SUNNYVALE, Calif. – August 3, 2004 – Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq: IWOV), the world’s next-generation enterprise content management (ECM) company, today announced the appointment of Hiroyasu Sugimoto to the position of managing director, Interwoven Japan. Hiroyasu brings a wealth of international experience to Interwoven with more than 20 years in business development, consulting, and operational management roles. His background includes in-depth knowledge in the data warehousing, ECM, and BI industries from his time at Sequent Computer, Documentum, and Software AG, and has extensive experience in both Asia and the United States.

Prior to joining Interwoven, Hiroyasu served as Documentum’s Japan managing director for three years, where he oversaw the company’s regional relationships with customers, prospects and partners. Hiroyasu’s previous experience includes: general manager of Japan operations for Kana Communications; president and managing director of Japan operations for Sequent Computers in Tokyo; and senior manager of Information Systems at Ernst & Young.

“We are very pleased to be adding someone with Hiroyasu Sugimoto’s direct experience in ECM to our Asia Pacific team," said Anurag Srivastava, vice president of Asia Pacific operations for Interwoven. “We have been very successful in Japan and I believe this addition will enable us to accelerate our growth in the Japanese market for Interwoven ECM software.”

Interwoven's Asia Pacific operations have been growing steadily, and the company's presence to date includes direct operations in eight markets across the region including: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, India, Korea, Australia, Japan, and Singapore, its regional headquarters. Key Japanese customers include Brother, Sharp, Sony, and Yamaha, among many others.

“With its industry-leading products, solutions, customers and, partners, Interwoven is poised to continue solid growth in the Japanese market,” said Hiroyasu Sugimoto. “We have a tremendous opportunity for success in Japan and I look forward to working with the excellent Interwoven team to achieve our objectives and expand on our regional success.”