JBOSS GROUP AND ABAXX ANNOUNCE INTEGRATED APPLICATION SERVER AND PORTAL SOLUTION

JBoss Group and abaXX integrated the JBoss open-source application server with abaXX portal technology, the two companies said on Monday.

ATLANTA/WASHINGTON-March 3, 2003-JBoss Group LLC, provider of the most popular J2EE-based application server, and abaXX Technology, Inc., a leading provider of J2EE-based portal software, today announced an integrated technology and service offering. The companies also announced that abaXX has joined the JBoss Preferred Affiliates Program. Together, the products provide a framework for building, integrating and deploying business applications, plus the infrastructure required to regulate access to and personalize applications.

The open source JBoss® application server allows Java developers to rapidly develop, integrate and deploy enterprise applications. JBoss provides the most stable, scalable and flexible J2EE application server in the market today. It is freely available for download from the JBoss web site. JBoss Group is comprised of JBoss developers who provide training, support, consulting and documentation for the server. JBoss is in broad use in development and production environments and was downloaded more than two million times in 2002.

abaXX.elements is a portal environment for building, configuring and customizing comprehensive web applications. Using abaXX.elements, customers can automate the flow of information throughout and beyond the company and regulate access based on the needs of each customer, partner and employee.

Services and support for abaXX.elements and JBoss are available from both companies.

abaXX portal solutions enjoy broad acceptance in Europe-particularly among financial institutions that must web-enable and tightly control access to critical business applications," said Thorsten Schäfer, chief executive of abaXX Technology AG. We believe that many of our existing European and new U.S. customers can benefit from the advanced application integration features and ease of use of JBoss, and that its a strong and natural fit for customers working in a J2EE environment."

Marc Fleury, founder of JBoss.org and president of JBoss Group, said: We strongly believe in the best-of-breed approach to selecting portal technology, where customers are free to choose the product that best meets their needs. abaXX.elements is going to be very appealing to JBoss customers who are looking for a cost-effective yet feature-rich portal solution."

A free download of the product bundle is available at http://www.abaxx.com/elements/dispatcher?$part=home&menu=a2&content=a2&ref=tecnelements">www.abaxx.com/elements.

About abaXX Technology, Inc.
abaXX Technology, Inc., based in Washington, D.C., is a division of abaXX Technology AG. abaXX develops and markets an innovative family of products that enable companies to electronically personalize individual customer and partner processes. The companys J2EE-based products combine extensive, ready-to-use portal, consulting and relationship management functionality with support for company-specific processes. abaXX customers include Credit Suisse, DGZ DekaBank, Dresdener Bank, HypoVereinsbank, LBBW, the Bank of Ireland, BertelsmannSpringer, PlanetHome, Payback, TLC (GermanRailway) and Finland Post. Additional information is available at http://www.abaxx.com/elements/dispatcher?$part=home&menu=a2&content=a2&ref=tecnelements">www.abaxx.com/elements.

About JBoss Group
JBoss is an open source, standards-compliant, J2EE-based application server implemented in Java. With more than 150,000 downloads per month, JBoss is the most downloaded J2EE-based application server in the industry. JBoss can be embedded in commercial products and is being used in production around the world. JBoss Group LLC is an Atlanta-based professional services company, created by Marc Fleury, founder and lead developer of the JBoss application server. JBoss Group brings together core JBoss developers to provide services such as training, support, consulting and documentation, as well as management of the JBoss software affiliates program. These commercial activities subsidize the development of the free JBoss server. For more information please see www.jboss.org.