Leading companies choose Commerce One

Commerce One, the Business Internet Company, announced that LG Electronics, Siemens, Shell and MSX International, Dienekis Construction, SupplyNet, Trimera Media Utama, Gujarat State Fuel Management Company, China Ministry of Railway and Medicforma have selected Commerce One 5.0 to power source-to-pay processes across their enterprises. LG Electronics chose Commerce One to achieve a better return-on-investment from the $4.9 billion purchasing activity it conducts every year.

LG Electronics, one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer electronic goods, has selected the Commerce One 5.0 suite of collaborative source-to-pay solutions to build a supplier relationship management (SRM) system.

Siemens, a leading global electronics and engineering company, is using solutions from SAP AG and Commerce One to streamline manufacturing supply chain activities with key suppliers. Siemens uses the Commerce One Collaborative Platform and SAP's mySAP Supply Chain Management solution (mySAP SCM) to enable trading partner collaboration for reduced cycle times and increased order accuracy.

MSX International has selected Commerce One 5.0 solutions to deliver comprehensive strategic sourcing services to a wide spectrum of commercial industries, as well as continue to provide services to the automotive sector.

Dienekis Construction, a leading commercial construction company based in Greece, has purchased Commerce One Buy and Commerce One Source to streamline its strategic sourcing process.

SupplyNet has selected Commerce One Source to enable public and private sector customers to manage requests for proposals and negotiations between buyers and suppliers efficiently. The New Zealand e-marketplace is already using the Commerce One Collaborative Platform to link buyers and suppliers in New Zealand with global markets.

Trimera Media Utama, the e-commerce enabler for the Indonesian public sector, Gujarat State Fuel Management Company (GSFMC), a fuel management solution provider in India, and the China Ministry of Railway have selected Commerce One Buy to power the procurement of goods and services.

Medicforma, a supplier of transaction services to the healthcare industry, has chosen the Commerce One Collaborative Platform to unite hospitals, manufacturers, suppliers and healthcare service providers in a collaborative environment to integrate e-commerce activities with business processes to save time and money.

"These companies understand the value of easing friction between trading partners to reduce total supply chain costs," said Mike Bosman, CEO of Commerce One SA, the official distributor of Commerce One products in southern Africa. "These new customer wins demonstrate that companies are seeking new ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency using solutions that easily integrate with their existing infrastructure." The latest products and services are solutions that automate the entire strategic sourcing process.

Locally Commerce One South Africa - Distributor Operations, a separately owned and locally managed company from its international counterpart, has made excellent inroads into the South African market and already has over 4000 buyers using its e-procurement solution. Blue chip clients include SASOL, which won an award for its e-procurement implementation last year from Aberdeen Group, FirstRand, and Bidvest's mymarket.com. In addition MarketSite Africa, Commerce One's regional e-marketplace, has over 400 trading suppliers buyers, who are reporting growth in their business of some 50% since joining the e-marketplace. The buyers connected to MarketSite Africa represent a potential spend of R50 billion.

Tim Frost, Business Development Director for strategic sourcing at Commerce One SA adds: "It is notable that Commerce One continues to succeed and develop new business, despite the intense competition in its core markets. Several of the new, and existing, Commerce One clients run substantial ERP systems (Shell, Siemens), but have recognised that Commerce One has best-of-breed products, blue chip clients with successful implementations, and a single-minded focus on delivering results. In addition, the openness and ease of integration of Commerce One 5.0 software with other systems positions Commerce One solutions as delivering best-of-breed capabilities for all organisations, whilst maximising short-term return on investment."

The Commerce One 5.0(tm) suite delivers collaborative solutions for visibility and control over the source-to-pay process. It links people and systems within the enterprise and connects organizations with trading partners. Built on an open, collaborative platform, Commerce One 5.0 is the only solution that meets the unique, complex requirements of specific enterprises, industries, and regions.

MSX International Selects Commerce One 5.0(tm) Commerce One Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Solutions to Provide a Complete Source-to-Pay Solution for MSX International's Customers SOUTHFIELD, Mich., and PLEASANTON, Calif. - May 22, 2002 - MSX International, Inc. and Commerce One (NASDAQ: CMRC), the Business Internet Company, today announced that MSX International has selected Commerce One 5.0 solutions to deliver comprehensive source-to-pay services to a wide spectrum of commercial industries, as well as continue to provide services to the automotive sector.

Licensing Commerce One Source(tm) and components of Commerce One Buy(tm), MSXI will supplement its existing Commerce One-powered outsourced procurement service with new collaborative e-commerce capabilities. Commerce One's strategic sourcing solution will enable MSXI to help its customers reduce the overall costs of buying goods and services and help reduce the cycle time for sourcing items and services.

"Adding Commerce One 5.0 to our current procurement offering was a natural fit for us," said Thomas T. Stallkamp, vice chairman and chief executive officer for MSX International. "We chose Commerce One 5.0 solutions because they provide a complete source-to-pay solution that easily integrates with our customers' existing applications. This can increase business efficiency and enhance their competitive advantage. Providing a comprehensive suite of solutions enables us to expand our reach into the broad commercial sector as well as continue to support the automotive industry."

"Strategic sourcing streamlines the source-to-pay process, providing visibility and control across the entire purchasing process, which can deliver significant cost savings," said Mark Hoffman, chairman and chief executive officer for Commerce One. "We look forward to working closely with MSXI to help maximize their customers' success."

In addition to the licensing agreement, MSX International and Commerce One will work together on sales and marketing opportunities in support of mutual strategic accounts.