HP Licenses the Jabber Communication Platform

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Press Release

April 1, 2002

DENVER, CO - April 1, 2002 - Jabber, Inc., a leading developer of software for extensible instant messaging (IM), whose investors include Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB: WEBB.OB) and France Telecom (NYSE: FTE), today announced that the Jabber Communications Platform has been licensed by Hewlett-Packard Company.

The Jabber Communications Platform is a robust software platform for instant messaging and presence-enabled applications and services. Built around the XML-based Jabber open protocol, JCP delivers an engine on which service providers, enterprises, and software developers create custom IM, VoIP and other collaborative solutions. It is designed to provide a secure and private solution for communications between internal employees and is easily set up as a corporate-branded portal to enable communications with customers.

"The Jabber IM platform can be readily integrated into collaborative customer support environments," said Rob Balgley, CEO and President of Jabber, Inc. "Business enterprises are increasingly using IM for enhanced customer service solutions as well as other real-time communications solutions. We are committed to working with customers such as HP in support of their requirements for operational excellence in the delivery of services."

About Webb Interactive Services, Inc.

Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB: WEBB) is the parent company of Jabber, Inc. Please visit our web site at www.webb.net.

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.OB) with an investment from France Telecom Technologies Investissements, Jabber, Inc. is a commercial software company that has its roots in the Jabber Open Source project. With over 60,000 servers deployed, Jabber has been adopted in the telecommunications, enterprise and software development markets. See www.jabber.com.