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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

France Telecom Technologies Investissements Closes on Equity Stake in Jabber,
Inc.

Innovation, Momentum and Substantial Business Success Anticipated.

DENVER-July 23, 2001--Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBB) announced
today that France Telecom Technologies Investissements (FTTI, a wholly owned
subsidiary of France Telecom) has acquired preferred stock of Webb's subsidiary
company, Jabber, Inc., representing a 15% equity interest in Jabber.  FTTI paid
a total of $3,150,000 for the stock, comprised of $750,000 to Webb for a portion
of its Jabber stock and $2,400,000 invested directly in Jabber.  The agreement
among the parties provides for an additional investment by FTTI directly in
Jabber of $1,750,000 to $3,850,000.  Assuming the maximum investment and no
additional equity issued, FTTI would own 29% of Jabber's equity.  This
represents an increase in FTTI's potential percentage ownership of 6% from the
percentage announced in connection with the signing of the letter of intent in
May.  This increase is due both to revised terms negotiated by the parties and
to FTTI acquiring a portion of the Jabber shares from Webb rather than from
Jabber. As part of this closing, FTTI will take a seat on Jabber, Inc.'s Board
of Directors.

"Our investment in Jabber, Inc., one of our larger investments to date,
represents just a small portion of the overall value France Telecom expects to
provide," commented Eric Cozanet, CEO of FTTI.  "We plan to actively develop
revenue and strategic opportunities for Jabber across our portfolio of
investments, as well as throughout our relationships with European technology
leaders. We are pleased with the relationship and excited about the potential
for mutual success," he added.

Rob Balgley, CEO of Jabber added, "We are delighted with the prospects for this
relationship with FTTI in terms of the investment base and the business
opportunities it offers.  Our shared vision will serve to bring additional
innovation to product development, support numerous distribution opportunities
throughout France Telecom's business units and reinforce our work at the
standards committees and initiatives.  We particularly look forward to gaining
introductions to potential European channel partners, systems integrators, and
OEM partners."

About France Telecom Technologies Investissements.

In 1999, France Telecom Technologies Investissements was founded to generate
value with Intellectual Property and focus on R&D through the start-up process
by transferring technologies to high-tech start-ups and getting a pay-back in
shares. In 2000, its mission was extended to the acquisition of stakes in
companies having expertise and technologies seen as complementary to the ones
developed by France Telecom R&D and providing faster innovative solutions to the
business units of France Telecom. Today, France Telecom Technologies
Investissements holds shareholdings in 16 companies covering the main domains of
telecommunications and
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information technology, two of them are listed: Corvis (Nasdaq) and Highwave
Optical Technologies (Nouveau Marche).

About France Telecom.

France Telecom group (www.francetelecom.com) is one of the world's leading
providers of telecommunication services with consolidated revenues of 33.7
billion euros in year 2000 and 77 million customers over the world. With Orange
and Wanadoo, France Telecom is Europe's Number 2 for Wirefree business and
Internet Services. The merger of Global One and Equant is creating one of the
main world's players for business services. FT R&D is providing to France
Telecom group innovative solutions and competitive edge for all business
activities worldwide.

About Jabber, Inc.

Jabber, Inc., a subsidiary of Webb Interactive Services (NASDAQ: WEBB), is the
premiere provider of commercial Jabber solutions, products and services
targeting the enterprise and service provider markets. Jabber is the only open
source instant messaging (IM) platform that leverages XML technology and a
distributed client/server architecture to give each company complete control
over their IM services, applications and branding. Jabber's robust development
tools and extensible architecture make it ideal for deploying any application
that requires real-time XML messaging and presence management. Jabber's web site
can be found at www.jabber.com.

About Webb Interactive.

Webb Interactive Services, Inc. provides innovative online commerce
communication solutions that help small businesses generate leads, increase
buyer-seller interaction and strengthen customer relationships. Webb has
pioneered an advanced XML-based technology platform, upon which application
modules that lead the convergence of instant messaging and commerce are built.
Webb's web site can be found at www.webb.net.



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