As e -commerce users
continue to adopt industry-accepted PIDX standards in greater numbers,
the OFS Portal Transaction Messaging Service has in place a routing
framework for a low-cost, simple and scaleable solution for our
members to exchange information and data with their trading partners, "
he added. Membership is open to any
oilfield supplier with activities in the upstream oil and gas sector., GXS provides sales and support
to businesses and their partners worldwide. Actual
results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes
in global political, economic, business , competitive, market and
regulatory factors. The program will allow John Crane, the
acknowledged technology leader and the world's largest manufacturer of
mechanical sealing products, to communicate and manage forecasts and
shipments with its suppliers. These products are sold widely into rotating
equipment applications in Petroleum, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Pulp +
Paper, Power Generation , Food + Beverage, Mining + Minerals,
Transportation, Industrial, Water + Waste, Refrigeration, Automotive ,
and Appliance markets.

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Houston-based OFS Portal was formed in 2000 by a group of large,
diverse upstream suppliers with the common objective of facilitating
secure, cost-effective e-commerce solutions between sellers and buyers
of upstream oil and gas products and services. "We wanted an automated ,
affordable solution for communicating information such as forecasts
and changes with our small to medium size suppliers. OLV easily provides that cost-effective connectivity and
centralized source of information and control that simply cannot be
achieved through traditional means such as the manual exchange of
emails, faxes and phone calls. For more information, visit www. These factors include technological developments,
customer demand, trading partner participation and network
availability .

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Other benefits of utilizing OFS Portal's Transaction Messaging
Service and GXS Advantage Services include:

Reduced implementation costs through shared infrastructure,
freeing up resources to focus on core initiatives instead of
implementing and maintaining new hardware and software

An all-in-one solution to route, transform, operate, monitor
and track messages while connecting with all trading partners

A single connection to an OFS Portal-member/supplier's IT
system has the potential to provide access to any upstream oil
and gas company . OFS Portal operates with a non-profit
objective.

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OFS Portal delivers
cost-effective ways to make eCommerce a reality for both buyers and
sellers and works with global standards organizations to converge or
develop open and non-proprietary eCommerce standards for use in the
upstream oil and gas industry. The solution will also bring together John Crane's
internal Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with its Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI) and non-EDI compliant suppliers.gxs.

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HOUSTON + GAITHERSBURG, Md. These factors include technological developments,
customer demand, trading partner participation and network
availability. At the same time
we were looking to provide our buyers and planners with detailed
visibility across all suppliers regardless of EDI or Web-based
formats.

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We believe we have now
solved that problem.

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----GXS, a leading
provider of B2B e-commerce solutions, today announced that John Crane
has selected the company to provide a full-service outsourcing and
supplier portal program.

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In addition, GXS
Advantage Services provide customers the B2B expertise to deliver
world-class B2B program management, trading community management and
customer support.
These statements are based on management's current expectations and
are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances .

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OFS Portal Selects GXS B2B Outsourcing Solutions to Provide Oil and Gas Transaction Services; GXS Provides Secure Management of OFS Portal's Message Routing an

The OLV solution, an online supplier portal and an integrated part
of the GXS Trading Grid(SM), will provide John Crane's internal buyers
and planners, as well as its external suppliers, with online
forecasts, acknowledgements and electronic shipment notice creation
and visibility.

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"Because of the dynamic nature of John Crane's business and our
long history with GXS, the OLV solution made sense for us," said Guy
Hagen, purchasing manager for John Crane.

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As a part of the GXS Trading Grid(SM) platform, GXS Advantage
Services offer the technical infrastructure to conduct a global B2B
program, including data translation, transaction visibility, systems
administration and robust reporting capabilities.
"GXS has a proven track record of providing fast, efficient
messaging services to a variety of industries around the world with
unmatched reliability," said Le Sage. OFS Portal
provides a safe, secure solution to the often expensive complications
arising as a result of the vastly different electronic data protocols
in use today in the electronic marketplace. Actual
results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes
in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and
regulatory factors .

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GXS Delivers Order Lifecycle Visibility to John Crane; World's Largest Manufacturer of Mechanical Sealing Equipment Selects GXS to Automate Forecast and Logist

John Crane offers a comprehensive range of engineered
mechanical seals and sealing support systems, mechanical packing,
power transmission couplings and centralized lubrication systems under
the brand names John Crane, Sealol, Safematic, Flexibox , Metastream,
Powerstream, and Lemco.
These statements are based on management's current expectations and
are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.

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----OFS
Portal, LLC, an industry-leading group of major upstream oil and gas
suppliers, today announced it has selected GXS, a leading provider of
B2B e-commerce solutions, to implement and manage the OFS Portal
Transaction Messaging Service (TMS). "GXS Advantage Services allow companies to
expand their trading community worldwide, while reducing upfront
development and implementation costs, thus allowing customers to focus
on other core business operations. "When paired with the ability to
convert and standardize large volumes of data in a secure environment
for our members and their trading partners, we have now solved one of
the most daunting problems that have faced the industry since
transactions began the move from paper to electronic data.
Electronic data is provided in standard format at no cost to OFS
Portal -members' customers.
OFS Portal's members include: Baker Hughes, BJ Services, Cooper
Cameron, ENSCO , FMC Technologies, Greene, Tweed + Co. To set up and train partners on the solution,
John Crane will also utilize the full range of GXS' Community Link, a
trading partner enabling solution that includes community outreach,
education and testing.
Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md.

