Novera's jBusiness Solutions Ship With Sun Server Software to Enterprise NC Customers

Business Wire, Sept 9, 1998

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1998--

Industry-Leading Application Server Bundled With

Sun's End-to-End, Thin Client Network Computing Solution

Novera(tm) Software, Inc., the leader in server-side software products utilizing Sun's Java(tm) technology, announced today that Novera's jBusiness solutions software is available and a trial version of the product is shipping with Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s Netra(tm) j server software for network computers. Sun's Netra j server software simplifies the installation and management of Sun's JavaStation(tm) network computers in a browser-based environment. As a component of Sun's Netra Ready(tm) CD-ROM package, which is included with each copy of Netra j software, Novera's jBusiness application server allows enterprise customers to rapidly develop, deploy and manage server-side Java technology-based applications for use on Sun's JavaStation network computers.

"Sun has demonstrated its commitment to Java technology, enabling its enterprise network computing customers to take advantage of substantial cost and resource savings at the desktop level," said David Butler, vice president of marketing for Novera Software. "By offering a proven back-end Java technology-enabled application server like Novera's jBusiness product to its Netra j customers, Sun recognizes Novera's contribution to that vision."

Novera's Management Server makes lower cost of ownership a reality. By providing developers and IT managers a way to centrally configure, monitor, and control thin client applications the risk of deploying business critical applications based on Sun's Java technology is significantly reduced. Novera has pioneered thin client application management by providing a management framework built around the Novera Application Server.

Sun's Netra j's browser-based administration software simplifies the administration of JavaStation NCs and helps to reduce the total cost of ownership while at the same time enabling breakaway business strategies. This value proposition parallels the capability of jBusiness to efficiently develop server-based mission-critical applications for deployment across the networked enterprise.

"Through our Netra j server software and JavaStation NCs, Sun strives to provide our customers with a complete solution that can help them achieve the cost and administrative benefits associated with Java technology and a thin client architecture." said Steve Tirado, vice president of marketing, Network Computer Systems at Sun. "Novera's jBusiness software is a valuable tool that helps us to offer our customers a more complete network computing solution." Novera's jBusiness package also meets Sun's 100% Pure Java(tm) certification standards required for successful deployment and use on Sun's JavaStation NCs.

Sun's release of Netra j server software, which includes the Netra Ready CD and a trial version of Novera's jBusiness application development package, is commercially available. For more information about Sun's Netra j and JavaStation network computer products, please visit http://www.sun.com, or call 1-800-SUN-FIND.

About jBusiness

Novera's jBusiness Solutions are helping world-class organizations meet business-critical objectives by extending the business to customers, partners, suppliers, and employees through the use of Sun's Java technology-based solutions. Novera is the only vendor to offer a complete server-side application utilizing Java technology and management platform that uniquely integrates platform development with deployment and management capabilities. jBusiness Solutions include partners through the jBusiness Alliance Program, services with jBusiness Professional Services and jBusiness products with Novera Component Development Environment, Novera Application Server, and the Novera Management Server.

About Novera Software, Inc.

Novera Software, Inc. helps organizations significantly reduce the complexity and cost of developing and managing server-side applications utilizing Java technology. The company's jBusiness Solutions are helping world-class organizations meet business-critical objectives by extending the enterprise to customers, partners, suppliers, and employees through the use of solutions enabled by Java technology. Novera is the only vendor to offer an application and management platform that meets Sun's 100% Pure Java certification standards and uniquely integrates server-side application development with deployment and management. Novera is a privately held company whose venture backers include Charles River Ventures, Matrix Partners, and Sigma Partners. For additional information contact Novera at 781-270-4422 or 1-888-NOVERA1, or visit Novera at www.novera.com.

Novera and jBusiness are registered trademarks of Novera Software, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, JavaStation, Netra, Netra Ready and 100% Pure Java are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other products and/or service names mentioned herein are or may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.