For Immediate Release

RippleImpact Joins Sun Developer Connection

July 23, 2001, Redondo Beach, CA - RippleImpact recently joined SUN Microsystem's Sun Developer Connection as a Startup Member, a program specially designed to form a business-to-business relationship between the company and technology incubators.

The partnership entitles members to various benefits from SUN, including hardware, software, training, technical support and access to SUN's entire suite of services. "We are extremely pleased to add this relationship to our portfolio," commented Jenny M. Sakhrani, CFO of RippleImpact. "SUN provides great services, and we use there offerings, like Java, for many of our enterprise level, scaleable applications."

The partnership is designed to leverage the strengths of both organizations: SUN's huge market offering and the flexible, fast-paced development promoted by RippleImpact. "This partnership will enable us to launch our portfolio companies with proven technology," noted S. Ramesh, President and Chief Software Architect for RippleImpact.

SUN Developer Connection was instituted to assist Commercial Developers and Service Providers such as RippleImpact get the hardware, software, and support they need to collaborate with clients and partners.

For media information, contact:
Brenda Harris
RippleImpact
Telephone: (310) 316-3100
Fax: (310) 316-9500
media@rippleimpact.com
http://www.rippleimpact.com

RippleImpact is a software development division focusing on custom object oriented applications and enterprise internet software solutions. It is a division of Philosopher's Stone Ventures, a high technology incubator based in Southern California.