Commerce One Global Services Signs Deal With Naval Sea Systems Command To Launch First Government Private E-Marketplace
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2001--
Industry Heavyweights CSC, IBM and Exostar Team Up With Commerce
One to Develop Private E-Marketplace for Navy Services Contracts
Commerce One, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMRC), the leader in global e-marketplace solutions for business, today announced that it has been awarded a contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Support Services Acquisition Program Office to develop a private e-marketplace to support its Multiple Award Contract (MAC) program. The private e-marketplace will allow for planning, awarding and monitoring of all professional support services, as well as capturing business intelligence for improved decision making, acquisition planning and funds management.
Commerce One Global Services intends to help companies and government agencies plan, build, implement and operate both public and private e-marketplaces, as well as provide on-ramps to buyers and sellers looking to participate in any e-marketplace.
NAVSEA anticipates that the MAC program will manage between $200-300 million a year in Services contracts. The private e-marketplace is being developed for NAVSEA to improve efficiency within the professional support services acquisition process. This is the first government private e-marketplace that focuses on automating acquisition of Services contracts. Its implementation is part of the NAVSEA's Contract Effectiveness Working Group objective of savings $250 million between 2001-2005.
Commerce One is the prime contractor and will provide the necessary infrastructure to run the private e-marketplace. "Creating private e-marketplaces is not just about connecting buyers and sellers, it's about opening new lines of communication and increasing collaboration for a community," said Bob Kimmitt, vice chairman and president, Commerce One. "Working closely with CSC, IBM and Exostar, we expect that this private e-marketplace will provide NAVSEA with a mechanism to lower their contracts management costs and improve their decision making processes."
"We saw the potential for a private e-marketplace and how we could benefit, but we realized that the most important task would be to select the right industry partners to implement such a program," said Captain Huff, NAVSEA. "The key was to select a team of industry leaders who had proven expertise in developing e-marketplaces, robust Commercial Off the Shelf e-business applications, and ability to integrate Navy backend systems. The combination of Commerce One, CSC, IBM and Exostar represents the best value to the Navy."
CSC will help customize this private Navy e-marketplace by providing legacy system integration, supply chain consulting services, and Navy procurement process expertise. "NAVSEA is undergoing a major transformation in how it does business and the creation of a private e-marketplace will allow the Navy to reduce costs by managing its Services contracts more efficiently," said Maurice Gauthier, vice president, CSC's Advanced Marine Center. "The Navy has very high expectations of this functionality, and the team of Commerce One, CSC, IBM and Exostar is prepared and committed to meet them."
IBM will contribute its e-business consulting services. "IBM looks forward to bringing the NAVSEA team our expertise in e-commerce, e-procurement, along with our extensive commercial expertise in procurement reengineering," said James Boyer, IBM project executive.
Exostar Aerospace/Defense exchange will serve as the connection between NAVSEA MAC Portal and the MAC Services contractors. "Exostar is very pleased to be working with Commerce One, CSC, and IBM to lay the foundation of a new ecosystem for the Naval Sea Systems Command," said Andy Plyler, CEO of Exostar. "Through the integration of private and public e-marketplaces, we intend to deliver a new level of efficiency across the supply chain and we are very excited to be part of this program."
About Commerce
One Commerce One is the e-marketplace company. Through its software, services and Global Trading Web of interconnected business communities, Commerce One enables worldwide commerce on the Internet. With headquarters in Pleasanton, California and offices around the world, Commerce One can be reached by phone at 800/308-3838 or 925/520-6000 or via the Internet at www.commerceone.com.
Forward Looking Statements
The foregoing paragraphs include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning the e-business consulting services to be provided by Commerce One Global Services and the expected benefits to be gained by NAVSEA as a result thereof, including lowered contracts management costs and improved efficiency in decision making processes. Any statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "should", "will" and similar expressions as they relate to Commerce One are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Commerce One, and all forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, the risk that the services provided may not meet user expectations, the extent of customer adoption and utilization of the services provided, actual efficiencies and economies of scale may not be as pronounced as those anticipated, general economic conditions, and intense and increasing competition in the market. For a discussion of these and other risk factors that could affect Commerce One's business, see "Risk Factors" in Commerce One's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.
Note to Editors: Commerce One, Many Markets. One Source. Global Trading Web, Commerce One.net, BuySite, MarketSite, Global Trading Platform, Common Business Library, XML Development Kit, XML Commerce Connector, MarketSite Builder, and SupplyOrder are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Commerce One, Inc. Enterprise Buyer and MarketSet are trademarks of Commerce One, Inc., SAP AG, and SAPMarkets. All other company, product, and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Commerce One, Pleasanton
Rob Goodman, 925/520-5082
rob.goodman@commerceone.com
or
The Horn Group, Inc.
