Jabber, Inc. User Base Exceeds 3 Million Seats; Commercial License Sales Driving Rapid Growth in...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2003

Jabber, Inc., a leading developer of secure instant messaging and presence-enabled communications, whose investors include Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB: WEBB) and France Telecom (NYSE: FTE), today

Jabber, Inc.'s customers include large enterprises such as Hewlett-Packard and the Walt Disney Internet Group, and service providers such as France Telecom, AT&T, and BellSouth. Commercial customers select Jabber, Inc.'s eXtensible Communications Platform (XCP) to deploy secure, scalable instant messaging and to presence-enable other applications and services as part of a real-time communication solution.

"Jabber's growth is a function of a couple of factors," said Rob Balgley, CEO and President of Jabber, Inc. "First, most large companies have come to recognize IM as a mission critical application, in spite of the downturn in IT spending, and require the kind of control, security and integration capabilities that are unique to Jabber. Second, since the Jabber platform provides native interoperability and open architecture, customers are able to easily extend the benefits of real time communications into other collaborative applications such as customer service, workflow, supply chain, and knowledge management."

Jabber, Inc.'s eXtensible Communications Platform is based on the eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), which achieved IETF Working Group status in October of 2002 and is quickly moving towards full ratification.

"Jabber, Inc. has always been a proponent of interoperability because it serves our customers' best interests, as well as those of the Internet community at large," Balgley said. "The creation of the IETF Working Group has further accelerated customer interest in Jabber, while validating Jabber, Inc.'s continued commitment to interoperability."

About Jabber, Inc.

Jabber, Inc. is the developer of the world's most widely used open platform for extensible Instant Messaging and presence management applications. An independently operated subsidiary of Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB: WEBB) with investment from France Telecom Technologies, Jabber, Inc. is a commercial software company that has its roots in the Jabber Open Source project. With over 100,000 servers deployed, Jabber has been adopted in the telecommunications, enterprise and software development markets. Customers include France Telecom, Hewlett-Packard, BellSouth, webMethods, AT&T, Landmark Graphics, and Juniper Networks. Please see www.jabber.com for more information.

About Webb Interactive Services, Inc.

Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB: WEBB) is the parent company of Jabber, Inc. Please see www.webb.net for more information.