Sun was founded with one driving vision -- The Network Is The Computer[tm]. From day one, Sun has established a history of innovation and leadership from the protocols that propel the Internet to the widely adopted Java(TM) technology -- used in everything from smart cards to data centers. Sun is helping companies leverage the power of Network Computing to streamline processes, raise productivity, and reduce both costs and complexity.

From high-performance workstations, servers that give new meaning to high availability, high-speed networking, robust system software, intelligent network storage systems to platform-independent Java, and the N1 Grid, Sun's vision, architecture, products and services for optimizing network computing. We are a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries, and at www.sun.com.sg.

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. As a proven leader in Java and J2EE standardization, implementation, and support, Oracle offers the most comprehensive and productive J2EE development and deployment environments available. An executive member of the Java Community Process, Oracle participates in more than 70 Java Specification Requests. Oracle Application Server 10g is the industry's fastest, most complete and integrated J2EE application server at a fraction of the cost of other Java application servers, while Oracle JDeveloper combines full support for Java, XML, Web services, and PL/SQL development in a single award-winning IDE that covers the entire application development lifecycle. More infromation at http://www.oracle.com/technologies/java/index.html.

BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS) is the world's leading application infrastructure software company, providing the enterprise software foundation that allows thousands of companies to benefit from service-oriented architectures. With more than 15,000 customers around the world, including the majority of the Fortune Global 500, BEA and its WebLogic® and Tuxedo® brands are among the most trusted names in business.

Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., BEA has 75 offices in 34 countries and is on the Web at www.bea.com.