PolarLake and Sun's Forte™ for Java™ IDE Deliver Flexible, Enterprise-Strength XML and Web Services Platform

PolarLake Joins Forte for Java Extension Partner Program

Dublin - April 16th, 2002 - PolarLake, the enterprise XML and Web Services company, today announced that it has joined the extensive community of tool vendors that are building extensions to Sun Microsystems' Forte(tm) for Java(tm) integrated development environment (IDE). PolarLake's enterprise XML and Web Services platform complements the Forte for Java product to provide customers with flexible and rich integration across the extended enterprise.

Through this latest relationship, PolarLake's customers will be able to leverage the power of the Forte for Java IDE when developing PolarLake systems. The PolarLake platform already provides a highly flexible and productive environment for integrating businesses across the extended enterprise using XML and Web Services. The Forte for Java IDE completes PolarLake's support for the software cycle by providing a productive way of creating new Java(tm) technology components that PolarLake developers can assemble into new solutions.

Ronan Bradley, Chief Executive Officer at PolarLake, commented, "PolarLake makes it easy to create and deploy XML and Web Service applications from Java language components. The Forte for Java software is the natural choice for any PolarLake developer." He added, "At a commercial level, Sun's strength in the financial services industry and PolarLake's focus on providing the most flexible XML development and deployment platform for the financial community will help to further encourage the widespread adoption of XML as the industry standard."

"PolarLake has been a leading innovator in the development of an enterprise-strength XML and Web Services platform for the Java technology developer. We welcome the company's support of the Forte for Java community, which is a destination for developers who value innovation and productivity," said Arthur Gould, Senior Manager, Strategic Relations, Sun Microsystems. He added, "We are very impressed with the PolarLake platform, which is based on Java technology."

About Sun's Forte™ for Java™ IDE

The Forte for Java IDE is a core component of the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE), which is Sun's vision, architecture, platform and expertise that enables the development and delivery of services on demand (www.sun.com/sunone). Sun's Forte for Java product is based on the NetBeans™ open source platform (www.netbeans.org).

About PolarLake

PolarLake was started in 1999 as a development project within XIAM, a leading provider of interactive mobile messaging applications with over 200 customers worldwide. Leveraging this experience, PolarLake was launched as a separate business in 2001 to focus on the emerging XML marketplace. PolarLake is a privately held company backed by international venture capitalists, based in Dublin, Ireland, with offices in Tokyo and New York.

For more information please contact:

Breeda Crowley
Marketing Communications
PolarLake
Block F1, East Point Business Park Dublin 3, Ireland
T. +353 1 449 1010
F. +353 1 449 1011
E: press@polarlake.com
W: www.polarlake.com

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