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TandemSeven Partners with IBM to Design and Build IBM WebSphere Business Portals and e-Business Applications

Boston, MA., July 9, 2002 - TandemSeven, a leading specialist in the design and development of business portals and custom e-business applications, today announced a partnership with IBM to design and build business portals and custom e-business applications for the IBM WebSphere platform. As an IBM Business Partner, TandemSeven will work closely with IBM to enhance their already strong expertise and experience in delivering advanced IBM WebSphere solutions for Fortune 1000 clients.

TandemSeven's software architects have been pioneers in delivering Web-based Java applications on the WebSphere platform since the platform's inception. By combining its experience in delivering business portals and custom e-business applications with the strength and breadth of IBM's WebSphere platform, TandemSeven gives companies a partner uniquely capable of delivering the next generation of commerce-enabled business applications.

IBM has extended the WebSphere platform to provide a full range of software to help companies build, integrate, deploy, and grow dynamic e-businesses. Today, WebSphere software offers solutions in three critical areas: 1) application server foundation and development tools, 2) commerce and portal applications, and 3) business integration solutions. TandemSeven has direct experience in architecting and implementing WebSphere solutions for the largest, most demanding corporations in all three critical solution areas.

To realize the value of IBM WebSphere's world-class technologies, TandemSeven believes companies must invest in developing a highly usable application design and a quality software implementation. The company prides itself on its ability to offer clients the highest quality solutions and services at cost-effective rates.

"Because we designed our company with low overhead and no outside investors, we can transfer significant savings on to our customers. Our model has helped some of the largest organizations lower their cost of WebSphere development," said Frank Torbey, president and CEO of TandemSeven.

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