ONE, Inc. And SilverStream Form Strategic Alliance To Deliver Personalized E-Business Solutions

Business Wire, Nov 17, 2000

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2000

ONE, Inc., a leading e-business professional services firm, today announced a strategic alliance with SilverStream Software Inc., (NASDAQ: SSSW), The eBusiness Platform Company, that will deliver personalized e-business sites to Fortune 1000 companies looking to enhance relationships with customers, partners and employees.

The alliance brings together ONE's sophisticated ONEWay(TM) Methodology, a proprietary process that accelerates project implementation and completion, with SilverStream's comprehensive, standards-based eBusiness Platform solutions. Together they empower clients to quickly launch sophisticated, well-integrated e-business sites.

"We believe that ONE, Inc. has the technical and business expertise to deliver vital business solutions with the SilverStream eBusiness Platform," said Steve Fay, vice president of channels, SilverStream Software, Inc. "With the potent combination of SilverStream's standards-based technology and ONE's complete suite of services, customers can expect to receive powerful e-business solutions for their enterprise."

ONE's alliance with SilverStream follows the software company's recent enhancement of its eBusiness Platform products and ONE's adoption of SilverStream's technology as the platform for its own customer portal. Today, the SilverStream eBusiness Platform offers a complete solution for delivering comprehensive e-business solutions.

The SilverStream eBusiness Platform includes the SilverStream Application Server, a Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.2 compliant product, as well as SilverStream ePortal which provides a solution for delivering highly customized Web portals, and SilverStream xCommerce, for rapidly XML-enabling valuable legacy systems. SilverStream xCommerce provides a single, unified solution for creating business-to-business connections among Web portals, trading exchanges, vendor packages and in-house applications.

"SilverStream's expanding suite of e-business software products are well positioned to easily meet the demanding needs of large-scale enterprises," says ONE, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael McLaughlin. "With SilverStream's comprehensive eBusiness Platform, companies can build a customized e-business and easily integrate future components from other vendors. In the 'buy-versus-build' debate, SilverStream offers the best of both worlds. In fact, ONE is using the SilverStream platform to implement its own portal technology for ONE customers."

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 and large organizations such as ADC Telecommunications, Amerisure Insurance, Home Depot, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Samsung Electronics, Sears, Qwest Communications and US Cellular.

SilverStream Software, http://www.silverstream.com, is publicly traded on the NASDAQ national market under the symbol (SSSW) and is based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

About ONE, Inc.

ONE, Inc. is a professional services firm focused on helping established and emerging companies build successful e-business enterprises. ONE works with clients to develop e-business strategies and formulate implementation plans. ONE then implements and supports e-CRM, e-Commerce, and e-Campaign solutions, leveraging the latest innovations of leading software packages. ONE differentiates itself by accelerating clients' time-to-market with its proven, build-to-order approach.

ONE's clients include AT&T, Fed Ex, GE Capital, Johnson & Johnson and Verizon Wireless. Headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Ill., with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Orange County, San Francisco and St. Louis, ONE can be reached at www.oneco.net, or by calling 847-252-7500.

ONEWay and e-Campaigns are trademarks of ONE Community, Inc. SilverStream is a registered trademark, and SilverStream xCommerce and The eBusiness Platform Company are trademarks of SilverStream Software, Inc. All other Trademarks are the property of their respective owners.