ePresence Provides Services for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001

Business Wire, March 28, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2001

ePresence, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPRE), a market leader in delivering directory-based solutions that personalize e-business, today announced it will provide services for clients looking to implement Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server 2001. Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server 2001 is a flexible portal solution that lets companies easily find, share and publish information for document management, portal access and content searching.

"ePresence's experience in delivering services that integrate a wide range of portal technology with a client's enterprise I.T. environment make them an ideal candidate to deploy SharePoint Portal Server solutions," said Jeff Teper, group manager of the SharePoint Portal Server Business Unit at Microsoft. "ePresence is participating in the initial launch of SharePoint Portal Server and we are highly confident that they will add great value in enterprise-wide implementations."

ePresence has a rich set of skills in Microsoft technologies that clients can leverage to realize the benefits and understand the capabilities of SharePoint Portal Server. As a member of an elite group of Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server partners, ePresence can take clients through a planning and deployment program, including strategic development, needs assessment, taxonomy definition and portal customization.

"Our clients look to us to be on the forefront of delivering services in support of new products that help them maximize the value of their e-business initiatives," said Scott Silk, senior vice president of marketing and business development at ePresence. "As one of the first companies implementing this new product internally, we are gaining valuable experience that will prove beneficial to our clients when deploying SharePoint Portal Server within their organization."

About ePresence

ePresence, Inc. (Nasdaq: EPRE) is a market leader in delivering directory-based solutions that personalize e-business. ePresence provides services from e-infrastructure through web development that enable Fortune 1000 organizations to increase revenue, improve customer service and reduce cost by building highly personalized relationships with their customers, business partners, suppliers and employees. ePresence is headquartered in Westboro, Mass. For more information visit www.epresence.com or call 1-800-222-6926.

ePresence and the ePresence logo are servicemarks of ePresence, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Microsoft and SharePoint Portal Server are trademarks of Microsoft, Inc.

Forward-looking Statements

Any statement in this press release that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement that is subject to risks and uncertainties, relating to the success, without limitation, of ePresence's service offerings, including its SharePoint Portal Server service offering, ePresence's strategic relationships with other third parties, competitive pressures, as well as other risk factors detailed from time to time in ePresence's SEC filings.