Seasoned Software Sales and Marketing Executives Expected to Play Key Role in Delivery of Next-Generation Electronics Industry Supply Chain Solutions

Pasadena, CA – August 20, 2001 – eConnections, the provider of extended supply chain intelligence solutions for the electronics industry, announced today the addition of two new vice presidents to the executive team: Brian Newsome, vice president of sales, and Gail Snider, vice president of marketing. Together they complement the widely acclaimed electronics expertise of eConnections' management team by bringing nearly four decades of software sales and marketing expertise to the company.

Newsome comes to eConnections with more than 20 years of software sales and management experience. He joins the company from leading enterprise application provider, J.D. Edwards, where he most recently served as vice president and general manager of the West Area and spearheaded a 74% increase in year-on-year revenues. Previously at J.D. Edwards, Newsome was business unit director for the South Area, focusing on the delivery of J.D. Edwards Enterprise products to the high-tech industry.

Snider is a senior software marketing professional with more than 18 years experience in the business-to-business, technology and applications sectors. Most recently she led the technology positioning and brand public relations offering at Burson Marstellar, a division of Young & Rubicam. Previously, Snider spent 10 years at Oracle Corporation where she held senior communications and marketing management positions. Prior to Oracle, Snider was a senior consultant for Regis McKenna Inc.

"Brian and Gail will enable the company to deliver on the promise of extended supply chain intelligence for the electronics industry by bringing a new level of software industry experience that complements the deep electronics industry expertise for which eConnections is known," said Rob Rodin, president and CEO, eConnections.

About eConnections
eConnections is the leading provider of extended supply chain intelligence solutions specifically designed to manage the electronics industry's global marketplace. eConnections offers the only intelligent, hosted supply chain services that combine embedded domain expertise with authorized connections to a community of more than 700 of the world's leading suppliers, distributors and manufacturers' representatives. An independent organization, eConnections gives electronics firms trusted, net-native solutions that minimize the complexity of the supply chains in which they operate and enable them to get the right product to the right place at the right time with the greatest efficiency. eConnections, a privately held company, is headquartered in Pasadena, Calif. For more information, please visit www.eConnections.com.