Resonate to Bring Predictability to the Internet Through New Solaris 8 Operating Environment.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2000

Resonate, Inc., the leading provider of Internet Services Management (iSM) solutions to enable high availability and high performance for e-business applications, today announced it will support Sun Microsystems' Solaris(TM) 8 Operating Environment. The Solaris 8 platform will be supported by Resonate's complete iSM distributed software solutions that address a wide range of site management requirements, from advanced traffic management to performance and service level control. The iSM software suite includes Resonate Central Dispatch(TM), Resonate Global Dispatch(TM) and Resonate Commander(TM).

The combined solution builds on Sun's leading UNIX(R) operating system by delivering expanded networking functionality, easier installation and management, and maximized uptime. Using Resonate's iSM solutions on the Solaris 8 Operating Environment, enterprises and dot.com businesses will be able to provide their users with an improved online experience that is both scalable and dependable.

&uot;The combination of Resonate's software-based high-availability and high-performance solutions and Sun's robust Solaris Operating Environment provides 24x7 access and availability for enterprises and dot.coms,&uot; said Stan Chin, vice president of business development at Resonate. &uot;Resonate's Internet Services Management solution and the Solaris 8 platform will enable our customers to insure the availability of mission-critical e-business applications and services.&uot;

About The Resonate Product Family

Resonate provides a suite of software solutions that cover a wide range of site management requirements, from simple server load balancing to advanced traffic management and service level control. The Resonate product family consists of Resonate Central Dispatch(TM), Resonate Global Dispatch(TM) and Resonate Commander(TM). Central Dispatch and Global Dispatch optimize site performance of local and multi-site server resources by enabling multiple Internet servers to act as a single, reliable, and easily-managed Internet server system. Commander extends beyond traffic management and provides rapid Web site problem diagnosis, tuning, and automated control by linking application management functions with Resonate's advance Internet traffic management capabilities. Central Dispatch, Global Dispatch, and Commander can be used separately or as a complete end-to-end solution that uniquely integrates site traffic and systems management capabilities for real-time service monitoring and control.

About Resonate

Resonate delivers Internet Services Management (iSM) business solutions that ensure high availability, performance and control of e-business applications. Hundreds of customers worldwide such as Amoco (NYSE: BPA), BankBoston (NYSE: BKB), Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCH), DoubleClick (NASDAQ: DCLK), E*TRADE (NASDAQ: EGRP), Federal Express (NYSE: FDX), Johnson &Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Online (NYSE: MDW), NextCard, OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) and others have come to rely on Resonate's patented, distributed software solutions for their mission-critical, e-business initiatives. Resonate's solutions are delivered via a direct sales organization as well as through a global network of distributors, value-added resellers and Internet service providers. A privately held corporation, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Resonate has received investments from Kleiner Perkins Caufield &Byers Java Fund, Chase Capital Partners (NYSE: CMV), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), Flatiron Partners, Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH), TechFund and Charter Venture Capital.

For more information about how Resonate is &uot;Keeping E-Business Open for Business(TM)&uot; visit http://www.resonate.com.

Note to Editors: Resonate is a registered trademark, the Resonate logo, Keeping E-Business Open for Business, Resonate Central Dispatch, Resonate Global Dispatch and Resonate Commander, are trademarks of Resonate, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.