EXHIBIT 99(a)
                   CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
                                 FRONTSTEP, INC.

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and accompanies the annual report of Frontstep, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Report"). The undersigned, in the capacities and on
the date indicated below, hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:


1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.




                    By:      /s/ STEPHEN A. SASSER
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                                Stephen A. Sasser
                      President and Chief Executive Officer



Date: February 13, 2003

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                   CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
                                 FRONTSTEP, INC.

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and accompanies the annual report of Frontstep, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Report"). The undersigned, in the capacities and on
the date indicated below, hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:


1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.



                By:          /s/ DANIEL P. BUETTIN
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                                Daniel P. Buettin
                         Vice President, Finance, Chief
                        Financial Officer And Secretary,
                   Principal Financial and Accounting Officer


Date: February 13, 2003