ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999--Harbinger Corporation
(NASDAQ:HRBC.O), a worldwide supplier of business-to-business Electronic
Commerce software, services and solutions, and IBM (NYSE: IBM.N) today
announced a worldwide agreement. Under the contract, IBM will market
and support E-Commerce end-user software products developed by
Harbinger for translation and mapping.
The agreement will focus on the Harbinger TrustedLink(TM)
software suite for IBM AS/400, UNIX and NT platforms, with future
access to additional E-Commerce enabling technologies from Harbinger.
IBM Global Services initially plans to market TrustedLink software to
North American and European customers, and intends to offer it to
Latin American and Asia/Pacific customers in the future.
"We are exceptionally pleased with our agreement with IBM and
believe our customers will benefit from the relationship as well,"
said James M. Travers, President and Chief Operating Officer for
Harbinger. "Our focus is helping businesses of all sizes to extend
their ability to implement E-Commerce trading communities. Through our
relationship with IBM, our customers will have the advantage of
choosing `Best In Class' E-Commerce software from one of the world's
leading services providers."
"IBM and Harbinger have a proven track record in providing
customers with premier E-Commerce solutions," said Chand Patel, Vice
President, E-Commerce Services, IBM Global Services. "The Harbinger
relationship will complement our existing suite of products and
services, enhancing our ability to provide seamless E-Commerce
solutions on a wide range of platforms."
More information regarding the agreement will be posted in the
Investor Relations section of Harbinger's corporate Web site,
www.harbinger.com, after the Wall Street markets close today.
About IBM Global Services
IBM Global Services is the world's largest information technology
services provider, with 1998 revenues of approximately $29 billion.
Services is the fastest growing part of IBM, with more than 130,000
professionals serving customers in 160 countries. IBM Global Services
integrates IBM's broad range of capabilities -- services, hardware,
software and research -- to help companies of all sizes realize the
full value of information technology.
About TrustedLink
Harbinger TrustedLink is a six-time winner of the Midrange
Systems "Buyer's Choice Award," the 1998 winner of Showcase Magazine's
"Product Excellence Award" and the number one translation and mapping
software for the IBM AS/400.
About Harbinger
Harbinger Corporation is a leading worldwide provider of
business-to-business Electronic Commerce software, services and
solutions. The company maximizes its customers' business potential
with comprehensive, scalable E-Commerce solutions that help streamline
operations, increase profitability and build electronic trading
communities. Harbinger's objective is to serve more customers using
Internet Protocols (IP) than any other provider and to establish
harbinger.net(SM) as the preferred transaction portal for E-Commerce
information and mission-critical, business-to-business E-Commerce
transactions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Harbinger provides
worldwide support to its customer community from multiple
International operations facilities. For more corporate information,
go to www.harbinger.com. Access Harbinger's online EC Resource Center
and other network services at www.harbinger.net.
This press release contains statements which may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements
include statements regarding the intent, belief or current
expectations of Harbinger Corporation and members of its management as
well as the assumptions on which such statements are based.
Prospective investors are cautioned that anysuch forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks
and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from
those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important
factors currently known to management that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in forward- statements include
fluctuation of our operating results, the ability to compete
successfully and the ability to integrate acquired companies.
Additional factors are set forth in the Safe Harbor Compliance
Statement for Forward-looking Statements included as Exhibit 99.1 to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1998. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the
occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating
results.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Harbinger and the Harbinger logo are registered
trademarks, and harbinger.net is a service mark of Harbinger
Corporation or its subsidiaries. IBM, the IBM logo and AS/400 are
registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
All other company and product names referenced herein are registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Harbinger Corporation
Wendy Gold, 404/467-3343
wendy.gold@harbinger.com
or
IBM Global Services
Rusty Carpenter, 813/253-2449
rcarpen@us.ibm.com
KEYWORD: GEORGIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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