition to its product portfolio, IXOS offers a broad spectrum of services, including 24x7 support and a global team of highly qualified consultants.

About Universal Application Network

As organizations struggle to unify myriad disparate business processes and applications, integration is one of the key corporate constraints on revenue growth, increased productivity, and business performance visibility. Universal Application Network takes a standards-based, vendor-independent approach to the design and development of end-to-end business processes that are executed by market-leading integration servers. In addition, these business processes are application-independent and can be deployed across a diverse set of applications across multiple divisions and business units. Based on XML and Web Services industry standards, Universal Application Network enables organizations to select best-in-class applications and ensures that they are not locked into vendor-specific proprietary architectures. Universal Application Network includes three primary components:

-- Best-Practice Business Process Library -- A library of prepackaged industry-specific business processes based on best practices. These prebuilt, quality-assured business processes, provided by Siebel Systems, can be executed across multiple applications, departments, organizations, and enterprises.

-- Business Process Design Tools -- A selection of business process design tools, provided by leading integration server vendors, for modeling and configuring existing business processes and creating new ones.

-- Integration Server -- An integration server to execute business processes and coordinate interapplication communication.

The result is a vendor-independent application integration solution that enables organizations to rapidly respond to business opportunities, optimize organizational performance, and realize unprecedented business value from existing systems.

This press release is also available online at http://www.ixos.com/de/press/

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