ATG Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for e-Commerce Magic Quadrant

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - May 20, 2010-ATG(Art Technology Group Inc., NASDAQ: ARTG), the premierprovider of cross channelcommerce solutions,announced today that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant ofGartner's Magic Quadrant fore-commerce, published by Gartner Research VicePresident Gene Alvarez on 05/18/2010.

The report notes the following criteria for positioning companies in the LeadersQuadrant:

According to the report, "this quadrant contains technology providers that demonstrate thehighest levels of support for B2C and B2B Internet sales. These providers lead the market ine-commerceby consistently demonstrating customer satisfaction, strong support andprofessional services, leading to the implementation of a successfule-commercesite. These technology providers are also consistently on clients' long lists and shortlists ofe-commerceevaluations, and have a record of winning these accounts.

These leaders also have demonstrated longevity in thee-commercemarket, aswell as a commitment to new product innovations for Internet sales. In addition, leadersrepresent technology providers with the strongest capability to meet Internet sellingrequirements.

Technology providers in this quadrant have demonstrated consistent, extensive and durableexecution in deliveringe-commercewebsites at the enterprise level. In addition,the maturity of this market demands that leaders maintain a strong vision regarding the keypoints that have emerged during the past year, including globalization, mobilee-commerce, Web 2.0 (user experience and community capabilities), multipledeployment options and multisite management; the capability to support B2C, B2B and B2B2Cselling models; integration with multiple points of interaction, such as mobile, call centersand stores; and support for overall sales, service and marketing in ane-commercecontext."

"We believe our positioning in the Leaders Quadrant is confirmation of our unwavering focuson providing our customers with the most visionary, state-of-the-arte-commercetechnology and services possible," said Nina McIntyre, chief marketing officer, ATG. "We feelthis is clear recognition of ATG's position as a provider of the industry's most advancedcommerce applications, and affirms ATG's commitment to ongoing product innovation."

For full access to the Gartner report, please visit:http://www.atg.com/gartner-ecommerce-magic-quadrant/

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 05/18/2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission.The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific timeperiod. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for thatmarketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or servicedepicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only thosevendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a researchtool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties,express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantabilityor fitness for a particular purpose.

About ATG

ATG (Nasdaq: ARTG - News) provides the most advanced cross-channelcommerce softwareand services to fuel the growth of the world'stop brands. Offering the industry's leading commerce solution, ATG works in partnership withclients to drive sales via a personalized customer experience – unifying and optimizinginteractions across the Web, contact center, mobile devices, social media, physical stores, andother key channels. Exclusively focused on online and cross-channel commerce, ATG is uniquelycapable of powering the most innovative and successful commerce experiences, with results thatoutperform industry norms. ATG Commerce is the commerce platform and business user applicationsolution top-rated by industry analysts for powering results-driven, personalized, andinnovativee-commercesites. ATG's platform-neutral optimization solutions for

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This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harborprovisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involveknown and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause ATG's actual results, levels ofactivity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-lookingstatements. Important risk factors affecting ATG's business generally may be found in itsperiodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commissionatwww.sec.gov.

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