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 COLLAB.NET PROVIDES COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR
 SUN MICROSYSTEMS' STAROFFICE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY
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 Collab.Net Sourcecast Provides Infrastructure For Largest Open Source Software Application
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 SAN FRANCISCO -- July 19, 2000 -- Collab.NetTM - a leading provider of
 collaborative software development services, based on open source
 principles - today announced that Sun Microsystems has selected the
 Collab.Net SourcecastSM environment as the infrastructure for
 OpenOffice.org, the open source community site for its StarOffice
 product.  Collab.Net is providing a global development platform and
 support for OpenOffice.org and consulting with Sun to establish
 OpenOffice.org as a key open source virtual community.

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 OpenOffice.org will host the source code and open source
 co-development project for Sun's StarOffice Suite.  When it is
 released, the StarOffice code will be the largest open source
 software application available.  Initially, the OpenOffice.org site
 will contain mailing lists so the developer community can begin
 discussion around the project.  The source code for OpenOffice.org
 will be available later this year under the Free Software
 Foundation's GNU GPL (General Public License) and SISSL (Sun Internet
 Standards Source License) licensing models.  (See related release
 titled: Sun Microsystems Makes StarOffice Available To Open Source
 Community.)

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 The Collab.Net Sourcecast platform is a complete solution comprised of
 open source tools and proven development practices, which have been
 customized to enable global collaborative software development
 projects.  In addition to hosting the community site, Collab.Net
 will also be providing consulting services to Sun including: helping
 the StarOffice engineers work closely with the open source community
 and managing the OpenOffice.org site.

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 "We chose to work with Collab.Net on this project because they have a
 unique combination of expertise from working with both large corporate
 customers and the open source development community," said Marco
 Boerries, vice president and general manager of webtop and
 application software at Sun Microsystems, Inc.  "The success of

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 OpenOffice.org is important to Sun's plans and we look forward to the
 new innovations and applications developed around the StarOffice
 source code.  The Collab.Net Sourcecast platform provides the scalable
 infrastructure that is critical to building a new open source
 community around StarOffice and helping us meet the expectations of
 both corporate and open source developers."


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 "The release of the Star Office source code, to a new independent
 development project called OpenOffice.org, fills a major hole in the
 open source desktop application space," said Bill Portelli, CEO of
 Collab.Net.  "Collab.Net is excited to be working with Sun and
 others to foster and support a developer community for this software."

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 <b>StarOffice 5.2 </b>

 <p>StarOffice 5.2 offers a feature-rich single desktop
 environment, with tools such as word processing, spreadsheets,
 presentations, drawings, Web-publishing, email, scheduling and
 database applications that offer businesses and individuals an
 alternative to proprietary office suites.  For more information
 regarding StarOffice source code, visit
 http://www.sun.com/staroffice/opensource.

 <p>
 <b>Collab.Net Sourcecast Environment </b>

 <p>This single solution provides a
 medium for hosting source code and accessing a robust set of
 collaborative software development tools.  This environment is a
 cohesive Web-based, open source development platform that offers
 simple, powerful and intuitive access to features including: code
 versioning, source code browsing, automatic change notification,
 mailing lists, and discussion forums and issue tracking Web
 administration.

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  <b>About Collab.Net </b>

 <p>Collab.Net provides companies with tools and
 services for collaborative software development by combining open
 source community expertise with business excellence.  Collab.Net's
 offerings include: a developer marketplace, hosting services with
 lifecycle management capabilities, and professional services to
 facilitate software development across a worldwide community.
 Collab.Net is currently working with customers ranging from
 Application Service Providers (ASPs) to Internet firms, hardware and
 software providers to companies from industries such as marketing
 and publishing.  Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Software
 Foundation, founded Collab.Net in July 1999. For more information,
 see www.collab.net.

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 <p>
 Collab.Net is a trademark and sourceXchange and Sourcecast are
 servicemarks of Collab.Net, Inc. Any other product brand names used
 are the property of their respective owners.

