April 24, 2002
Foster City, CA

Inktomi  Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT), developer of scalable network infrastructure software,  today announced that In-Q-Tel, a technology venture funded by the Central  Intelligence Agency (CIA), has selected Inktomi search technology to deliver  customized information retrieval to streamline the gathering of data. In-Q-Tel,  in its effort to deliver cutting edge capabilities to the CIA, plans to introduce  Inktomi¬Æ Enterprise Search as a targeted search solution supporting multiple  languages for its government clients, enabling them to more efficiently locate  and access relevant information.

"Leading  edge search and retrieval technology is a top priority for In-Q-Tel because it  is critical for accessing the vast amount of data available today, quickly and  efficiently," said Gilman Louie, president and CEO, In-Q-Tel.  "Inktomi has some of the most powerful enterprise intelligence tools in  the commercial market. After a thorough evaluation, we selected Inktomi  Enterprise Search for our government clients because its customizability and  highly relevant multilingual search capabilities have the potential to deliver  valuable improvements in open source information gathering."

The  volume of information in foreign languages is continuously expanding, making it  increasingly difficult to locate and identify relevant content of value to  enterprises and government organizations. Inktomi Enterprise Search provides  customers the capability to focus on key content tailored to required needs via  a highly targeted, custom crawl. Inktomi Enterprise Search also delivers  multilingual document recognition as well as full linguistic analysis and  localized user interface options in most major world languages.

"The  agreement with In-Q-Tel to deliver custom, multiple language search is a  testament to the versatility of our software in supporting our customers'  information retrieval needs," said Troy Toman, vice president and general  manager, Inktomi Enterprise Search Solutions. "Today, government  organizations are looking to sophisticated information retrieval technologies  to leverage content across their organizations while maintaining the security  of sensitive information."

Inktomi  Enterprise Search has been deployed by more than 2,500 enterprises, public Web  sites, universities and government entities. The highly scalable search  software has a low total cost of ownership due to its rapid installation,  efficient management and administration and highly relevant information  retrieval capabilities. Inktomi's natural language search is compatible with  hundreds of file formats, multiple languages and both structured and  unstructured repositories such as databases, portals, content management  systems, collaboration applications, security systems, file systems and Web  servers.

About Inktomi
 Based  in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable network  infrastructure software solutions essential for global enterprises and service  providers. The company's products are used to publish, distribute, manage and  retrieve corporate-critical information across worldwide networks, helping  organizations increase productivity while lowering costs. Inktomi's  industry-leading solutions include network caching, content distribution, media  publishing, and enterprise and Web search technologies. Inktomi distributes its  products directly, as well as through global channel partners and leading  hardware vendors that embed Inktomi content networking software in a range of  server appliances. Inktomi's customer and strategic partner base includes such  leading companies as America Online, AT&T, Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard,  Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has  offices in North America, Asia and Europe.