CombineNet Named as Leader of Innovation on Supply & Demand Chain Executive's '100' List

CombineNet Delivering the "Next Wave" in Innovative Supply Chain Technology

PITTSBURGH, PA — July 30, 2008

CombineNet, the leading provider of advanced sourcing and optimization technologies, announced today that Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine has recognized CombineNet as one of the 2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100. This annual award is given to those companies who help drive supply chain innovation by providing their customers/clients with unique software, solutions and/or services that address those clients' primary current and future supply chain challenges.

Our goal with this year's '100' is to highlight a broad range of solutions and services targeted at a variety of industries, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes, and assisting in the transformation of a diverse mix of the functions that make up the supply chain," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Therefore, our judging committee looked for solutions across a variety of industries, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes, and assisting in the transformation of a diverse mix of the functions that make up the supply chain."

CombineNet is introducing the "next wave" in supply chain innovation by providing technology that transforms the way sourcing and supply decisions are made, enabling companies to take a more strategic approach to sourcing to better respond to economic and market conditions and achieve corporate goals. Companies adopting CombineNet's Advanced Sourcing Technologies can make supply chain decisions that model all the dimensions of a sourcing or supply problem to evaluate the cost impact of their decisions and understand their total cost of ownership.

Receiving the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 award for 2008 is an honor and an extraordinary achievement," said Tony Bonidy, CEO of CombineNet. "Being named one of the top '100' reflects how driven CombineNet is towards creating best practices that enable leading companies to outpace their competition by discovering and implementing innovative business processes and technologies."

CombineNet will be featured in the cover story of the June/July 2008 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive, as well as online at www.SDCExec.com/SDCE100.

About CombineNet

CombineNet, the advanced sourcing technology company, helps companies achieve the absolute best value and lowest total cost of ownership for goods and services. CombineNet's Advanced Sourcing Application Platform enables companies to engage in Expressive Commerce™, the strategic sourcing initiative that allows buyers and sellers to communicate supply and demand more expressively, collaboratively and strategically. The result is a win-win for both buyer and supplier, where greater innovation and efficiency are driven into the supply chain. CombineNet's ASAP consistently produces 10, 15, even 20 percent greater actual cost savings than other e-sourcing solutions, and has delivered more than 45x ROI for the largest businesses in the world including General Mills, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Siemens and others. For more information, visit www.combinenet.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

Media Contacts:

Greg Holt
CombineNet Inc.
Director of Marketing
Phone: 412.471.8200
gholt@combinenet.com