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News Release Leading Enterprises Worldwide
Select ON Technology Toyota, Heineken, Atlantic Mutual,
and Hannover Reinsurance purchase Waltham, MA (March 26, 2002) - ON Technology (NASDAQ: ONTC), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure management solutions, today announced it has received several new orders from organizations who have chosen ON Command CCM® over competitive solutions to automate their Windows® 2000 and Windows XP roll-outs. In its current quarter, ON received orders from a number of new customers who are planning migrations to Windows 2000 or XP, including Heineken, Atlantic Mutual, and the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH); the company also received repeat orders from existing customers such as Toyota and Hannover Reinsurance. Unlike conventional management solutions ON Command CCM is the only enterprise-class system that offers automated end-to-end Windows migration capabilities. While these traditional products can only be used to deploy applications and content, ON Command CCM provides a much more complete solution by also providing unattended deployment of operating systems such as Windows 2000 and XP. This critical capability eliminates the need for technicians to "touch" every desktop, thus significantly reducing the time and cost required to perform enterprise-wide Windows deployments. In addition, ON Command CCM is unique in providing one-click disaster recovery in case of system corruption or misconfiguration, further reducing the cost of ongoing management and minimizing downtime for business-critical applications. "Windows 9x and NT are nearing end of life and all enterprises should now be formulating strategies for migrating to Microsoft's next-generation operating systems, Windows 2000 and Windows XP," said Michael Silver, Gartner VP and Research Director, Personal and Distributed Technologies. Mr. Silver is a featured speaker at a nationwide series of executive briefings, sponsored by ON Technology, which specifically addresses this topic (see www.on.com/gartner for schedules and registration information). Ronni J. Colville, Gartner Research Director, Network and Systems Management, who is also a featured speaker at the nationwide series, added: "Automated end-to-end tools should strongly be considered for W2K/XP migrations because they reduce the time and cost of migration projects and ensure more reliable and consistent environments. Moreover, rather than simply using automated tools as a "one-off" exercise, enterprises can significantly reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by leveraging their W2K/XP initiatives to implement ongoing management infrastructures for all future deployments and updates." ON Technology now believes that it leads the market with respect to the number of enterprise customers that have chosen ON Command CCM to implement their Windows 2000 or XP roll-outs. A sampling of these customer includes (in addition to the customers listed above):
About ON Technology Corporation ###
ON Technology, ON Command, and ON Command CCM are registered trademarks, and the ON logo and ON iCommand are trademarks of ON Technology Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. The statements in this press release that relate to ON Technology’s future plans, events and performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Some of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements are general economic conditions, including the current weakness in the global economy, demand for the Company’s products and services, performance of the Company’s direct and indirect distribution channels, competitive pressures, market acceptance of the Company’s new products and technologies, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in ON Technology’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2003 filed in November 2003. Actual results and performance may differ materially due to these and other factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. ON Technology undertakes no obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this press release that may reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
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