Tech Data selects CrossWorlds as integration platform for global e-business initiative; CrossWorlds to integrate packaged and Legacy systems.

M2 PRESSWIRE-10 August 2000-CROSSWORLDS SOFTWARE: Tech Data selects CrossWorlds as integration platform for global e-business initiative; CrossWorlds to integrate packaged and Legacy systems (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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BURLINGAME, CA -- CrossWorlds Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWLD), an e-business integration platform provider, announced today that Tech Data has selected CrossWorlds as the standard integration platform for its enterprise applications and global e-business initiative. With CrossWorlds' e-business platform, Tech Data, a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services, will be integrating new applications with its legacy systems, to result in faster time-to-market. In addition, Tech Data will utilize CrossWorlds to develop its RosettaNet protocols, enabling Tech Data to participate more extensively within RosettaNet and Viacore.

"As part of our overall enterprise strategy we need a flexible and comprehensive foundation that enables our e-business strategy," said Randy Knutson, CIO at Tech Data. "We chose CrossWorlds after evaluating other offerings because CrossWorlds has the software that will provide us the most flexibility in our e-business integration between our partners over the Internet and enable us to further develop our e-business model."

"Tech Data is quickly moving its business forward with a greater e-business focus," said Fred Amoroso, president and CEO of Crossworlds Software. "With CrossWorlds' business process level integration and scaleable architecture to support Tech Data's different message formats, Tech Data has the platform it needs to deploy its aggressive e-business initiative."

About The CrossWorlds Platform

CrossWorlds is an end-to-end e-business integration platform comprised of: packaged integration modules; business objects to support the most common business processes; pre-built connectivity to leading applications; and a robust toolset for integrating to custom and legacy systems as well as extending and customizing business processes. CrossWorlds features a patented, enterprise-class integration architecture to support a broad range of e-business requirements, including scalability, reliability, security, and manageability. CrossWorlds' Java-based InterChange Server is application-version transparent so underlying applications can be upgraded, added or removed without affecting cross-application business processes.

About Tech Data

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS: TECD), founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services.

The Fortune 500 company and its subsidiaries serve more than 100,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Tech Data's extensive service offering includes pre- and post-sale training and technical support, financing options, configuration and assembly services as well as a full range of award-winning electronic commerce solutions. The company generated sales of $17 billion for its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2000.

ABOUT CROSSWORLDS SOFTWARE, INC.

CrossWorlds provides a comprehensive e-business platform both for integrating internal operations and extending these operations over the Internet.

CrossWorlds' products help the Global 2000 and emerging businesses work more efficiently with customers and suppliers through unified, end-to-end business processes. The CrossWorlds platform enhances competitiveness and reduces information technology costs by decreasing long-term maintenance costs and enabling faster business application integration than traditional approaches. The company's customers include industry-leading companies such as Applied Materials, Delphi Automotive, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Ingersoll-Rand, Nortel Networks, Roche Group, Sony, Siemens AG, U S WEST and Whirlpool Corporation. CrossWorlds (Nasdaq: CWLD) is based in Burlingame, California with European headquarters in Munich, Germany. Additional information can be found at www.crossworlds.com.

CONTACT: Carolyn Rohrer, FitzGerald Communications, Inc. Tel: +1 415 986 9500 x 225 e-mail: crohrer@fitzgerald.com Julia Hughes, CrossWorlds Software, Inc. Tel: +1 650 685 5778 e-mail: julia.hughes@crossworlds.com

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