ATG GAINS GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR ATG 6 FROM PARTNER BETA PARTICIPANTS
Technology and Consulting Partners Worldwide Laud Addition of
Publishing Module, New Features
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., - December 20, 2002 - ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc., Nasdaq: ARTG), a leading developer of online CRM applications for commerce, portals, and relationship management, today announced that it has received strong support for ATG 6 from its worldwide technology and consulting partners who participated in the ATG 6 beta program. ATG 6, the latest installment of the company`s industry-leading online CRM solution, is generally available beginning today (see separate release).
Systems integrators, consultants and technology partners alike have praised
the enhanced functionality of the ATG Commerce, ATG Portal and ATG
Relationship Management products, while embracing the addition of the ATG
Search and ATG Publishing modules. Industry partners are pointing to the
completeness of the ATG 6 solution and the flexibility of its individual
components as the key reasons ATG will continue to establish its position as
a leader in the online CRM market.
The following companies from the United States and Europe participated in
the ATG 6 beta program and endorse ATG 6:
-- North America: Blast Radius, Clear Commerce, Context Integration, Covansys,
Creatrixs, Critical Mass, EDS, eTouch Systems, Empirix, Fort Point Partners,
McFadyen Consulting, SBI and Company.
-- EMEA: Agora Telematica, Avinci, Al Faris, AMG.net, Aware Limited, EDS, ETC,
E-Tree, Materna, Mobile, Rufus Leonard, Texcelerate, Unilog, Volantis
Systems, Wipro Technologies.
"ATG has always been focused on the end customer`s business needs," said Rob
Schmults, executive vice president, Global Markets, at Fort Point Partners,
"With ATG 6, ATG took an industry leading product and made it even stronger.
The new functionality and modules show how a technology platform can improve
financial results for the B2B and B2C markets."
About ATG
ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc.) is a leading developer of online CRM
applications that deliver an integrated, personalized experience for
customers, partners and employees: the frontline of every business.
Customers around the globe rely on ATG for the frontline applications that
help build and manage mutually beneficial relationships. Deployed on the
industry`s most popular application servers, ATG`s application suites for
e-commerce, portals, and relationship management are ideal for integrated
e-business initiatives across the enterprise.
Today, ATG has delivered e-business solutions to blue-chip companies
worldwide including Aetna Services, Inc., Alcatel, American Airlines,
Barclays Global Investors, Best Buy, BMG Direct, Eastman Kodak, Ford Motor
Credit, HSBC, J. Crew, Sun Microsystems, Walgreen Company, and WellsFargo.
The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional
locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information
about ATG, please visit our Web site at www.atg.com .
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* 2002 ATG and Art Technology Group are registered trademarks of Art
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other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are
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This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the
safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that may cause ATG`s actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
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generally may be found in their periodic reports and registration statements
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. Risk factors related to the subject matter of this
press release include the possibility that the companies mentioned in this
press release may not continue to work with ATG or endorse the products
mentioned herein; that the ATG product deployment will not be successful or
significantly enhance the user`s Internet experience or handle user volumes
or will not drive more revenue through the e-business channel, the need to
adapt to rapid changes so products do not become obsolete; the possibility
of errors in ATG`s software products; and the possibility that the solution
will not make customer implementations faster and more flexible; the
possibility that ATG`s product will not continue to support any application
server and the risks and costs of intellectual property litigation. ATG
undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this press release.
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