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Netilla Networks Strikes Strategic Relationship with Tarantella  


 
         
 

Somerset, NJ, & Santa Cruz, CA, March 27, 2001

Netilla(sm) Networks, Inc. (www.netilla.com), the service company that supplies secure Web access to office applications, today announced that it had formed a strategic relationship with Tarantella, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOC) and maker of the Tarantella Enterprise 3 Web-enabling software.

Under a recently signed agreement, Netilla Networks will customize Tarantella software and integrate it into its Netilla Virtual Office(sm) service, which is scheduled for introduction in Q2 2001. The companies will work jointly to generate additional revenue opportunities for each organization.

Netilla Virtual Office service allows business users at off-site work locations to easily access files, e-mail, and other shared software applications residing on their office networks via a browser. A subscription service, it will be resold through a network of systems integrators, value-added resellers and other solution providers.

Said Netilla Networks CEO Reginald (Reggie) Best: "The Tarantella software provides key technology for Web-enabling shared applications. With it, our Netilla Virtual Office service becomes a secure extension cord to a company's critical data from any location - a field office, a client's office, a telecommuter's home or any other remote site. All that's needed is a Web browser."

"Tarantella is very enthusiastic about Netilla Networks and its bundled offering because it opens up another distribution channel, enabling us to reach the small and medium-sized business market. Many SMBs need low start-up costs as well as predictable cost of ownership," said Edmundo Costa, vice president of World Wide Channel Sales for Tarantella. Noting that Tarantella had participated in Netilla Networks' Series A round of funding, he added, "Netilla Virtual Office service offers a unique value proposition for this underserved market segment and we felt confident that we share strategic objectives."

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     

About Netilla Networks, Inc.
Founded in 1999, Netilla Networks is targeting its Netilla Virtual Office service to small and medium-sized businesses via channel distribution. The company recently completed a $6.5-million oversubscribed Series A round of funding. For more information, go to www.netilla.com or call 1-877-NETILLA.

About Tarantella, Inc.
Tarantella provides Web-enabling software that connects client devices, server-based applications and networks. The Tarantella product line includes Tarantella Enterprise 3 for large companies and organizations, Tarantella Enterprise 3, ASP Edition software for Application Service Providers, and Tarantella Express software for work group and departmental environments. Tarantella products provide access to Windows, mainframe, AS/400, Linux and UNIX applications. For more information, go to www.tarantella.com.

Note: The Santa Cruz Operation, Tarantella, Tarantella Enterprise 3, Tarantella Enterprise 3, ASP Edition, Tarantella Express, and the Tarantella logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the USA and other countries. UNIX is a trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other countries. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. AS/400 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the USA and other countries. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners.