ots Ad hoc-Service: DCI Datab. Commerce Ind. <DE0005295307> DCI AG provides enabling technologies for Hewlett Packard\047s b2b e-commerce platform

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The second largest IT company in the world, Hewlett Packard, today
announced that it will be leveraging DCI AG's market- leading trading
solutions to enable its e-commerce vision. HP is set to become a VIP
First Class member of the DCI e-commerce portal on 1 April 2000. DCI
Database for Commerce and Industry AG is leading the German market in
driving innovative Web-centric trading solutions. It is poised to
become a key player in the global electronic marketplace. In
acknowledgement of its rapid growth prospects, DCI was admitted to
the Frankfurt "Neuer Markt" Stock Exchange on 13 March.

Some 50,000 HP corporate customers will be deploying DCI products
in the wake of HP's decision. The DCI TradeManager trading solution
is a fast, effective way for customers to check the latest price and
product information offline. Once users have found what they are
looking for, they can order it online through Germany's largest b2b
marketplace for IT/telecom products, the DCI WebTradeCenter. As soon
as the DCI tools have been successfully implemented throughout
Germany, HP hopes to expand its alliance with DCI to include the rest
of Europe.

HP will be distributing its product catalogue to some 50,000
corporate customers throughout Germany via the TradeManager CD. This
electronic catalogue provides fast, effortless access to HP price and
product information. Prospective buyers can check out the latest
products, compare prices and delivery terms and order directly
online. Once online, users can also update the catalogue at the click
of a mouse or they can drop in to the DCI WebTradeCenter
(www.webtradecenter.de) and submit a purchase request. The request is
relayed to several thousand dealers who tender offers by email, fax
or phone. The buyer simply selects the best offer and orders online.

DCI TradeManager is also the ideal platform for post- sales
business. Ordering office supplies such as printer cartridges could
not be easier or faster.

Bernd Bischoff, General Manager and Vice President of Commercial
Customer Organisation at Hewlett Packard, sees the alliance with DCI
as a strategic step. "We anticipate a marked increase in online sales
here in Germany. It stands to reason DCI means our customers have a
fast, convenient and efficient online shopping facility." If this new
sales and marketing strategy is successful in Germany, the HP Group
plans to roll out the DCI software across Europe.

About DCI:

DCI Database for Commerce and Industry AG has been pioneering b2b
developments in the fast-growing e- commerce market since 1993. In
acknowledgement of its rapid growth prospects, DCI was admitted to
the Frankfurt "Neuer Markt" Stock Exchange in March 2000. DCI is in
the process of revolutionising electronic trade by networking all
market players in a virtual marketplace. The DCI online trading
community is built on patent-protected, Internetenabled database
technologies. The DCI WebTradeCenter provides an independent trading
platform that automatically synchronises supply and demand in the
fast-expanding b2b segment. This portal creates maximum market and
price transparency. With some 290,000 products and 26,000 dealers, it
is already positioned as the largest Internet marketplace in Germany.
The WebTradeCenter brokers an average monthly turnover of approx. DM
50 million.

Trade through the DCI WebTradeCenter is amazingly simple and
efficient. Electronic purchase requests are automatically relayed to
prospective suppliers, who submit offers that are returned to the
buyer in a standardised format. This effectively reverses the
traditional trading mechanism as supply is now buyer- driven.

DCI's intelligent technologies standardise product and price
information from a variety of catalogues to deliver an unprecedented
depth of information. Customers benefit from the speed and cost
savings of online shopping, not to mention the host of complementary
value-added services and marketing tools offered by DCI.

For more information on DCI: 
   DCI Database for Commerce and Industry AG 
   Public and Investor Relations
   Eva Weber 
   Enzianstr. 6
   82319 Starnberg Germany

Telephone: +49 / 81 51/2 65-3 63 Fax: +49 / 81 51/2 65-5 01
   E-mail:  presse@dci.de;  investorrelations@dci.de 
   Internet: www.dci.de or www.webtradecenter.de

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