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E-Plus Relies on Sun Microsystems' Java Enterprise System

Posted on: Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 06:00 CDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that E-Plus, Germany's third largest cell phone provider with more than 8.2 million subscribers, chose the Sun Java(TM) Enterprise System to replace its current infrastructure. By utilizing the Java Enterprise System, E-Plus will be able to realize significant cost savings by lowering licensing, maintenance and development costs. Additionally, E-Plus will now be able to take advantage of drastically shortened product introduction cycles of new and innovative data services.

"By leveraging the Sun Java Enterprise System, we were able to significantly reduce our operating costs," said Thorsten Dirks, Chief Officer, Innovations, IT and Operations, E-Plus. "In addition, we benefited from the fact that we no longer have to deal with complicated software license regulations and servicing contracts."

The Java Enterprise System will guarantee the successful operation of one of the most popular services of the E-Plus product portfolio, the multimedia platform 'i-mode,' which is entirely based on open standards and Java technology. The system will also ensure the availability of various enterprise-internal services via the E-Plus Intranet.

Currently, E-Plus is using the following key components of the Java Enterprise System: the Java(TM) System Messaging Server, the Java(TM) System Application Server and the Java(TM) System Directory Server as well as cluster and portal functionalities.

E-Plus is planning to introduce additional mobile services shortly.

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) -- 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/

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

CONTACT:

Brett Smith

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

408-276-6143

brett.smith@sun.com

Tina Badrot

Citigate Cunningham

415-618-8732

tbadrot@citigatecunningham.com

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

CONTACT: Brett Smith of Sun Microsystems, Inc., +1-408-276-6143, orbrett.smith@sun.com; or Tina Badrot of Citigate Cunningham, +1-415-618-8732,or tbadrot@citigatecunningham.com, for Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Web site: http://sun.com/

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