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News Release ON iCommand Achieves Rapid Adoption by New Customers Worldwide Company Also Ships ON iCommand Version 2.1, Extending Current Support for Managing Windows and Linux to Pocket PC and UNIX Devices Waltham, Mass. (June 17, 2003) - ON Technology (NASDAQ:ONTC), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure management solutions, today announced that its recently launched ON iCommand™ suite has experienced rapid adoption by a wide range of customers in both the U.S. and Europe during the current quarter. ON iCommand – a unified Web-enabled solution for managing any function on any device over any network, including wired and wireless LANs, WANs, dial-up and the Internet – has been chosen by customers in a diverse group of industries including banking & finance, government, telecommunications, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. The company also announced that it is currently shipping the newest version of ON iCommand, which extends the company’s current support for Windows and Linux devices to Pocket PC handhelds and UNIX systems such as Sun Solaris, HP-UX and Mac OS X platforms. ON iCommand Version 2.1 also enhances the company’s Web-based tools to support the specialized browser requirements of the Pocket PC, including Web Self-Service for end-users and Web Admin for IT administrators. New ON iCommand customers include: Banking and Finance
State and Local Government
Telecommunications
Manufacturing & Technology
Pharmaceuticals
“The rapid adoption of ON iCommand validates our vision and investment in next-generation solutions that solve real-world customer problems,” stated Robert L. Doretti, ON Technology chairman, president, and CEO. “The significant benefits delivered by our solution – lower IT costs, enhanced security, and higher quality of service for all users, wherever they’re located – should allow us to substantially grow our customer base during the course of this year. We believe that ON iCommand’s initial adoption is indicative of pent-up market demand that ON Technology is best positioned to address.” About
ON iCommand ON iCommand’s innovative Java-based agent and server technology supports desktops, servers, retail kiosks, and mobile devices such as laptops and handhelds, and has been designed to support next-generation devices such as intelligent cell phones, embedded vehicle systems and consumer set-top boxes. With ON iCommand, IT departments can now perform critical management functions on thousands of remote devices simultaneously, over any type of network. ON iCommand also incorporates advanced technologies for managing devices over low-speed connections and the Internet, including HTTP/SSL support for securely managing users both inside and outside the firewall (such as home users); dynamic bandwidth throttling for preserving bandwidth for critical business applications; file- and byte-level differencing and compression for minimizing download times; and checkpoint-restart for efficiently handling intermittent connections such as wireless and dial-up. The ON iCommand suite consists of ON iCommand for unattended device provisioning, OS deployments, and ongoing software management; ON Command Discovery™ for network discovery, asset management, license compliance, and software usage monitoring; and ON Command Remote™ for Help Desk support. Pricing
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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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