Content Infrastructure Leverages Existing IT Investments

SUNNYVALE, California - September 10, 2001 - Interwoven Inc., (Nasdaq: IWOV), the leading provider of Content Infrastructure, today announced that adidas-Salomon AG, the second largest manufacturer of sporting goods worldwide, is using Interwoven's Content Infrastructure to support Internet-based initiatives for Web content creation, aggregation, management and deployment. One of the key reasons adidas-Salomon chose Interwoven's Content Infrastructure was its easy integration with their existing IT environment.

adidas-Salomon has begun implementation of Interwoven's Content Infrastructure product suite to build and manage diverse information requirements for a global extranet linking approximately 20 subsidiaries. Employees worldwide will be able to easily and efficiently create, update and share Web content in the first implementation phase.

"adidas-Salomon IT investments must have the flexibility to support a wide array of global, regional and national service requirements. Our markets vary dramatically and, in many cases, require tailored solutions," said Faris Momani, head of global eMarketing, adidas-Salomon AG. "Interwoven's Content Infrastructure enables adidas-Salomon to effectively manage Web content across the connected business units throughout the company."

The next step in adidas-Salomon's software implementation is to integrate their catalog software into the Content Infrastructure environment to better manage all database and file system assets, including application code and XML.

"For more than 80 years adidas-Salomon has been an integral part of the world of sports, delivering state-of-the-art sports footwear, apparel and accessories," said Jan B. Nordhagen, vice president of Interwoven Europe, Middle East and Africa. "Interwoven's Content Infrastructure enables global business leaders like adidas-Salomon to maintain a competitive advantage by harnessing the potential of the Internet for effective business communication using best-of-breed technology."

Interwoven's Content Infrastructure product suite includes products for content aggregation, content collaboration, content management, content intelligence, and content distribution. For more information, please see http://www.interwoven.com.tw/company/features/ci/.

adidas-Salomon AG is the second largest manufacturer of sporting goods worldwide, with a global estimated market share of about 15 per cent. Its products, which include leading brands such as adidas, Salomon, Taylor-Made (golf), Mavic (cycling), Bonfire (winter sports) and Erima (swimming), are present in all major markets around the world. The company employs approximately 13,000 people globally. For more information visit www.adidas.com.

Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq: IWOV) is the world's leading provider of Content Infrastructure software. Its content infrastructure product suite includes content aggregation, content collaboration, content management, content intelligence and content distribution. Its products are the de facto standard for over 700 Global 2000 companies including British Airways, Cisco Systems, General Electric, General Motors and Philips. Interwoven teams with the leading best-of-breed eBusiness application providers to provide customers an end-to-end platform for eBusiness. For more information on one of the fastest growing software companies in Silicon Valley and its proven XML-based solutions, visit the Interwoven Web site at www.interwoven.com.tw.