SilverStream Application Server Used as e-Business Platform for New Web Portal Designed for Government Professionals

Business Wire, May 24, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2000

SilverStream-Powered PlanetGov.com Launches Today, Delivers Unique

Content and Extensive Resources to Government Professionals and

Officials

SilverStream Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSSW), The eBusiness Platform Company, today announced that PlanetGov.com, a Web portal created specifically for government and military professionals, will launch today using the SilverStream Application Server as its e-business platform. PlanetGov.com will serve as a community and voice to government and military professionals worldwide, helping them to do their jobs better and faster by offering personalized content, up-to-the minute news, from renowned government and technology journalists, and a host of other practical resources.

"As the only portal in this vertical market aimed at covering the four C's (Content, Community, Commerce, and Customer Service), PlantGov.com must function as a highly innovative and reliable virtual community," said Steven W. Baldwin, President and CEO of PlanetGov.com. "To do this we required a platform that not only supported rich content development and quick time-to-market, but also guaranteed that we could easily evolve the site over the long term. With its comprehensive support of accepted industry standards, a rich development environment and a full range of enterprise-class capabilities, the SilverStream Application Server met these essential criteria."

The SilverStream Application Server's open interface, powerful development tools and rich content management enabled PlanetGov.com's full-site deployment within an aggressive six-month timeframe. And the Application Server's robust scalability, built-in load balancing software and session-level fail over, ensures the PlanetGov.com's ability to handle rapid traffic growth as millions of users join the community.

In addition to content contributed by its world-class editorial staff, PlantGov.com delivers a range of valuable resources through multiple personalized "channels" including:

--A learning channel with over 20,000 on-line courses ranging from philosophy and computer science to buying a home.

--A career channel with over 17,000 potential government job opportunities - updated weekly - that allows users to tailor their resumes to meet particular job specifications.

--A time-saving resource channel that provides access to over 150 government pay tables; 500 government issued forms; the names, titles, addresses and phone numbers for 350,000 government professionals; a "Link Library"; and a powerful search engine that searches over four million .gov and .mil Web sites.

--A news channel that delivers over 200 news stories per day, with personalized traffic reports that get updated every three minutes, along with current weather forecasts.

--A community channel where members can communicate with peers online via email, threaded discussion groups, moderated forums and personal chats.

"The SilverStream Application Server has helped us move rapidly to market with a valuable tool for government professionals," noted Baldwin. "As we evolve our functionality and services, the SilverStream platform will remain a vital part of our strategy to become the premier business-to-government (B2G) Internet media property."

"As organizations look to quickly develop industry-specific portals, deploying a standards-based solution with powerful content management, personalization, and an integrated development environment is critical to ensure both rapid development and long term success," said David Skok, chairman and founder, SilverStream Software. "PlanetGov.com's Web portal illustrates the strength and power SilverStream's e-business offerings.

About PlanetGov.com

PlanetGov.com is the first and only comprehensive, vertically targeted Web portal, or vortal, created specifically for government and military professionals. PlanetGov.com will serve as a community providing comprehensive services to the government professional, offering extensive content to include government-related news and information, daily original columns, on-line learning tools and communities, and government career/job postings.

Staffed by some of the nation's most renowned journalists in government and technology, guided by a panel of well-respected former government officials, and managed by a team of executives seasoned in the world of government, the new Web site is structured around the concept, "PlanetGov.com: Your Career, Your Community, Your Voice."

PlanetGov.com was founded by the management and owners of ITC, a privately held technology solutions provider to the federal government with annual revenues of approximately $200 million.

About SilverStream Software, Inc.

SilverStream Software, Inc., The eBusiness Platform Company, delivers software and services that enable businesses to create, deploy and manage eBusiness applications. Used in corporations throughout the world, SilverStream Software products are changing the way business is being conducted in Global 2000 companies such as ARCO, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Chevron, and the Chicago Stock Exchange.