BackWeb to Showcase ProactivePortal Technologies at METAmorphosis Plus 2002

SAN JOSE, CA.— May 13, 2002 — BackWeb Technologies (Nasdaq: BWEB), the leading provider of ProactivePortal™ technologies for the enterprise, announced today it will showcase its ProactivePortal technology solutions for offline portals at METAmorphosis Plus in Chicago on May 14-16, 2002. The company's exhibit will be located at the entrance to the expo in booth #305.

The BackWeb® ProactivePortal Server maximizes an enterprise portal's usage by making the portal productive for critical users. By making portal content available offline, mobile and remote users have the capability of having the latest information and resources they need while disconnected from the network – at a customer site, on a plane or in a hotel room – just as if they were connected. Using BackWeb Polite® technology, all types of content, from Word documents to large multimedia files, can be seamlessly delivered to the end user, making the portal even richer in functionality.

"Enterprise portals are quickly becoming ubiquitous and essential tools for improving productivity, sales and employee retention. The ability to access critical portal content in offline environments is also becoming essential for mobile users and will become a staple for implementations," said David Yockelson, Senior Vice President of Electronic Business Strategies, META Group. "Astute companies have begun to recognize the urgency of differentiating portal offerings to include offline capabilities, thereby obtaining quantifiable portal ROI through content usage rather than access. Companies that measure their portal ROI against this metric can achieve success more quickly in today's ever-changing business climate."

Stop by the BackWeb booth to register for a chance to win a 15-inch HDTV monitor. To arrange a demonstration at the show, please contact BackWeb at 408-933-1786.