MatrixOne to Support Sun's Solaris Operating
System x86 Platform Edition and x86 Systems
Sun Keynote at MatrixOne Global Customer
Conference Highlights How Customers Are Leveraging
Low-Cost Computing Strategies to Reduce Total Cost
of Ownership
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MatrixOne Global Customer Conference, Orlando,
Fla. - February 2, 2004 -MatrixOne, Inc.
(NASDAQ: MONE), a leading provider of
collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM)
solutions for the value chain and Sun
Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), today announced
a joint program to deliver MatixOne PLM solutions
on Sun's x86 systems, including Sun's forthcoming
AMD Opteron(tm) processor-based systems. This new
offering will extend MatrixOne's support for Sun's
Solaris™ 9 Operating System (OS) and the Sun
Java(tm) Enterprise System, enabling customers to
effectively leverage high-performance, highly
scalable, low cost platforms for their PLM
implementations.
The two companies made the announcement today from
MatrixOne's Global Customer Conference (GCC2004),
an event gathering hundreds of the company's
customers, PLM industry experts and thought
leaders. As part of his keynote presentation at
the conference, John Loiacono, vice president,
Operating Platforms Group, Sun Microsystems, spoke
about how making packaged PLM solutions available
on low-cost computing platforms, provides new
alternatives that reduce the total cost of
ownership of PLM deployments
"Deploying an effective PLM environment to enable
collaborative product development across partners,
suppliers, and customers is critical," said
Loiacono. "By combining the strengths of MatrixOne
PLM solutions with the scalability and security of
Sun's Solaris OS and Java Enterprise System
running on our x86 systems and AMD Opteron
processor-based systems, customers now have the
low cost infrastructure platform they need to
build and deploy innovative PLM solutions. Also,
customers can now rapidly scale those solutions as
their businesses grow to improve productivity and
cut costs across the entire value chain."
"MatrixOne is committed to providing its customers
with the products they need in order to have
successful PLM implementations," said Sam
Zawaideh, vice president of products and solutions
at MatrixOne, Inc. "Our global customer base is
continually looking at ways to transform their
businesses by embracing strategies such as
outsourcing product design efforts to offshore
partners. This requires the reliability and
performance that Sun's Solaris OS-based systems
offer. By extending our support to x86 servers,
customers will now have more flexibility and
reduced risk in their deployments."
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 make the Net
work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries
and on the World Wide Web at
http://sun.com
About MatrixOne
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE) is a recognized
leader in delivering collaborative Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. We provide
flexible solutions that unleash the creative power
of global value chains to inspire innovations and
speed them to market. MatrixOne's customers
include global leaders in the aerospace and
defense, automotive, consumer products, high
technology, life sciences, machinery, and the
process industries, including Agilent
Technologies, General Electric, Honda, Johnson
Controls, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, and
Toshiba. MatrixOne (http://www.matrixone.com/)
is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts with
locations throughout North America, Europe, and
Asia/Pacific.
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