LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COLLABORATES WITH SUN MICROSYSTEMS AND iPLANET TO DELIVER UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS VIA MOBILE PORTALLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COLLABORATES WITH SUN MICROSYSTEMS AND iPLANET TO DELIVER UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS VIA MOBILE PORTALNew Solution Will Enable Service Providers to Offer Customers Anytime, Anywhere Wireless Access to Unified E-mail, Voicemail, Fax and Web-Browsing Services
SANTA CLARA, CA --October 8, 2001 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc., iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced plans to offer unified communications through a new mobile portal solution based on the combined technologies of the three organizations. From one "in-box," users will be able to browse the Web, check and send voice and e-mail messages, initiate calls from their address book via voice command, and attach e-mail to voicemail messages (and vice versa). Messages can also be bookmarked by voice command so users can easily jump back to them later. Aimed at the service provider market, the solution will integrate the AnyPath Messaging System -- a next-generation multimedia messaging platform from Lucent -- with the iPlanet Portal Server, the iPlanet Portal Server: Mobile Access Pack and Sun's carrier-grade Netraservers. "Lucent's strength in carrier-class messaging products, combined with the flexibility and scalability of the iPlanet Portal Server and Sun platform, will offer mobile service providers the industry's most robust set of unified communications capabilities," said J.J. Lhospital, vice president and general manager of the Messaging Solutions Group at Lucent. "Our combined solution will truly help people better manage their communications, and their lives." AnyPath supports traditional voicemail capabilities and allows end-users to access fax, e-mail, short text messages and Web content from any mobile phone, PC, Web browser or other communications device. The AnyPath solution from Lucent will leverage the iPlanet Portal Server to aggregate content and services from many different data sources, including voice, fax and e-mail messages, calendar entries, or Internet channels -- and deliver these services in a highly personalized way to end-users based on the user's identity and preferences. Together, Lucent and iPlanet will enable service providers to offer their customers a rich end-user experience. Users will obtain a flexible portal front-end tied into a voice and data back-end that can be accessed anywhere, anytime, from any mobile phone, PDA, PC or Web browser. This fully integrated, bundled solution is designed to meet the unique needs of service providers by enabling faster time to market. The AnyPath Messaging System integrates easily with existing voicemail systems, and because it is based on open standards, it provides flexibility in rolling out future services and allows services to be extended to a multitude of mobile devices. Services can also be easily customized and branded by service providers. As part of an OEM agreement with Sun, the solution is immediately available from Lucent worldwide. Lucent customers will also be able to choose to use the award-winning iPlanet Calendar Server and the iPlanet Messaging Server. Additionally, the iPlanet Portal Server: Mobile Access Pack, the latest addition to the industry's broadest Portal Server product line, will be generally available to customers in October. The iPlanet Portal Server: Mobile Access Pack extends the iPlanet Portal Server's multi-channel, dynamic content to any WAP or i-mode device, and provides support for the most requested mobile services such as short message service (SMS) and location-based services. "The combined iPlanet and Lucent solution illustrates the value the iPlanet Portal Server brings to the unified messaging solution by enabling aggregation, personalization and administration and delivering a rich portal interface to the end user through any device," said Mark Tolliver, president and general manager for iPlanet. "Independently, each of the components from iPlanet, Lucent and Sun are industry leading products. Combining these solutions delivers an unparalleled new value proposition." With more than 300 customers, iPlanet currently leads the market for the enterprise portal software solutions with a 15 percent market share.* The iPlanet Portal Server is part of the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) offering for services on demand - an open, integratable product stack designed to enable the infrastructure required for robust Web services. Lucent, a leader in service provider messaging, has 3,500 messaging systems installed worldwide, 60 million mailboxes in service, and supports over 90 languages and dialects. 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 power the next wave of the Net and the creation of exceptional customer satisfaction. The iPlanet Platform is the industry's leading software environment designed to enable rapid assembly and deployment of scalable Internet services. Based on best-of-breed, open and proven technologies, the platform includes the world's #1 Messaging, Directory, Web and Application Servers. For more information, consult the iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions Web site at www.iplanet.com. About Lucent TechnologiesLucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com. 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 take their businesses to the nth. With $18.3 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com. *Enterprise Portals Market Trends 2001-2005, The Radacati Group
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