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To: Todd DeMelle who wrote (24986)	12/1/1999 11:09:00 AM
From: Todd DeMelle	Respond to of 29386

Lucent, Sun Ally to Create the Infrastructure to Support the Net Economy MURRAY HILL, N.J./PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999--Capitalizing on their expertise in communications networking and network computing, industry leaders Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU - news) and Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW - news) today said they have allied to create infrastructure needed to support next-generation Internet business applications. In a related announcement, the companies described four new electronic business offers for enterprises, ISPs, applications service providers and other carriers that will speed delivery of next-generation electronic business services. The collaboration includes a Lucent commitment to use up to $500 million of Sun's carrier-grade next-generation Netra(TM) servers over seven years as the platform for Lucent's new Flexent(TM) wireless network architecture; delivery of new versions of Lucent's breakthrough softswitch technology and 7R/E feature servers on a range of Sun servers; and joint investigation of high-speed optical interconnects for Sun's servers utilizing Lucent's new OptiStar(TM) technology. ''These are the first steps in a joint effort to create the communications environment that will support not just E-Commerce and information services, but new electronic business models evolving in the industry,' said Rich McGinn, Lucent's CEO. ''This collaboration between the 'comm' and '.com' leaders will help us equip our customers with interactive platforms for supporting next-generation electronic business.' Scott McNealy, Sun's chairman and CEO, said, ''Sun and Lucent are known for building the most reliable, most scalable communications networking and computing infrastructures in the world. This collaboration is a direct response to our service provider and enterprise customers, who want access to Internet-based services that will work across all wireless, wireline and optical infrastructures--for access anytime, anywhere, on any device.' Wireless Network Infrastructure (click here for more: biz.yahoo.com )