ClearCross Finalizes Ireland Trade Compliance Regulations to its Export Compliance Solution

    RESTON, Va.--Dec. 4, 2001--

Ireland, a Strategic Trade Hub for High-Technology Companies, is the
    Latest European Union Country Added to ClearCross' Global Trade
    Compliance Content

    ClearCross, the leading provider of applications and intelligent content for cross-border trade compliance and security, announced today that it has added the Irish export requirements to its leading Export Compliance Solution (ECS).
    ClearCross has chosen to add the requirements of Ireland to its ECS because there are a growing number of high-tech companies and ClearCross customers, including the Oracle Corporation, that have established operations in Ireland, making it one of the fastest growing high-tech hubs in the world.
    Since ClearCross has chosen the high technology industry as one of five core verticals, the addition of Ireland was an easy choice.
    As companies conducting global trade continue to set up operations in other countries, such as Ireland, the sets of rules from each pertinent country in which they do business must be applied to every transaction. If any transaction fails to meet the applicable standards, the entire transaction is non-compliant.
    ClearCross' ECS addresses the challenges organizations face when extending their export compliance processes to encompass European Union regulations as well as U.S. with its unique engine architecture. ECS manages the total screening of a transaction against multiple countries' regulations within the product and then sends back a multiple country compliance check to the user.
    "ClearCross has many high-tech customers that will benefit tremendously from this added trade content," says Bruce Johnson, CEO of ClearCross, Inc. "We continue to remain diligent about our commitment to provide customers with the most comprehensive trade content in the marketplace."
    Ireland is the second, following the UK, of five European Union countries that ClearCross will add to its comprehensive export compliance solution by the end of 2001.
    Corporations wanting to implement an immediate solution to meet their export compliance needs have ClearCross Fast Track as an option. The Fast Track solution for ECS is optimized for corporations looking for low-risk, comprehensive option for their cross border export compliance needs.
    This feature rich out-of-the-box offering introduces fast, affordable and guaranteed implementation, giving companies the ability to reduce their risk of non-compliance and help ensure supply chain efficiency.

    About ClearCross

    ClearCross Inc. (www.clearcross.com) is the only global technology company that provides a single knowledgebase for the planning, compliance, and documentation content needed to effectively execute - and accelerate - international trade.
    Solutions are managed to meet the specific requirements of companies competing in the chemical, energy, high-tech, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods arenas. ClearCross is also the first provider to include (M)SDS and HazMAT phrases to its solution suite.
    As the only global supply chain provider, ClearCross is uniquely positioned to support international trade requirements -with over half of its revenues from outside of the United States- and services more than 1,000 customers in 22 countries.
    ClearCross' comprehensive portfolio enables businesses to expand worldwide sales and dramatically streamline product development, fulfillment and procurement processes. ClearCross is privately held and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, USA.