PORTLAND, Oregon, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sun, Intel collaboration expands choice for developers and end users

The Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance is pleased to recognize the
collaborative effort between Intel and Sun Microsystems to port Sun's
Java(TM) Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) to Itanium-based systems. Now
generally available, Java SE 6 for Itanium furnishes a robust Java
development platform for Itanium-based solutions for both Windows and Linux
environments.

"The release of Java SE 6 for Itanium enhances the ease and flexibility
with which Itanium developers can create enterprise-class server
applications, and allows them to take full advantage of the capabilities
inherent in Sun's latest development platform," said Joan Jacobs, president
and executive director of the Itanium Solutions Alliance. "By advancing the
development of new solutions for end users, this Java update supports the
Alliance's commitment to open, industry-standard solutions."

"Sybase customers in finance, communications and government manage some
of the world's most high performance data servers using Adaptive Server
Enterprise 15 on Itanium," said Brian Vink, vice president, database product
marketing, Sybase. "With the upcoming release of Adaptive Server Enterprise
15.0.3, enterprises can now leverage the benefits of the latest Java SE 6 for
Itanium for running Java code in their databases."

The Java release offers significant performance gains over the previous
version, including improvements in the Java HotSpot virtual machine and Java
class libraries. Java developers are encouraged to download the updated
development kit and start creating the next generation of applications that
harness the performance, reliability and scalability of Itanium-based
systems. The latest JDK for Sun Java SE 6, which includes support for
Itanium, is ready for download from the Sun Developer Network at
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.

Itanium-based solutions are offered by global server system vendors with
deep experience in delivering mission-critical server solutions, and
supported by 10 operating systems and over 13,000 applications. Itanium-based
systems are used worldwide as migration paths to replace legacy mainframes,
sturdy foundations for mission-critical data systems, and high-powered
workhorses for computationally intensive applications. Itanium-based systems
shipped worldwide to date number over 210,000.

About the Itanium Solutions Alliance

The Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance is a global community of hardware,
operating system and application vendors dedicated to accelerating the
adoption and ongoing development of Itanium(R)-based solutions. Formed in
September 2005, the Alliance is comprised of some of the most influential
companies in the computing industry with a shared, strategic commitment to
delivering mission-critical computing solutions based on the Intel(R)
Itanium(R) architecture. http://www.itaniumsolutions.org

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