Niku Corporation To License Pumatech's Intellisync® Software For Web XML Toolkit

SAN JOSE, Calif. (9/5/01) - Pumatech, Inc. (NASDAQ: PUMA), a leading provider of enterprise-level software products and services that deliver highly relevant information - wherever and whenever it's needed, today announced a licensing agreement with Niku Corporation, the leading provider of eBusiness applications for Services Relationship Management (SRM). Through this agreement, Niku will use Pumatech's Intellisync for Web XML toolkit to create NikuSync - a tool that will enable users of the soon-to-be-released Niku 6 software to synchronize stored knowledge with Microsoft Outlook, allowing users to access information when off-line. In addition, users of Niku 6 will gain the ability to access information such as project schedules and related goals via a laptop or handheld device.

"One of the greatest challenges facing today's enterprise is how to better manage corporate information in order to help employees do their jobs effectively, while at the same time ensuring that information is easily accessible to those who depend upon it," said Brad Rowe, CEO, president and co-founder of Pumatech. "By integrating our synchronization technology into their services relationship management solution, Niku is not only enabling its customers to leverage their groupware investment to access information when offline, but is also providing them with the ability to access schedule and to-do information when away from the office."

PUMATECH EMPOWERS NIKU 6 USERS TO KEEP GLOBAL RELATIONSHIPS IN SYNC
Niku Corporation is one of several companies that have recently looked to Pumatech's Intellisync synchronization engine to provide added functionality and connectivity to their information-intensive applications, such as services relationship management, customer relationship management, and enterprise resource planning. With the new connectivity to Microsoft Outlook provided through the integration of Pumatech's Intellisync engine, NikuSync will allow users to utilize Outlook to better manage project schedules, important meetings, and related goals. Global business partners utilizing the Niku 6 project collaboration functionality will be able to synchronize project launch schedules and team goals between the innovative software solution and their desktop PIM, easily incorporating this information into existing schedules and gaining the ability to access this information from any handheld device.

"Niku recognizes the importance of using Microsoft Outlook on the desktop in today's Global 2000 market," said Mark Moore, senior vice president of development and CTO, Niku Corporation. "NikuSync, using the Pumatech engine, allows organizations to leverage their investment in these desktop tools and still gain complete visibility into their enterprise initiatives and knowledge assets with Niku 6."

Pumatech's proven position as the leader in synchronization technology, coupled with its track record in delivering successful solutions to numerous Fortune 1000 companies, made its Intellisync for Web XML toolkit the clear choice for Niku. Using a Web XML toolkit was a priority for Niku because XML simplifies the interoperability between disparate enterprise applications and improves software performance and scalability while increasing overall flexibility.

ABOUT INTELLISYNC FOR WEB XML TOOLKIT
Intellisync for Web XML toolkit is a quick time-to-market synchronization solution for Intellisync SDK licensees who wish to quickly create applications to synchronize their Web-based application with leading PIM software and devices, including Microsoft Outlook, Palm OS handhelds and many others. Intellisync for Web includes a pre-built, customizable Intellisync desktop client and Connector - ideal for customers who are looking to deploy a synchronization solution immediately with minimal development work.

ABOUT INTELLISYNC
Intellisync software provides a powerful synchronization solution enabling consumers to keep their most important information - calendars, e-mail, contacts and tasks - constantly up-to-date between Palm OS, Pocket PC, Windows CE and Symbian Release 5.0-compatible handhelds and the broadest range of PC applications. With its patented DSX Technology engine, only Intellisync lets customers simultaneously synchronize handheld organizer data with multiple PC applications like Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes and Organizer, Novell GroupWise, ACT! and more.

ABOUT NIKU
Niku (Nasdaq: NIKU) is the leading provider of eBusiness applications for Services Relationship Management (SRM) - applications that help companies more efficiently align people's work with company priorities. Niku's innovative solutions cut costs and increase revenues by making it easy to capture and report information about people and initiatives throughout the organization.

ABOUT PUMATECH
Pumatech, Inc. (Nasdaq: PUMA) provides organizations with a comprehensive suite of enterprise-level software products and services that deliver highly relevant information - wherever and whenever it's needed. The company's portfolio makes Pumatech a single resource, providing the infrastructure necessary to expand the boundaries of information. Organizations can choose to use Pumatech's ready-made enterprise offerings, or they can leverage Pumatech's professional services team to create custom solutions built upon Pumatech's core enterprise platform. Pumatech's customer and strategic partner base includes Global 2000 companies such as Siebel, Oracle, Yahoo!, NTT DoCoMo, Boeing, CNET and General Motors. The company has headquarters in Silicon Valley, Tokyo and London. Pumatech offers more information on its products and services at www.pumatech.com.

Cautionary Statement: Except for historical information, all of the expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the ability of the parties to develop and integrate the software and related technologies in a timely manner and successfully deploy the handheld devices, and risks related to market acceptance of combined services offered through this relationship. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the companies' business refer to their reports filed with the SEC.

Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks relating to possible product defects and product liability, risks related to international sales and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations, continued acceptance of Niku's and Pumatech's products, increased levels of competition, technological changes, dependence on intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in Niku's and Pumatech's periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities.

Pumatech, the Pumatech logo, Intellisync and DSX Technology are trademarks of Pumatech, Inc., that may be registered in some jurisdictions. Palm OS is a registered trademark of Palm, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.