Seasoned software executive to drive product direction and development of leading electronics industry supply chain network solutions

Pasadena, CA – April 8, 2002 – eConnections, the leading provider of extended supply chain intelligence solutions for the electronics industry, announced today that Kai Mildenberger has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer.

Prior to eConnections, Mildenberger was CTO at Access360, a provider of policy-based provisioning products and services, where he was responsible for research and development. While at Access360, he also managed the company's enterprise product, and guided all of the company’s related engineering, planning and infrastructure development, as well as the company’s joint managed services offering with VeriSign, Inc.

Before Access360, Mildenberger was Senior Vice President, Development for Opus360 Corporation, responsible for managing the company’s entire product line. Opus360 acquired PeopleMover, Inc., where he was CTO. Prior to that, he was VP of Development and Technology for GLOVIA. Also, early in his career, Mildenberger founded IDEA Software and Consulting GmbH, which later merged with Computer Associates. Mildenberger became General Manager and Senior VP for Computer Associates, managing all of the company’s ERP products worldwide.

“Kai’s extensive engineering background, coupled with his proven supply chain experience adds a unique dimension to the eConnections executive team,” said Rob Rodin, eConnections chairman and CEO. “Kai will play a pivotal role in delivering on our vision of seamless collaboration across the extended electronics supply chain, and providing mission critical solutions that address the inefficiencies inherent in today’s complex inter-business processes.”

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 supply chain services that combine embedded domain expertise with authorized connections to a community of more than 1,500 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.