ObjectWeb
targets alternative solutions to proprietary products for e-business,
EAI, data connectivity, grid computing and enterprise messaging. In order to provide high-availability, Emic supplies
synchronous data replication, hot standby with fail-over, disaster
recovery and online maintenance to minimize downtime. in the U.

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Novell is now providing, for the first time, worldwide technical support
for the entire JEMS platform, which includes market-leading products like
JBoss Application Server , the Hibernate object/relational mapping (ORM)
engine, the Apache Tomcat JSP/servlet engine and JBoss Portal. (http://www. from the Institut National Polytechnique de
Grenoble, France.

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Covalent, in turn, will provide SCS with comprehensive Level 3 service and
support for the Apache HTTP Web Server and the Apache Tomcat Application
Server, among the most popular Open Source components in the world . "We are honored to
partner with such a distinguished company as SCS to deliver leading open
source solutions to their enterprise customers who are continually looking
for more comprehensive and professional support and service in the
Asia-Pacific region. All other company and product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
"Deployment in production of infrastructure software highly
depends on the availability of a wide range of professional service
offers and complementary products," said Christophe Ney, executive
director, ObjectWeb.

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, Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL )
today announced it is delivering comprehensive technical support for the JBoss
Enterprise Middleware System (JEMS), including the market-leading JBoss
Application Server. This development builds on previous
agreements in which Novell became a JBoss Authorized Service Partner, bundled
JBoss Application Server as the default app server on Novell's SUSE(TM) LINUX
Enterprise Server 9, and provided engineering contributions to the development
of JBoss Portal. Under the
agreement, Novell is offering 24x7 enterprise production support on any
operating platform on which JEMS products run.

Open source is one of the most critical issues facing IT departments today., Ltd.

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This latest cooperation between the two companies makes
Novell the first and only Linux infrastructure vendor to offer
enterprise -level support for JEMS. Covalent currently supports more than 50% of
Fortune 500 and 70% of Fortune 100 companies. Emic's
middleware product offerings are designed to serve the needs of
enterprises increasing their adoption of open source for mission
critical IT infrastructures and enable them to achieve maximum
scalability and reliability while maintaining a fast return on
investment.

Prior to joining Emic, he contributed
significantly to a Rice University study of scalable, high -performance
and highly available e-business servers and carried researches at
INRIA (French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and
Control) on open-source middleware for large-scale data servers.

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With today's announcement, customers now have a single point
of contact to support their mission critical applications.
SCS provides best-in-class solutions to its enterprise customers and has
constructed many information systems utilizing open source technologies. SCS is in the process of integrating
leading open source technologies with its own original technologies and
expertise in developing a variety of application systems.

Covalent Technologies is a trademark of OS Group , LLC dba Covalent
Technologies. ObjectWeb's goal is to provide Real-Time
Enterprises with independent solutions, which combine quality and
robustness at the best possible performance/cost ratio.

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By providing enterprise-class software and support for commercial
and open source software, Novell delivers increased operating flexibility and
choice at a lower total cost of ownership.html)
(SSE), scheduled in August 2005, which provides a unique sets of technology
solutions consisting of state-of-the-art software, hardware and
information/networking technologies to a broad array of customers ranging
from industrial circles to academic research institutions. Covalent has assembled the
deepest talent pool of Apache experts in the industry and is proud to be
one of the most distinguished supporters of the Apache Software Foundation
(http://www., USA + GRENOBLE, France----

Emic Joins Consortium With Goal of Promoting Open Source Adoption
in the Enterprise; Reinforces Consortium International Outreach;
Appoints ObjectWeb's Chief Architect as Principal Architect of Java
Technologies

Emic Networks, the leading provider of clustering solutions for
building mission critical applications using open source components,
announced today its membership in ObjectWeb, a consortium of companies
and research organizations who have joined forces to produce
next-generation open source middleware .
Emic provides its clients with integrated application clustering
solutions with a specific expertise on LAMP and LAMJ (Linux(TM),
Apache, MySQL(R) and PHP/Python/PERL or JSP/J2EE(TM)) stacks.objectweb .org

About Emic

Emic offers availability, scalability and manageability, allowing
you to run mission critical applications on low-cost open source
platforms.

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Enterprise Customers Now Have a Single Source of Support for the Leading Open
Source Middleware Platform

WALTHAM, Mass.novell. SUSE is a trademark of SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, a
Novell business .emicnetworks.

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Novell Delivers Full Support for JBoss Enterprise Middleware System

com . in the United
States and other countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.jp/e/index. For more information, please visit
http://www. To allow your
applications scale seamlessly, Emic provides dynamic load balancing
and the ability to add new servers to the cluster in real-time.

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Covalent Technologies, the most
trusted source for complete enterprise open source solutions, today
announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Sumisho Computer
Systems Corporation (SCS), a leading systems integrator based in Tokyo,
Japan.

"We're seeing widespread adoption for open source solutions on a global
basis," says Mark Brewer, CEO of Covalent Technologies. Mr. Based
on Open Standards, ObjectWeb's middleware includes application
servers, components, frameworks and tools .

