BuyerZone.com Accelerates Web Content Development Process Using Interwoven TeamSite

Business Wire, March 20, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000

TeamSite Streamlines Development of Co-Branded Portals for

BuyerZone.com Affiliates Such as AOL, Quicken,

MSNBC, Excite and Business Week

Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV), the leading provider of enterprise-class Web content management software, today announced that BuyerZone.com (www.buyerzone.com), the premier online marketplace for small to mid-sized businesses, has implemented Interwoven TeamSite to streamline and accelerate BuyerZone.com's Web development efforts.

Now, BuyerZone.com is better equipped to offer customers up-to-date information, allowing them to make even more informed business purchasing decisions.

"Content management is a critical element of our Web infrastructure," said David Cancel, vice president of engineering at BuyerZone.com. "Interwoven's open architecture has allowed us to leverage our existing technology infrastructure and allows us to integrate content from suppliers and partners, quickly and efficiently."

Because BuyerZone.com is continuing to add syndicate partnerships to its existing roster of alliances, which currently includes AOL, Quicken, MSNBC, Excite, Inc. and Business Week, they needed a content architecture to manage both their in-house Web publishing process and their co-branded affiliate sites. BuyerZone.com creates a customized, co-branded version of the BuyerZone.com site for its affiliates that give their customers instant access to information and reviews on the latest technologies, office equipment, supplies and business services they need. BuyerZone.com does all the development work but configures it with an affiliate's own user interface and look and feel for their small business portals.

"BuyerZone.com is rapidly becoming the online purchasing destination for small to medium businesses, and we are proud to contribute to their success," said Joe Ruck, vice president of marketing for Interwoven. "By leveraging our content management platform, BuyerZone.com will build on that success and deliver more affiliates' products and services, ultimately creating a better purchasing experience."

Over 30 BuyerZone.com employees can now contribute directly to the site, utilizing the TeamSite solution. This number will continue to grow with the company and will eventually be extended to contributors in BuyerZone.com affiliates. TeamSite software's advanced workflow capability allows BuyerZone.com to include affiliate business managers in the content approval cycle, streamlining affiliate integration of content to their site.

About BuyerZone.com

BuyerZone.com is the world's premier online purchasing marketplace for small to mid-sized businesses, combining the most comprehensive decision support with the industry's leading purchasing management and eCommerce tools. The company delivers a guided buying experience that empowers customers to easily evaluate and quickly make the right purchases for all their business needs. BuyerZone.com's vast network of over 10,000 suppliers provides customers with access to the broadest range of technologies, office equipment, supplies, and business services across the widest range of price points. Since the launch of its Web site in 1997, BuyerZone.com has influenced the buying decisions of over 2 million small and mid-sized business customers, and in the past twelve months, the company has assisted the purchase of more than $2.5 billion in goods and services. Buyerzone.com is accessible for free at www.buyerzone.com and through leading small business portals on the Internet.

About Interwoven, Inc.

Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV) is the leading provider of enterprise-class Web content management solutions. Its flagship product, TeamSite, controls the development, management and deployment of business-critical Web sites. As the platform for eBusiness, Interwoven enables electronic commerce, customer relationship management, supply chain management and knowledge management for Web leaders and Fortune 1000 companies moving to the Web. TeamSite is available for both the Sun Solaris and Microsoft NT operating systems. For more information on the company and its software solutions, visit the Interwoven Web site at www.interwoven.com or e-mail info@interwoven.com