Active Software Announces Support for RosettaNet eBusiness Standards; eBusiness Integration Leader Leverages Industry Standards to Enable Rapid Business-to-Business Integration

Business Wire, Nov 8, 1999

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999--

Active Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASWX), a leading provider of eBusiness integration software products, today announced its membership and support for RosettaNet, an Information Technology (IT) industry-wide consortium. RosettaNet was organized to develop and deploy a set of eBusiness interoperability standards that will enable all sizes of buyers and sellers along the IT supply ch to comprehensively address all aspects of interapid business-to-business commerce over the Inective cross-enterprise forum to orchestrate a n the development, promotion, and adoption of Roloyment of RosettaNet standards for eBusiness r."

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Founded in 19ters are in Santa Clara, CA. For more informatiion contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, Active Software's limited operating history; potential fluctuations in operating results; delays in development or shipment of the Company's products; the Company's substantial dependence on its ActiveWorks software products; the uncertain market acceptance of eBusiness integration software products; the Company's need to expand its sales and distribution channels; the Company's reliance on system integrators and other strategic relationships, as well as applications made by third parties; the introduction of new products or services by major competitors; and uncertainties regarding the impact of the Year 2000 issue. These and other risk factors are described in detail in the Company's prospectus dated August 12, 1999 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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