Gloucester, Mass., June 23, 2004 — TradeStone Software, a pioneering leader in collaborative e-sourcing software, today announced its inclusion in the 2004 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, a prestigious listing that identifies the top industry vendors providing solutions and services that enable global supply chain transformation.

Criteria for selection to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 include: demonstration that vendors will be around for the long-term, that they have relevant industry knowledge and expertise, that they address specific pain points in the supply chain, that they can demonstrate a return on investment for their customers and are continuing to drive innovation in their solutions and service offerings.

"It's a great honor to be recognized for developing a better way to conduct business across borders," said Sue Welch, CEO of TradeStone Software. "With a seasoned management team in place and a collective track record of delivering many industry firsts, we are pleased to have now delivered the industry's first composite e-sourcing application. Leading global retailers like The Children's Place and American Eagle Outfitters are already benefiting from our approach and innovation."

"TradeStone Software is a great example of a solutions provider that is helping to lead the way in streamlining international trade and optimizing companies' sourcing strategies," said Supply & Demand Chain Executive Editor Andrew K. Reese. "We included TradeStone in our list of top solutions providers because the company has continued to build up its customer base, build out its offerings and solidify its reputation for offering innovative and effective e-sourcing software."

The 2004 program is the third-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100. Companies featured on the list will be spotlighted in the magazine's June/July 2004 issue and on the Web at www.sdcexec.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is a bi-monthly business magazine aimed at uniting the intelligence, news and tools necessary to steer the supply and demand chain management professional and business executive through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain management. With hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies, Supply & Demand Chain Executive will uncover each aspect of the new supply and demand chain to keep readers on the leading edge, the frontline and the profit zone.

About TradeStone's SteppingStones Suite
TradeStone's SteppingStones Suite delivers the most rapidly deployable, functionally-rich e-sourcing technology to the global sourcing market. It is based on 20 years of development that marries technology with deep domain expertise. Built upon the latest Web Services technology, SteppingStones supports all the key functional areas of international buying and selling – the Request for Quote (RFQ) process, order management, track-and-trace visibility, compliance certainty and payment processing. Conveniently accessed through a Web browser, SteppingStones requires no up-front training for companies and their suppliers and is the first and only composite application for the global sourcing market that works on either a stand-alone basis or can be layered into an application mix to fill global gaps.

About TradeStone Software, Inc.
TradeStone Software enables retailers and manufacturers to plan, design, collaborate on and purchase goods from across the world as easily as from across the street. TradeStone's Unified Buying Engine uses Web services technology to layer across an organization's existing infrastructure while its modular software fills in buying process gaps to provide a single view, access and interaction across the entire procurement process. The first and only complete solution for global sourcing, product lifecycle management, and unified order management, TradeStone's intuitive "No Training" technology helps people throughout the supply chain to collaborate globally, enabling users to focus on speeding innovative products to market. Marquee customers include American Eagle Outfitters, The Children's Place, Deutsche Woolworth, Ocean State Job Lot, Pacific Alliance and Federated Department Stores. TradeStone Software is based in Gloucester, Mass. and can be found on the Web at www.TradeStoneSoftware.com.

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TradeStone Software
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