Gatespace's Platform now Included as Part of the CiscoWorks Service Management Solution

Gatespace's Platform now Included as Part of the CiscoWorks Service Management Solution Gatespace's open solution provides remote management functionality, increasing deployment flexibility for network administrators PALO ALTO, Calif., August 15, 2001 - Gatespace, a provider of open standards-based distributed service platforms for designing, developing, and delivering network-based services, announced that its technology is deployed in the CiscoWorks 2000 Service Management Solution. The CiscoWorks 2000 Service Management Solution manages service levels between enterprises and internal or external service providers to ensure quality-of-service. Gatespace's Distributed Service Platform (GDSP) provides the Service Level Manager (SLM) Collection Manager, a component of the Service Management Solution, with remote management functionality enabling dynamic deployment and life-cycle management of Cisco's Java- based control agents. "Gatespace's platform enables decreasing time-to-market, while substantially cutting development costs and we are delighted that Cisco has chosen Gatespace's technology to be part of the Cisco Works Service Management Solution," says Staffan Truvé, founder and CEO of Gatespace. "This demonstrates that the OSGi platform and Gatespace's Distributed Service Platform is not only useful in gateway applications, but provides a powerful framework for implementing industrial applications such as remote monitoring, management and telematics." GDSP 3.0 is based on Java and is designed to fully comply with the Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGi). It includes a speed-optimized framework, which is the heart of the distributed service platform, along with a variety of value-added components such as secure communication, remote management, accounting/payment and support for a variety of device protocols, including UPnP. About Gatespace Gatespace provides open standards based distributed service platforms for designing, developing, and delivering network based services. Gatespace products are designed to be compliant with OSGi (Open Services Gateway Initiative), and support full interoperability between application/content providers, network operators, and service gateway and device manufacturers. This provides for secure and reliable end-to- end services for consumers on the residential and automotive markets, among others. Gatespace was founded jointly by Ericsson and the Swedish research company CR&T, and is privately funded by Ericsson, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Fuqua Venture Partners, Bure Equity, European Equity Partners, Pythagoras Participation, and T-bolaget. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA with its European headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Visit www.gatespace.com for additional information. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at www.cisco.com. Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. About OSGi The OSGi is a non-profit corporation formed to provide a forum for the creation of open specifications for the delivery of multiple services over wide-area networks to local networks and devices, and to accelerate the demand for products and services based on these specifications worldwide through the sponsorship of market and user education programs. The San Ramon, California, USA-based consortium comprises more than 80 member organizations from around the globe. Membership is open to any interested party, including Internet Service Providers, Network Operators, Original Equipment Manufacturers, Independent Software Vendors, end users, academic institutions, government agencies, and non- profit organizations. Visit www.osgi.org for more information. For more information please contact Staffan Truvé, 011.46.70.593.3885, truve@gatespace.com DR Koski, 1.650.846.6580, koski@gatespace.com Birgitta Elm-Dahlman, 011.46.70.661.3094, birgitta@gatespace.com Dan Berthiaume, PR@vantage, 1.415.908.0444, dberthiaume@pr-vantage.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/15/20010815BIT00290/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/15/20010815BIT00290/bit0001.pdf