SUNNYVALE, Calif., - October 30, 2001 - Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq: IWOV), the leading provider of Content Infrastructure, announced today a two-year premier sponsorship package with the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks. The Sharks sponsorship compliments Interwoven's existing sponsorship of Tour de France champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the US Postal Service Professional Cycling Team and the Interwoven triathlon series in Silicon Valley.
"Interwoven has a reputation both in business and throughout the employee base as a company dedicated to excellent standards and a concern for maintaining high corporate morale," said Greg Elliott, vice president of corporate partnerships for the Sharks. "We are thrilled to welcome an enthusiastic new partner like Interwoven to the Sharks family."
Specifics of the agreement include: two 12-foot Interwoven sign boards on the rim of the Compaq Center at San Jose ice rink, Interwoven-branded "Instant Replay" feature on the scoreboard Jumbotron, "Interwoven Live Chat" feature on the www.sjsharks.com home page, presenting sponsorship of the annual Sharks Foundation Golf Tournament, preferred season tickets and hospitality suite access for Interwoven VIPs, partners and customers, group tickets for employees, and the opportunity for player and mascot appearances and use of the Compaq Center for private special events.
"The San Jose Sharks have become a hallmark of success throughout the Silicon Valley," said Kevin Hayden, vice president of corporate communications at Interwoven. "Interwoven is excited to team up with one of the National Hockey League's most successful franchises. The Sharks devotion to community programs like youth hockey and The Sharks Foundation make them an ideal partner for Interwoven. We look forward to celebrating many winning years together."
Additional corporate sponsors of the San Jose Sharks, who are also Interwoven customers, include California Federal Bank, Compaq, Nortel Networks, Seagate and Target.
Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq: IWOV) is the world's leading provider of Content Infrastructure software. Its content infrastructure product suite includes content aggregation, content collaboration, content management, content intelligence and content distribution. Its products are the de facto standard for more than 700 Global 2000 companies including British Airways, Cisco Systems, General Electric, General Motors and Philips. Interwoven teams with the leading best-of-breed eBusiness application providers to provide customers an end-to-end platform for eBusiness. For more information on Interwoven and its proven XML-based content infrastructure solutions, visit the Interwoven Website at www.interwoven.cn .