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SEVEN(R) and Sun Microsystems Deliver Enterprise-Class Mobile Email to Mass-Market Java Enabled Mobile Handsets

Posted on: Monday, 25 October 2004, 09:00 CDT

SAN FRANCISCO, CTIA Wireless IT 2004, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- SEVEN and Sun Microsystems are working together to bring the SEVEN mobile email client to the next generation of Java(TM) 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME (TM)) technology-enabled mobile handsets. SEVEN's Java technology client enables secure mobile access to business and consumer email, personal contacts and corporate directories and is available for both enterprise and individual deployment.

"Mobile email will go the way of mobile phones and voicemail -- from 'nice to have' to 'must have.' It's a natural. Affordable, Java-enabled cell phones make mobile email widely accessible and are key to SEVEN's strategy," said Kent Thexton, SEVEN President and Co-CEO. "By working with leading companies in the mobile industry, SEVEN is planting the seeds to enable the growth of the mobile email market, expanding it beyond the niche it occupies today."

Java technology-enabled handsets with the SEVEN email client pre-installed complement mobile operators' smartphone portfolios, and enable operators to offer mobile email services to a broader set of subscribers as a simple add-on to existing data plans.

"Java technology continues to drive adoption of mobile data services through the 579 million Java-enabled mobile devices sold worldwide by the end of this year," said Eric Chu, Director of J2ME Business, Sun Microsystems. "Combining the ubiquitous Java platform with the SEVEN mobile email and groupware solution helps carriers push substantial growth in mass consumer use of mobile enterprise applications."

SEVEN together with its operator, device and infrastructure partners make mobile email more accessible to business users across organizations of all sizes by simplifying deployment, satisfying the most demanding enterprise security requirements and reducing total cost of ownership.

-- SEVEN-powered services are tightly integrated into the operator

network, thus handsets may be provisioned and upgraded over-the-air and

most enterprise deployments take less than one hour.

-- SEVEN's end-to-end AES encryption ensures enterprise class security.

-- SEVEN-powered mobile operator email services cost 50% less than

competing services and J2ME handsets will be offered at affordable

price points.

For the prosumer or individual, SEVEN and its operator, device and infrastructure partners make mobile email, an easy and affordable proposition. With the integration of the SEVEN email client into new J2ME enabled phones an individual can subscribe to email services through a simple registration process and one click access to their personal and business email.

About SEVEN

SEVEN is a leading global provider of software that enables mobile operators to offer their subscribers secure, low-cost, real-time access to critical information including business and personal email and applications. SEVEN is available as Personal Edition for consumers, and Server Edition and Enterprise Edition for businesses. Our software supports a wide variety of device platforms, including BREW, J2ME, Microsoft Pocket PC, Microsoft Smartphone 2003, Palm OS and Symbian-based phones, and is currently compatible with handheld devices manufactured by Hitachi, HTC, Motorola, palmOne, Sanyo, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba. SEVEN is available today across major international network standards, and is sold by Cingular Wireless, Globe Telecom, KDDI Corp., NTT DoCoMo, O2, Orange, Optus, SingTel and Sprint. SEVEN is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

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, J2ME, StarOffice, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

SEVEN is a registered trademark of Seven Networks, Inc. Out of the Office, System SEVEN, SEVEN Personal Edition, SEVEN Enterprise Edition, and SEVEN Server Edition are also trademarks or service marks of Seven Networks, Inc. All other trademarks or tradenames are those of their respective owners.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995:

Information and announcements in this release involve the expectations, beliefs, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies of Seven Networks, Inc. regarding the future and are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SEVEN as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to SEVEN's operating and financial results to differ materially from its current expectations include, but are not limited to: failure of network operators to deploy or promote our solution; failure of their customers to subscribe for our services; our ability to successfully transition to a subscription-based revenue model; the continued growth and development of the wireless telecommunications market and demand for our services; market acceptance of our existing or future products or services; our ability to continue to develop and introduce competitive new products and services on a timely basis; introduction of new products or services by major competitors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; adverse economic conditions; our ability to control costs; the outcome of pending legal proceedings relating to SEVEN's intellectual property; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's SEC filings.

SEVEN

CONTACT: John Kuch of SEVEN, +1-650-381-2617, or mobile,+1-415-823-0480, or jkuch@seven.com; or Rebecca Lui of Sun Microsystems, Inc.,+1-408-276-5292, or rebecca.lui@sun.com

Web site: http://www.sun.com/

Web site: http://www.seven.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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