Sun Delivers End-to-End Product Solutions for Network-Enabled Embedded Market.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1998 --

Real-Time Operating System, Applications and

Management Products to Enable Millions of New Information Appliances

On the Network

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced End-To-End product solutions for enabling new embedded market opportunities. Sun, a leader in network computing for the enterprise, is delivering solutions that enable the creation of a world-wide network of devices that link the consumer to a wealth of information, entertainment and business services. Using Sun's powerful backend servers and network-enabled client software solutions, businesses can take advantage of rapidly expanding service delivery networks to reach new customers at home, in the office and on the road.

Sun's complete range of network-enabled embedded products allow device manufacturers and service providers to address these new market opportunities today. ChorusOS(TM) and JavaOS(TM) for Consumers(TM) real-time embedded systems software help to run both network switches and the access-devices that plug-in to the network. A suite of web-based consumer applications and built-in dynamic device management using the Java(TM) Dynamic Management Kit(TM) software makes these networked devices more functional and easy-to-use for consumers than ever before.

"In addition to providing the Java(TM) platform technologies to developers we are also providing implementations to customers looking for turnkey solutions," said Mark Tolliver, President of Suns Consumer and Embedded Division. "With ChorusOS as the foundation, and Java technology as the bricks and mortar, Sun is providing complete solutions to build network-aware devices."

ChorusOS(TM) and Sun(TM) Embedded Workshop 2.0

ChorusOS 3.2 - the cornerstone of Sun's embedded product offering, is available today. A robust, real-time operating system optimized for telecommunications, ChorusOS provides manufacturers with exceptional reliability and high-availability, at levels suitable for mission-critical central switch room environments. The modular architecture of ChorusOS with replaceable system components, enables the implementation of highly scalable embedded solutions, from mobile phones to high-end network equipment.

To enable embedded developers to get their job done more quickly, new Sun(TM) Embedded Workshop 2.0 software provides a state of the art, integrated development environment for the ChorusOS and JavaOS for consumers operating systems. It includes an easy-to-use graphical user interface, and a complete host-target toolset. A configuration tool enables tailoring of operating system implementations according to target product requirements. The Sun Embedded Workshop software is available for the Solaris(TM) operating environment, Windows NT and HP-UX and supports a multitude of processor architectures.

JavaOS for Consumers

Leveraging the unique ChorusOS componentized OS architecture, JavaOS for Consumers software provides a small footprint and efficient implementation of the PersonalJava(TM) application environment. This operating system platform solution is ideal for networked consumer appliances such as Web-phones, set-top boxes and handheld computing devices. JavaOS for Consumers optimizes the PersonalJava environment by providing native thread support and access to real-time kernel features thus enabling the concurrent execution of Java-based applications and real-time applications.

JavaOS for Consumers is currently available on reference platforms based on the PowerPC, x86 and SPARC(TM) architectures. At the Embedded Systems West Conference it will be demonstrated on Intel's StrongARM reference platform.

Personal Applications

Sun Personal Applications(TM) are a new line of compact, memory-efficient applications designed specifically for Internet-connected consumer devices. The result of the recent acquisition of Beduin, Communications, Inc., these applications provide core functionality for users to run consumer devices including, Web browsers, e-mail clients, Personal Digital Assistants or organizers, Internet screen phones, wireless phones, set-top boxes, and car navigation systems.

The first Personal Application product, a compact browser, is written entirely in the Java programming language and supports today's Internet standards to ensure users can access a wide range of Web pages. The browser provides integrated telephony capabilities that may allow a user to click on a phone number in a Web page and dial the number automatically. The browser is scheduled to ship by the end of this calendar year. Additional applications will follow to complete the suite, including an email and organizer application.

Java(TM) Dynamic Management Kit(TM)

The Java Dynamic Management Kit 3.0 is the industry's first Java-based solution for building and distributing network management intelligence into Java technology enabled appliances. It has been designed to allow service providers to deliver a new generation of high-quality services to users faster and more cost effectively.

The powerful technology provided by Java Dynamic Management Kit can be used to develop and deploy just-in-time policy based services to manage levels of service, security, user environment or system operations over large volumes of networked devices -- so they can be dynamically managed and updated easily from a central location. Java Dynamic Management Kit provides a small footprint core management runtime (150k) that can be embedded in systems, applications, datacom equipment or new consumer devices such as webphones, set-top-boxes or home automation devices. Java Dynamic Management Kit provides a library of reusable JavaBeans(TM) for management which are dynamically downloadable into the core management runtime. These JavaBeans allow fast and cost-effective creation of smart Java-based agents, proxy managers as well as embedded management components for new or existing management applications. New features include enhanced capabilities for Web-based distributed management, automatic discovery, enhanced security, Jini(TM) technology and CORBA compatibility.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $10 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.

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