Inktomi Announces Integrated Search Solution for IBM WebSphere Portal Server Customers

Business Wire, August 14, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2001

Provides Leading Enterprise Search Capabilities for

Companies Building Portals with WebSphere Software

Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable network infrastructure software, today announced it has signed an agreement with IBM to integrate Inktomi(R) Enterprise Search with IBM's WebSphere Portal Server. The relationship with IBM leverages Inktomi's award-winning search technology and IBM's software for building next generation portals, providing enterprises with a powerful solution for easily accessing mission-critical corporate information.

"Working with Inktomi enables IBM WebSphere Portal customers to more easily integrate with a leading enterprise search solution already in use by thousands of companies worldwide," said Larry Bowden, vice president, e-portals solutions, IBM. "This agreement reinforces our commitment to reduce the integration time required for critical third-party applications such as enterprise search."

The WebSphere Portal Server provides an open, scalable framework for enabling the aggregation of applications and information from various content sources, including corporate data and the Internet, into a personalized portal. The integration of Inktomi Enterprise Search with the WebSphere Portal Server provides companies with a robust, scalable, easy to install and maintain licensed search platform that helps connect employees, customers and Internet users with critical information located throughout the enterprise.

"Today's agreement with IBM builds on the Inktomi Search Everywhere(TM) initiative to provide global enterprises with a single, unified interface for retrieving information, regardless of location or format," said Troy Toman, vice president and general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions. "For companies seeking the benefits of a centralized, collaborative knowledge resource, IBM and Inktomi are delivering a winning combination of leading portal and enterprise search software."

Inktomi Enterprise Search has been adopted by more than 2,500 enterprises, public Web sites, universities and government entities to provide search to their users. The highly scalable software is simple to install, easy to maintain and provides natural language search capabilities compatible with hundreds of file formats, in multiple languages, on corporate intranets and extranets.

About Inktomi

Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets network infrastructure software essential for global enterprises and service providers. Inktomi's business is divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions, which include general Web search and related services, and enterprise search; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi's customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America Online, AT&T, Compaq, Dell, Excite@Home, Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.inktomi.com/.> Note to Editors: Inktomi, Search Everywhere and the tri-colored cube design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and tradenames are properties of their respective owners.

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