Ejipt Leverages JDK 1.2 in Providing Advanced Application Server Features; Valto To Begin On-line Web Sales of its EJB App Server.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1998--Today Valto Systems announced that Ejipt(tm), its Enterprise JavaBeans(tm) (EJB) application server, will leverage JDK(tm) 1.2 from Sun Microsystems in providing sophisticated middleware features. Ejipt will be unveiled this week at the Java Business Expo being held in New York. Valto expects to go live with on-line web sales of Ejipt following the Java Business Expo.

Ejipt is a second-generation pure Java EJB application server. Ejipt's component-based modular architecture provides for customization of key features such as security, administration and monitoring. Ejipt implements both the required and optional features of the EJB 1.0 Specification by Sun Microsystems. Designed for JDK 1.2, Ejipt provides complete support for X.509 certificates, takes advantage of remote activation and distributed resource management, and allows secure (SSL) connections.

"By taking advantage of JDK 1.2 we have been able to provide features usually reserved for servers costing far more than Ejipt" said Imre Kifor, Founder and CTO of Valto Systems. "Failover / recovery, secure connections, certificate support, ACL-based user security, security policies and collections are all features we were able to enhance using the strength of JDK 1.2."

Ejipt is based on standard APIs from Sun, including RMI(tm), JNDI(tm), JDBC(tm), JTA(tm) and security. With its compliance to these standards Ejipt can significantly reduce risk in deploying distributed component-based applications; software developers are protected from costly proprietary implementations.

Ejipt's standards-based architecture and small footprint make it an ideal choice for embedding in specialized application servers and/or distributed software products.

Beginning next week Ejipt will be available for purchase and download directly from Valto's web site at www.valto.com. Evaluation versions of Ejipt, good for a 30-day trial period, will also be available for download from the web site. Pricing for Ejipt starts at $295.00 for the developer version and $1495.00 for the server version.

About Valto Systems

Valto Systems specializes in Java and Enterprise JavaBeans product solutions. Valto Systems has extensive experience in providing distributed multi-tier architectures and scalable server implementations originally using C++, and since 1996, focusing on Java exclusively. The company is privately held with corporate headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. Information about Valto's products and services can be found at www.valto.com or by contacting the company at 617-576-5813.

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