PRESS RELEASE

Nucleus Compares the ROI from Portals

Aug 11, 2003

Nucleus Research Issues Roi Comparison Report for Enterprise Portal Software from IBM, Plumtree, And SAP

Report finds that over 80% of Plumtree and IBM customers realized a positive ROI

Nucleus Research, the leading provider of bottom-line focused technology research, today announced the results of an independent study comparing the return on investment (ROI) for three leading enterprise portal vendors, featuring portal solutions from IBM, Plumtree, and SAP. The report, published today and entitled, "ROI Comparison Report: Portals," concluded that at least 80% of IBM and Plumtree customers achieved a positive ROI from their portal deployment, while fewer than half of SAP’s customers indicated that they achieved a positive ROI.