Celarix and NextLinx Partner to Offer Most Comprehensive International Trade Logistics Solution

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SILVER SPRING, Md.
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2001--

Celarix to Resell and Host NextLinx' Import and Export Compliance Solutions Celarix, Inc., dedicated to bringing real customers Web-centric collaborative technology to improve the global supply chain, and NextLinx Corporation, a leading global trade management solutions provider, today announced an extensive partnership and agreement that will expand Celarix' logistics management services to include NextLinx' regulatory compliance offering.

Under this agreement, Celarix will re-sell, host and fully integrate NextLinx' Global Manager(TM), the industry's most comprehensive solution for automating import and export compliance processes, documentation and content.

``NextLinx is clearly a leader in global trade management and we are pleased to offer our customers this proven solution,'' said Evan Schumacher, chief executive officer of Celarix. ``By expanding our logistics solution with a best-in-class regulatory compliance and landed cost offering, our customers will be able to automate their complex import and export processes, access the most accurate regulatory compliance content and determine the total landed cost of supply chain movements. With global visibility fully integrated with the trade management process, from order creation through final delivery, our customers can mitigate the risk of fines, shipment delays and the potential seizure of goods -- this is especially important for our customers in retail, consumer electronics and high-tech, who expect significant reductions in cost and cycle times through better international trade management.''

The Celarix solution will promote the smooth, uninterrupted flow of product through customs by making information readily available and streamlining all the necessary trade documentation to accompany a customer's cargo in transit. Built specifically for global organizations, NextLinx Global Manager sets the industry standard by providing the scalability to process up to 10 million transactions a day. Global Manager accesses NextLinx' Global Knowledge, the most comprehensive and up-to-date trade content available today, over the Internet, for regulatory information for shipping products between countries representing over 98 percent of world trade. Only Global Knowledge supplies information on current trade regulations, all duties and governmental charges, documentation and landed costs for all product classifications for each country, including all 99 chapters of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) with an average of 19,000 classifications per country.

``We are very pleased to power the regulatory compliance solution for Celarix, a leader in global logistics,'' said Rajiv Uppal, chief executive officer for NextLinx. ``Our strategy is to offer a broad solution which meets the regulatory trade needs of different businesses, and to partner with leading companies to bring our solution to their markets. Our combined NextLinx and Celarix solution will set a new standard of excellence for international trade logistics by simplifying and accelerating the movement of goods across borders.''

About NextLinx Corporation

NextLinx Corporation is a leading global trade management solution provider, founded in 1994 by Rajiv Uppal and headquartered in Silver Spring, MD. NextLinx powers global trade by simplifying and accelerating the buying, selling and shipping of products globally. NextLinx offers Global TradePlace(TM), a web-based collaborative environment for managing global trade, Global Knowledge(TM), the most comprehensive global trade content available, and Global Manager(TM), its product suite designed to meet the needs of any business. NextLinx solutions allow users to calculate total landed costs, comply with governmental trade regulations and manage exports and imports from any location via the Internet. With a reputation for technical leadership, reliability and client satisfaction, NextLinx' prestigious list of customers includes FedEx, Cisco Systems, 3Com, Fairchild Semiconductor, Rockwell Automation, Quantum, Sotheby's, ShipChem, Boeing and Qualcomm. Additional information about NextLinx can be obtained at http://www.nextlinx.com.

About Celarix

Based in Cambridge, Mass., Celarix, Inc.was founded in August 1998 by experts from the supply chain, logistics, technology and transportation industries. By leveraging decades of logistics experience, Celarix brings real customers Web-centric collaborative technology to improve the global supply chain, whether they're moving products across the street or around the globe. Celarix provides a single, centralized logistics solution, delivered over the Web. The company offers applications that enable customers to connect with their supply chain partners, manage their logistics activities, analyze their logistics network performance, and procure and sell transportation through the latest messaging technologies - ultimately providing retailers, manufacturers, distributors, carriers, freight forwarders and other trading partners with the information they need to improve customer service and profitability.