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Sterling Commerce Selects SpaceWorks OrderManager For Web-Based Customer Order Processing Service

Sterling Commerce Further Expands Its Web Commerce Offerings

COLUMBUS, OH -- May 19, 1998 -- Sterling Commerce, Inc. (NYSE: SE), a leading worldwide provider of business-to- business electronic commerce (EC) software products and value-added services, today announced an OEM agreement with SpaceWorks®, Inc., an emerging leader in extranet commerce software. Under the agreement, Sterling Commerce has licensed SpaceWorks OrderManager® V 3.0., a software application that manages order processing and fulfillment operations via the Web. Sterling Commerce has incorporated OrderManager into its COMMERCE:Interact service.

OrderManager enables COMMERCE: Interact to provide a secure Web-based catalog and customer order processing services for business-to-business transactions. COMMERCE:Interact includes Sterling Commerce's Web community management, operations management and Web site hosting services to provide tailored Web- based catalogs and order processing systems that link to a customer's back- office business systems. The addition of OrderManager will accelerate the deployment of COMMERCE:Interact for Sterling Commerce's managed service customers.

"OrderManager is one of the most well-received Internet commerce software packages in the marketplace," said Brad Sharp, president, Interchange Software Group and executive vice president, Sterling Commerce. "Its sophisticated order processing functionality adds significant depth to our suite of Web commerce solutions."

OrderManager allows customers, distributors and resellers to access specific product, pricing and inventory information, in real-time, via a Web browser. In addition, OrderManager enables organizations to automatically fulfill orders, ship products and check order status. As a result of the SpaceWorks alliance, Sterling Commerce can supply customers with faster and more efficient Web-based order processing to lower transaction costs, reduce paperwork and increase productivity.

As part of this new business relationship, SpaceWorks is offering its OrderManager customers the option to contract with Sterling Commerce for value- added services as an alternative to in-house hosting.

"We could not find a better partner than Sterling Commerce to drive our business into the new millennium," said Dave MacSwain, president and CEO of SpaceWorks. "Sterling Commerce's selection of OrderManager for the COMMERCE: Interact service sends a clear message to the marketplace about our leadership role in the fiercely competitive extranet commerce arena."

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.

About Sterling Commerce
Sterling Commerce is a leading, global provider of business-to-business electronic commerce software and value-added services. The company is ranked eighth on Forbes magazine's list of the Best-Performing Small Companies in America. Also, the Red Herring, an investment and technology publication, named Sterling Commerce as one of the five Best Long-Term Potential technology companies. Sterling Commerce has been providing electronic commerce solutions for 20 years, and has 36 office locations and more than 40 distributors worldwide. Sterling Commerce has over 40,000 customers worldwide and 2,000 employees with 1997 revenues of over $350 million. For more information, visit the Sterling Commerce Web site at www.sterlingcommerce.com or call (800) 299-4041, ext. 777.

Note to Editors: OrderManager and SpaceWorks are registered trademarks of SpaceWorks, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective holders.

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