GraphOn's Thin Server-based Software Plays Key Role in Sun Microsystems' i-Planet Launch.CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999-- GraphOn's GO-Joe Allows i-Planet Users Fast Internet Access to UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). Applications With Only a Small Java Applet A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. Downloaded to the Desktop GraphOn Corporation (www.graphon.com), a leading provider of thin, server-based connectivity software, announced today that its GO-Joe product plays a key role in Sun Microsystems' newest portal computing solution, i-Planet (formerly named Sun.Net), by providing fast access to UNIX applications over the Internet. i-Planet is a software solution that enables enterprise portal See corporate portal. access from any remote device with a Java-enabled Internet browser See Web browser. with full security. GO-Joe allows Java-enabled devices or browsers to access business-critical UNIX and Linux applications from any location, over the Internet or dial-up connection. i-Planet's authenticated computing gateway will allow authorized employees and business partners behind firewalls to access server-based applications, e-mail and other critical services with full security. GraphOn's thin server-based technology will play a key role by empowering people to rent or otherwise access mission-critical applications online, using only a Java-enabled browser and GraphOn's thin software. "i-Planet is just one of the many ways enterprises can utilize our products, GO-Joe, GO-Global(TM), GO-Between(TM) and jBridge(TM), to distribute and access business-critical applications, without software rewrites or modifications," said Walt Keller, GraphOn president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Sun Microsystems' Kevin Kalajan, Senior Staff Engineer and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. i-Planet software, said, "GraphOn's GO-Joe technology is key in providing secure connections to UNIX enterprise applications from Java Technology-enabled devices." "Graph0n is delighted to partner with Sun to incorporate our GO-Joe software and RapidX protocol with i-Planet to help expand today's extranet and make the virtual enterprise a reality. i-Planet provides the total security solution for GO-Joe to deploy virtually any application to any Java-enabled desktop or any Internet-enabled device," said Keller. Fully functional demos of GraphOn's products can be downloaded from the company's website at http://www.graphon.com. Instead of downloading and installing GraphOn's products, visit GraphOn's Playpen playpen - (IBM) A room where programmers work. Compare salt mines. at http://playpen.graphon.com and use GraphOn's GO-Joe Java client (no download needed) or download GraphOn's GO-Global for Windows clients (300K) to access an online showcase of Linux applications, including WordPerfect(R) for Linux, Netscape(R), and NexS (a spreadsheet program). In recent news, GraphOn announced it complete a $5.1 million private placement of common stock on January 28, 1999 and Unity First Acquisition Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:UFAC UFAC Upholstered Furniture Action Council UFAC Underground Facility Analysis Center UFAC Unity for a Change ; UFACW; UFACZ) announced it planned to consummate a merger acquisition of GraphOn. Upon completion of the merger, Unity First will acquire GraphOn in exchange for 6.79 million shares of Unity First common stock and change its name to GraphOn Corporation. Consummation of the proposed merger is subject, among other conditions, to approval by Unity First's public stockholders and by GraphOn's stockholders. There can be no assurance that the proposed merger will be successfully consummated. GraphOn Corp., headquartered in Campbell, Calif. develops and markets thin server-based software to speed, centralize and simplify enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. and enable efficient online or network deployment of applications to a wide variety of PCs and desktop devices. GraphOn products include GO-Global, the world's first thin client X server for PCs running Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. ; GO-Joe, the world's first thin client Java X server; and GO-Between, the world's first thin client X server for multi-user NT (such as Microsoft(R) Terminal Server and Citrix WinFrame). GraphOn has strategic relationships with major UNIX and Linux system vendors, network computer and terminal vendors, system integrators and software companies. GraphOn's customers are primarily fortune 1000 corporations. This press release contains statements that are forward looking as that term is defined by the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results will differ due to factors such as shifts in customer demand, product shipment schedules, PC shipment growth, product mix, competitive products and pricing, technological shifts and other variables. Readers are also referred to UFAC's most recent reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and 10-Q and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: GraphOn, GO-Joe, GO-Global, GO-Between, GlobalHost, Universal X server, RapidX and ThinX are trademarks or registered trademarks of GraphOn Corp. in the USA and other countries. |
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