Baker Street Technologies Selects Mercator as Integration Platform for E-Fulfillment Services

Business Wire, Nov 28, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000

Mercator(R) Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCTR), today announced that Baker Street Technologies, Inc., an e-fulfillment service provider, has chosen Mercator Commerce Broker to provide the integration architecture for its hosted order fulfillment services. Baker Street Technologies will embed Mercator's e-business integration technology into its Internet-hosted solution streetworks (TM), which is used to facilitate trade relationships. The streetworks solution connects multiple trading partners quickly and effectively, regardless of business model or technology infrastructure delivering the solution.

"Never before has the need been greater to integrate and manage order fulfillment across all demand sources and trading partners," said Rob Hill, president and co-founder, Baker Street Technologies. "Mercator is an integral piece of Baker Street Technologies' services in that it assists in delivering on the promise to get customers up and running quickly, with its rapid implementation and the ease and efficiency of maintaining interfaces between commerce chain partners."

Baker Street chose Mercator Commerce Broker for its proven technology, rich architecture and any-to-any integration and transformation capabilities after a comprehensive evaluation of several integration vendors. By embedding Mercator Commerce Broker in its hosted e-fulfillment service, Baker Street can launch new customers in as little as 120 days. Baker Street's customers have multiple-level commerce chains that require an integration capability to connect and transfer information from partner to partner regardless of format. Mercator's scaleable, adaptable and economical integration solution meets those needs.

Baker Street Technologies and Mercator will host a live Web cast on Tuesday, November 28th and Wednesday, November 29th to discuss how companies can use the Internet to connect their trading partner networks and streamline customer fulfillment.

"Baker Street predicts they will handle over $10 billion in transactions and connect over 225 trading partners by 2001,"said James P. Schadt, CEO, Mercator. "We are excited to be a part of that trend. As a reseller partner, Baker Street represents an important channel for our best-of-breed integration technology."

About Baker Street Technologies, Inc.

Baker Street Technologies Inc. unites customers' value chains through the Internet and creates customized e-business networks. Baker Street's Internet-hosted service powers trade relationships by connecting multiple trading partners regardless of their sales and fulfillment models, or technology infrastructure. Baker Street delivers significant infrastructure cost savings for all trading partners, reduced business cycle times and accelerates adoption of new business models. For more information visit Baker Street Technologies at www.bakerstreettech.com.

About Mercator

Mercator integration software enables the flow of electronic information throughout any business enterprise and with the applications of each of its customers and partners.

More than 5,000 customers, across every industry, use Mercator software to accelerate their transformation to e-business. Over 100 partners, including application software providers, systems integrators and Net markets, embed or resell our technology to enhance their product or service offerings. Additional information about Mercator can be found at www.mercator.com.

Mercator is a registered trademark of Mercator Software, Inc. "the e-business transformation company" is a trademark of Mercator Software, Inc. All other companies and products referenced herein have trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Mercator Software's beliefs, expectations, hopes or intentions regarding the future. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, the ability of Baker Street to handle over $10 billion in transactions and connect over 225 trading partners by 2001. It is important to note that actual outcomes and results actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as changes in demand for application integration or e-business integration software and the company's Mercator E-Business Integration Broker suite of products in particular, difficulty or delays in developing new or enhanced products, the ability of the company to expand its international operations, the ability of the company to manage expanded global operations, the ability of the company to continue to add resellers and other distribution channels, and the success of third parties in utilizing and marketing the company's products, or seasonality in operating results. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements and reasons why results might differ included in this release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to the company as of the date hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement or reasons why results might differ.