Alexia Morici, 415/905-4000
amorici@horngroup.com
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2001--
Industry Heavyweights CSC, IBM and Exostar Team Up With Commerce
One to Develop Private E-Marketplace for Navy Services Contracts
Commerce One, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMRC), the leader in global e-marketplace solutions for business, today announced that it has been awarded a contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Support Services Acquisition Program Office to develop a private e-marketplace to support its Multiple Award Contract (MAC) program. The private e-marketplace will allow for planning, awarding and monitoring of all professional support services, as well as capturing business intelligence for improved decision making, acquisition planning and funds management.
Commerce One Global Services intends to help companies and government agencies plan, build, implement and operate both public and private e-marketplaces, as well as provide on-ramps to buyers and sellers looking to participate in any e-marketplace.
NAVSEA anticipates that the MAC program will manage between $200-300 million a year in Services contracts. The private e-marketplace is being developed for NAVSEA to improve efficiency within the professional support services acquisition process. This is the first government private e-marketplace that focuses on automating acquisition of Services contracts. Its implementation is part of the NAVSEA's Contract Effectiveness Working Group objective of savings $250 million between 2001-2005.
Commerce One is the prime contractor and will provide the necessary infrastructure to run the private e-marketplace. "Creating private e-marketplaces is not just about connecting buyers and sellers, it's about opening new lines of communication and increasing collaboration for a community," said Bob Kimmitt, vice chairman and president, Commerce One. "Working closely with CSC, IBM and Exostar, we expect that this private e-marketplace will provide NAVSEA with a mechanism to lower their contracts management costs and improve their decision making processes."
"We saw the potential for a private e-marketplace and how we could benefit, but we realized that the most important task would be to select the right industry partners to implement such a program," said Captain Huff, NAVSEA. "The key was to select a team of industry leaders who had proven expertise in developing e-marketplaces, robust Commercial Off the Shelf e-business applications, and ability to integrate Navy backend systems. The combination of Commerce One, CSC, IBM and Exostar represents the best value to the Navy."
CSC will help customize this private Navy e-marketplace by providing legacy system integration, supply chain consulting services, and Navy procurement process expertise. "NAVSEA is undergoing a major transformation in how it does business and the creation of a private e-marketplace will allow the Navy to reduce costs by managing its Services contracts more efficiently," said Maurice Gauthier, vice president, CSC's Advanced Marine Center. "The Navy has very high expectations of this functionality, and the team of Commerce One, CSC, IBM and Exostar is prepared and committed to meet them."
IBM will contribute its e-business consulting services. "IBM looks forward to bringing the NAVSEA team our expertise in e-commerce, e-procurement, along with our extensive commercial expertise in procurement reengineering," said James Boyer, IBM project executive.
Exostar Aerospace/Defense exchange will serve as the connection between NAVSEA MAC Portal and the MAC Services contractors. "Exostar is very pleased to be working with Commerce One, CSC, and IBM to lay the foundation of a new ecosystem for the Naval Sea Systems Command," said Andy Plyler, CEO of Exostar. "Through the integration of private and public e-marketplaces, we intend to deliver a new level of efficiency across the supply chain and we are very excited to be part of this program."
About Commerce
One Commerce One is the e-marketplace company. Through its software, services and Global Trading Web of interconnected business communities, Commerce One enables worldwide commerce on the Internet. With headquarters in Pleasanton, California and offices around the world, Commerce One can be reached by phone at 800/308-3838 or 925/520-6000 or via the Internet at www.commerceone.com.
Forward Looking Statements
The foregoing paragraphs include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning the e-business consulting services to be provided by Commerce One Global Services and the expected benefits to be gained by NAVSEA as a result thereof, including lowered contracts management costs and improved efficiency in decision making processes. Any statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "should", "will" and similar expressions as they relate to Commerce One are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Commerce One, and all forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, the risk that the services provided may not meet user expectations, the extent of customer adoption and utilization of the services provided, actual efficiencies and economies of scale may not be as pronounced as those anticipated, general economic conditions, and intense and increasing competition in the market. For a discussion of these and other risk factors that could affect Commerce One's business, see "Risk Factors" in Commerce One's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.
Note to Editors: Commerce One, Many Markets. One Source. Global Trading Web, Commerce One.net, BuySite, MarketSite, Global Trading Platform, Common Business Library, XML Development Kit, XML Commerce Connector, MarketSite Builder, and SupplyOrder are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Commerce One, Inc. Enterprise Buyer and MarketSet are trademarks of Commerce One, Inc., SAP AG, and SAPMarkets. All other company, product, and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Commerce One, Pleasanton
Rob Goodman, 925/520-5082
rob.goodman@commerceone.com
or
The Horn Group, Inc.
Alexia Morici, 415/905-4000
amorici@horngroup.com
