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Subject: OASIS MEMBER NEWS: Sequoia Software Integrates Three Key Populist Applications with Sequoia's XML Portal Server


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David Schreiber                         Kelby Troutman
Sequoia Software                        Schwartz Communications
(410) 715-0206                          (781) 684-0770
dschreiber@sequoiasoftware.com          kelbyt@schwartz-pr.com


Sequoia Software Integrates Three Key Populist Applications
with Sequoia’s XML Portal Server

Sequoia Gives Corporate Users Immediate Access to Online Benefits Planning,
Procurement and Travel Services Directly Through XML Portal Desktop


COLUMBIA, Md.March 20, 2000Sequoia Software Corporation, a leading provider
and innovator of XML-powered software for creating interactive e-business
portals, today announced agreements with OfficeMax.com, the e-commerce
business of OfficeMax, Inc. (NYSE: OMX), biztravel.com, and 401Kafe for
integrating their Web-based services with Sequoia’s XML Portal Server (XPS).
Collectively, OfficeMax.com’s office products and services, biztravel.com’s
full-service online travel capabilities, and 401Kafe’s online benefits
planning information fall into the category of “populist applications”
because they are useful to the broadest range of corporate users. In making
these applications available directly through the XPS interface, Sequoia is
further reducing the cost and effort required for deploying a comprehensive
enterprise portal solution.

A report from Forrester Research titled, Pumping Up Intranet Portals
categorized benefits planning, corporate travel and procurement services as
“populist apps” because they serve the widest range of corporate users,
thereby providing the most value for the greatest amount of people within an
organization. By integrating these online applications within XPS, Sequoia
is ensuring its customers’ employees will be more enthusiastic about
adopting the portal as their primary point of interaction with corporate
content. This in turn will drive overall use of the portal, increasing the
return on the corporate investment.
“Sequoia’s agreements with OfficeMax.com, biztravel.com and 401Kafe give our
customers immediate access to populist content that can be easily integrated
into their users’ individual desktops,” said Jasen Fici, vice president of
marketing for Sequoia Software. “Sequoia will also work with customers to
enhance their ability to manage user interactions with these Websites, for
example, automating the creation of electronic purchase orders or
requisitions for travel or office product purchases, which streamlines
paperwork and decision making.”

Sequoia has signed a letter of intent with biztravel.com, the award-winning
site for frequent business travelers, to integrate the biztravel.com service
with XPS. Sequoia is the first enterprise portal vendor to partner with
biztravel.com. The relationship is intended to give XPS end users immediate
access to powerful and easy-to-use tools for planning, booking and managing
travel arrangements.

“biztravel.com is the business traveler’s full service solutiondelivering
the full spectrum of travel planning, fulfillment and customer service,”
said Justin Shaw, vice president and general manager, biztravel.com. “We see
our service as a valuable complement to the content delivered through XPS.
By offering biztravel.com as an integrated component of the XPS desktop,
Sequoia is making it easier for its customers to satisfy all of the business
travel needs of their employees.”

Based on an agreement with mPower, the parent company of 401Kafe.com,
Sequoia will offer its customers integrated access to the 401Kafe site as a
content component of XPS. 401Kafe is a community resource for 401(k)
participants, providing news, articles, FAQs and discussion forums designed
to enhance an individual’s ability to grow the value of their 401(k)
investments.

“401Kafe.com addresses the needs of millions of American workers who want to
maximize their 401(k) investments,” said Jon Squire, director of online
business development at mPower. “By making 401Kafe.com a content component
of XPS, Sequoia is giving its customers’ employees a single source for
making the most of their 401(k) savings. We believe our service has near
universal appeal and will be widely deployed by Sequoia’s customers.”

OfficeMax.com is a leading online office supply superstore. As an
OfficeMax.com affiliate, Sequoia can include a direct link to the
OfficeMax.com site as a content source for XPS. Based on customer
requirements, Sequoia can provide more complete integration with the
OfficeMax.com site, taking advantage of XPS rules processing capabilities to
automate a range of procurement functions.

About mPower
mPower, Inc., the parent company of 401k Forum, the leading Internet
investment advisor runs 401Kafé.com (http://www.401kafe.com), the first
independent and free online site dedicated exclusively to 401(k)
participants, and IRAjunction.com (http://www.irajunction.com), which is
devoted to helping investors understand the complicated rules of traditional
and Roth IRAs.

About biztravel.com
Biztravel.com is the foremost full service travel Web site for business
travelers, recognized for its world-class customer service and cutting-edge
technological offerings. These include Fare Guardsm, a patented technology
that searches the airlines’ systems for lower fares up until the date of
departureallowing biztravel.com customers to benefit from a price reduction
announced by the airlines after they have planned or purchased a trip. Other
innovative features on the site include calendar synchronization, automatic
upgrading, personalized frequent traveler point tracking, and real time
wireless messaging alertsinforming the traveler of timely flight information
one hour prior to take-off. Biztravel.com and its user interface design has
been lauded by such prestigious publications as PC Computing, PC Magazine
and Zap.com, and also received the Webby Award for the Best Travel Site of
the Year.  Most recently, biztravel.com was named one of the top 100 best
sites for 2000 by Yahoo Internet Life. Biztravel.com is on the Web at
http://www.biztravel.com.

About OfficeMax.com
OfficeMax.com offers over 20,000 items, free next business day delivery on
orders over $50, and a credit card security guarantee. OfficeMax.com also
provides a variety of services to help small business and home office
customers such as express orders for frequently purchased products, usage
reporting, online order tracking, convenient order-by-number features and an
informational resource center. Additionally, OfficeMax.com visitors can take
advantage of the SoftwareSupersite@OfficeMax located at OfficeMax’s Web
site, which offers over 10,000 Windows, Macintosh and Palm Top software
titles available for immediate purchase via electronic downloading as well
as regular delivery.

About Sequoia Software
Sequoia Software Corporation is a leading provider and innovator of
XML-powered software for creating interactive e-business portals. Sequoia’s
flagship product, the XML Portal Server™ (XPS), gives users a Web-based,
single point of personalized access to distributed information, along with
the capability to publish, edit, change, or update content. As the
cornerstone of an effective e-business strategy, XPS improves the accuracy
of information search and retrieval, and fosters the interchange of
information between organizations and their customers and trading partners.
Sequoia’s customers include leading manufacturing, healthcare, financial
services, insurance and telecommunications firms. For interactive portal
solutions that let you do more in less time visit www.sequoiasoftware.com or
call Sequoia toll free (888) 820-7917.



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