AltoWeb Teams with IBM to Deliver Industry Leading Software Solutions to Enable the Global 2000 to Execute Their Business Strategy Through Enterprise Software

Business Wire, Dec 4, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001

AltoWeb Releases Web Services, XML, and J2EE Application Platform

on IBM WebSphere Product Suite

AltoWeb, Inc., a leader in J2EE application platforms and Web services, announced support for the IBM WebSphere(1) Application Server, DB2(1), and the IBM UDDI Directory. The combined AltoWeb-IBM solutions will significantly expand the market for the creation, deployment and management of J2EE applications, components and Web services.

"AltoWeb is pleased to release its market-leading application platform on IBM's infrastructure software. We are committed to supporting IBM's extensive family of products and to provide our joint customers with a valuable solution in the marketplace," said Ali Kutay, chairman and CEO at AltoWeb. "Together, the AltoWeb and IBM technologies ensure that customers will achieve a higher level of productivity utilizing existing staff and skill sets, to deliver more J2EE applications and Web services today. We are excited about delivering even greater customer value through our future IBM-based product releases, which will focus on AltoWeb integration with the IBM WebSphere Studio Workbench and Eclipse open source initiatives."

AltoWeb and IBM joint customers who implement the combined technologies of both companies will experience advances in time to market and significant reductions in cost, by leveraging new concepts in visual abstraction programming, automated blueprint generation, self-deploying J2EE frameworks and many other technology and business innovations.

"Leveraging IBM's WebSphere family of products, the AltoWeb platform dramatically improves the way businesses create, manage, deploy and maintain their Web services, J2EE components, and business applications," said Bill Reedy, vice president of Business Development, IBM WebSphere Software Group. "AltoWeb's decision to team with IBM is a strong validation of the momentum behind the WebSphere products. IBM recognizes the tangible solutions and potential for dramatic cost savings that the AltoWeb platform brings to the ever-growing WebSphere customer base."

AltoWeb has posted a free, downloadable, 30-day evaluation copy of the AltoWeb 2.5 application platform for the IBM WebSphere Application Server v 4.0 on its web site www.altoweb.com.

About IBM's (NYSE:IBM) WebSphere Software

WebSphere is Internet infrastructure software -- known as middleware -- that enables companies to develop, deploy and integrate next-generation e-business applications, such as those for business-to-business e-commerce. WebSphere supports business applications from simple Web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing. WebSphere transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. More information about the WebSphere software platform is on the Web at www.ibm.com/websphere.> About AltoWeb

AltoWeb is the leader in J2EE application platforms and Web services. Global 2000 companies, systems integrators and independent software vendors rely on the AltoWeb(R) Application Platform to deliver, manage, and maintain more J2EE applications and Web services faster with existing staff and their current skill sets. Built entirely on open standards, the AltoWeb Application Platform delivers highly scalable and reliable e-business solutions that fully leverage the power of leading J2EE-compliant application servers including IBM WebSphere Application Server. AltoWeb is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and is on the Web at www.altoweb.com.

Note to Editors: AltoWeb is a registered trademark of AltoWeb, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Java, J2EE, and JSP are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are those of their respective owners.

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