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Vignette And Idiom Unveil Next-Generation Enterprise Globalization Software

New Vignette V/Series Application Enables Cost-effective Globalization for Multinationals

Austin, TX - March 30, 2003 - Idiom Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise globalization solutions, today unveiled the next generation of its Idiom WorldServer™ for Vignette® software product. Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq: VIGN) is the leading supplier of customer-driven Internet applications. Customers seeking cutting-edge globalization can now rely on WorldServer for Vignette to deploy an effective global Web presence and provide each site visitor with a consistent high-quality experience regardless of location, language, culture, or business practices. WorldServer for Vignette software adds an important globalization component to the Vignette V/Series, allowing customers to reduce their globalization costs, while strengthening customer relationships and increasing global revenues.

"Globalization is critical to succeed in today's e-business world," said Chris Stark, vice president, business development at Vignette. "Idiom is the only globalization solution that Vignette jointly sells, offering a fully integrated Vignette globalization solution to our worldwide customers, enhancing their ability to cost-effectively manage and grow multilingual, multicultural Web sites."

WorldServer for Vignette enables companies to take their online businesses global while fully leveraging their current investments in Vignette technology solutions. The software allows companies to streamline globalization processes such as automatically synchronizing and monitoring changes in global Web content, eliminating translation inefficiencies, and reducing dependencies on external systems. Customers including Avnet, Chamberlain Doors, Travelocity, and Xircom have selected Idiom in part due to the integration between WorldServer and Vignette solutions.

WorldServer for Vignette fully integrates with the Vignette E-business Application Platform, Vignette Content Management Server, and other Vignette application services, providing users with a seamless interface to global content. It also integrates with the Vignette Workflow Manager and leverages Vignette Workflow tasks, allowing users to employ a single interface for core content management and content globalization task management. WorldServer for Vignette features patent-pending Business Rule Linkage™ technology that enables companies to establish and enforce business rules regarding how content will be shared across multiple international sites.

"WorldServer's tight integration with Vignette solutions made the implementation at Xircom a breeze," said Philo Thompson, Senior Consultant, KPMG High Tech Practice. "KPMG was charged with bringing the implementation online and we did it in record time - 25 days. WorldServer's open architecture allowed seamless integration with a custom-built Vignette application at the site, and the Idiom/Vignette solution provided a streamlined globalization process for Xircom."

"The release of this next-generation WorldServer for Vignette software illustrates our commitment to customer satisfaction by staying current with the technology and architecture advances of our strategic partners," said Fred Lizza, President and CEO of Idiom. "This version of WorldServer ensures that Vignette's many customers receive complete globalization solutions that best meet their business objectives and integrate with their existing enterprise infrastructure."

Vignette is an authorized reseller of the WorldServer for Vignette software.

About Vignette
Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq: VIGN) is the leading provider of customer-driven Internet applications used by the most demanding and successful organizations in the world. Vignette's products allow businesses to create and extend relationships with prospects and customers, and to facilitate high-volume transaction exchanges with suppliers and partners, all of which enhances customer satisfaction. Vignette powers more than 1,250 leading e-businesses. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Vignette has offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and in Australia and can be found on the Web at http://www.vignette.com.

About Idiom Technologies, Inc.
Idiom is the leading provider of software, strategy, and services for e-business globalization. Idiom WorldServer™ is Web infrastructure software for globalization that enables the coordinated and efficient development of multilingual, multicultural Web sites and cost-effectively automates and synchronizes their management. Idiom strategy and services offerings include WorldWise™ (www.idiominc.com/worldwise), the premier online resource center for e-business globalization, and the Global Readiness Assessment™ to help companies develop or expand a path to successful globalization. Idiom's customers include multinational companies such as Adobe®, Eastman Chemical Company, General Electric, MasterCard, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Travelocity™, and Xilinx, Inc.™. Through its Global Partner Network™, Idiom teams with the industry's leading technology, consulting, development and implementation service organizations to provide customers with end-to-end solutions for e-business globalization. Idiom is funded by Greylock, JAFCO Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, and Sigma Partners. For information on Idiom products and services, call (781) 464-6000, visit www.idiominc.com or email publicrelations@idiominc.com.