For Immediate Release:
 

BFGoodrich Performance Materials Licenses SpaceWorks OrderManager® for Business-to-Business Web Commerce

Rockville, MD -- August 21, 2000 -- SpaceWorks, Inc.®, a leading business-to-business (B2B) sell-side Web commerce software company, today announced that BFGoodrich Performance Materials, the specialty chemicals business of The BFGoodrich Company (NYSE: GR), has licensed SpaceWorks OrderManager to establish a B2B Web-based sales channel.

BFGoodrich Performance Materials will utilize OrderManager to facilitate real- time sales transactions with its numerous global manufacturing clients including leading producers of textiles, consumer and plastic products. OrderManager will enable Performance Materials' business customers to place orders for a variety of specialty chemicals and polymers such as adhesives and coatings, specialty plastics and polymeric additives, 24x7, with up-to-the- minute order tracking, inventory look-up, account history and shipment tracking. The SpaceWorks-enabled e-Business site will replace manual, phone, and paper-based ordering processes, giving business customers direct, Web-based access to key product, pricing and account information.

"In our business -- speed and efficiency are top priorities and SpaceWorks has given us the ability to achieve these goals while simultaneously opening up new revenue opportunities," stated Todd Nelson, Director of Global Information Technology for BFGoodrich Performance Materials. "With their focus on the Global 2000 marketplace, domain expertise in the B2B space and in our industry, we couldn't have picked a better e-Business partner than SpaceWorks."

"SpaceWorks OrderManager will give BFGoodrich Performance Materials the ability to shorten product delivery cycles and potentially realize expanded revenue streams," according to SpaceWorks President and CEO, Dave MacSwain. "Our goal is to give BFGoodrich Performance Materials a true competitive advantage on the Web, putting our B2B know-how to work for them."

About SpaceWorks
SpaceWorks, Inc.® drives billions in B2B revenue today for Global 2000 manufacturers, distributors and supplier-driven marketplaces. SpaceWorks industrial-strength application, the Web BusinessManager Suite, automates all the mission-critical activities involved in B2B selling, including ordering, marketing, billing and more. The solution integrates with back-end systems, e-Marketplaces and customer procurement networks to enable real-time, revenue-generating transactions. SpaceWorks clients include Avaya, BF Goodrich, GE Aircraft Engines, and Maytag Corporation, among others. Alliance partners include PricewaterhouseCoopers, webMethods, Commerce One and more. Additional information is available at www.spaceworks.com.

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