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	Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide

As the consumer goods industry moves to standardize on UCCnet, UCCnet compliant systems become a critical tool for retailers and their suppliers to control supply chain costs and improve the efficiency of their trading partnerships. Partners In Sync enables alliance partners to provide integrated, collaborative commerce solutions to the expanding UCCnet community. The program certifies partners to provide best-in-class knowledge, resources and tools that enable UCCnet subscribers to implement data synchronization quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.

"Oracle is pleased to join UCCnet`s efforts to create an open cost-effective community for information exchange among trading partners in the consumer packaged goods industry," said Phil Friedman, vice president of consumer products, Oracle. "Oracle`s collaboration with UCCnet will help increase the business benefit Oracle customers that subscribe to UCCnet by providing support for integrating applications and coordinating workflow, processes and messages for item, party or location information."

"The Oracle strategy for collaborative commerce and B2B integration parallels UCCnet`s initiatives to provide a framework for the rapid expansion of the UCCnet trading community," said Mark Monaghan, director, Solution Partner Relations, UCCnet. "UCCnet Partners In Sync, such as Oracle, greatly further our goal to create a platform for shared, common product information, allowing manufacturers and retailers to focus on their core business of selling consumer goods."

UCCnet`s item registry and data synchronization services provide an open repository for item, location and trading partner capabilities and enable suppliers to communicate new or changed product data, ensuring that all trading partners are using identical, accurate and standardized item information. UCCnet users are able to considerably reduce errant purchase orders, returned shipments, reductions, logistics systems errors and associated costs throughout the supply chain. UCCnet services help retailers ensure they have the right products at the right retail locations at the right time, and enable suppliers to decrease deductions and improve speed to market for new products.

About UCCnet
UCCnet is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt neutral organization that provides item registry and data synchronization based on industry-developed standards. Through its support of global EAN*UCC standards, UCCnet delivers an open platform for collaborative commerce services, including compliance verification, synchronization of product information, registry and lifecycle management of synchronized products, user locations and user trade capabilities. As a subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council, Inc., the global standards organization, UCCnet leverages its position to enable the rapid, clear development of industry Internet standards and practices. In addition, UCCnet provides implementation methodology, allowing small, medium and large enterprises to integrate eCommerce into their business in a swift and efficient manner. For more information, visit www.UCCnet.org.

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About Oracle9i Application Server
Oracle solves the IT challenge of integrating fragmented middleware products to run an e-business by providing one product that can replace more than 12 separate point products from other vendors. Oracle9i Application Server features full J2EE and XML support, built-in enterprise portal software, high-speed caching, business intelligence, rapid application development, application and business integration, Web services and more, all in one package. With Oracle`s lightweight J2EE engine and extended caching capabilities, companies can save on infrastructure costs by scaling with software instead of hardware. Oracle9iApplication Server Release 2 is a single integrated product and designed to lower the total cost of ownership to develop, deploy, and operate Applications.

About Oracle
Oracle is the world`s largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our web site at www.oracle.com.

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