JavaOne Co-sponsors

Adobe Systems, Inc.
Borland
IBM Corporation
Justsystem Corporation
Metrowerks
Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc.
Netscape Communications Corporation
Novell, Inc.
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
Symantec Corporation

Adobe hardware and software products and technologies enable users to create, view, communicate, and print electronic documents across platforms. The company licenses industry-standard Adobe PostScript software to over 65 leading computer and printer manufacturers worldwide. Retail products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, and the Adobe Type Library.

Borland International Inc. (NASDAQ:BORL) is a leading provider of products and services targeted to software developers. Borland is distinguished for its high-quality software development tools, which include Delphi, Delphi Client/Server, Borland C++, Visual dBASE, Paradox and InterBase. Borland,s award-winning products are supported through comprehensive programs for small and large sized software developers, corporate developers, value added resellers and systems integrators. Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California. Additional information is available on Borland's Internet World Wide Web (WWW) site, at http://www.borland.com.

IBM believes the Java technology provides an answer to the long-standing question of how companies can provide software solutions throughout the enterprise. By placing Java technology on all its platforms, providing development tools, creating application frameworks and supplying access to enterprise data sources such as CICS and DB2, IBM has demonstrated its commitment to Java. Combined with proven experience in integration and customer support, IBM makes an excellent partner on the net, internal and external.

JUSTSYSTEM Corporation, based in Tokushima, Japan, is the leading supplier of business productivity software in the Japanese market. Annual revenues for Justsystem are over $270 million and the company employs 1200 people. Flagship products include Ichitaro(TM), a Japanese-language, word-processing application which has sold 5 million copies to date and JustNet, a Web-oriented, multimedia online service which is the first of its kind in Japan. JUSTSYSTEM, Inc. in Menlo Park, CA, is a U.S. subsidiary of Justsystem Corporation. The company's business focus in the U.S. centers around providing Web-oriented business solution environments and multimedia products. Justsystem's strategy related to the Java language is to incorporate it into a Web-centric intranet business solution environment using a component-based visual development tool. In addition, the company intends to use Java technology for designing a web-based authoring system derived from its flagship DBCS-enabled word-processing software, Ichitaro.

Justsystem supports industry efforts to create open internet and computing technologies that easily integrate with pragmatic business processes.

Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops markets and supports a complete line of Macintosh-hosted computer language products (C/C++, Java, Object Pascal) for building Mac OS, Windows 95, Windows NT, Magic Cap and BeBox applications. Metrowerks CodeWarrior Software products have quickly became the industry standard for professional Mac-hosted development tools with over 39,000 registered users in 60 countries.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and its North American affiliate, Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., are world-class suppliers of semiconductors and electronic products for visual computing, and are among the first to port the Java programming language to silicon. At JavaOne, Mitsubishi will demonstrate a highly integrated hardware platform that broadens the cost-effective application space for developers. The platform -- which includes 2 Mbytes of DRAM and the Java programming language embedded on a low-power, 32-bit RISC microcontroller -- eliminates the need for having multiple chips handle locally resident application software, and provides exceptional performance at a low price.

Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier provider of open software for linking people and information over enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a full line of clients, servers, development tools and commercial applications to create a complete platform for next-generation, live online applications. Netscape products are based on open Internet standards including Java and JavaScript, making it easy for developers to extend the platform and create dynamic Internet and intranet applications. Netscape Communications Corporate is based in Mountain View, California.

Best known as the developer of NetWare, the world's leading network services platform, Novell today offers a wide range of distributed network, small network and Internet/Intranet solutions. Novell created the LAN market by connecting PCs. Then Novell connected LANs to bring networking to the enterprise. Now, Novell is helping customers evolve enterprise networks into Intranets that combine NetWare services with the Internet model of web browsers and servers.

Symantec Corporation develops, markets, and supports a complete line of development tools and system software products designed to enhance individual and workgroup productivity. Platforms supported include 16 and 32-bit Windows, DOS and Macintosh. Founded in 1982, the company's global operations span North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Information can be obtained by calling (800) 441-7234 toll free or (541) 334-6054.