Corechange Delivers New Level of Enterprise Information Access and Collaboration With Release of Coreport 5.0.

Business/Technology Editors

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2001

Next Generation Enterprise Portal Framework Provides Enhanced Scalability, Integration and Collaboration Features for Global 2000 Companies

Corechange Inc., a global provider of access framework software, today announced Coreport(R) 5.0, the next generation of portal software for unifying information, applications and communications across increasingly complex enterprise environments. Acting as the single, pervasive window to the extended enterprise, Coreport 5.0 provides portal users with a highly dynamic and personalized view of the organization. Enhanced with new features, this latest version offers tightly integrated content management and collaboration capabilities within a portal framework that scales to meet the needs of the largest organizations.

"Today's market dynamics have forced companies to re-evaluate their technology investments," said Gene Phifer, vice president and research director, Gartner, Inc. "As a result, CEOs, CIOs and CTOs are tasked with reducing overall information technology spending, while they focus on maximizing the value of their existing IT assets. Vendors that can provide organizations with an enterprise portal that not only unites enterprise assets and systems, but also fosters true enterprise collaboration and business communication, will be well positioned for market leadership."

In a separate press release today, Corechange announced CoreRespond(TM), the pioneering business communications and collaboration tool that seamlessly integrates with Coreport 5.0. For the first time in a portal environment, organizations are able to control interactive business messaging, a process Corechange calls "dialogue management." (See related announcement: Corechange Announces CoreRespond to Manage Critical Business Communication and Collaboration for Global 2000 Companies; November 5, 2001).

"As companies struggle to make sense of their complex application infrastructures and derive sustained value from them, Corechange is fundamentally changing the way individuals and enterprises operate," said Charles Kane, president and chief operating officer of Corechange. "The newly released collaboration, integration and scalability capabilities in Coreport 5.0 enable companies to leverage their existing investments in information technology by providing a single point of access to enterprise resources. Corechange's unified framework approach fosters greater productivity and ensures a highly efficient, cost-effective work environment across the extended enterprise."

In addition to the unique dialogue management capabilities of CoreRespond, Coreport 5.0 brings together the information, applications, processes, and communications that individuals need to respond faster, make better decisions, and strengthen collaboration. New functionality includes:

-- Tight integration with Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server, providing a
single, unified view of content dispersed across multiple SharePoint
installations;

-- Seamless integration with Stellent's Content Management System, expanding
the reach of content management throughout the extended enterprise;

-- Dynamic load balancing, giving Coreport the ability to operate in a web farm
server configuration, achieving near-linear scalability and high portal
availability for the largest enterprise portals;

-- Direct, native support for Microsoft Web Parts, providing users with
pre-built interfaces to a wide range of popular business applications and
information sources;

-- Web-based administration, facilitating the delegation of portal
administration to authorized business communities and workgroups; and

-- The ability to deliver portal resources and content via pocket PCs,
including the Compaq iPAQ, as well as i-mode mobile devices.

Coreport 5.0 is available now. For additional information, contact Corechange at 888.892.2673 or via email at [e-mail].

About Corechange

Corechange, Inc. delivers access framework software for deploying any kind of portal. The company's Coreport(R) product family profiles and manages people, information and applications to provide an integrated and personalized user experience based on roles that can be delivered on both desktop PCs and wireless devices. Corechange has a worldwide customer base, including American Electric Power (AEP), Credit Suisse First Boston, UnumProvident Corporation, EMC, Telco Systems, Philips, NSTAR, Krispy Kreme, and Royal & SunAlliance. The company's strategic partners include Microsoft, Nortel Networks, GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, and Aether Systems. Corechange is headquartered in Boston, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.