Vastera's Jim Wilson Recognized Among Supply & Demand Chain Executive

    Business Editors/Technology Writers

    DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2005--Vastera, Inc. (Nasdaq:VAST), the leading provider of solutions for Global Trade Management (GTM), today announced that Jim Wilson, Vastera's Vice President of Trade Management Consulting, was selected by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine for its third-annual listing of Practitioner Pros to Know.
    The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Practitioner Pros to Know is a listing of supply and demand chain management professionals that have excelled in the commitment to improving the use of supply chain technology and practices within a brick-and-mortar company. These individuals have a deep breadth of knowledge about the industry and are forward thinking in their approach to the evolving supply chain network.
    "The 2005 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Practitioner Pros to Know all have demonstrated a high degree of leadership both within their companies and in the broader supply chain field," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "They are all truly 'Pros to Know.'"
    Jim Wilson heads Vastera's Trade Management Consulting group. Available for both strategic and tactical engagements, Vastera's global trade consultants use a proven methodology to assess a company's trade operations, identify areas for improvement, recommend solutions, and assist in bringing opportunities to fruition. Among the Trade Management Consulting services offered are import/export compliance program assessments, process design and implementation consulting, and consulting in areas such as global supply chain management and trade lane redesign.
    Jim Wilson joined Vastera in June 1999 as Vice President of Trade Strategy and Policy. Mr. Wilson authored the advanced management methodologies used by Vastera's consultants. He also developed Vastera's proprietary "Integrated Business Analysis Technique" for quantifying the value of business processes. Prior to joining Vastera, Mr. Wilson co-founded Quantum International, where he served as President for seven years. Mr. Wilson held numerous positions with IBM including Worldwide Leader for IBM Consulting Group's International Trade Management Services. Mr. Wilson spent more than 25 years of his professional career with IBM.

    About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

    Supply & Demand Chain Executive (www.sdcexec.com) is a bi-monthly business magazine aimed at uniting the intelligence, news and tools necessary to steer the supply and demand chain management professional and business executive through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain management. With hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies, Supply & Demand Chain Executive will uncover each aspect of the new supply and demand chain to keep readers on the leading edge, the frontline and the profit zone.

    About Vastera

    Vastera is the worldwide leader in providing solutions for Global Trade Management (GTM). Utilizing Vastera's GTM solutions, clients realize trade cost savings and supply chain efficiencies while improving compliance with government regulations. Vastera's GTM solutions include: TradeSphere(TM) (software), Trade Management Consulting (business process consulting), and Managed Services (business process outsourcing). As the only publicly traded company focused exclusively on global trade, Vastera is headquartered in Dulles, Virginia and has nearly 650 professionals in 14 countries. With over 400 clients throughout the world, many of the world's largest corporations utilize their GTM solutions. For more information, please visit www.vastera.com.

    This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward looking" statements, which are subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in Vastera's operations and business environment. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results and include, but are not limited to, Vastera's limited operating history, history of losses and anticipation of continued losses, potential volatility of quarterly operating results, the ability to successfully implement Vastera's expansion plans successfully, risks related to the Internet, risks related to legal uncertainty and other risks which are set forth in more detail in Vastera's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as may be amended from time to time, as well as other reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CONTACT: Vastera, Inc., Dulles John Murray, 703-661-9006 john.murray@vastera.com

KEYWORD: VIRGINIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PUBLISHING MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE SOURCE: Vastera, Inc.

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