Alliance offers customers combined strengths of Onyx Software's customer-centric e-business applications and Compaq's world-class platforms and professional services

Bellevue, WA - Compaq Computer Asia Pte Ltd and Onyx Software Asia have entered into a strategic alliance to extend customer-centric e-business solutions to businesses in Singapore. The scope of the alliance includes joint development and solutions engineering, business development initiatives and marketing campaigns. Compaq and Onyx Software Asia will collaborate to sell and deploy Onyx's customer relationship management (CRM) applications, with the Compaq professional services team providing integration and consulting services to customers.

Compaq and Onyx Software will also collaborate to integrate the BanqIT Financial Business System with Onyx's software suite and develop WAP applications on Compaq's iPAQ Pocket PCs. Both companies are committed to delivering the right combination of e-business solutions and services, helping businesses to dramatically increase customer satisfaction, reduce the cost and risk of implementation, accelerate deployment and improve return on investment when implementing a robust e-business solution. Additionally, Compaq and Onyx Software are currently working on marketing initiatives targeting dot.com startups.

"Forming strategic alliances with other industry leaders like Onyx Software is part of our long-term strategy to provide leading edge NonStop products and services for the 24x7 Internet world," said Ng Chee Soon, managing director for Compaq Computer Asia Pte Ltd. "Our partnership with Onyx Software Asia in the customer relationship management and e-business arena is another indication of our commitment in helping local businesses become globally competitive."

"Today, every traditional company is scrambling to develop an e-business strategy, and every Internet company is rushing to develop a physical infrastructure. Onyx and Compaq are both leaders in facilitating this convergence, in bringing business and e-business together," says J. Y. Pook, managing director of Onyx Software Asia. "The opportunity to leverage Compaq's vast technology experience and deep customer relationships is an exciting proposition for Onyx. As we continue to expand our presence in Asia, strategic alliances like these will be critical to gain momentum and market share."

"The Onyx-Compaq alliance offers complementary strengths," said Leong Say Haur, general manager, enterprise business for Compaq Computer Asia Pte Ltd. "Compaq's world-class integration and professional services expertise and infrastructure matched with Onyx's cutting-edge software solutions and customer-centric e-business applications make a powerful combination."

Onyx Software's Web-based e-business solutions can be deployed enterprise-wide to manage critical customer information and interactions. Its core offering is Onyx 2000, a suite of products that include three audience-specific interfaces - Onyx Employee Portal, Onyx Customer Portal and Onyx Partner Portal. Built on the Onyx e-Business Engine, Onyx 2000 delivers scalable, enterprise-wide tools that integrate easily with companies' existing applications.

About Onyx Software Corporation
Onyx Software Corp. (Nasdaq: ONXS) is a global supplier of enterprise-wide, customer-centric e-business applications. Onyx Software's enterprise-class software connects and powers a company's entire e-business world, including customers, partners and sales, marketing, service and call center functions, making total customer and partner information available enterprise-wide.

Onyx Software's award-winning products are known for flexibility, reliability and ease of use, resulting in high return on investment, low total cost of ownership and industry-leading customer satisfaction. Onyx operates worldwide, supporting large, medium and small companies including Agile Software, American Express, Broadwing, Commerce One, Credit Suisse, Dreyfus, FirstWorld Communications, Hummingbird, NTL Group, Portland Trail Blazers, Prudential Securities, Sierra Health Services and Singapore Cable Vision. For more information, call 888-275-6699 or email info@onyx.com. Please visit http://www.onyx.com/annualreport to download the Onyx Software 1999 annual report and 10K.

About Compaq
Compaq Computer Corp., a Fortune Global 100 company, is the largest supplier of computing systems in the world. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures and markets hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions and consumer PCs, as well as communications, commercial desktop and portable products. Compaq products and services are sold in more than 200 countries directly to businesses, through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners, and directly to businesses and consumers through Compaq's e-commerce Web site at http://www.compaq.com. Compaq markets its products and services primarily to customers from the business, home, government and education sectors.

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Americas / Corporate Headquarters Mitch Briggs Public Relations Coordinator Consona Corporation Telephone: 317.249.1620 Mobile: 317.829.4210 Europe, Middle East, Africa Richard Furby Managing Director, Onyx UK Telephone: +44 (0) 1344 322 199 Fax: +44 (0) 1344 489 035 Japan Daisuke Sawamura Director, Professional Services Telephone: +81 03 5215 7311