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With the GXS Trading Grid, OFS
Portal members can reach any trading partner in the world without the
boundaries created by multiple languages and time zones and divergent
technologies and standards. Conversely, through a single connection to
its IT system, a producer can gain access to a multitude of
suppliers in real time

Increased supply chain speed and efficiency, as companies are
now able to connect new and existing trading partners in their
preferred communication format through the GXS Trading Grid

Trading partners of OFS Portal members may exchange PIDX
messages with that member at no cost

About OFS Portal

Headquartered in Houston , OFS Portal, LLC
(http://www. With
a workforce of over 6,000 people in over 50 countries, we provide an
unrivalled global presence combined with personalized local service
and support.

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The GXS Trading Grid enables customers to automate
transactions with their trading community while shielding
organizations from rapidly changing standards, eliminating manual and
duplicative efforts and enabling a higher level of process integration
and business intelligence.com) is a member-based group of
industry -leading global upstream oil and gas suppliers and service
providers whose objective is to be at the forefront of global
eCommerce processes in the oilfield.
Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md.org

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes certain "forward -looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.com

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes certain "forward -looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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In fact, we believe so strongly in the
efficiencies of the OFS Portal Transaction Messaging Service that we
invite buyers to subscribe to TMS and start connecting and
transmitting transactional documents to other trading partners,
including non-OFS Portal members," he said.
"The GXS Trading Grid and solutions such as OLV were designed
specifically for companies like John Crane and its supplier community,
who need to easily automate and manage business processes extending
outside the four walls of the enterprise," said Michael Del Sarto,
director of collaborative solutions at GXS.

About John Crane

John Crane is the acknowledged technology leader and the world's
largest manufacturer of Mechanical Seals and associated products., GXS provides sales and support
to businesses and their partners worldwide. For more information visit
our Web site at www.

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OFS Portal's challenge has been to facilitate the
application of newer uniform language and formatting standards to
complex e-commerce information tools in which disparate languages and
protocols currently collide with each other.gxs.

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TMS is a trusted message routing
and transformation service that allows industry buyers and sellers to
send and receive electronic transactions and data via the secure and
reliable Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (PIDX) standards. For more information about
GXS visit www.com

Editors ' Note:

For more information about PIDX, log on to www.

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Organizations worldwide, including over half of the
Fortune 500, leverage the GXS Trading Grid(SM) to achieve the perfect
balance of supply and demand.

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"Forward -thinking companies like OFS Portal and its members look
for a secure e-commerce environment that can provide global reach and
best-in-class services without breaking the bank," said GXS President
and CEO Gary Greenfield. Success is measured by the members' ability to reduce
costs, increase internal efficiencies and optimize customer service., Halliburton,
M-I SWACO, Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Smith International, Vetco
Gray, and Weatherford International."
With OLV, John Crane and its suppliers will achieve tangible
benefits including:

Improved productivity through electronic communication with
suppliers, thereby freeing personnel to focus on core business
activities

Improved order fill rates by giving planners advance notice of
potential short ships and missed delivery dates so alternate
sourcing arrangements can be made

Strengthened relationships with suppliers, thereby increasing
product quality and on-time delivery

Reduced costs in exchanging documents electronically, enabling
John Crane and its suppliers to reinvest in value-added
opportunities

The OLV service further benefits John Crane by enabling the
company to meet the electronic document exchange requirements of its
key automotive OEM customers.

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According to OFS Portal CEO William Le Sage, "The addition of the
TMS takes OFS Portal and its members to the next level, allowing
trading partners to exchange electronic documents with each other in a
true 'many-to-many' environment in the most cost-efficient way
possible.

About GXS

GXS (Global eXchange Services) is a leading provider of B2B
e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process
integration and collaboration . Organizations worldwide, including over
half of the Fortune 500, leverage GXS' global interoperability and
supply chain execution solutions to achieve the perfect balance of
supply and demand.

"OLV will provide John
Crane with a robust hosted solution, configured to their unique needs ,
without all the hassles and headaches of trading partner connectivity
and software management .com

About GXS

GXS is a leading worldwide provider of B2B e-commerce solutions
that simplify and enhance business process integration and
collaboration. Active in the global standards arena,
GXS solutions enable customers both large and small, to connect with
global partners, synchronize product information, optimize inventory
levels and demand forecasts, and accelerate the execution of supply
chains.

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"
Increasingly, companies are switching to the Trading Grid and OLV
because of the proven ability to connect to trading partners around
the corner, and around the world, and automate manual steps across the
forecast to pay process. Large numbers of companies recognize that
existing ERP software and homegrown solutions do not come close to
matching the rapid success and affordability of GXS OLV.

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GXS has guided thousands of global
customers through the intricacies of data translation and the
complexities and difficulties of managing change among trading
partners .pidx. This
arrangement will enable John Crane and its suppliers to achieve
substantial performance gains, especially in personnel productivity
and planning accuracy.johncrane.

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Since it was founded ,
OFS Portal has published and syndicated electronic data in a
standardized format to its members ' B2B trading partners.

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By utilizing the GXS Trading Grid, GXS allows OFS Portal's
community to quickly and efficiently adopt new technologies, PIDX
industry standards and customer requirements faster, with native
support of ANSI / EDIFACT EDI, Internet EDI, AS2, EAN-UCC XML,
RosettaNet PIPs and RNIF transactions. Active in the global standards arena, GXS
solutions, powered by the Trading Grid(SM), enable customers both
large and small, to connect with global partners, synchronize product
information and optimize the execution of supply chains.