Noochee Solutions and Active Software Provide Rapid e-Business Solutions to the Telecommunications Industry.

Business/Technology Editors

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000--

Combined Solution Enables Telecommunications Providers to Sell and

Configure Products and Services to Customers Over the Internet

Noochee Solutions, Inc., formerly known as DMW Worldwide, Inc., a provider of leading-edge Internet infrastructure and application software, and Active Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASWX), a leading provider of e-Business infrastructure software products, today announced a strategic partnership to provide rapid e-Business solutions to the telecommunications industry.

The combined solution will enable telecommunications providers to rapidly link their sales, customer care and e-commerce operations to sell and configure products and services to customers over the Internet. By providing a seamless flow of information across all customer touch points, businesses can more efficiently manage their operations and increase customer relationship management capabilities.

"Speed and agility are key competencies in the New World Economy," said Frank Ricotta, president and CEO of Noochee Solutions. "Working with Active Software to accelerate implementation time and extend functionality, we can increase a customer's ability to implement new business models and respond quickly to hyper-competitive market pressures. Active Software is a proven leader in providing a fast path to e-Business by integrating robust multi-vendor solutions, and together we are offering customers a significant competitive advantage on a global scale."

"Today's e-Business environment challenges companies with unlimited opportunity and unrelenting change. In the global telecommunication market, successful companies must be able to embrace both dynamics," said Jim Green, chairman and CEO of Active Software. "Our partnership with Noochee enables leading edge companies to respond to shifting customer demands and fluid business requirements by providing a fast and reliable solution for e-Business deployments."

Noochee/Active Software Solution

Under terms of the agreement, Noochee Solutions and Active Software will work together to develop and market end-to-end e-Business solutions based on Noochee's SmartMarket software and Active Software's ActiveWorks(TM) Integration System. As part of the partnership, they will develop and market the SmartMarket Adapter for Noochee's SmartMarket application. The SmartMarket application enables telecommunications service providers to sell and configure solutions directly and indirectly to customers using the Internet. The powerful SmartMarket product catalog enables simple to complex services to be created online. Using this Adapter, these service orders can be integrated with back-end order management, inventory and billing applications. The end result is an end-to-end flow-through provisioning and customer care solution for telecommunications service providers enabling:

--Faster delivery and implementation of services for customers.

--A complete view of the customer order process and status.

--Management of complex, multi-vendor orders.

The SmartMarket Adapter will be available from Noochee in Q2 of 2000.

SmartMarket

SmartMarket by Noochee is a powerful e-Business marketing application that combines interactive selling in both Internet storefront and call center environments, with an intelligent master product catalog, and powerful integration with supply chain and fulfillment systems. SmartMarket gives e-Business merchants the ability to acquire customers, win business and build loyalty in a true flow-through environment.

Active Software's ActiveWorks Integration System Release 4.0

ActiveWorks 4.0 is the only e-Business solution of its kind to offer a flexible, scalable and reusable platform that enables customers to quickly become e-Businesses by linking their front-office, back-office, supply chain and e-commerce operations. This 4th generation Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) technology offers InterActions, Intelligent Adapters and Visual Design Tools, all of which will help accelerate a company's time to market.

About Active Software, Inc.

Founded in 1995, Active Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASWX) is a leading provider of e-Business infrastructure software products. Active Software's e-Business platform, the ActiveWorks Integration System, automates end-to-end business processes both within the enterprise and with B2B trading partners and customers across the Internet. Active Software has more than 160 customers in industries such as telecommunications, financial services, government, technology, utilities, distribution, manufacturing and transportation. Active Software is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.activesw.com.

About Noochee Solutions, Inc.

Noochee Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as DMW Worldwide) is an Internet infrastructure and application software company, providing market support solutions for the converging Internet merchandising, communications and content provider industries. The company is privately held and has more than 150 employees worldwide. Noochee has global headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO, and can be found online at www.noochee.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, Active Software's limited operating history; potential fluctuations in operating results; delays in development or shipment of the Company's products; the Company's substantial dependence on its ActiveWorks software products; the uncertain market acceptance of e-Business integration software products; the Company's need to expand its sales and distribution channels; the Company's reliance on system integrators and other strategic relationships, as well as applications made by third parties; and the introduction of new products or services by major competitors. These and other risk factors are described in detail in the Company's prospectus dated August 12, 1999, in its Form 10-Q for the quarter that ended September 30, 1999 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Noochee Solutions logo is a registered trademark of Noochee Solutions, Inc. SmartMarket and SmartComp are trademarks of Noochee Solutions, Inc. The Active Software logo, Active Software and ActiveWorks, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Active Software Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.