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March 5, 2007

Net One Systems commences sales of message router, VRS/32 Series from Solace Systems
for realization of next generation service platform

Net One Systems Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa, Tokyo, President & CEO: Osamu Sawada) (Net One Systems) and Solace Systems Inc. (Headquarters: Ontario, Canada, President & CEO: Craig Betts) signed a distributor agreement to commence Japan’s first sales of Solace Systems product.
Solace Systems will commence sales of message router VRS/32 Series product from April 1, 2007.

• Next generation service platform (footnote 1) provided by Messaging Network (footnote 2) provides

VRS/32 Series product is a network device developed for the purpose of creating overlay network (footnote 3) that transmits XML message based on the information included in XML message (footnote 4)
Recently, relative to the increase in performance of computer hardware, XML written in TEXT format which does not rely on computer environment and enabling exclusively high expressiveness and flexibility is becoming the standard format for various data.

Relative to the spread of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) (footnote 5), architecture for creating a system capable of TCO reduction and adjusting to business needs in flexible and timely manner, information message being transmitted between Web Services using SOAP (Service Oriented Architecture Protocol) (footnote 6) and REST (Representational State Transfer) (footnote 7) based on SOA are gaining attention.

Intermediary layer located between IP network and application layers and functions as an interface to both layers is desired as the new service platform in NGN initiative. Such network creation is realized through Solace Systems’ VRS/32 Series.

VRS/32 Series offerings

1) Platform for timely transmittal of financial XML contents including stock price information
2) Platform for gathering XML data including RFID and censor information from wide area on a real time basis
3) Enables creation of wide area and extremely low delay messaging network which is a platform to realizes decreased development and management procedures for XML message communication between Web services based on SOA

Example illustrating the use of messaging network
Meteorological data collection Live E!

• Major Target Users
  Targeting sales of 10 products within first year to large scale SI, contents service providers, telecom carriers.
  Price starts at 26,127,000 yen.
  
• Sales Commencement Date
  April 1, 2007
  
• Inquiries from customers regarding this news release
  Net One Systems Co., Ltd.
  Network Technology Operations Service Business Development Division
  Tel： 03-6810-4746 Fax： 03-6810-4747
  
• Net One Systems Co., Ltd.
  
  Net One Systems is continually searching and scrutinizing most advanced technologies. The company provides network system that adds high quality technical service to the company verified products. The company provides highly reliable high value added comprehensive solution that includes consultation, designing, creation and management services. This is made possible through its technical center for technology research, quality control center for inspection of both incoming and outgoing products, and network academy for providing engineer education.
  
• Solace Systems Inc.
  Solace Systems (www.solacesystems.com) is a service provider that distinguishes itself as the premiere provider in next generation IP network service market.
  Solace Systems’ service routing solution integrates application intelligence directly connected to telecom carriers’ core network to realize real time transmission of high value added contents to companies and consumers.

• Footnote:
  
  ※1　Service platform
  Service is a feature provided by business application and system. Service platform is a shared platform that partially integrates application processing feature which had been provided by servers and runs various applications services

  ※2　 Messaging network
  Network that controls communication route through identifying the contents of the messages being sent

  ※3　Overlay network
  Theoretical network based on application level assuming IP network. Architecture separating IP network control from application perspective.

  ※4　 XML message
  Collectively refers to data transferred between systems using XML format

  ※5　 SOA　(Service Oriented Architecture)
  Collection of system services and created by combining multiple independent services

  ※6　 SOAP(Simple Object Access Protocol)
  Remote procedure protocol effective for web service as defined in W3C. Uses HTTP as communication protocol and adopts XML as data format for both sending/receiving data.

  ※7　ＲＥＳＴ　(Representational State Transfer)
  Protocol for remote procedure used in web service. Uses HTTP and XML as with SOAP, but offers greater flexibility.

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