Record-Breaking Partner Support Builds Momentum for Interwoven GearUp 2008

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Over 50 Partners to Exhibit at the World's Only Global Conference Focused on Content

SAN JOSE, Calif., - April 9, 2008 - Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV), a global leader in content management solutions, today announced a record-breaking number of partners scheduled to exhibit at Interwoven GearUp, April 22-24, 2008 at the Marriott Hotel in San Francisco.

Interwoven's 7th annual GearUp 2008 conference will explore strategies and best practices for how organizations can unlock the value of content to compete in an ever-shifting business landscape. A powerful lineup of keynote speakers-including Tim Ferriss, best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, Guy Kawasaki, eight-time author and innovative entrepreneur, Robert X. Cringely, tech columnist and PBS personality, and Suresh Vittal, a senior analyst at Forrester-will bring to life the theme of "Shift - Expectations, Strategy, Perspectives."

Additionally, over 30 customers are scheduled to present how they are using Interwoven to maximize online business performance and organize, find, and govern their business information assets.

Over 50 companies have signed up to exhibit in the Partner Network Pavilion, participate in track sessions, and network with customers at GearUp 2008. The active participation of so many leading partners is helping to make GearUp a "must attend" event for professionals in online marketing, document management, and the professional services industries. It also underscores the importance of our partner ecosystem and how they enable us to scale our business and provide the deep domain expertise required to deliver specialized solutions to our customers.

"Content management plays a vital role in helping organizations achieve their online business goals," said Kamran Hameed, director of strategic alliances at Avenue A | Razorfish. "By partnering with Interwoven we can help businesses build stronger brands online to help them improve relationships with their customers, employees and partners. We look forward to interacting with attendees on these topics at GearUp."

"As a provider of interactive marketing analytics solutions, we view GearUp as an ideal venue to engage in a dialogue on how businesses can maximize their online marketing investments," said Craig Macdonald, vice president of product management and marketing at Covario. "Like Interwoven, we are focused on helping businesses increase online revenue, and look forward to sharing insights on how companies can combine content management and interactive marketing strategies for powerful results."

"Certainly the record-breaking show of support speaks to the value our partners see in being a part of GearUp 2008," said Ben Kiker, chief marketing officer at Interwoven. "The extensive partner presence also augments Interwoven's ability to host a world-class conference that is focused on putting content at the core of an organization's strategy to drive growth and competitive advantage. We are excited and grateful for the enthusiastic partner support and look forward to continuing to develop our partner ecosystem."

"GearUp offers the full conference experience, with fresh content, knowledgeable attendees and sponsors, and memorable evening events," said Jim Veraldi, executive vice president at Micro Strategies Inc. "Attendees benefit from quality breakout sessions which includes users and industry experts at a well crafted technology expo where partners and integrators showcase solutions which leverage Interwoven's suite of offerings. It provides a tremendous value for new and veteran players in the content management space."

"The value of GearUp for partners reaches far beyond just the PartnerNetwork Pavilion," said Jim Butler, senior vice president of consulting at Roundarch. "The breakout sessions feature high-caliber speakers, and the networking opportunities throughout the event allow us to connect with attendees in meaningful ways."

In addition to renowned keynote speakers such as Ferriss and Kawasaki, GearUp 2008 will also feature cutting-edge content from industry experts in 85 breakout sessions, customer panels and a gala event at Ten15 Folsom, where 9-piece party band Double Funk Crunch will entertain.

A full agenda is available online athttp://www.interwoven.com/gearup. The complete list of GearUp 2008 sponsors is as follows:

Acquity Group, Avenue A I Razorfish, Baker Robbins & Company, Baynote, BCS Systems, BigHand, Canon USA, Certona, Coremetrics, Covario, Digitaria, DocAuto, DocsCorp, Double Take Software, Earthbound Media Group, eCopy, Enterpulse, iEnvision Technology, GSPANN Technologies, ILTA, Informative Graphics, IntApp, Interflow, Kofax, Lionbridge, Marin Software, Marketing Associates, Metastorm, MicroStrategies, mindSHIFT Technologies, Molecular, NEC Corporation of America, Office Information Australia, Omtool, One to One Interactive, Paperless Solutions, Phoenix Business Solutions, RBRO Solutions, Ricoh, Riverbed, Roundarch, Smart Solutions, Tealeaf, Translations.com, Traveling Coaches, Vamosa, WebTrends, Yash Technologies, and Younts Consulting.

Attendee Registration

To register for the Interwoven GearUp 2008 Conference and find out more about this year's speakers, view breakout session samples, and see what else the conference agenda has to offer, please visitwww.interwoven.com/gearup.

About Interwoven

Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV) is a global leader in content management solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to maximize online business performance and organize, find, and govern business content. Interwoven solutions unlock the value of content by delivering the right content to the right person in the right context at the right time. Over 4,700 of the world's leading companies, professional services firms, and governments have chosen Interwoven, including Airbus, Amnesty International USA, Avaya, BT, Cisco, Citi, Delta Air Lines, DLA Piper, FedEx, Grant Thornton, Hilton Hotels, HKMP LLP, Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, HSBC, LexisNexis, MasterCard, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Sky Italia, Qantas Airways, Tesco, Virgin Mobile, and White & Case. A community of over 25,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visitwww.interwoven.com.

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