Atlanta, Ga. May 10, 2004 -
Agreement With Intel Corporation to Facilitate J2EE Certification, Optimization on Intel(R) Architecture and Expand Market
Opportunities for Professional Open Source
JBoss(R), Inc., provider of the most popular Java(TM) application server, today announced that Intel Capital,
Intel's strategic investment program, has invested in JBoss, rounding out the company's recent $10 million venture
financing from Matrix Partners and Accel Partners. In addition, a new agreement with Intel Corporation provides JBoss
with hardware resources and expertise to complete J2EE(TM) certification on the Intel(R) Itanium(R) and Intel(R) Xeon(TM)
processors for optimal performance and scalability.
As a result of these agreements, Intel is the newest JBoss J2EE Certification Founders Program member, which also includes
Borland Software Corporation, IONA(R), SchlumbergerSema, Sonic Software, Unisys and webMethods.
"The momentum behind JBoss continues increasing rapidly, and Intel's global presence will further accelerate our opportunities.
The Intel Architecture is already in wide use among our ISV partners and customers," said Marc Fleury, CEO, JBoss. "With J2EE
certification progressing smoothly, this new influx of funding, resources and expertise will help us complete that initiative.
JBoss also sees our agreement with Intel as a strategic move in line with our goal of cultivating a growing number of collaborative
relationships with leading hardware vendors."
Together with the funds from Matrix and Accel, the new investment will be used to strengthen JBoss' already profitable balance
sheet and to support product development, infrastructure build-out and marketing.
About JBoss, Inc.
JBoss, Inc. is dedicated to delivering on the vision of Professional Open Source. The company brings together core developers
of the JBoss Application Server and related open source technologies, such as Tomcat, Hibernate and JGroups, to provide expert
production and development support, training, consulting, and documentation. JBoss has been downloaded more than four million
times since its release in 2001 and is now deployed in nearly 30 percent of development and production environments, making it
the industry's fastest growing Java-based application server in use. Companies such as Corporate Express, EA Games, LeapFrog and
Nielsen Media Research use JBoss in production. Partners offering JBoss alongside or embedded in their products include Apple,
Borland, IONA and webMethods. JBoss has headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. and Neuchatel, Switzerland. For additional information,
please visit www.jboss.com.
About Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment program, focuses on making equity investments and acquisitions to grow the
Internet economy in support of Intel's strategic interests. Intel Capital invests in hardware, software and services
companies in several market segments, including computing, networking, and wireless communications. For more information,
visit www.intel.com/capital.
About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.
Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
JBoss is a registered trademark of JBoss, Inc. Java and J2EE are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United
States and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks herein are property of their respective owners.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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