Under this new
agreement, Artix(TM), IONA's extensible Enterprise Service Bus (ESB),
will be available for the Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS) for all
supported platforms. headquarters
in Waltham, Massachusetts and offices worldwide.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision - "The Network is
the Computer" - has propelled Sun Microsystems , Inc.
There are, however, two versions of Agilix InfiNotes.0.NET
Framework 1.com.

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Organizations that have adopted a common
infrastructure, like that of Solaris 10 OS and the Sun Java Enterprise
System, must also be confident that legacy systems can be incorporated
easily while maintaining performance and scalability. Sun can be found in more
than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com
IONA, IONA Technologies, the IONA logo, Orbix, High Performance
Integration , Artix, Mobile Orchestrator and Making Software Work
Together are trademarks or registered trademarks of IONA Technologies
PLC and/or its subsidiaries. in the United States
and other countries
Sun , Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, Java, and The
Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. The Professional Edition
includes all the rich note-taking functionality of Agilix GoBinder.NET Framework. Specifically,
Agilix applications enable students to utilize mobile computing devices to
capture, organize, annotate, search and share learning content, including
assignments, online courses, research, Web pages, documents and personal
notes .

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To that end, interoperability across the enterprise is a critical
issue being addressed by the development of the Java Business
Integration specification (JSR 208). For more information about Agilix Labs, please visit
http://www.

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In
addition, the SDK enables developers to build extensions to use Agilix
GoBinder in other vertical markets.
Agilix applications are open and expandable by schools, software developers
and integrators, run on any Windows XP computer and take full advantage of the
Tablet PC.

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Agilix developed InfiNotes in conjunction with the
Microsoft Tablet PC team to accelerate the development of applications for the
Tablet PC platform.

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IONA pioneered
standards -based integration with its CORBA-based Orbix(R) products.

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In both Artix and Solaris 10 OS ,
organizations can take advantage of robust and innovative technology
that delivers the high performance and availability required for
mission-critical computing, while at the same time reducing the
overall cost and complexity of their IT environments. IONA is an important contributor
to the JSR 208 community and will assist in promoting its adoption
with customers.com

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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Technology and Marketing Agreement Promotes High Performance
Integration Solutions for Mission-critical IT Environments

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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in the United States and other countries. SPARC is
a trademark or registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc.NET Framework 2.
The Agilix GoBinder SDK is a software developer toolkit that enables .

Agilix, Agilix Labs, Agilix GoBinder and Agilix InfiNotes are trademarks
of Agilix Labs, Inc.

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Our relationship with Sun is a valuable and natural
progression of our leadership in integration solutions." Java Business Integration also gives
customers higher levels of flexibility, choice, and extensibility and
will lead to more robust integration solutions with reduced vendor
lock-in and lower costs . CORBA is a trademark or registered
trademark of the Object Management Group, Inc.,
the leading provider of mobility software solutions for the education market,
today announced that two of its upcoming releases will provide full support
for Microsoft .
In addition, Agilix updates to Agilix InfiNotes and the beta version of
the Agilix GoBinder Software Developer Kit (SDK) software development tools
will be made available at the public release of .NET 2.

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S.0 and Visual Studio
2005 are publicly available, Agilix will release new versions of InfiNotes and
an updated beta for the GoBinder SDK. The new versions of Agilix software
will allow developers to use Visual Studio 2005 to leverage the new .NET 2.

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0 and Visual Studio 2005. is a worldwide leader in mobile learning solutions for
education markets. In addition, Agilix-powered mobility software solutions give students
full access to all learning content when they are not network connected.

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Additionally, the two companies plan to enhance
interoperability between Artix and the Sun Java(TM) Enterprise System
(Java ES ), and participate in joint sales and marketing efforts.
As companies move their web services and SOA initiatives from
limited, controlled environments into the enterprise, their efforts
can be enhanced by making sure their selected technologies support the
Qualities of Service (QoS) required for large-scale, distributed
systems and applications. All
SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or
registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc.

