BackWeb Leads Industry Experts in Discussion of Next-Generation Portals and Portal ROI

Santa Clara, CA, September 5, 2001 — BackWeb Technologies (Nasdaq: BWEB), the leading provider of ProactivePortal™ technologies for the enterprise, will host an expert panel on next-generation portals at the Enterprise Web & Corporate Portal Conference & Exhibition in Santa Clara, Thursday, September 6.

As companies across the board begin implementing portal initiatives, measuring and realizing the ROI on their IT investments is essential. Led by BackWeb CEO, Eli Barkat, this panel will discuss key issues affecting the portal market today such as next-generation solutions, maximizing portal usage and realizing IT investments in portal initiatives.

Panel members represent a cross-section of BackWeb's leading customers and partners including Oliver Muoto, Co-Founder & Vice President of Market Development at Epicentric; George Bailey, Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Robert O'Dell, Manager, Mobile Services at Hewlett-Packard; and Billy Cox, Director of Software Development at Compaq.

"Industry estimates show that Global 2000 companies are budgeting multi-million dollar IT projects for integrating ‘must have' content into passive enterprise portals. We've assembled a distinguished panel to discuss the future of portals in the enterprise and how companies can maximize their portal ROI," said BackWeb CEO, Eli Barkat.

The panel discussion will run from 7:45 – 8:45 AM on September 6 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Admission is free for persons registering for the VIP Expo Pass at www.imgevents.com/eweb.

Produced by the Intermedia Group and the META Group, the Enterprise Web Corporate Portal Conference & Exposition is the only event that analyzes portals and content, application integration, Web extension and business integration, as well as application development and deployment, as a whole, emphasizing the interrelationships among them for the delivery of the next generation of enterprise class, Web-based systems.