ULTICOM API FIRST TO EARN JAIN TCAP CERTIFICATIONULTICOM API FIRST TO EARN JAIN TCAP CERTIFICATIONJava Technology Facilitates Growth and New Services in TelecommunicationsPALO ALTO, CA -- November 8, 2000 -- Ulticom, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULCM) today announced that its Java technology-based TCAP API (application protocol interface), the Signalware JTCAP API, is the first to be certified by AePONA as conformant with the JAIN TCAP API specification standards established through the Java Community Process. Ulticom provides service-enabling software for wireless, wireline and Internet communications in intelligent, converged and programmable networks. The Java Community Process program was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and other industry members for the development and revision of Java API technology specifications. The formal process is designed to be fast, flexible, and adaptable to the wide variety of working styles present in the industry today. The certification of Ulticom's Signalware JTCAP API to JAIN Community standards is a significant step in gaining acceptance for the JAIN TCAP API specification in the Java technology marketplace, and adds continued momentum for the JAIN initiative. The JAIN APIs are a set of Java technology-based APIs that enable the rapid development of next-generation telecom products and services on the Java platform. JAIN APIs bring service portability, convergence, and secure network access to telephony and data networks--simplifying network service delivery for service providers. By providing a new level of abstraction and associated Java interfaces for service creation across Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), packet [e.g. Internet Protocol (IP) or ATM] and wireless networks, JAIN technology enables the integration of Internet (IP) and Intelligent Network (IN) protocols. By integrating the IN and IP protocols, together referred to as Integrated Networks, JAIN technology changes the telecommunications market from many proprietary closed networks to a single network architecture. This allows services to be created and deployed rapidly. By allowing Java applications to have secure access to resources inside the network, it helps enable the delivery of thousands of services rather than the dozens currently available. TCAP is a layer of the SS7 communications protocol that was developed to add transaction-based functionality to the existing telephone network. TCAP is used today by a variety of applications, such as "800" Number Translation, Calling Name Delivery and Local Number Portability (LNP). The JAIN TCAP API specifies a Java API that will provide the interfaces and classes required to initialize and terminate a TCAP session, manage TCAP dialogue identifiers, retrieve, build and send dialogue and component primitives. Through JAIN TCAP, service developers can build applications once and run them on any vendor's platform that supports JAIN TCAP. AePONA is the first Certification Agent for the JAIN initiative and is therefore responsible to certify JAIN TCAP API specification implementations based on an open standardized certification process; Ulticom's JAIN TCAP product is the first to be certified by AePONA. This service seeks to verify that all JAIN specification implementations are consistent, fostering the portability of JAIN applications written to that specification. Certification does not guarantee or endorse the product; it verifies that the product conforms to program standards. "As the challenge to grow and retain customers increases, service providers must deliver new level of services quickly for competitive advantage. The goal of JAIN is to enable faster and easier development of platform-independent telecom services," said Ann Wettersten, vice president of Sun's Wireless Business Group. "We are delighted that Ulticom has achieved JAIN certification, and we look forward to many more industry leaders incorporating the JAIN APIs into their products, thus enabling a new generation of service portability." Shawn Osborne, President and CEO of Ulticom, Inc. said, "The flexible JAIN APIs provide network independence and application portability. By combining the programming ease of JAIN with the carrier-grade reliability, scalability and performance of Signalware, we will help developers rapidly build premium services. Ulticom's Signalware JTCAP API will enable a new generation of off-the-shelf network applications for popular services to be developed by application providers independent of the underlying voice and data network." About the JAIN Technology InitiativeOrganized by Sun in 1998, the JAIN initiative addresses the needs of next-generation telecom networks by developing a set of industry-defined APIs for Integrated Networks. Network services today are typically built using proprietary interfaces that inhibit the marketplace for new services. Members of the JAIN community have joined forces to define open APIs based on Sun's Java platform, thus allowing service providers to rapidly create and deploy new flexible, revenue-generating services. Information about The JAIN program can be found at http://java.sun.com/products/jain. The development of JAIN specifications is spearheaded simultaneously in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. To date, more than 75 of the communication industry's leading hardware providers, network equipment providers, protocol providers and service providers have joined the JAIN initiative. A complete list of participants can be found at http://java.sun.com/products/jain. The JAIN community also coordinates with other broad-based industry groups like the Parlay Group, the International Softswitch Consortium and 3GPP to provide quality industry-supported community extensions for the Java platform. About Ulticom, Inc.Ulticom, Inc. provides service enabling software for wireless, wireline and Internet communications in Intelligent, Converged and Programmable Networks. Ulticom's products, Signalware for Ultimate Call Control and Nexworx for Ultimate Service Control, are used by the telecommunication industry's leading equipment and service providers worldwide. Ulticom is playing a leading role in the development of technology standards as a founding member of both the JAIN community and The Parlay Group. Ulticom (Nasdaq:ULCM) is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with additional facilities in Dallas, Texas and Sophia-Antipolis, France. Ulticom can be found at http://www.ulticom.com. About AePONAAePONA (formed as a spin-off from Apion), is a world-leading provider of Telecommunications Software Solutions with offices located in Belfast and Dublin. AePONA currently has over one hundred staff, with key expertise in the areas of Switching, Signalling, Wireless Data, Intelligent Networks and Internet technology offering high quality, full-lifecycle solutions to an extensive portfolio of customers worldwide. About Sun Microsystems, Inc.Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision - The Network Is The Computer -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (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 dot-com their businesses. With $17.6 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com. Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Java, JAIN, Java Community Process and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.PR Contacts for Press and Analysts:
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