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HOSTGLOBE TO PROVIDE OPEN MARKET’S E-COMMERCE SHOPSITE TO ITS SMALL BUSINESS CUSTOMERS

Burlington, MA (February 01, 2000)

Open Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMKT), the market-share leader in Internet commerce software, and HostGlobe, serving as a link to the Internet for small- to medium-sized businesses, today announced that HostGlobe will be bundling ShopSite software with its e-commerce packages.

HostGlobe's e-commerce packages, starting at $34.95 per month, allow non-technical customers to turn their Web site into a revenue generator quickly, easily, and cost-effectively. Customers with more technical ability will also find the tools they need to create an online store that is more customized. All packages include domain name registration, web-based e-mail accounts, SSL (Secure Socket Layer), technical support, and plenty of disk storage and data transfer to run their online business.

"HostGlobe is completely focused on giving our customers the best Internet services available," said Derek Wilson, CEO and co-Chairman of HostGlobe. "By offering ShopSite to our customers, we are enabling small businesses to ease onto the Web with an easy to use e-commerce solution that helps them create and run successful, well-designed stores over the Internet."

"We’re pleased to be working with HostGlobe to help small businesses get their business up on the Internet with an easy, no-fuss solution," said Keith Lietzke, vice president of product marketing, Open Market, Inc. "By offering ShopSite to their users, HostGlobe is offering them an exceptional opportunity to get their business on the Web, while providing the highest quality service to insure their success."

About HostGlobe
HostGlobe serves as a link to the Internet for small- to medium-sized businesses by offering Web site hosting, e-Commerce solutions, Web design, search engine promotion, co-location, dedicated servers, and audio/video streaming. The company has established its own state-of-the-art Network Operations Center in the West End of Downtown Dallas. Their climate-controlled facility maintains redundant power and multiple high-speed Internet backbone connections for reliable and secure Web hosting. For more information about HostGlobe's services, please visit the Web site at http://www.HostGlobe.com/ or call 1-888-571-7516.

About Open Market
Founded in 1994, Open Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMKT) is the market-share leader in Internet commerce software with more than 30,000 merchant licenses sold worldwide and over 12,000 in production. Open Market offers an integrated set of open, scaleable applications that enable enterprises to move their businesses to the Web. Open Market's products enable companies to build dynamic, personalized, revenue-generating Web sites that are cost effective, easy to manage and quickly adapt to changing business requirements. Among Open Market's distinguished roster of global customers are many of the most popular domains on the Web, including Lycos.com, and AOL.com; major industrials such as Acer, Ingram Micro, Milacron, and Siemens; and 10 of the world's top 13 national telephone companies. Open Market’s content management software is used by companies including Lucent Technologies, Financial Times of London, Hitachi, and Chase Manhattan Bank. The company, headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, has a presence in 30 countries. Open Market's international head office is in the UK with additional offices in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and The Netherlands. Open Market can be reached by calling 1-888-OPEN-MKT (toll-free) or 1-781-359-3000 in the U.S. or +44 (0)1753 838 000 in the U.K. or by visiting http://www.openmarket.com.