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Subject: OASIS MEMBER NEWS: Sequoia Software Integrates Three Key Populist Applications with Sequoia's XML Portal Server
-- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: 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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