Taipei, Taiwan, December 30, 2004 – D2C2, an award winning e-business strategy and solutions company, and Art Technology Group, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ARTG) Master Reseller in Taiwan, announced today that National Science Council, the leading government authority on nanotechnology and hi-tech publications will use the latest version of ATG’s flagship e-commerce platform ATG 6.4 Commerce to launch their G2C e-commerce initiative. Starting in March, 2005, National Science Council’s customers will be able to purchase traditional and digital nanotechnology and high-tech publications on the Internet while unifying ten e-commerce sites on one platform – ATG Commerce (part of the ATG Customer Experience Platform).

National Science Council’s new government-to-consumer site will allow customers personalized buying experiences, convenient single sign-on for multiple government Web sites, order status and history checks, product comparisons, advanced promotions, advanced search, and multi-channel purchasing options. National Science Council’s requirements include integration with existing ERP systems based on BEA WebLogic application server and Oracle database.

Mr. Andrew Chow, President, for D2C2 says, “National Science Council selected D2C2 for our thorough understanding of their business and technical requirements. In more than seventy project engagements, D2C2 has accumulated the experience required to build award-winning e-commerce sites for both government and corporations.”

Mr. Joseph Lee, EVP for D2C2 says, “ATG’s unique approach to e-commerce extends from its platforms personalization and management functions. Personalization allows customers a unified buying experience conducive to higher sales. Site management features lower operations costs for National Science Council.”

“National Science Council’s technical goals are to integrate multiple legacy and 3rd party systems onto one single e-commerce platform. Business goals include enhancing the customer experience, providing value-added services for improved customer loyalty, and site analytics for better understanding customer buying behavior and trends.”

The National Science Council reports directly to the Presidential Office and is responsible for research and development on nanotechnology. National Science Council’s research and development results and cumulative experiences are shared with educational institutions and corporations to lend a competitive advantage to Taiwan government and private sector companies. The site will aid in selling and marketing these publications to the Taiwan market.

To reach its mandate, National Science Council began an open bid process interviewing twenty vendors before the bid date. Finalists included ATG, INTERSHOP, and a local vendor. ATG won the bid with unanimous vote for first place. ATG is highly ranked by Forrester eBusiness TechRankings, Patricia Seybold, and Gartner Group and is featured in many articles and reports.

Mr. Jones Wang, Lead Engineer for D2C2 says, “Beyond ATG’S high-level performance, National Science Council was impressed with the excellent business and technical partnership of ATG and D2C2. Together, with ATG, we are confident that National Science Council will be satisfied with our quick time-to-market and custom functions built on ATG’S top-rated e-commerce platform.“

“The powerful workflow-based architecture of ATG provides the ability to quickly develop custom e-commerce solutions which meet the needs of government and companies in telecommunications, high-tech, automotive, consumer goods, finance, and retail,” says Art Technology Group, Inc.
“Traditional companies are using ATG to expand their sales channels and develop a unified cross-company customer experience. Customer benefits include greater product selection, reduced pricing, business transparency, and personalized services. National Science Council’s government-to-consumer platform delivers leading-edge retail capabilities to provide convenience to consumers, and time and cost-reducing customer self-service functions.”

About D2C2

D2C2 is an award-winning consultancy focused on electronic commerce strategy and implementation. D2C2 possesses more than six years of experience developing and deploying e-commerce solutions across North America and Asia Pacific. Successful implementations include more than seventy customers including DuPont, Nortel Networks, Mitsui & Co., Sony Style, and DIAGEO. D2C2’s mission is to enable our clients to create competitive advantage by streamlining business processes and optimize trading relationships among suppliers, channels and customers.

D2C2 is ATG’S Master Reseller in Taiwan providing sales and consulting support to Service Partners. D2C2 is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan with presences in Toronto, Canada, Shanghai, China, and Hong Kong SAR.

More detail about D2C2 can be found at http://www.d2c2.com and http:www.d2c2.com.tw.

About ATG

ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc., NASDAQ: ARTG) delivers innovative software to help high-end consumer-facing companies create a richer, more adaptive interactive experience for their customers and partners online and via other channels. ATG has delivered category-leading e-business solutions to many of the world's best-known brands including Best Buy, Kingfisher, Neiman Marcus, Target, Fidelity Investments, Friends Provident, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo, A&E Networks, Warner Music, AT&T Wireless, France Telecom, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard, American Airlines, InterContinental Hotels Group, US Army, and US Federal Aviation Administration. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about ATG, please visit http://www.atg.com.