“Bringing Gary on board is a big win for NetObjects as we take the company to the next level,” said Russ Surmanek, CFO and executive vice president of NetObjects, Inc. “His wealth of experience in human resources with some of high tech’s leading companies will be invaluable as we prepare to launch our new Small Business Online Division to revolutionize the way small businesses get online and do business online.”

White will provide strategic human resources leadership for NetObjects and manage the operational aspects of the human resources department.  Before joining NetObjects, White spent the past three years managing Intuit’s human resources function for the Consumer Finance and Small Business groups based in Mountain View.

Prior to Intuit, White managed human resources at Silicon Graphics, Inc. and held various human resources positions during his nine years at Apple Computer, Inc.

White has a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from State University of New York, Stony Brook.

About NetObjects
NetObjects, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETO), majority owned by IBM (NYSE:IBM), is a leading provider of e-Business software and services that enable small businesses as well as large-scale enterprises to build, deploy and maintain Web sites on the Internet and corporate Intranets. The NetObjects product family includes NetObjects Fusion® and NetObjects Authoring Server Suite. In addition, NetObjects offers its customers on- line solutions, including content, products and services to help them register, host, build, maintain and promote their Web sites.

NetObjects has been ranked by Softletter 100, NewMedia 500 and as one of Fortune's 25 Very Cool Companies. Its products have won over 50 awards including Windows Magazine’s Win 100 award, InfoWorld's Analyst Choice award, CNET's Internet Excellence award, PC Magazine's Editors Choice award and InternetWorld's Industry Award. More information about NetObjects and its products can be found at www.netobjects.com.

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