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EXHIBIT (a)(1)(UU)
For immediate release
December 21, 2000
Contact:
Trilogy Software, Inc.
Krista Rollins
512.425.3128
[email protected]
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TRILOGY SOFTWARE, INC. SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETES MERGER TO ACQUIRE
PCORDER.COM, INC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, December 21, 2000 - Trilogy Software, Inc. today announced the
consummation of the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of Trilogy with
pcOrder.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCOR). As a result of the merger, pcOrder became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Trilogy. All pcOrder stockholders (other than
Trilogy and its subsidiaries) whose shares of pcOrder Class A Common Stock were
not purchased in Trilogy's tender offer for pcOrder's Class A Common Stock,
which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 19, 2000, will
have the right to receive the same $6.375 per share in cash as paid in the
tender offer. Materials detailing how former pcOrder stockholders can receive
the merger consideration will be mailed to former pcOrder stockholders shortly.
Trilogy is a leading provider of software driving the e-commerce transformation
of Global 2000 companies. Trilogy's robust e-commerce platform's rapid
deployment cycles and business expertise serve industry leaders, such as Ford
Motor Company, Fidelity Brokerage Services, Lands' End, IBM, and ALLTELL.
Trilogy's ability to integrate multichannel sales and service environments on a
unified e-commerce technology platform increases a corporation's market share,
generates higher revenue, and results in deeper customer and channel partner
relationships. For more information, please visit www.trilogy.com.
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