Requisite Technology Launches Version 3.0 of Its Catalog Content Management Platform.

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WESTMINSTER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001

Products Provide Customers Enhanced Interoperability,

Integration, Security and Increased Support of Industry Standards

Offering suppliers, buyers and marketplaces increased integration, interoperability and security, Requisite Technology, Inc., today announced the availability of the BugsEye(TM) 3.0, the company's patented finding engine, and the eMerge(TM) 3.0, its catalog content management system.

Requisite's Unifying Structure (RUS) -- the company's standard for organizing catalog content -- bundled with its content creation services, and the BugsEye and eMerge products provide customers with a platform optimized for the creation, organization and finding of commerce-quality content on the Web. Requisite's 3.0 platform supports leading business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce industry categorization standards such as UNSPSC(a) and eCl@ss(b), and interoperability standards such as cXML(c), xCBL(d), CIF(e) and BMEcat, a European e-commerce standard.

"Version 3.0 of our powerful content management platform enables suppliers to differentiate their catalogs and for buyers to find the products they need," said Mike Neal, chief technology officer of Requisite Technology. "Our products and services establish a catalog content management platform interoperable with industry-leading e-procurement and marketplace systems across the supply chain."

Requisite's products and services are deployed worldwide in more than 15 countries, supporting 13 languages, including key European languages and Japanese. Requisite currently has offices in Europe, with a Content Factory dedicated to Europe in the UK in addition to its flagship facility in Toronto, Canada. Leading global buying organizations, such as Reuters and the British Airport Authority, in addition to Honeywell, EchoStar Communications, Bank of Montreal, and The Quaker Oats Co., have selected Requisite's content management products. Marketplaces such as the UK Post Office, BASF out of Germany, the Achilles utilities marketplace based in the UK, Belgacom, Belgium's telecommunications company, Base2Buy in Norway, and PetroCosm in the U.S. also use Requisite's content management products and services.

The BugsEye 3.0 New Product Features:

-- Enhanced Integration: The BugsEye software is embedded in or

can be integrated with leading e-commerce platforms such as

Oracle, SAP, and Ariba. Other features include a product

request button for finding products not currently listed in a

catalog and an attribute server connector that allows

real-time information to be extracted from third-party

systems.

-- Increased Usability: Users now have the ability to

auto-generate a table of contents from a UNSPSC hierarchy

containing only those categories that include items. The

BugsEye software also has an improved and updated overall user

interface, as well as shopping cart enhancements, including

automatic quantity update and the ability to return to the

shopping cart from an item details page.

-- Greater Automation: The BugsEye software now includes an

automatically generated table of contents, as well as a new

automated scheduler feature, which allows for an executed

action to be initiated at any designated time.

-- Enhanced Security: The BugsEye software now supports

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Web server

security and other OEM security features.

The eMerge 3.0 New Product Features:

-- Standards Support: The eMerge 3.0 software supports a broader

range of industry and international categorization standards

including UNSPSC, eCl@ss, and interoperability standards such

as cXML, xCBL, CIF and BMEcat.

-- Quality Assurance (QA) Enhancements: Added features include

image QA and a report wizard offering users an interface to

produce custom reports from select attributes.

-- Greater Automation: Advanced workflow and role-based approval

allow users to manage complex approval processes and assign

multiple users. The scheduling interface automatically

executes load, extract, report, sweep and rebuild view actions

based on times designated by the user.

-- Usability: The eMerge 3.0 software boasts an improved and

updated user interface, which includes a new rules management

tab for catalog administrator and an improved interface that

allows users to follow step-by-step instructions to set

business rules and build reports on e-catalog product data.

(a) UNSPSC: (Universal Standard Product and Service Code). A

global standard for classifying products and services for use

in e-procurement systems and global e-marketplaces. ECCMA, the

governing body that oversees the code, is responsible for

ensuring that the UNSPSC develops in a way that is universally

consistent.

(b) eCl@ss: A standard for information exchange between suppliers

and their customers. eCl@ss is characterized by a 4-level

hierarchical classification system with a key-word register of

12,000 words. eCl@ss maps market structure for industrial

buyers and supports engineers in development, planning and

maintenance.

(c) cXML (Commerce XML): The vision behind cXML is to provide a

simple, XML-based protocol between entities wishing to engage

in Business-to-Business eCommerce transactions over the

Internet. cXML is a set of lightweight XML Document Type

Definitions, based on the World Wide Web Consortium's XML

standard, defining standard business documents such as Order

Definitions or Catalog Definitions.

(d) xCBL: An open set of XML documents creates a way for

suppliers, buyers, manufacturers, and e-marketplaces to

exchange a wide range of product catalog information.

(e) CIF (Catalog Interchange Format): A lightweight, open, and

standards-based specification for communicating catalog

information between selling and buying organizations. It is a

public domain specification in use by many corporations of all

sizes to exchange contract information regarding product and

service offerings.

About Requisite Technology, Inc.

Requisite Technology enables e-commerce companies to organize product and service information for consistent Web-based finding and buying. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., with operations in Toronto and London, Requisite's solutions are deployed on desktops in more than 15 countries. Find out more at www.requisite.com.

Requisite Technology, Requisite's Unifying Structure (RUS), BugsEye and eMerge are trademarks of Requisite Technology, Inc. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corp. SAP and mySAP.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG. All other trademarks, products or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.