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SUN MICROSYSTEMS AGREES TO ACQUIRE INNOSOFT INTERNATIONALSUN MICROSYSTEMS AGREES TO ACQUIRE INNOSOFT INTERNATIONALLeading Internet Messaging And Directory Solutions To Be Added To iPlanet E-commerce Infrastructure Product PortfolioPALO ALTO, CA., -- March 7, 2000 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc., announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Innosoft International, Inc., a leading developer of Internet standards-based messaging and directory solutions. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including Innosoft shareholder approval. Subject to such closing, Innosoft's key products and technologies will be integrated into the product portfolio of iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance. Innosoft is headquartered in West Covina, Calif. Following this acquisition, all Innosoft employees, products and technologies will be managed through iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions. Current Innosoft customers will continue to receive products and support through their existing channels while the acquisition details are finalized. In the future, customers will receive such support through iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions. For more information about the integration of Innosoft's technology into iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, please see related release -- "iPlanet E-commerce Solutions To Add Leading Internet Messaging And Directory Solutions From Innosoft International To Infrastructure Software Portfolio". The above news release contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include those risks surrounding the closing of the acquisition, timely development, production and acceptance of new products and services, the ability to compete in the highly competitive and rapidly changing marketplace and the other risks detailed from time to time in Sun's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, Sun's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999 and Sun's report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ending December 26, 1999. About Innosoft International Inc.A pioneer in enterprise messaging and directory solutions since 1987, Innosoft is a leader in the development of Internet standards and standards-based software for real world deployments. Innosoft markets its Directory Services and PMDF e-Mail product suites directly to end-users, as well as through a network of international distributors. Innosoft's products are installed at more than 2,600 sites in 52 countries. More information can be found at http://www.innosoft.com/.About iPlanet E-commerce SolutionsiPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, was established in March 1999 by America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Sun Microsystems, Inc. [NASDQ: SUNW] to provide easy-to-deploy, comprehensive e-commerce solutions for the Net Economy. iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions provides the industry's broadest portfolio of Internet infrastructure and e-commerce applications software and services. For more information, consult the iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions Web site at http://www.iplanet.com or call 888-786-8111.About Sun Microsystems, Inc.Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network is The Computer™ -- has propelled Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to ".com" their businesses. With $13 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.
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