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"JEMS has quickly become the middleware standard, and now, with Novell's
support across multiple operating platforms, we anticipate JEMS to become even
more rapidly adopted in the enterprise," said Bob Bickel, vice president of
strategy and corporate development, JBoss, Inc. "Our Professional Open Source
model is about making open source safe for the enterprise and giving customers
choices when it comes to deployment. "Our expanded agreement reduces
cost and risk for customers and gives them peace of mind as they move critical
applications in their data centers to an open source platform ."

About Novell
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PRESS RELEASE Covalent Technologies(TM) Expands Presence in Asia-Pacific Marketplace; Announces Strategic Partnership With Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation

"By partnering with Covalent
Technologies, we can now provide our customers with more reliable support
because Covalent has excellent engineers who helped develop Apache and
Tomcat as core members of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and
accumulated in-depth expertise in the field which is second to none. SCS'
expertise focuses on consulting, enterprise software development, systems
integration , outsourcing services and related businesses.co.apache. Several ObjectWeb
projects, backed by research teams from academia and industry, focus
on clustering and grid computing."

About ObjectWeb

Founded in 2002 by Bull, France Telecom and INRIA, ObjectWeb is a
consortium of leading companies and research organizations from around
the world that have joined forces to produce next generation of Open
Source Middleware. and other
countries.

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is a leading provider of infrastructure software and services
to over 50,000 customers in 43 countries.

Application Clustering Solution Provider Emic Joins ObjectWeb Consortium

On the technical
side, ObjectWeb members have a proven track record of effectiveness in
the development of industrial grade open source middleware, including
JOnAS, a J2EE 1. Mr.

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NOTE: Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. All
third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.K.

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Emic has also hired Emmanuel Cecchet as principal architect for
its clustering solutions that support Java applications.com

Java, J2EE and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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Covalent has been the trusted source that Fortune 500
enterprises turn to when migrating to Open Source and when deploying new
Open Source initiatives . To
easily manage your cluster, Emic provides a single management
interface for deployment, performance monitoring, health checks and
alerts.S.

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JBoss on SUSE Linux from Novell gives
customers high performance at a competitive price and true enterprise-level
support. More information about Novell can
be found at http://www.

"The Asia-Pacific market needs greater technical information and support in
the field of open source software," says Izumi Yutani, Executive Officer
for Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation. Emic's
business objective is in keeping with this rationale.
"It is with great pleasure that we announce both our membership in
the ObjectWeb Consortium and the appointment of Emmanuel," said Eero
Teerikorpi, CEO of Emic.

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In March 2005, SCS acquired majority ownership of VA Linux Systems Japan
K.sse.

About Covalent Technologies

Covalent Technologies is the most trusted source for complete enterprise
open source solutions.covalent.com.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. Cecchet
has been serving as ObjectWeb's chief architect for over one year and
leads C-JDBC, an ObjectWeb middleware technology for relational
database clustering. For more information,
please visit http://www. Other products mentioned are the trademarks of their
respective holders.

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SCS is merging
with Sumisho Electronics Co.

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For more than three years, ObjectWeb has fostered the growth of a
business ecosystem where industry stakeholders leverage open-source
middleware to create value and run successful business models.D. Examples of ObjectWeb's
"cost killer" middleware are JOnAS, an Open Source implementation of
the J2EE specification; JORAM JMS, a Message Oriented Middleware; and
Enhydra - a Java/XML Application.

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"JBoss has seen tremendous adoption in the market of its open source
middleware platform, and the combination of JEMS on top of SUSE Linux gives
customers a powerful, cost effective foundation for running their business
applications," said David Patrick, vice president and general manager, Linux,
Open Source Platforms and Services for Novell.

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Under the terms of the agreement, SCS will market and distribute Covalent's
open source solutions to its enterprise customers in the Pacific Rim., Ltd. Customers include: SBC,
Pfizer, Morgan Stanley, National Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, Johnson
& Johnson, British Telecom, Fidelity Investments, NASA , Hewlett-Packard,
Siemens, General Electric, and Bear Stearns. "We are delighted to welcome innovative companies
such as Emic whose cutting-edge products and professional services
play a pivotal role in bringing open-source middleware to the heart of
the mainstream market.
Cecchet has a Ph. "We look forward to helping ObjectWeb
increase the adoption and acceptance of open source middleware and
develop solutions that enable enterprises to meet their mission
critical business objectives . Emic is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

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, which provides consulting services on high-end open source
technologies and software solutions."

Sumisho Electronics Co."

About Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation (SCS)

Tokyo , Japan-based Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation (SCS) is in the
business of providing comprehensive solutions on information/network
systems and high-end IT services to a wide range of customers. For more information,
visit www.

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With more than 20 years of
experience in data center, workgroup and desktop solutions, Novell's
6,000 employees, 5,000 partners and support centers around the world are
meeting customer requirements for identity-driven computing and Linux
solutions. The leading provider of products and services for
Tomcat and Apache, the world's leading Web server, Covalent Technologies is
the only source for full commercial support for Apache and Tomcat on a
global basis.org) (ASF), the dominant community for useable Open
Source, and the Open Source community in general.