Sun Chooses Innosoft's PMDF Technology for New Sun Internet Mail Server

Business Wire, Oct 7, 1997

WEST COVINA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1997--

- Stellar 10 year history of providing high performance Internet

messaging solutions seen as key by Sun in licensing agreement -

Innosoft International, Inc. announced today that Sun Microsystems(TM), Inc. has licensed PMDF technology from Innosoft to provide the high performance SMTP/MIME message transfer agent (MTA) incorporated as part of their new Sun Internet Mail Server(TM), Global Business Edition.

Sun's product announcement, also released today, emphasizes the importance of native Internet standards-based connectivity, scalability to support large numbers of users on each server, and support for very high volume message throughput, for customers rolling out serious enterprise-wide, business-quality, messaging solutions.

"It was important for Sun to get to market as quickly as possible, with a highly scalable mail server that included a reliable SMTP/MIME MTA as the core message transfer technology," said John McFarlane, vice president and general manager of Sun's network software group. "By selecting PMDF from Innosoft, with its proven performance history as a leading Internet standards-based MTA, we were able to achieve both objectives."

"Innosoft's engineering team has played a major leadership role in the evolution of Internet messaging standards, including having shipped the first commercial implementation of MIME back in May of 1992," said Clyde Johnston, president of Innosoft. "There is no substitute for our many years of hands-on experience driving what has become the dominant trend in enterprise messaging -- the adoption of Internet standards-based messaging protocols. With Sun Internet Messaging Server, Sun is integrating what we obviously believe to be the best MTA technology with Sun's world class message store and the market-leading Solaris(TM) operating environment to take to market what we expect will be a real winner."

About Innosoft International

Since 1987, Innosoft International has been the leading provider of enterprise e-mail solutions based on Internet standards. PMDF e-Mail Interconnect products are marketed directly to end users by Innosoft in North America, and are available throughout Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan through a network of international distributors. In addition to the Sun licensing agreement, other strategic relationships include an agreement with Digital Equipment Corporation to resell PMDF products worldwide. PMDF products are presently installed at more than 2,300 sites in 51 countries throughout the world. The company is located at 1050 Lakes Drive, West Covina, CA 91790; telephone 626/919-3600; FAX 626/919-3614. -0-

PMDF is a registered trademark of Innosoft International Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Sun Internet Mail Server, and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

CONTACT: Innosoft International Inc.

Dean Hidalgo, 626/919-3600

dean.hidalgo@innosoft.com

http://www.innosoft.com

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