ATLANTA, GA, PLEASANTON and PALO ALTO, CA - ForestExpress, the global business-to-business electronic marketplace for the forest products industry Commerce One Inc. (NASDAQ: CMRC), the leader in global e-commerce solutions for business and SAPMarkets Inc., the SAP AG (NYSE ADR: SAP) subsidiary dedicated to creating and powering globally interconnected business-to-business marketplaces, today announced a strategic partnership to develop sophisticated purchasing and selling activities across the ForestExpress e-marketplace. The open technology platform and global footprint provided by Commerce One and SAPMarkets will strengthen ForestExpress' reach as a worldwide, independent e-commerce marketplace serving the forest products industry. "The strategic relationship between Commerce One and SAPMarkets greatly attracted ForestExpress," said Keith Russell, ForestExpress CEO. "Commerce One and SAPMarkets' joint e-marketplace solution, MarketSetTM will seamlessly link ForestExpress buyers and suppliers and enhance business relationships and profitability." "SAPMarkets' sophisticated applications and deep industry knowledge coupled with Commerce One, the industry leader in web-based procurement and state of the art marketplace platform, enhances our partnership and will deliver rich functionality to the industry," said Bob Renner, ForestExpress Chief Technology Officer. "We believe their combination provides ForestExpress with the best of both worlds." ForestExpress is a forest products consortium led by founding partners including Weyerhaeuser, Georgia-Pacific Corp., International Paper and The Mead Corporation, leaders in the $400 billion forest products industry. "These visionary companies have recognized the dramatic impact e-commerce can have on the forest products industry and we're pleased Commerce One & SAPMarkets are part of their effort," said Mark Hoffman, chairman and CEO of Commerce One. "We believe that ForestExpress further exemplifies the power of the Commerce One and SAPMarkets alliance and our joint efforts to move the world's business onto the worldwide Web." ForestExpress participants are expected to benefit from reduced cycle times, lower inventories and reduced transaction costs. According to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, online transactions in the forest products industry will result in a long-term cost reduction of five percent and by 2003, the volume of online transactions will equal 30 percent. Through participation, suppliers will enjoy seamless interfaces with buyers, exposure to new markets and more standardized processes. Buyers will gain access to new suppliers and enjoy a streamlined supply chain process and lower operating costs. "Our applications provide ForestExpress with far-reaching capabilities to improve marketplace adoption and increased efficiency," said Mayur Shah, president, SAPMarkets Inc. "We are proud to be part of the alliance that delivers these groundbreaking functionalities to ForestExpress." MarketSet is the comprehensive e-marketplace solution suite that combines Commerce One's leading e-marketplace infrastructure and leading business services with e-procurement, supply chain management, collaborative design and analysis e-services from SAP AG and SAPMarkets Inc. Based on open, XML-based standards, MarketSet is open to multiple buying and selling application on-ramps and multiple business service providers, enabling market markers to quickly connect buyers and suppliers and rapidly drive liquidity through their e-marketplaces. About ForestExpress ForestExpress, a neutral global business-to-business electronic marketplace for the forest products industry, will bring significant value to the entire forest products industry with reduced costs, improved market transparency and an increased breadth of buyers and sellers. ForestExpress will offer buyers and sellers within the forest products industry access to purchase or sell building materials, printing and writing papers, recovered fiber and timber. The forest products e-market will debut in the fourth quarter of 2000. Leading equity partners include Georgia-Pacific Corp., International Paper, Weyerhaeuser Co. and Mead. ForestExpress is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit ForestExpress at www.forestexpress.com.