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To: bullmarket who wrote (25795)	9/14/1998 5:13:00 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Respond to of 50264

NEWS WORTH READING about NMSS, NOTE THE EXPOSURE IS COMING_ READ>>> Natural MicroSystems and Sun Microsystems Join Forces to Provide High Performance IP Telephony for Network Service and Equipment Providers BusinessWire, Monday, September 14, 1998 at 09:06 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1998--At the Pulver.com Voice on the Net (VON) conference, Natural MicroSystems (NASDAQ:NMSS), the technology leader in Open Telecommunications(TM), today announced it will collaborate with Sun Microsystems to provide high-performance IP telephony OEM solutions for the network service and equipment provider market. As a result of the collaboration, Natural MicroSystems' products, including its industry-leading Fusion IP telephony platform, will support current and future versions of Sun Microsystem's Solaris(TM) operating environment and UltraSPARC(TM) processor-based PCI and CompactPCI CPU boards. The collaboration enables developers of high-value telecommunications systems to leverage Natural MicroSystems' proven DSP-based voice, fax and IP Telephony processing platforms on high-performance UltraSPARC and Solaris operating environment-based PCI and cPCI platforms from Sun to provide highly scaleable and innovative solutions for network-based enhanced services. "Our technologies are a natural match for bringing high-performance voice- and fax-over-IP capabilities to the service provider market," said Joel Hughes, director of IP Telephony, Natural MicroSystems. "We are looking forward to further extending the reach of open telecommunications and enabling service providers to deploy innovative new services more quickly and cost-effectively." "Telcos and network service providers are eager to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities that IP telephony offers," said Jeff Veis, group manager, Telco OEM Products at Sun Microsystems. "The combination of Sun's high-performance, carrier-grade processing engines and Natural MicroSystems' proven IP telephony technology provides a strong foundation for OEM developers targeting these solutions. Our technologies give both companies a clear leadership position in this emerging market." Natural MicroSystems and Sun will be considering opportunities on both technology development and certification and in co-sales and co-marketing activities. The companies will work together to establish compatibility among their PCI and CompactPCI products, thereby establishing a stable and reliable Open Telecommunications platform for the creation of high-value enhanced services applications to be offered by network service providers. The companies will also investigate joint co-sales and co-marketing initiatives in an effort to provide IP Telephony OEM solutions to targeted telco accounts. About Fusion Introduced in 1996, Natural MicroSystem's Fusion(TM) is the leading scaleable IP telephony gateway development platform in the industry, with support for 384 ports of simultaneous, full-duplex voice- and fax- over IP in a single chassis available today. Support for much higher densities will be available by year-end. About Sun Microsystems Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is the Computer,"(TM) has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com. About Natural MicroSystems Natural MicroSystems(TM) (NASDAQ:NMSS), based in Framingham, Mass., is the technology leader in Open Telecommunications, providing hardware and software technologies for developers of high-value telecommunications solutions. The Company's state-of-the-art technology enables a growing international network of OEMs, VARs, systems integrators and service providers to reduce time to market, leverage development resources, and offer truly global communications products. Natural MicroSystems products are installed in more than 40 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, Natural MicroSystems developed Watson(R), the first product to utilize digital signal processor (DSP) technology in PC-based telephony products, and has been a leader in the creation of MVIP and H.100, the industry standards for interoperability in PC-based telephony products. More information on the company is available at nmss.com. Natural MicroSystems and Open Telecommunications are trademarks of Natural MicroSystems Corp. Watson is a registered trademark of Natural MicroSystems Corp. MVIP is a trademark of GO-MVIP, Inc. All other product or corporate references are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Natural MicroSystems Karen Connor, 508/271-1380 Karen_Connor@nmss.com or Lois Paul & Partners Suzanne Moran, 781/238-5700 Suzanne_Moran@lpp.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET r1