Best Western Deploys New MemberWeb Intranet to Over 4,000 Employees Using Nexaweb; Revamped Web Application Results in 70 Percent Faster Performance.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Nexaweb, the leading provider of Enterprise Internet Application solutions, announced today at Sun's JavaOne 2004 Developer Conference that Best Western, THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN(R), has deployed Nexaweb's software to more than 4,000 Best Western member hotels. Best Western is using Nexaweb as part of its MemberWeb intranet, providing properties with a high-performance Web application to update room rates, plans, commissions and reservations. Using Nexaweb, Best Western was able to increase user productivity while using its existing technology infrastructure, resulting in substantial cost savings.

The Nexaweb-enabled application replaces the original software deployed worldwide as a traditional HTML Web application. Using Nexaweb's software platform, Best Western was able to leverage its existing VSAT network infrastructure investment, by overcoming previous functionality and latency issues without spending millions of dollars.

The savings for Best Western are dramatic. Using Nexaweb, the new MemberWeb is 70 percent faster than the previous application as a result of client-side processing and incremental updates. Network traffic has reduced by over 90 percent. Additionally, a rich Nexaweb user interface provides users with the ability to access rates and inventory in a new, week-at-a-glance format. Users can make a variety of changes to rates, inventory allocations, availability status and other functions in a standard Internet browser at a variety of network connection speeds (including dialup, ISDN, broadband and satellite), without having to wait for data to refresh. Most importantly, Nexaweb's application "skinning" feature was used to preserve the original look-and-feel of MemberWeb. This consistency removed the need for Best Western to re-train employees on how to use the new application, and eliminated over $250,000 in associated training costs.

"Nexaweb's ease-of-use enabled us to quickly transform our existing MemberWeb application and create a faster, more effective user experience," said Mike Kistner, Best Western CIO and senior vice president. "Using Nexaweb, we were able to leverage our basic infrastructure and eliminate the need to redevelop our applications from scratch -- ultimately resulting in significant savings in both time and money. Improving the MemberWeb application enables Best Western users to be more productive, allowing us to better focus on the needs of the hotel guests."

"Best Western is often first-to-market with technology innovations that provide better service for its customers, and we are delighted to be a part of the process to further enhance the Best Western experience," said Larry Geisel, Nexaweb CEO.

Best Western is extending Nexaweb's Enterprise Internet Application solutions to a variety of other applications within their network, including enhanced travel agent commission processing functionality, scheduled for rollout in the third quarter of this year.

Nexaweb is demonstrating its Enterprise Internet Application platform at the JavaOne Developer Conference, June 28-30 in booth #412. In addition, senior software engineer, Bob Buffone, will be speaking on "Building Development Tools To Run on Both Eclipse and NetBeans" on June 30 at 11:00 A.M.

About Best Western

Best Western International is the WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN(R) with more than 4,100 hotels in 82 countries and territories. Each independently owned and operated hotel in this member association displays its own unique charm while maintaining consistent global standards with BestRequests(R). For reservations or more information, call (800) WESTERN or visit www.bestwestern.com.

About Nexaweb

Based in Cambridge, MA, Nexaweb Technologies, Inc. (www.nexaweb.com) provides the leading software platform for building and deploying Enterprise Internet Applications. Nexaweb customers enjoy more efficient business operations, faster time to market and competitive advantage. Nexaweb-powered applications offer the scalability and deployment efficiencies of the Internet while delivering the functionality and power of enterprise applications. Some of Nexaweb's key customers and partners include ARTstor, Best Western, Starwood, EMC, Sun Microsystems, IBM and Oracle. With Nexaweb, businesses can deploy mission-critical applications via the Internet on any device without compromise.