Sep 18, 2001
IBM and FatWire Software Forge New UK Partnership

London, UK - September 17, 2001 - FatWire Software, a leading provider of dynamic content management software and developer of the powerful Web-application assembly system UpdateEngine5 (UE5), today announced a marketing agreement with IBM WebSphere* in the UK. The companies have signed an agreement whereby IBM's WebSphere sales teams in the UK and Ireland can offer customers FatWire's UE5 enterprise content management engine as part of an overall IBM WebSphere solution. This will allow IBM customers to take advantage of the highly scaleable online content personalization, data connectivity and rapid application assembly capabilities of the product.

A longtime FatWire client and user of UE5, IBM is well positioned to understand and communicate the cost and speed advantages of using the product. The FatWire team will work closely with IBM Sales and Presales teams in targeting the Finance and Media markets. The combination of WebSphere with UE5 will deliver a sophisticated platform for e-commerce, interactive media, highly personalized portals and a full range of network application integration.

"We look forward to a highly productive relationship with the IBM WebSphere team," said Mark Fasciano, CEO of FatWire Software.  "Working together, we will provide clients with exciting and exacting capabilities."

About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate.  IBM software offers the widest range of applications, middleware and operating systems for all types of computing platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business.  The fastest way to get more information about IBM software is through the IBM home page at http://www.ibm.com/software.

About FatWire Software
FatWire is a software solutions partner that enables companies to execute their business strategies through the powerful e-business software, UpdateEngine. With the only true enterprise level dynamic content management software at its core, UpdateEngine is a scalable, e-business assembly system that empowers users to efficiently build and manage Web sites while providing unlimited scalability and flexibility.

Founded in 1996, FatWire Corporation is headquartered in Mineola, New York and operates regional facilities in London, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Boston.

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