Former EDS President of Global Strategic Alliances Joins Vignette Leadership Team

Business Wire, July 13, 2004

AUSTIN, Texas -- Vignette Names Industry Veteran Jeff Gilliam Senior Vice President of Global Professional Services

Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN) today announced that it has named Jeff Gilliam as senior vice president of global professional services, a role in which he will help drive the company's continued worldwide leadership in implementing customer solutions that drive business efficiency. Gilliam comes to Vignette from Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), where he was most recently president of EDS Global Strategic Alliances.

"Jeff's track record of innovative leadership at one of the world's largest and most respected service organizations is a great fit with Vignette's customer-driven culture," said Thomas E. Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Vignette. "Jeff has a long-standing history of driving growth and partnering with the world's leading companies to deliver tailored customer solutions. I'm confident that his energy, talent and leadership will make a major contribution to our customers, partners and professionals."

As president of EDS Global Strategic Alliances, Gilliam was responsible for worldwide partnering with information technology industry bellwethers such as Cisco Systems, Dell, Sun Microsystems and Xerox Corporation. Immediately prior, Gilliam was president of EDS' U.S. western region for operations solutions, where Gilliam managed a $1 billion operation and drove almost $2 billion in additional business opportunities.

"Vignette is the most exciting player in one of the fastest-growing and most exciting markets in the industry," said Gilliam. "I am thrilled to join this dynamic organization as it capitalizes on its superior set of product and solution capabilities. Vignette(R) Professional Services sets the standard for collaborating creatively with customers and partners to meet customers' business goals, and I'm eager to apply my technical, sales, operational and management experience to lead the team in delivering the most innovative and results-oriented enterprise solutions."

Gilliam joined EDS in 1985 as a system engineer and was promoted to various management and account management positions. In 1993 Gilliam became chief operating officer of startup More Inc., leading it through development and introduction of a Windows-based bank automation product while transitioning the company from an implementation organization to a product company and re-defining its professional services methodologies to drive measurably increased customer satisfaction. Gilliam rejoined EDS in 1996 to hold various positions including account executive for Philips Semiconductors and division vice president for the high technology business unit.

About Vignette Corp.

Vignette's software and expertise help organizations harness the power of information and the Web for measurable improvements in business efficiency. As the efficiency experts, Vignette (Nasdaq:VIGN) helps organizations increase productivity, reduce costs, improve user experiences and manage risk. Vignette's intranet, extranet and Internet solutions incorporate portal, integration, enterprise content management, and collaboration capabilities that can rapidly deliver unique advantages through an open, scalable and adaptable architecture that integrates with legacy systems. Vignette is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with local operations worldwide. Visit http://www.vignette.com/ to see how Vignette customers achieve measurable improvements in business efficiency and to find out why more companies prefer Vignette.

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