Entrust and Ariba to Deliver Trust to Business-to-Business e-Commerce Transactions

Business Wire, March 7, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

PLANO, Texas and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2000

Entrust e-Business Solutions to Further Secure B2B Transactions for Buyers and Suppliers on Ariba B2B e-Commerce Platform.

Entrust Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU), global leader for solutions that bring trust to e-business, and Ariba Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leader in business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, announced today a definitive agreement to deliver trusted e-commerce transactions to buyers and suppliers on the Ariba B2B e-commerce platform, as well as customers of its leading B2B procurement products. The agreement will further ensure the trust of Ariba Network(tm) commerce services, while further strengthening Entrust's position as the leader in B2B security. The integration of Entrust's e-business solutions helps Ariba ensure secure communications and transactions between B2B buyers and suppliers on its industry leading open, global e-commerce platform. In addition, Ariba will bundle the Entrust(r) market-leading security software to deliver trusted transactions for its Ariba ORMS(tm) and Ariba ORMX(tm) lines of B2B e-commerce procurement products.

"As B2B continues to grow at an explosive rate, delivering higher degrees of trust to e-commerce transactions and business relationships becomes increasingly important," said Dave Rome, vice president of alliances at Ariba. "Entrust was our choice in this area because of its proven expertise in delivering the leading global security solutions for B2B e-commerce."

A recent Gartner Group research report says that by 2004 B2B transactions will reach approximately $7.3 trillion. As B2B e-commerce becomes the preferred method of global business, it will increasingly require the same authorization, audit, signature and receipt controls currently utilized in traditional business processes. It will also require a redefinition of these processes for Web-enabled organizations of the present and future. As the leading B2B e-commerce platform provider, Ariba recognizes this need and has partnered with Entrust to offer additional levels of trust in its network of buyers and suppliers, helping to facilitate and accelerate the growth of this market.

"Ariba's choice to implement our award-winning products underscores our leadership in providing trust to e-commerce transactions and business relationships and reinforces our strength and history of providing mission-critical solutions for B2B," said Nigel Johnson, vice-president, B2B strategic market unit, Entrust Technologies, Inc. "Entrust is dedicated to securing Web transactions and business relationships and we look forward to growing with Ariba in the B2B e-commerce market."

Additional information on Entrust's comprehensive portfolio of products and services for trusted end-to-end e-commerce within the business-to-business, business-to-consumer and enterprise space may be found at http://www.entrust.com/products.htm.> About Ariba, Inc.

Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of business-to-business eCommerce services and solutions to leading companies around the world, including 15 of the Fortune 100. The company delivers an open, end-to-end, best-of-breed platform of interoperable solutions to manage corporate purchasing on the Internet, build net markets, and provide suppliers with buyer access and integration. Together, Ariba's software and services leverage the Internet-based Ariba Network to integrate the internal and external commerce processes of buyers, suppliers, net markets and commerce service providers. The result is a global eCommerce infrastructure that provides cost saving and revenue opportunities for businesses of all sizes. Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at 1.650.930.6200 or at www.ariba.com. About Entrust Technologies

Entrust Technologies Inc. is the global leader in providing products and services that allow e-businesses to manage trusted, secure electronic transactions and communications over today's advanced networks, including the Internet, extranets and intranets. Since 1994, Entrust Technologies has been providing award-winning solutions to global enterprises, government entities, small to mid-sized businesses and individuals. Entrust Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas with offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany and Japan. For additional company information please visit www.entrust.com.

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