"Lotus is offering content creators the powerful graphic page creation capabilities of NetObjects Fusion, coupled with the collaborative power of the Domino Web application server," said Eileen Rudden, senior vice president of Communication Product Development for Lotus. "Together we are providing them with an unparalleled development environment by combining the intuitive, visual content and site creation environment of Fusion with the industrial strength development capability of Designer. As a result of these initiatives, developers will be able to more rapidly and effectively develop advanced intranet and Web site applications."

"As Web sites evolve from simple billboards into dynamic business systems, site builders need solutions that combine the ease of use of visual Web site building with the sophistication of dynamic content management," said Samir Arora, chairman and CEO of NetObjects. "By integrating NetObjects Fusion and Domino, we are enabling customers to create compelling sites and extend them into business applications."

Lotus Domino and NetObjects Fusion Connector Provides Synergy for Dynamic Web Site Creation
Lotus and NetObjects jointly developed the Lotus Domino and NetObjects Fusion Connector in response to demand for a complete solution for building and managing interactive Web sites and applications with dynamic content. Domino developers can now take advantage of Fusion's drag-and-drop content authoring and site creation tools. Fusion users now have a more powerful server for storing and managing content through the underlying Domino object management system.

The Lotus Domino and NetObjects Fusion Connector is a set of Java-based Domino components and a site import tool that provide NetObjects Fusion designers access to the dynamic content management and display capabilities of Domino. The components give NetObjects Fusion users the ability to design Domino forms and views and to manipulate select Domino constructs from within the Fusion environment. The site import tool is a Domino server add-in task that transfers Fusion-generated sites to Domino. Domino's database-driven approach provides programmability, directory, security, workflow, and replication capabilities. With the Lotus Domino and NetObjects Fusion Connector, Web designers can now:

• Publish Fusion-created sites directly to Domino servers with the click of a button
• Use a powerful, visually oriented, drag-and-drop design tool to produce pages and sites for Domino
• Access Domino components such as forms, views and navigators from Fusion
• Add advanced functionality to their suites such as user profiling/personalization, advanced searches and dynamic database access
• Generate multimedia interactive Web pages for Domino using graphical site and layout tools, sites styles and an asset manager.

Notes Designer for Domino/Fusion Bundle Offers Premier Web Site Development Solution Lotus will bundle NetObjects Fusion in the Notes Designer for Domino package on a promotional basis beginning in the first quarter of 1998 for $495, the current cost of Notes Designer for Domino. NetObjects Fusion adds rich content creation and site mapping capabilities to the Domino environment while Notes Designer enables rapid development of secure, mail-enabled Web applications based on the Domino server. With these two offerings, Lotus and NetObjects are providing both graphic designers and programmers with the premier solutions to create compelling Web sites with powerful application capabilities.

Lotus Development Corporation, founded in 1982, is a subsidiary of IBM Corporation. Lotus offers high quality software products and services that reflect the company's unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses must work together to achieve success. Lotus innovative approach is evident in a new class of applications that allow users to access and communicate information in ways never before possible, both within and beyond organizational boundaries. Lotus now markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous professional consulting, support and education services through they Lotus Services Group.

About NetObjects
NetObjects, Inc. is a privately-held company that is funded by IBM, Perseus LLC, AT&T Ventures, Norwest Venture Capital, Venrock Associates, Rae Technology LLC and private investors. NetObjects' partners include Apple Computer (NASDAQ:AAPL), AT&T (NYSE: T), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Netscape (NASDAQ: NSCP), Sun Microsystems' Javasoft (NASDAQ: SUNW) and UUNET (NASDAQ:WCOM).

About NetObjects' Product Family
NetObjects' product family consists of NetObjects Fusion Personal Edition for entry-level site builders, NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for experienced site builders and NetObjects TeamFusion for site building teams. All three products are the first smart Web site building applications that integrate automated site building, professional quality design and publishing, thereby lowering the cost, time and tedium of building high-quality Web sites. NetObjects Fusion has won several awards including CNET's 1997 Internet Excellence Award for Best Web Design Product and PC Magazine's Editors Choice award. More information about NetObjects and its product can be found at www.netobjects.com.