iPlanet(TM) to be Marketed as Sun's Preferred E-Commerce Solution
PALO ALTO, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) and iPlanet(TM) E-Commerce Solutions, a
Sun Netscape Alliance, today announced that they plan to increase investments
in sales, marketing and technical support resources to accelerate Sun's and
iPlanet's penetration of the global e-commerce markets.
In particular, Sun and iPlanet are planning to expand coverage in the Asia
Pacific and European regions where an increasing number of large e-commerce
opportunities have emerged in the last 12 months. Further, Sun plans to
develop additional technical support expertise in its .com competency centers.
The expertise developed in these centers is designed to provide technical
advice and support to customer projects and bid proposals. These resources
are intended to assist with application tuning, performance improvements, and
real world simulations of iPlanet products on the Solaris(TM) Operating
Environment.
Additionally, Sun and iPlanet plan to define aggressive programs to
leverage Sun's worldwide channel partners. Sun's channel partners have the
ability to penetrate markets unreachable by either Sun's or iPlanet's direct
sales organizations.
"The expansion of our joint marketing, sales and support activities is the
next step in expanding a successful relationship," said Reed Hornberger,
senior director Market Development for Sun Microsystems. "Over the past
several months, Sun and iPlanet engineers have worked to deliver superior
e-commerce solutions by fine tuning iPlanet products for the Solaris
environment. It is now time to move to the next level. As Sun's preferred
e-commerce solution, iPlanet offers customers a powerful solution based on a
shared heritage, vision and understanding of the requirements needed to
succeed in the Net Economy."
"The time is right for Sun to capitalize on iPlanet's breadth of product
and number one market positions in messaging, directory, web, and application
server software," said Marge Breya, chief marketing officer for iPlanet
E-Commerce Solutions. "Together Sun and iPlanet are ready to unleash the full
potential created by the union of Sun's outstanding hardware and support
services with the unrivaled acceptance of iPlanet's broad software solutions.
The foundation is now in place and it is time to aggressively go to market
with Sun, our highest volume hardware platform."
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The
Computer -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading
provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the
Internet and allow companies worldwide to ".com" their businesses. With
$13 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries
and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.
About iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance
iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, was established in
March 1999 by America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Sun Microsystems, Inc. to
provide easy-to-deploy, comprehensive e-commerce solutions for the Net
Economy. iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions provides the industry's broadest
portfolio of e-commerce infrastructure and applications software and services.
The iPlanet Messaging, Directory, Web, and Application server software all
enjoy number one market share positions. The portfolio also includes
award-winning applications for Strategic Internet Procurement, Internet
Trading Communities, Internet Bill Presentment and Payment, and Internet
Selling within Open Marketplaces. For more information, consult the iPlanet
E-Commerce Solutions Web site at http://www.iplanet.com or call 888-786-8111.
NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, iPlanet and The
Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Netscape and the
Netscape N logo are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications
Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product
names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications
Corporation, which may be registered in other countries.
SOURCE iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions
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CONTACT:
Kellee Marlow of Burson-Marsteller,
415-591-4108, or kellee_marlow@sfo.bm.com, for Sun Microsystems,
Inc.; or Jeff Cox of iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, 650-937-7183,
or jcox@netscape.com
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