SUNNYVALE, Calif. - July 11, 2005 - Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq: IWOV), provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for business, today announced that it continues to receive widespread industry recognition from leading industry analysts, publications, and award associations across the globe. In the second quarter alone, Interwoven received nearly a dozen accolades for its best-in-class ECM solutions, continued market leadership, and strong customer ROI.

Industry analysts continue to rank Interwoven as a leader in key reports, further validating Interwoven's successful focus on delivering highly targeted content-centric ECM solutions for business. For example, Forrester Research ranked Interwoven as a leader for both internal and external Web initiatives in its 2005 Forrester Wave report, "The Forrester Wave: Web Content Management, Q1 2005." Forrester also recognized Interwoven as the category leader for its WCM strategy relating to internal initiatives. The report is strong support that Interwoven continues to be a leading choice for companies looking for a robust WCM solution to meet the needs of all their Web initiatives.

In addition to Interwoven's dedication to providing customers with market-leading solutions, the company was also recently recognized for its strong commitment to employees and exemplary corporate policies by being named one of the 100 "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for 2005." In select company, Interwoven was one of the top ten high-technology businesses that made the list, which was sponsored by The San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal and Deloitte, and compiled based on employee feedback.  

"Enabling our customers to achieve the highest possible ROI from their ECM investment is our number one priority, and the steady stream of accolades we've received over the last quarter alone reinforces that we continue to meet this objective for our customers," said Kevin Hayden, vice president of corporate marketing, Interwoven. "As always, we look forward to building on this momentum by continuing to deliver best-in-class ECM solutions that provide the depth and ease-of-use world-class enterprises across the globe are seeking." 

Recent Accolade Highlights

• Industry & Editorial Awards-Interwoven recently received several awards for solution performance, strong commitment to customer support, employee satisfaction, and market leadership. Awards included: Network Computing Magazine's 'Well Connected Award' for the Interwoven Collaborative Document Management solution; '100 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for 2005' given by The San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal and Deloitte; and being named a 'Top Ten Provider of Online Customer Assistance' by the Association of Support Professionals. Interwoven was also recognized in editorial rankings published by leading technology publications including: Network World's '200,' a ranking of the largest companies involved in the networking industry; and MIS Magazine's 'Top 50 Global Leaders,' a prestigious ranking of the top 50 global leaders in IT that "CIOs must keep on their radar." MIS (Managing Information Strategies) Magazine is a leading technology publication in Asia Pacific and the UK. 
• Industry Analyst Recognition-In addition to being recognized by Forrester Research as an ECM leader for both internal and external Web initiatives, InfoTrends/CapVentures commended Interwoven in a recent report ("Interwoven Gears Up for the Future," May 2005) for the company's ECM solution strategy, recent partnerships, and the overall success of Interwoven's recent user event, GearUp '05, 'The ECM Solutions Conference.' According to the report, Interwoven's focus on delivering highly targeted ECM solutions has reinforced its position as an industry leader: "More and more, Interwoven's customers need technology solutions to solve specific business problems with quick, measurable return on investment (ROI). Interwoven's ability to provide these solutions has enabled the company to take its place among the top ECM providers." Further, with regard to Interwoven's expanded partnership with Microsoft announced at GearUp '05, InfoTrends commented that the partnership "meshes nicely" with Interwoven's solid strategy of providing "solutions to specific business problems, rather than a wide ranging platform."
• Press Coverage-Interwoven and its customers continue to receive positive coverage in leading technology trade press. In a recent product review from InfoWorld ("Interwoven tames unwieldy Web sites"), Interwoven's Content Provisioning solution (CPS) received a "Very Good" rating, with the publication concluding that "Interwoven's CPS helps IT groups efficiently manage content and code changes to complex Web applications." Furthermore, reinforcing the strong ROI Interwoven customers receive, InformationWeek detailed in a May 2005 article ("British Telecom Standardizes on Interwoven System") how BT is leveraging Interwoven to transition itself from a traditional telco to an e-commerce company through the company's Netcentricity program. Built using Interwoven and launched last year, Netcentricity is expected to boost BT's online transactions to 28 percent of total transactions by 2007. And, in the April issue of DM Review, Interwoven customer Vindico Retail was profiled for its successful use of the Interwoven Collaborative Document Management solution to streamline "the execution of complex, multi-geographic [construction] projects."