Vastera Announces Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference Call

    DULLES, Va.--Oct. 9, 2002--Vastera, Inc. , the leading provider of solutions for Global Trade Management (GTM), today announced that it will be hosting its third quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, October 24 at 4:30 p.m. EDT.
    The call is scheduled to last one hour.
    Interested participants may access the call by dialing a toll free number in the U.S. (800) 406-5356, and a caller paid number from outside of the U.S. (913) 981-5572. The participant code for the call is 468262. Participants are asked to dial in five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
    A replay of the call will be available through October 31, by dialing a toll free number in the U.S. (888) 203-1112, and a caller paid number from outside of the U.S. (719) 457-0820. The participant code for the replay call is 468262.

    About Vastera

    Vastera is the leading provider of solutions for Global Trade Management. Its solutions including modular, web-native applications, trade management consulting and managed services, are designed to streamline the trade functions of global business.
    The foundation of these solutions is Global eContent, a comprehensive, rules-based application of country-specific trade and regulatory data, which is maintained and updated daily.
    Vastera's solutions drive quick, tangible benefits for its clients by accelerating the flow of goods through the global supply chain, and reducing the associated labor costs, third party logistics fees, inventory carrying costs, and duties. Vastera clients include: Ford, Visteon, Toshiba, Fonterra, Lucent Technologies and Nortel Networks. For more information, please visit www.vastera.com.

    This press release includes statements, which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward looking" statements which are subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in Vastera's operations and business environment.
    These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results and include, but are not limited to, Vastera's limited operating history, history of losses and anticipation of continued losses, potential volatility of quarterly operating results, the ability to successfully implement Vastera's expansion plans, risks related to the Internet, risks related to legal uncertainty and other risks which are set forth in more detail in Vastera's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, as well as other reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.