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NETed Targets the Global Market With People Developer Suite Powered By the Sun Java Enterprise System

Posted on: Wednesday, 8 December 2004, 09:00 CST

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that Singapore-headquartered NETed, a leader in People Development and Management Solutions, has selected the Sun Java(TM) Enterprise System as the infrastructure platform for the company's growing range of eLearning solutions. NETed will implement the full array of component products included in the Java Enterprise System, a secure, open standards-based software system, across its eLearning suite of solutions to deliver greater security, scalability and value to its customers. NETed expects this move to increase its services revenue by three-fold over the next few years to $12 million.

NETed will be leveraging the built-in security and scalability features of the Java Enterprise System to ensure better customer experience, and achieve wider international appeal and acceptance. With the Java Enterprise System, Sun pre-tests and pre-integrates all of the core software applications allowing NETed to maximize its research and development efforts in creative application bundling.

"Life-long learning, Knowledge Management and Human Development are an integral part of strategic realities for a modern enterprise. At NETed, we believe in redefining People Development Solutions that impact processes to improve performance and productivity. We have thus crafted a PDM framework that provides a holistic view and gives a synergistic top down approach towards HRM systems," said S. Kumar, president and CEO of NETed Group. "NETed on Sun Java Enterprise System is currently the only truly affordable, world-class PDM solution available. I am pleased that our ever-strengthening relationship with Sun allows us to bring our vision that much closer to fruition."

"With the Sun Java Enterprise System-powered solutions, NETed expects to expand to other markets, including the U.S. and Europe. This enables us to better meet the needs of customers in the financial services, telco, healthcare and government sectors, which demand highly scalable and secure environments," said Victor S., vice president, Technical, NETed Group.

"Our vision of delivering quality education through highly interactive educational methodologies across the globe will happen through NETed's next generation learning technologies powered by Java Enterprise System. As an academic institution, we welcome the availability of NETed Java Enterprise System because of the overall cost savings in the long-term, as we scale to accommodate increasing demands from International students," said Dr. Richard W. Allen, Ph.D., Director, Graduate School of Management, California University of Technology.

"With increasing global competition, businesses know that upgrading the skills of their human intellectual assets pays big dividends in terms of business productivity. My mission is to help companies achieve that with NETed's cost effective, structured and easy-to-use systems," said Eric Lim, director, Enterprise Solutions, NETed Asia Pacific. "With NETed on Java Enterprise System, we are now pleased to offer our enterprise customers the best of breed solutions on an open, robust and scalable software infrastructure that will integrate easily into any corporate IT architecture."

"Sun is excited to see the continued widespread adoption of the Java Enterprise System in vertical markets such as education, people development and the financial services industry where customers can easily leverage the innovative infinite usage model to deliver value-added services to users and partners at no extra cost," said Lionel Lim, vice president and managing director, Asia South, Sun Microsystems. "NETed and Sun have built a strategic relationship based on cooperation and innovation. We share a common goal of providing reliable, secure and simplified solutions to our customers. With the Sun Java Enterprise System, NETed will benefit from the most integrated and competitively priced infrastructure software on the market today."

About Java Enterprise System

Serious software made simple, the Java Enterprise System seamlessly integrates award-winning and market-leading enterprise network services that are needed by every organization to successfully build and deploy their own business critical applications. This complete standards-based software system is delivered as a single, pre-integrated entity on a predictable release cycle, at an affordable cost. Radically simplified customer pricing -- $100 per employee per year (U.S. list price. All prices quoted are in U.S. dollars) -- delivers the peace of mind CIOs need to focus on what they do best: leverage IT to achieve their business goals. The Java Enterprise System shared network services provides the following functionality and capabilities: Web and Application Services, Network Identity Services, Portal Services, Communication and Collaboration Services, Availability Services and end-to-end Security Services. For more information on the Java Enterprise System please visit: http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem .

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com/ .

About NETed Group

NETed is an emerging leader in People Development and Management Solutions, with a major focus on Learning Business Process Outsourcing (LBPO) services. Its main solution offerings include People Development & Management (PDM) solutions, Corporate Adaptive Learning (CAL) consultancy and transformation, Integrated Learning Environments, and Custom Content Development, Migration and Localization services. NILE -- NETed Integrated Learning Environment, runs on all the popular operating systems like Solaris, Windows and Linux platforms. The NILE is a cost effective integrated suite of products & customizable solutions that are highly modular & distributed like, Enterprise LMS, LCMS, IntraPortal Server, CMS, NETed Live - Virtual Classroom, Course builder studio with Content and ported on Java Enterprise System. NILE Solution on JES is available for $100 per employee per year (U.S. list price. All prices quoted are in U.S. dollars). The NETed Group has more than 10 years of presence & expertise in the IT industry in multiple domains and has established its direct presence in various parts of the U.S., UK, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and India to support its international customers. For more information on the NETed group of companies, please visit http://www.netedonline.net/ .

NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Java and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Brett Smith

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

408-276-6143

brett.smith@sun.com

Jessica Bookach

Citigate Cunningham for Sun

201-499-3581

jbookach@citigatecunningham.com

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

CONTACT: Brett Smith of Sun Microsystems, Inc., +1-408-276-6143, orbrett.smith@sun.com; or Jessica Bookach of Citigate Cunningham,+1-201-499-3581, or jbookach@citigatecunningham.com, for Sun Microsystems,Inc.

Web site: http://www.netedonline.net/

Web site: http://sun.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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