FUJI ELECTRIC SELECTS ALIGO AS MOBILE MIDDLEWARE STANDARD FOR B2B, B2E CLIENTS IN JAPAN

Aligo M-1 Server will mobilize Fuji employees, corporate customers

Tokyo and San Francisco - May 22, 2002 - Fuji Electric Co. Ltd and Aligo Inc., the leading provider of Java(tm)- based mobile application server software, today announced that Fuji Electric has selected Aligo M-1 Mobile Application Server as its corporate-wide standard for mobile applications. The announcement was made by Fuji Electric President Kunihiko Sawa.




Fuji Electric will use M-1 Mobile Applications Server as its development and deployment platform to mobile-enable its current business-to-business and business-to-employee software applications such as its enterprise workflow product ExchangeUSE. By integrating M-1 Server into its suite of business solutions, Fuji will enable both its employees and its corporate customers to access data and applications -- including e-mail, time and attendance, document sharing, and calendaring -- from any mobile device.

As a distributor of Aligo M-1 Mobile Application Server, and through its group companies such as Fuji Denki Sousetsu and Fuji Denki Systems, Fuji will offer a range of consumer and corporate customers ways to mobilize data and applications.

"It is clear that the mobile communications market in Japan is rapidly moving into the business-to-business space as well as maintaining a strong business-to-consumer market," said Sawa. "As an innovator in Japan, Fuji Electric intends to be a leader in both areas. We selected Aligo's software because it provides a highly scalable and reliable solution that will allow us to provide our customers with advanced mobile technology very quickly."

Aligo M-1 Mobile Application Server provides a platform that combines mobile application development and deployment in a write once, deploy anywhere package. The software makes it possible for developers to design and deploy wireless enterprise applications in less than a few weeks, not months or a year. The M-1 Server runs on any J2EE-compatible software platform, such as BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, or Sun ONE servers.

"This partnership with Fuji Electric is another positive step in Japan for Aligo," said Alper Turgut, Aligo president and co-founder. "By securing this agreement with Fuji Electric, Aligo's technology is validated by a major company in one of the most competitive and respected wireless markets in the world, and Fuji demonstrates its leadership and understanding that wireless applications will help companies cut costs and become even more competitive."

About Aligo Inc.

Aligo is the leading provider of mobile application server software. Its M-1 Mobile Application Server seamlessly integrates with existing infrastructure and supports rapid development of robust write once, deploy anywhere, always available J2EE mobile applications. Aligo customers are medium and large enterprises that must rapidly build and deploy secure, cost-effective mobile solutions for their workforce, customers, or partners. Aligo, Inc. is a privately funded company headquartered in San Francisco, with engineering operations in Phoenix.

About Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

Founded in 1923, Fuji Electric Co., Limited is a comprehensive apparatus manufacturer providing a wide variety of products and services such as power semi-conductors, electronics products, low-pressure valves, and water purifying systems as well as vending machines. Now the company is seeing a new growth opportunity and focusing on providing IT solutions centering on environment, information, service, and components to realize maximum customer satisfaction, thus contributing to society as a whole with its innovative, leading technological expertise. The company has 68 operating offices, including its Tokyo head office, branches and other offices, and employs approximately 11,000 staff. Fuji Electric is also known as the company that gave a birth to the globally recognized computer manufacturer, Fujitsu. For more information: http://www.fujielectric.co.jp

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