FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rusty Carpenter, (813) 878-3461
E-Mail: rcarpen@us.ibm.com

IBM HOMEPAGE CREATOR FOR BUSINESS DEBUTS
An improved and expanded solution for creating and hosting e-business Web sites

NEW YORK CITY, June 16, 1998 — To help companies take better advantage of
the increasing number of consumers buying goods and services on the
Internet, IIBM today released a new version of IBM HomePage Creator, a Web
site creation and hosting solution featuring updated technology, expanded
services and first time availability in Europe.

The new version, called IBM HomePage Creator for e-business and located at
http://www.ibm.com/hpc can help organizations save time and money when
developing e-business Web sites. Costing as little as $24.95 per month, the
new version features:

Easy-to-use technology: Customers build online, using their browser to
create the site via a new point and click Java 1.1 interface that provides
significantly enhanced performance and usability for creating Web sites.

Sites are hosted by IBM. Customers do not need to invest in personal
computers or Web servers. The site product catalog and access is covered by
the monthly fee. “Companies have heard a multitude of reasons to be on the
Internet — to grow business to stay competitive, to be in touch with and
educate customers, and, of course, to make money,” said Nancyy Faigen, vice
president, web application server solutions. “IBM HomePage Creator for
e-business is a solution that allows any business to open their doors on
the Web and maintain that endeavor with a minimum amount of effort and
expense.”

Unlike many competing products that provide simple clip art and template
guides to build a Web site, IBM HomePage Creator for e-business is a very
cost-effective and more robust business solution. The new version provides
for hosting the Web site, creating and posting the site, and developing
e-commerce enabled catalogs. The IBM HomePage Creator for e-business Web
site offers a new Java 1.1 creation tool and is located entirely on the
Internet. Pages are created online using a point-and-click interface and
can be published with just one click of the mouse — all without the use of
complicated file transfer tools or HTML coding. Content can be created
quickly and easily, so that ccasual PC user can frequently and conveniently
update and change the site

HomePage Creator for e-business also provides on-screen hit counters,
catalogs, choice of site name, support for DNS names and transaction
functionality that enables anyone to conduct business on the Internet.
Additionally, the solution includes, at no additional charge, automated
site registration on more than 20 search engines to date to help customers
increase their visibility on the Web.

For more information, please contact Rusty Carpenter at rcarpen@us.ibm.com
or call (813) 878-3461. The IBM Global Network Web site is located at
www.ibm.com/globalnetwork