TimesTen Announces Support For iForce Initiative From Sun Microsystems; TimesTen Joins Sun Startup Essentials Program.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000

TimesTen Performance Software today announced their participation in the Sun iForce initiative being launched today.

As a participant in Sun's broad based dot-com initiative, TimesTen will participate in the Sun Developer Connection(SM) Sun Startup Essentials(SM) Program. Designed to connect startups with a network of solution providers that can help them quickly establish an online presence, the Sun Startup Essentials Program offers companies access to best-in-class tools for developing their e-commerce sites.

Sun has identified TimesTen Front-Tier(TM) 1.2, the industry's first dynamic data cache, as a key element in a company's e-commerce infrastructure. Front-Tier allows companies to build highly scalable, immediately responsive, and deeply personalized e-commerce sites. TimesTen has successfully completed compatibility testing of Front-Tier 1.2 with the iPlanet(TM) (Sun Netscape Alliance) Application Server from iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions. Front-Tier 1.2 supports Oracle8 and Oracle8i back-end databases.

"Sun is establishing strategic alliances with companies providing critical components for e-commerce applications," said Doug Kaewert, vice president, market development and developer relations, Sun Microsystems. "TimesTen is one of those companies. We feel their latest product, TimesTen Front-Tier, can provide the performance and scalability needed by any organization ...