Melbourne, Australia - 14 September 2004— RosettaNet, the leader in e-business standards for the high technology industry, today announced that Global eXchange Services (Australia) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global eXchange Services (GXS) Inc., has joined RosettaNet Australia as its first Solution Provider and inaugural Advisory Board Member.

RosettaNet is focused on the collaborative development and rapid deployment of e-business processes that align supply chain partners within global trading networks. By providing an open platform of standards and services, RosettaNet enables business-to-business (B2B) integration through the electronic sharing of information, made possible by the implementation of RosettaNet Partner Interface Processes® (PIPs®). RosettaNet standards offer multiple benefits, including reduced cycle time and cost, resulting in highly effective trading networks, operational efficiencies and investment protection.

RosettaNet Australia, which held a formal launch ceremony today at its headquarters in Melbourne, is receiving unprecedented interest from the Australian market sector. "This is a very exciting time for us," said Steven Pereira, Director, RosettaNet Australia and CIO, EAN Australia. "We are pleased to welcome GXS, a leading business to business integration solutions company, as our first Solution Provider member here in Australia."

"Pereira continued, “GXS is a market leader in e-business integration, both within APAC region and globally, and their participation is a strong indicator of RosettaNet’s business value, especially in the high technology and logistics arena. On behalf of RosettaNet Australia, we applaud GXS commitment in helping to further drive RosettaNet standards implementation on a worldwide basis.”

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Ian Lister, CEO for Global eXchange Services (Australia) Pty Ltd said, “GXS has demonstrated it support for RosettaNet since its inception in 1998, and is helping to promote global RosettaNet adoption through various RosettaNet regional organizations in Europe and Asia. We look forward to working with the RosettaNet Australia local affiliate to the deliver bottom-line business benefits of RosettaNet to the Australia’s high tech market and beyond.”

A forerunner in the global marketplace, RosettaNet’s broad acceptance in the industry is demonstrated by the growing number of RosettaNet-based transactions being conducted, estimated at several billion dollars (US) in annual revenues. With a proven record of success in the high technology arena, RosettaNet is actively expanding into adjacent business sectors, thereby enabling interoperability across multiple industries.

Recognizing that standards are a cornerstone for true business integration, Global eXchange Services continues its legacy of actively defining, shaping and incorporating industry standards such as the EAN.UCC, Universal Product Code (U.P.C.) and RosettaNet, supporting the standards through both software and hosted solutions.

The company currently serves as a member of the consortium’s Solution Provider (SP) Global Industry Council, and is actively involved in broad range of RosettaNet program initiatives. In 2003-2004, GXS was awarded 15 RosettaNet Ready™ software compliance badges for various product offerings.

“GXS is a leading provider of RosettaNet solutions, having earned more software compliance designations than any other solution provider,” said David Kraemer, VP of Global Industry Marketing for Global eXchange Services. "Our extended partnership with RosettaNet Australia underscores our continued commitment to providing leading-edge, inter-business process integration solutions that help companies lower their supply chain costs and increase profitability through use of open industry standards.”

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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 Australia, the eighth RosettaNet Asia affiliate, is hosted and managed by EAN Australia, is a non-profit organisation responsible for driving, promoting and facilitating implementation of the Standard within Australia.

Information on RosettaNet’s worldwide activities, including a complete list of member companies and participating organisations, is available at www.rosettanet.org. RosettaNet is a subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council, Inc. ® (UCC®).

About EAN Australia
EAN Australia, a not-for-profit organisation focused on supply chain management improvement. EAN Australia administers the global, multi-industry system of identification and communication for products, services, assets and locations – the EAN•UCC system. EAN Australian is focused on improving efficiency of integrated logistics, while contributing added value to partners and customers through the adoption of worlds' best practice supply chain management techniques. For more information, visit www.ean.com.au.
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.