DROPLETS SUPPORTS ORACLE® APPLICATION SERVER 10g

Droplets User Interface Server to Enable Enhanced User Interface Functionality for Web Applications Developed on Oracle Application Server 10g

New York, NY, September 9, 2003 - Droplets, Inc., an active member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced that the Droplets User Interface Server will support Oracle® Application Server 10g, the latest edition of Oracle’s middleware product that offers enhanced integration and Web services capabilities. With this joint solution, application developers can more easily build grid-enabled applications with user interfaces superior to those traditionally found in thin-client environments that maintain the ease-of-administration typical of Web-based applications.

The Droplets framework enables the creation of rich, thin client applications that have all the usability and power of desktop software but run 100 percent of application business logic on servers that are both cost effective to manage and allow computing loads to be virtualized across a grid. By delivering Droplets technology with Oracle Application Server 10g and Oracle JDeveloper 10g, customers gain a complete end-to-end solution for creating and deploying rich client applications into Web browsers and onto PC desktops and mobile devices.

“Grid computing enables applications to reach greater numbers of users in a highly efficient way,” said Philip Brittan, chairman of Droplets, Inc. “With greater numbers of users, the challenge of making the user interface effective and high-performing becomes more important than ever. Our customers will be able to achieve these goals using Droplets User Interface Server on Oracle Application Server 10g.”

“For maximum flexibility in developing and deploying applications, customers can leverage both the grid computing support and enhanced Web services functionality in Oracle Application Server 10g,” said Thomas Kurian, senior vice president, Development, Oracle Application Server and Tools. “The combination of the Droplets framework with Oracle application server technology enables organizations to more easily deploy and manage secure, enterprise-class Web services for customers, employees and trading partners.”

Oracle Application Server 10g
Oracle Application Server 10g is an integrated, standards-based software platform that allows organizations of all sizes to be more responsive to changing business requirements. Oracle Application Server 10g features full support for J2EE and grid computing, built-in enterprise portal software, high-speed caching, business intelligence, rapid application development, application and business integration, wireless capabilities, Web services and more, all in one package. Because Oracle Application Server 10g is optimized for enterprise grid computing, it enables customers to realize better availability of their IT systems and lower hardware and administration costs.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
The Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 12,000 companies who deliver innovative enterprise software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's Internet economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company.

About Droplets
Droplets, Inc. provides a rich thin client application framework and standards-based Java and C++ development tools for deploying highly interactive, real-time applications, which have been successfully deployed at a number of Global 1000 enterprises, software vendors, and the U.S. Military. Droplets-based applications feature the full GUI capabilities of fat client software, directly from the desktop or in a Web browser, while maintaining all application code on your servers. The Droplets framework provides significant bandwidth savings over Web-based applications, while increasing end-user and software developer productivity. Visit www.droplets.com.

Contact
Bill Power
Droplets, Inc.
+1 212.691.0080 x140
bpower@droplets.com

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