The Sun ONE Portal Server 6

Houston, TX - June 3, 2002 -- Vuico, LLC, today announced its active support for the Sun ONE Portal Server and Sun ONE architecture for Web Services. As the exclusive provider of NTT Software's advanced wireless Internet middleware to the Americas, Vuico provides mobile Java-based applications with transparent access to Web Services through NTT Software's BLUEGRID software. Vuico integrates BLUEGRID solutions with the Sun ONE platform to offer rapid development and deployment of Web Services for m-commerce portals enabling the wireless industry to quickly extend portal services to their mobile users. As a result, Vuico provides a significant competitive edge to handset manufacturers, wireless operators and content providers by accelerating revenue growth through rapid introduction of new applications and services - reducing time to market for new wireless solutions and reducing overall development costs. Mobile users will benefit by the increase in wireless portal services made possible with BLUEGRID technology.

BLUEGRID was developed with the robust capabilities of Sun's JAVA 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Java 2 Platform, Mobile Edition (J2ME) technologies to accelerate the deployment of Web Services and ensure reliable communications between mobile devices and application servers. BLUEGRID software runs on Sun's J2EE platform, including iPlanet Application Server 6.5, to offer developers the ability to rapidly design, develop, and deploy sophisticated enterprise applications.

"Vuico is committed to delivering next generation wireless applications that leverage Sun ONE architecture and streamline the deployment of enterprise portals," said Vuico's President and CEO, Vui Le. "Working together with Sun, Vuico's BLUEGRID-based solutions provide an open, integrated offering that helps carriers, service providers, and enterprises to extend portal services to their mobile users. The Sun and Vuico alliance will provide mobile users access to a rich array of wireless portal services on the Sun ONE platform while dramatically expanding revenue opportunities for the wireless industry."

About Sun ONE Portal Server

The Sun ONE Portal Server -- the industry's first portal platform for building B2E, B2B and B2C portals -- enables the personalized delivery of content, services, business processes and applications for enterprises competing in today's competitive environment. It is a key component of the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) offering - an open, integratable product portfolio to enable the development and delivery of services on demand. With more than 385 customers worldwide, the Sun ONE Portal Server (formerly iPlanet Portal Server) has received significant industry recognition -- ranked #1 in portal marketshare by The Radicati Group ("Enterprise Portals Market Trends 2001-2005") and positioned in the leader quadrant in Gartner's Portal Product Magic Quadrant ("Big Change Evident in 2H02 Horizontal Portal Product MQ," May, 2002) -- for two consecutive years.

About Vuico, LLC

Vuico is a Houston-based wireless and mobile computing software company and exclusive licensor of NTT Software's BLUEGRID wireless middleware in the Americas. NTT Software Corporation of Japan is a major investment and technology partner of Vuico. Vuico was established to adapt and enhance NTT Software's advanced wireless technology and applications and to market that technology in the Americas. NTT Software's R&D engineering team in Japan supports Vuico's product development and product marketing strategy in the Americas. This combination of technical and business assets adds significant value to Vuico's products and business operations. Vuico is allied with Sun Microsystems to deliver JAVAä-based wireless infrastructure solutions for designing, developing, and deploying Web Services. To learn more about Vuico and BLUEGRID technology, visit Vuico's website at www.vuico.com.

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