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BackWeb Partners With Three Leading System Integrators Seasoned Firms Certified to deliver BackWeb-enabled Mobile Solutions SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BackWeb Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:BWEB), a leading provider of mobile Web software, announced today its partnership with Anexinet, BusinessEdge Solutions, Inc. and Solutions, Inc., three leading consulting firms specializing in systems integration. By partnering with these companies, BackWeb seeks to support the growing demand to mobilize key Web applications in Global 2000 organizations. John J. Parker, CTO of Anexinet commented, "The number of mobile workers today continues to grow rapidly; especially among sales, service and executives. Having access to vital information and applications when partially connected or offline is critical for our clients' success. BackWeb's technology allows Anexinet to provide higher value and rate of success for projects supporting these mobile workforces." "BackWeb provides BusinessEdge with a powerful tool with which to develop and deploy mobile solutions for our Global 500 clients," said Mark Hayward, Chief Technology Officer at BusinessEdge Solutions, Inc. "Having extensively evaluated multiple architectures for mobility, I believe that BackWeb delivers a unique capability, one that significantly reduces the time, cost and risk of development for our customers." "Improving work/life balance is a major concern of mobile workforce managers today," said Vekrum Kaushik, CEO of Solutions, Inc. "BackWeb's technology allows us to provide our clients with solutions that enable their mobile workforce to use field time to accomplish tasks and learning. This results in a more effective workforce with a productivity advantage." "We are very excited to be partnering with Anexinet, BusinessEdge and Solutions, Inc., trusted innovators and implementers of strategic projects for Global 2000 companies," said Bill Heye, CEO of BackWeb Technologies. "These partnerships are fueled by customers' demand to mobilize these projects. We are committed to helping our partners offer the best solution for mobile applications -- beginning with deep industry and customer knowledge, built on state-of-the-art technologies, and delivered using world-class synchronization capabilities." Each partner has completed BackWeb's Premier Certification program and, can now deploy BackWeb's mobilized Web-based applications as part of their solutions. "Mobile applications have become a critical strategic component of a company's IT portfolio," said Heye. "This additional industry expertise and customer reach, combined with BackWeb's proven technology, will allow companies to increase productivity across their enterprise by leveraging IT investments to maximize field force results." BackWeb's architecture makes it possible for system integrators to incorporate mobility into both new and existing Web application projects without adversely affecting project timelines. They can now rapidly mobilize their applications by leveraging BackWeb's ability to maintain the same application look-and-feel and functionality on laptops and tablet PCs -- accelerating application usage, driving end-user adoption, and delivering a measurable return on investment. About Anexinet: Anexinet, a premier solutions integrator, applies leading-edge technology to solving complex business challenges for its clients. Anexinet offers application development, portal and integration, business intelligence, and enterprise infrastructure services to mid-sized and Fortune 1000 companies in the Philadelphia, New York and Washington D.C. market areas. (http://www.anexinet.com/) About BusinessEdge Solutions, Inc.: BusinessEdge Solutions, Inc. is an industry-focused, consulting and integration firm serving the communications, financial services, life sciences and insurance industries. BusinessEdge drives competitive advantage for our clients by leveraging innovative, Reusable Solution Accelerators (RSAs) to reduce the time, cost and risk of our engagements. The success of BusinessEdge is enabled by our commitment to exceeding client expectations in the delivery of our engagements. (http://www.businessedge.com/) About Solutions, Inc.: Solutions, Inc. is an information, technology and business process consulting firm headquartered in New York City. We help our clients leverage information and technology to enhance and support their business processes. Our experienced technologists and consultants have a proven track record of delivering innovative systems and enabling organizations to perform at peak potential. We collaborate with our clients to define and implement operational strategies to help meet their business goals. (http://www.solutionsny.com/) About BackWeb Technologies: BackWeb Technologies is a leading offline Web software company. The Company's products reduce network costs and improve the productivity of an increasingly mobile workforce. BackWeb(R) Offline Access Server(TM), the Company's flagship product, enables the use of portals, intranets, and web applications for users who are frequently disconnected from the network or offline. Its synchronization capabilities enable field personnel to both access and publish to portals and web applications while disconnected, creating greater efficiency and improved data accuracy and value. BackWeb customers include market leaders such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Centocor, Eastman Kodak, GE Healthcare, Guidant, Hewlett-Packard, KLA Tencor, Lam Research, Pfizer, and more than one hundred other companies. BackWeb also has strategic partnerships with BEA, PlumTree, SAP, and IBM. BackWeb is headquartered in San Jose, California, and Rosh Ha 'ayin, Israel. For more information, visit http://www.backweb.com/ or call 877-222-5932. Statements in this news release, which are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Securities laws, including statements of beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, that BackWeb will meet the growing demand to mobilize key Web applications in Global 2000 companies, that BackWeb's offline technology will allow clients to increase productivity across their entire enterprise by leveraging IT investments to maximize field force effectiveness, that BackWeb delivers a unique capability that significantly reduces the time, cost and risk of development for customers, that BackWeb's architecture makes it possible for system integrators to incorporate mobility into both new and existing web application projects without adversely affecting project timelines, and that BackWeb's technology allows system integrators to provide their customers with solutions that enable their mobile workforce to use field time to accomplish tasks and learning, resulting in a more effective workforce with a productivity advantage. Actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include unforeseen technological issues related to use of the BackWeb software, deployment issues related to implementation, unforeseen software errors, competitive factors and business and expense factors that may affect the perceived efficiencies from use of BackWeb's products, and the risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in BackWeb's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. BackWeb assumes no obligation to update any forward- looking statements contained in this press release. NOTE: BackWeb and Polite are registered trademarks and Offline Access Server is a trademark of BackWeb Technologies Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Media Contact: Yishay Yovel BackWeb Technologies Vice President, Marketing 408-933-1732 DATASOURCE: BackWeb Technologies Ltd. CONTACT: Yishay Yovel, Vice President, Marketing of BackWeb Technologies, +1-408-933-1732, or Web site: http://www.backweb.com/

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