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Alcatel-Lucent Relies on GO-Global to Run Centralized UNIX and Windows Applications from Windows XP Thin Clients

Business Wire, June 4, 2007

Telecommunication Giant Deploys 840 GO-Global for UNIX Thin Clients and 260 GO-Global for Windows Thin Clients.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- GraphOn Corp. (OTCBB:GOJO), a leading worldwide developer of server-based application publishing and Web-enabling solutions, today announced that Alcatel-Lucent Germany has embedded GraphOn's GO-Global software into its legacy 1300 Convergent Network Management Center (CMC 1300). Thousands of network operators can now run the centralized, server-resident UNIX and Windows applications from their Windows PCs as though the applications were running locally.

GO-Global is a server-based computing solution that extends the reach of Windows, UNIX and Linux applications to any device without the need for Microsoft Windows Client Services (WTS) or client-side X servers. GO-Global incorporates advanced thin-client and browser plug-in technology to make applications instantly accessible to local, remote and mobile users, regardless of platform or operating system.

"Alcatel-Lucent created the GO-Global-enabled CMC 1300 for its customer T-Com, the broadband/landline division of Germany's Deutsche Telekom," said Tom Castanzo, GraphOn's Business Development Director for EMEA. "They purchased 840 GO-Global for UNIX licenses and 260 GO-Global for Windows licenses."

CMC 1300 is an industry-leading application suite that provides integrated network management for next-generation networks, fixed IP multimedia networks, public switched telephone networks, and signaling networks. The solution is primarily UNIX-based, but also includes some Windows components. It provides a range of features such as configuration, accounting, performance, fault and security management.

"Our previous CMC 1300 release was based on a traditional client/server architecture utilizing a PC-based GUI component that communicated with the central host via a proprietary protocol," explained Dr. Georg Pauthner, Senior Director of Network Management Systems at Alcatel-Lucent Germany. "Due to T-Com's firewall restrictions and other considerations, we needed a true thin-client, presentation server approach where the entire application runs on the server and is accessed remotely using thin clients."

In addition to GO-Global, Alcatel-Lucent evaluated Citrix Presentation Server, Microsoft WTS, and Propalms TSE (formally Tarantella). "We selected GO-Global for a number of reasons, including product functionality, performance, and price," said Pauthner. "In addition, we were quite pleased with the excellent service and support we received from GraphOn."

To enable thin-client access, Alcatel-Lucent simply installed the GO-Global server software on their HP hosts. This software was then used to "publish" the CMC applications onto the network without the need for program changes. On the client side, network operators run one of GraphOn's near-zero-footprint thin clients on their desktop or laptop PCs. Thin-client options include native Windows clients, Java applets, and Web-browser plug-ins.

Unlike other solutions, GO-Global utilizes the patented RXP protocol, which is faster and offers better data compression. Rather than transmitting entire screen bitmaps over the network, RXP transfers only display commands and keyboard/mouse events. This reduces system complexities, improves overall performance, and saves time, resources and money.

"The migration to GO-Global was smooth and efficient," concluded Pauthner, "and the performance has been superb."

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent was formed through the merger of Alcatel and Lucent Technologies in 2006. Alcatel's origins date back to 1898, while Lucent Technologies' history began in 1869 in the form of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company, which later became AT&T's Bell Labs. Today, Alcatel-Lucent employs over 79,000 workers in more than 130 countries. The company provides communications hardware, software and services to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video solutions. For more information, visit www.alcatel-lucent.com.

About GraphOn Corporation

GraphOn Corporation is a publicly traded company headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. For over a decade, GraphOn has been an innovator of cost-effective, advanced solutions that help customers access applications from anywhere. GraphOn's high-performance software provides fast remote access, cross-platform connectivity, and a centralized architecture that delivers a dramatically lower cost of ownership. The company's solutions run under Microsoft (MSFT) Windows, Linux and UNIX, including Sun (SUNW) Solaris, IBM AIX, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) HP-UX, and others. For more information, call 1-800-GRAPHON in the USA, 44-1344-668534 in Europe, or visit www.graphon.com.

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking as that term is defined by the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results will differ due to factors such as shifts in customer demand, product shipment schedules, product mix, competitive products and pricing, technological shifts and other variables. Readers are referred to GraphOn's most recent periodic and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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