Vignette Appoints Tim Wort as Vice President and General Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Veteran of Siebel and IBM Brings 18 Years of Experience to Vignette Sales Team

Business Wire, July 16, 2001

Business Editors & Technology Writers

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2001

Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN), the leading provider of customer-driven Internet applications, today announced the appointment of Tim Wort as vice president and general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Wort joins Vignette from Siebel, where he recently served as vice president and managing director of Siebel UK. Before assuming that leadership role, Wort managed all indirect channels for Siebel EMEA.

"Tim brings excellence in sales leadership and an impressive track record to our global sales efforts," said Dan J. Lautenbach, senior vice president of Global Sales and Operations at Vignette. "Tim has demonstrated skill in building and leading sales organizations that consistently deliver high-growth sales results -- results which outpace industry growth rates. He'll be a tremendous asset as we drive for continued growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa."

Before joining Siebel, Wort worked at IBM Corp. for 17 years, which culminated in his appointment as vice president of Worldwide Sales for Application and Integration Software with worldwide responsibility for the sales organization and business results of the largest division within IBM's Software Group. Under Wort's leadership, the division achieved the highest productivity and highest revenue growth of any sales organization within IBM's Software Group. Previously, Wort served as director of software for IBM Northern Europe.

"Vignette is well-positioned for continued growth and momentum throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa," said Wort. "It's exciting to be able to apply my experience and sales leadership in the region to a sales organization and company with such a commitment to technology leadership and customer satisfaction."

Wort, 38, earned an upper second degree in Computer Science from The City of London University in the United Kingdom in 1983.

About Vignette

Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq: VIGN) is the leading provider of customer-driven Internet applications used by the most demanding and successful organizations in the world. Vignette's products allow businesses to create and extend relationships with prospects and customers, and to facilitate high-volume transaction exchanges with suppliers and partners, all of which enhances customer satisfaction. Vignette powers more than 1,250 leading e-businesses. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Vignette has offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and in Australia, and can be found on the Web at http://www.vignette.com/.> FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements including statements regarding the Company's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding future sales, market growth, and competition. All forward-looking statements included in this press release about the hiring of Tim Wort are based upon information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from the Company's current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, Future Losses, Limited Operating History, Fluctuation of Quarterly Revenues and Operating Results, Competition, Dependence on a Small Number of Large Orders, Lengthy Sales Cycle and Product Implementation, Acquisition Integration, Market Awareness of Our Product, Rapid Changes in E-Relationships Technology and New Products, and other factors and risks discussed in the Company's 10K, as amended and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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