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Sun Microsystems And IONA Enable Extensible ESB For Solaris 10

IONA is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with U.NET supported language, such as Visual C# and Visual
Basic . Agilix has strategic partnerships with Intel, Microsoft ,
Blackboard and FranklinCovey.

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Artix(TM), IONA's extensible Enterprise Service Bus, enables existing
enterprise systems to be integrated with an organization's common
infrastructure components.iona . (Nasdaq: SUNW) to
its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware,
software and services that make the Net work.0 and Visual
Studio 2005.NET Framework. We want
to insure that developers that leverage our SDK and developer tools will be
able to take full advantage of the rich new functionality in .1 and Visual Studio 2003 today.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.
"Sun's technology and expertise is trusted by many of the world's
leading companies and as such, is the platform of choice to support
their strategic, enterprise computing initiatives , including those
based on Java, web services and SOA," said Stephen Borcich, Vice
President of Partner Marketing for Sun Microsystems. For additional
information about IONA, visit our Web site at http://www.

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, DUBLIN, Ireland and WALTHAM, Mass. in the United
States and other countries.NET-based
GoBinder SDK, developers can build smart clients for offline information
access, as well as plug -ins to connect to online learning sources, extend
collaboration with other peers and add new student learning capabilities.NET Framework," said Curt
Allen, Agilix president and chief executive officer . Education institutions that implement Agilix solutions
deliver an enhanced student-centered learning environment.

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Products bearing SPARC trademarks are
based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems , Inc."
Both Agilix InfiNotes and the Agilix GoBinder SDK beta support .NET 2.

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Agilix InfiNotes is a set of software controls which are installed into
the Visual Studio Toolbox to add ink note -taking features to new and existing
. The InfiNotes
Standard Edition provides Microsoft Journal -like functionality and is
available license and royalty free.

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"Sun and IONA are committed to helping companies maximize the
return on their diverse IT investments and harness the benefits of
modern computing architectures like SOA," explained Peter Zotto, CEO,
IONA. OREM , Utah and LOS ANGELES, Agilix Labs, Inc.0
functionality in any .NET.

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NET
developers to extend the functionality of Agilix GoBinder, a mobile learning
application for education built on the .
"Agilix is excited about the new release of the . In addition, Agilix will provide backwards compatibility so that
developers can continue to use Visual Studio 2003 with the new releases of
both development tools. A privately held company formed in 2001, Agilix
is based in Orem, Utah.

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IONA is pleased to play an important role
in the adoption of the Sun Java Enterprise System and Solaris10 and
will continue contributing to the Sun Java Business Integration
specification. "IONA has been
long associated with providing enterprise-class integration solutions
and in Artix, we see a technology that continues this tradition. Java Business Integration will standardize integration
and provide the foundation for SOA by providing an open extensible
platform to build integration/SOA solutions and by providing a
definition for a single document that defines the services that make
up an SOA "application. The InfiNotes Professional Edition
includes state-of-the-art note-taking functionality and is available for a one
time license fee per developer with no royalties. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

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"Similar to Sun, we provide extremely performant,
standards -based solutions."
Sun and IONA have a long tradition of collaborating to solve the
challenges associated with enterprise computing, and bringing to
market proven solutions that support the IT environments essential to
their customers' business success.

About IONA

For more than a decade, IONA(R) Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA) has
been a world leader in delivering high-performance integration
solutions for Global 2000 IT environments. The GoBinder SDK is expected to be
released at the end of 2005.

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and IONA(R) Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA), a
world leader in high-performance integration solutions for
mission-critical IT environments, today announced a broad technology
and marketing agreement between the two companies. Artix is
recognized for its ability to accomplish this for businesses across
the world and has performed well in performance and scalability
testing in Sun's Tunathon program.

Agilix Labs to Support Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 With New Releases of Its Developer Solutions

NET Framework 2.NET applications. With the . "Our new development
solutions released this year are built on top of the .

About Agilix
Agilix Labs , Inc.