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To: vagabond who wrote (15519)	9/13/1999 10:11:00 AM
From: Mr.Manners	Respond to of 108040

GOJO Monday September 13, 9:18 am Eastern Time Company Press Release GraphOn Signs Five-Year Multi-level Agreement with Alcatel Telecommunications Leader To Provide GO-Global to Customers and Deploy Internally as Connectivity Solution CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999--GraphOn Corporation (www.graphon.com; Nasdaq:GOJO - news), a leading provider of thin, server-based connectivity and web-enabling software, announced today they have signed a multi-level agreement with Alcatel, a world leader in telecommunications and network systems. Under the agreement, Alcatel will resell and support GraphOn's GO-Global in its optical networking systems as the connectivity software to access Alcatel's UNIX/X Network Management Systems applications from NT-based PCs. Alcatel is a world leader in optical transmission systems. In addition to providing GraphOn's GO-Global software solution to its customers, Alcatel will deploy GO-Global internally to provide Alcatel employees high-speed network access to the company's own server-based software over dial-up, LANs and WANs. Utilizing GraphOn's technology, Alcatel expects to take advantage of reduced network traffic and lower total cost of ownership (TCO) while increasing the level of productivity. ''GraphOn is excited about expanding our relationship with Alcatel, an international communications leader,'' said GraphOn President and CEO Walt Keller. ''This agreement provides us with an excellent opportunity to introduce our thin, server-based products to the global communications market.'' ''We anticipate our five-year agreement with GraphOn to be beneficial to our customers as well as our employees,'' said Guido Granello, Vice President Product Strategy & Development of Alcatel's transmission activity. ''With GraphOn software, we give our telco customers efficient, ubiquitous access to Alcatel Network Management Systems including over ordinary phone lines, enhancing their operational efficiency.'' About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. About GraphOn GraphOn develops and markets thin, server-based software to speed, centralize and simplify enterprise computing and enable efficient network deployment of applications to a wide variety of devices and platforms. GraphOn products include GO-Global, the first thin client X server for PCs running Microsoft Windows; GO-Joe, the first thin client X server for Java; and GO-Between(TM), the first thin client X server for multi-user NT (such as Microsoft Terminal Server and Citrix WinFrame). GraphOn's jBridge technology enables deployment of 32-bit Windows applications over the Internet (scheduled for release late 1999). Fully functional demos of GraphOn's products are available from the company's website at graphon.com. GraphOn is headquartered in Campbell, California and has offices in Seattle, Washington and Concord, New Hampshire. Investors can obtain financial and corporate information at www.sec.gov under GraphOn Corporation's CIK # 0001021435. This press release contains statements that are forward looking as that term is defined by the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results will differ due to factors such as shifts in customer demand, product shipment schedules, product mix, competitive products and pricing, technological shifts and other variables. Readers are referred to UFAC's and GraphOn's most recent reports on Form S-4, Form 10-K and 10-Q and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GraphOn, GO-Joe, GO-Global, GO-Between, and jBridge are trademarks or registered trademarks of GraphOn Corp. Contact: GraphOn Corporation Rusty Keller, 800-GRAPHON, Fax: 408/370-5047 rusty.keller@graphon.com or Pat Meier Associates Pat Meier, 415/392-4200 Fax: 415/392-4205 patmeier@patmeier.com