Sun and Intentia announce a strategic alliance

SUN AND INTENTIA ANNOUNCE A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE First Java technology-based e-collaboration Application Sets Criterion for Future Software Development ® STOCKHOLM - May 23, 2000 - Sun Microsystems , Inc (NASDAQ: SUNW) and Intentia International AB (XSSE: INT B) today announced a strategic alliance. Intentia will offer their world class e-collaboration ® Application, Movex NextGen and implementation services on the Solaris ® Operating Environment. Sun will support Movex NextGen in go-to-market activities, implementation and support processes. The launch of Movex ® NextGen for the Solaris Operating Environment affords both companies expanded market reach. Intentia offers an e-collaboration solution built for the Internet, featuring industry-specific functionality and strong industry expertise. The strong alignment of Sun's and Intentia's technologies provides the marketplace with a secure, robust, and agile enterprise and supply chain solution that is quick and easy to implement. Through the alliance, Intentia is expanding its platform choices to include a Java platform/ Solaris Operating Environment combination supporting Oracle8i database, for scalability and performance. Sun is expanding its supply chain and B2B offerings for the manufacturing and distribution industries, enabling customers to handle high-volume processing environments and large numbers of users. @ Sun's UNIX leadership position, enhances Intentia's opportunities to sell new licenses for its product on Sun technology. Intentia's move to a Java technology-based offering provides new opportunities for Sun, especially ® in the mid-range server market. Movex NextGen is compelling for manufacturing and distribution companies that will benefit from the functionality, reliability, and services of its supply chain application. "Intentia's offering goes beyond software technology to a true business solution that will allow us to broaden both our geographic and vertical industry reach. It also substantiates the quality, depth and breadth of our supply chain functionalities" said Robert Youngjohns, vice president, ® Sun Microsystems, Europe, Middle East and Africa. "The Movex NextGen architecture fits our network computing strategy. Together, we're providing mid-range and growing companies with a world-class e-business solution." "Together, Intentia and Sun can provide all the necessary technology, functionality, implementation assistance and support services that customers require to take full advantage of Internet technologies in running their e-collaboration solutions," said Björn Algkvist CEO Intentia International. "The Intentia and Sun combination can lower the cost of ownership and equips companies to easily extend their business processes." ® Movex NextGen effectively links front-office customer relationship management (CRM) functions with back-office fulfillment activities. Customers will be able to leverage the enterprise class clustering technology available in the Solaris Operating Environment to have near continuous access to their business services. As the leading Internet server operating system, the robust and scalable Solaris Operating Environment can support more users, heavier workloads and greater network traffic. In addition, the Oracle8i database on the Sun platform provides top-level reliability, scalability, availability and performance. Sun and Intentia also provide customers with a compelling and well- integrated service offering. Working with Intentia's business consultants, Sun will provide professional services to maximize the performance of ® NextGen running on Sun systems and engage with Intentia's implementation ® methodology, Implex ® To further enhance the Movex NextGen offering, Sun and Intentia will bring complementary technologies and services to joint customers through a competency center. The competency center will provide a comprehensive set of services to help make the implementation process faster, easier and safer. The center will assist worldwide customers with solution sizing, configuration, integration, benchmark and system tuning. ® "Quite simply, Movex NextGen gave us a world-class solution@bringing together best-of-breed performance, scalability and ease of implementation," said Olle Heigard, president of Twilfit AB, one of the largest and oldest Swedish retailing companies and one of the first beta ® customers of the Sun and Intentia Movex NextGen solution. "Intentia's solid industry expertise combined with Sun's leading network computing technology provides a solution that will make us winners in the new economy." Intentia has made a commitment to Java technology and developed a new version of the well-known Enterprise Application Movex into a 100% pure Java technology e-collaboration Application. Through the benefits of the Java platform, specifically its platform independence, Intentia is now able to include UNIX to its offering. About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision - The Network Is The Computer -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses. With $13 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com. About Intentia International AB Over the past years, Intentia International AB (XSSE: INT B) has concentrated on positioning itself to satisfy the demands caused by changes that are already appearing. Intentia has developed its product from a traditional ERP system to a complete e-collaboration solution that can manage all the demands of the new economy. We can assure our © customers' success in the new economy by offering them Movex e- © collaboration together with leading Movex applications for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Planning (SCP) and Business Performance Management (BPM). Intentia is well positioned to respond to market needs when the "e" will evolve to "c" working hard to satisfy customers through our organization of more than 3.800 professionals serving in excess of than 3.500 customers in more than 40 countries. Please visit Intentia for further information and press announcements at www.intentia.com -- Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Solaris and "The Network Is The Computer" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd. ® --Intentia, Intentia International, Movex, NextGen the Intentia logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intentia International AB in Sweden and in other countries.-- --Oracle and Oracle8i are logo and trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation in the United States and in other countries.-- Press announcements and other information about Sun Microsystems are available on the Internet at http://www.sun.com. Press announcements and other information about Intentia International are available on the Internet at http://www.intentia.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION Terri Molini Sun Microsystems, Inc. (650) 786-7983 terri.molini@eng.sun.com Thomas Ahlerup Chief Information Officer Intentia International AB +46-8-5552 5766 +46-708-545 666 thomas.ahlerup@intentia.se ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/23/20000523BIT00430/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/23/20000523BIT00430/bit0002.pdf