IBM and SEAGULL Announce Joint Seminar Series: Beyond the Dot.Com Bubble: The Business Case for E-business Technology

Business Wire, May 10, 2001

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday, May 23

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT: IBM and SEAGULL will launch a multi-city tour entitled "Beyond
      the Dot.Com Bubble: The Business Case for E-Business Technology"
      to educate customers and prospects about how to evaluate and
      implement e-business technologies in today's new economic
      atmosphere. The free, three-hour seminars will explore the
      impact of the dot-com shake-out and the overall economic climate
      on e-business strategies, including ideas and insights on:

      --  Shifting focus from grabbing Internet marketshare to
        leveraging Web technologies for rapid ROI for the enterprise
      --  Reducing the risk and increasing the relevance of Web
        solutions through legacy extension and integration
      --  Evaluating platform choices that can reduce technical
        complexity to support business-driven innovation

WHEN:  Toronto, Wednesday, May 23
       8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
       8:30 a.m. Seminar
       Marriott Toronto Eaton Centre

       Los Angeles, Thursday, May 31
       8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
       8:30 a.m. Seminar
       Manhattan Beach Marriott

       Atlanta, Wednesday, June 6
       8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
       8:30 a.m. Seminar
       Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead

HOW:   To register:
       Visit: http://www.seagullsw.com/bubble.asp
       Call:  Aaron Geiger at 404-760-1560, ext. 2264
       Email: ageiger@seagullsw.com

About SEAGULL: SEAGULL's software technology opens mainframe and midrange applications for Web, wireless and Windows access and integrates e-business applications with the back office. Used in more than 7,000 organizations worldwide, including the government, finance, retail, healthcare, insurance and manufacturing industries, SEAGULL's solutions are designed for companies needing to rapidly integrate back-office business functionality with new e-business initiatives. The company, a global organization with headquarters in Atlanta and The Netherlands, is publicly traded on the Amsterdam Exchange under the symbol SEAGULL. For more information, visit www.seagullsw.com.

SEAGULL is an authorized reseller of WebSphere products, including WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Studio and WebSphere Commerce Suite. SEAGULL offers WebSphere in conjunction with its application integration and legacy extension tools, giving customers a comprehensive offering that simplifies creation and deployment of e-business solutions.