In addition, NetObjects also announced that its professional services division will offer customized consulting services ranging from architectural planning and needs analysis, to application design and development for the NetObjects-IBM solution.

"NetObjects Authoring Server Suite will be an excellent complement to the WebSphere product line," said John Swainson, general manager, application integration & middleware, IBM Software. "NetObjects has built a platform that allows corporations to build their Intranets, which can now be integrated with WebSphere applications."

NetObjects Authoring Server for IBM WebSphere is an optimized version of NetObjects Authoring Server Suite for the IBM WebSphere Application Server, Standard Edition. The solution integrates NetObjects Authoring Server Suite's collaborative capabilities with those of the WebSphere Application Server, Standard Edition through Java servlets and components built by NetObjects. Using the solution, users will be able to enhance their e-business Web sites with high-end functionality such as user-authentication, database access and session management, all within the controlled, collaborative development environment of NetObjects Authoring Server Suite.

"Our solution for IBM WebSphere is aimed at leveraging customer investments in WebSphere by fully realizing the power and capabilities of dynamic Web applications for use by employees, partners and customers," said Morris Taradalsky, executive vice president of server products at NetObjects. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with IBM to deliver world class e-business solutions to enterprise customers."

Pricing and Availability
NetObjects Authoring Server for IBM WebSphere  consists of NetObjects Authoring Server Suite, which starts at $1595 and the NetObjects Integration Suite for IBM WebSphere, which starts at $790. For more information, visit the NetObjects Web site at www.netobjects.com or call 1-888-449-6400.

About NetObjects
NetObjects, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETO), an IBM (NYSE:IBM) affiliate, 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.