GAITHERSBURG, MD 02/18/2004—Underscoring its commitment to key industry standards, Global eXchange Services, Inc. today announced that it is the first vendor to earn a Partner Interface Process™ (PIP ® )RosettaNet Ready Badge Certification for an outsourced service - the company's EC Service CenterSM.

A secure, reliable and scalable environment, EC Service Center offers B2B transaction outsourcing to manage organizations' e-commerce and EDI requirements. As the first company to earn this distinction, Global eXchange Services' hosted service enables companies to be RosettaNet Ready - from forecast to cash. The badges awarded to date include 4A4 (Notify of Forecast), 3A4 (Request Purchase Order) and 3C3 (Notice of Invoice).

Trading partner eco-systems are inherently diverse and dynamic. RosettaNet provides a unique platform for aligning trading networks and supply chain strategies in order to reduce inventory, lower transaction costs and speed time-to-market. That, in turn, helps trading partners to achieve their ultimate business goals of greater competitive advantage and profitability.

"The combination of traditional supply chain integration software and outsourcing services being delivered by the RosettaNet Solution Provider community will accelerate the addition of mid-market companies into RosettaNet trading networks, thereby maximizing the overall impact for all connected parties," said RosettaNet President and CEO Jennifer Hamilton.

"We're proud to earn the industry's first certification for an outsourced service," said David Kraemer, Vice President for Global Industry Marketing, Global eXchange Services. "EC Service Center gives companies a compelling, hosted offering that enables them to ramp their businesses rapidly and connect quickly with their trading partners, all while capitalizing on the benefits of RosettaNet. Our PIP compliance demonstrates our adherence to open industry standards that facilitates B2B collaboration and promotes demonstrable supply chain efficiency."

Global eXchange Services has been an active member of RosettaNet since 1998. The company's senior vice president of global technology operations, Tasos Tsolakis, currently serves on the RosettaNet Solution Provider Board.

Global eXchange Services offers companies of all sizes a range of software and hosted solutions that facilitate RosettaNet-based document exchange between internal business applications and external trading partners. In addition to full management of RosettaNet PIPs, the company provides software to integrate data into and out of back-end systems, transaction delivery services to move companies' critical information, and community enablement to connect electronically all trading partners in the global supply chain.

About RosettaNet 
RosettaNet is a non-profit consortium dedicated to the collaborative development and rapid deployment of open, Internet-based business standards that align processes within the global trading network. More than 500 multinational and regional companies in the information technology, electronic components, semiconductor manufacturing and telecommunications industries participate in RosettaNet's strategic standards and services development. Fortune 1000 companies worldwide have implemented RosettaNet standards, conducting B2B operations that value billions in annual revenues. RosettaNet is one of the industry's most ambitious standards implementation efforts, reaching the Americas, Asia and Europe. To date, the consortium has established several regional affiliate organizations - in the Americas, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan - giving a voice to various business economies seeking to adopt and influence RosettaNet's global standards. Information on RosettaNet's worldwide activities, including a complete list of member companies and participating organizations, is available at www.rosettanet.org . RosettaNet is a subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council, Inc. (UCC). 

GXS is a leading global provider of B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process integration and collaboration. Organizations worldwide, including 75 percent of the Fortune 500, leverage the GXS Trading Grid to achieve the perfect balance of supply and demand. Active in the global standards arena, GXS solutions enable customers both large and small, to connect with global partners, synchronies product information, optimize inventory levels and demand forecasts, and accelerate the execution of supply chains.

Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD., GXS provides sales and support to businesses and their partners worldwide. For more information visit our Web site at www.gxs.com.