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 Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, StarOffice, Solaris, and the
 Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of
 Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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	COLLAB.NET PROVIDES COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR
	SUN MICROSYSTEMS' STAROFFICE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY
	</i></b></p>

	<p><b>
	Collab.Net Sourcecast Provides Infrastructure For Largest Open Source Software Application
	</b>
	</p>


	<p>
	SAN FRANCISCO -- July 19, 2000 -- Collab.NetTM - a leading provider of
	collaborative software development services, based on open source
	principles - today announced that Sun Microsystems has selected the
	Collab.Net SourcecastSM environment as the infrastructure for
	OpenOffice.org, the open source community site for its StarOffice
	product. Collab.Net is providing a global development platform and
	support for OpenOffice.org and consulting with Sun to establish
	OpenOffice.org as a key open source virtual community.

	<p>
	OpenOffice.org will host the source code and open source
	co-development project for Sun's StarOffice Suite. When it is
	released, the StarOffice code will be the largest open source
	software application available. Initially, the OpenOffice.org site
	will contain mailing lists so the developer community can begin
	discussion around the project. The source code for OpenOffice.org
	will be available later this year under the Free Software
	Foundation's GNU GPL (General Public License) and SISSL (Sun Internet
	Standards Source License) licensing models. (See related release
	titled: Sun Microsystems Makes StarOffice Available To Open Source
	Community.)

	<p>
	The Collab.Net Sourcecast platform is a complete solution comprised of
	open source tools and proven development practices, which have been
	customized to enable global collaborative software development
	projects. In addition to hosting the community site, Collab.Net
	will also be providing consulting services to Sun including: helping
	the StarOffice engineers work closely with the open source community
	and managing the OpenOffice.org site.

	<p>
	"We chose to work with Collab.Net on this project because they have a
	unique combination of expertise from working with both large corporate
	customers and the open source development community," said Marco
	Boerries, vice president and general manager of webtop and
	application software at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "The success of

	<p>
	OpenOffice.org is important to Sun's plans and we look forward to the
	new innovations and applications developed around the StarOffice
	source code. The Collab.Net Sourcecast platform provides the scalable
	infrastructure that is critical to building a new open source
	community around StarOffice and helping us meet the expectations of
	both corporate and open source developers."


	<p>
	"The release of the Star Office source code, to a new independent
	development project called OpenOffice.org, fills a major hole in the
	open source desktop application space," said Bill Portelli, CEO of
	Collab.Net. "Collab.Net is excited to be working with Sun and
	others to foster and support a developer community for this software."

	<p>
	<b>StarOffice 5.2 </b>

	<p>StarOffice 5.2 offers a feature-rich single desktop
	environment, with tools such as word processing, spreadsheets,
	presentations, drawings, Web-publishing, email, scheduling and
	database applications that offer businesses and individuals an
	alternative to proprietary office suites. For more information
	regarding StarOffice source code, visit
	http://www.sun.com/staroffice/opensource.

	<p>
	<b>Collab.Net Sourcecast Environment </b>

	<p>This single solution provides a
	medium for hosting source code and accessing a robust set of
	collaborative software development tools. This environment is a
	cohesive Web-based, open source development platform that offers
	simple, powerful and intuitive access to features including: code
	versioning, source code browsing, automatic change notification,
	mailing lists, and discussion forums and issue tracking Web
	administration.

	<p>
	<b>About Collab.Net </b>

	<p>Collab.Net provides companies with tools and
	services for collaborative software development by combining open
	source community expertise with business excellence. Collab.Net's
	offerings include: a developer marketplace, hosting services with
	lifecycle management capabilities, and professional services to
	facilitate software development across a worldwide community.
	Collab.Net is currently working with customers ranging from
	Application Service Providers (ASPs) to Internet firms, hardware and
	software providers to companies from industries such as marketing
	and publishing. Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Software
	Foundation, founded Collab.Net in July 1999. For more information,
	see www.collab.net.

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	<p>
	Collab.Net is a trademark and sourceXchange and Sourcecast are
	servicemarks of Collab.Net, Inc. Any other product brand names used
	are the property of their respective owners.

	<p>
	Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, StarOffice, Solaris, and the
	Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of
	Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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