Interliant Selected as ASP Member of IBM e-Commerce Council

Business Wire, Sept 7, 2000

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PURCHASE N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 07, 2000

Interliant, Inc. (Nasdaq: INIT), a leading global application service provider (ASP), today announced its participation on the newly formed IBM e-Commerce Council. The Council, which is composed of a variety of IBM Business Partners including system integrators and ISVs, will utilize feedback from members to develop more effective sales and marketing tactics and products for its business partners and their customers.

"Throughout our long-standing relationship with IBM -- with both its Lotus and WebSphere products - we have been impressed and pleased with the quality of solutions they provide and their commitment to helping to meet our customers' needs," said Dave Link, Interliant's channel vice president and council representative. "We feel that our participation on the e-Commerce Council will give us a head start on our competitors. The advance look we have at IBM's product specifications will allow us lead time to integrate product enhancements to create additional value for our e-Commerce customers."

"IBM is committed to working closely with Interliant, whose ASP customers are a valuable channel for us, to ensure that we continue to provide industry-leading solutions that address their customers' e-Business initiatives for current and future site evolution," said Tom Davis, Worldwide Channels Manager, WebSphere Commerce Suite.

Interliant has a strong commitment to IBM hardware and software technologies. Interliant is a member of IBM's PartnerWorld program and a participant in IBM's Service Providers for e-Business Initiatives. As a member of IBM's Service Providers for e-Business Initiatives, Interliant and IBM offer offer two solutions - Interliant's INIT eReach application management service and hosted e-Commerce solutions deploying IBM WebSphere and IBM Net.Commerce. Both solutions are distributed through the companies' direct sales force and business partner channels.

Interliant's hosting services for IBM and Lotus technologies include virtual shared hosting services, complex dedicated hosting for customers, and simple and managed colocation services. Managed hosting services include: Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes messaging (both remote and centralized management), IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Learning Space, NetFinity and RS/6000 platforms.

Interliant's eReach is one of the first industry ASP offerings to deliver a fully managed application service on servers residing at a customer site. INIT eReach includes management of Lotus Domino applications and messaging solutions, server management, and technical support integration services. WebSphere Commerce Suite is a fully integrated e-Commerce solution that provides easy-to-use features and functions for content management, relationship marketing, order and payment management for all types of Internet businesses.

About Interliant

Interliant, Inc. (NASDAQ: INIT) is a leading global application service provider (ASP) and pioneer in the ASP market. Interliant's INIT Solutions Suite includes messaging and knowledge management, security, e-commerce, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, distributed learning, Web-site hosting and Web-based rental applications. Interliant, headquartered in Purchase, NY, has forged strategic alliances with the world's leading software, networking and hardware manufacturers including Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Dell Computer Corporation (NASDAQ: DELL), Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL), BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMCS), Network Solutions (NASDAQ: NSOL), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Lotus Development Corp. For more information, visit www.interliant.com.

Interliant and eReach are registered trademarks of Interliant, Inc. IBM Net.Commerce and IBM WebSphere Application Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines. Lotus Domino aned Lotus Notes are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Actual results and the timing of certain events may differ significantly from the results anticipated or discussed in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. In addition to this press release, other important factors to consider in evaluating the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 29, 2000, and the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, that was filed with the SEC on May 16, 2000, and in other reports of the Company filed from time to time with the SEC. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained herein will in fact be realized and the Company assumes no obligation to update this information.