Distributed Object Promotion Group Members

BEA Systems Japan, Ltd.

BEA Systems Japan,Ltd. founded in Yokohama in May '96 is the 100% capitalized subsidiary company of BEA Systems, Inc.(headquarter in Sunnyvale, CA), a leading provider of cross-platform middleware solutions for enterprise applications. In Japan, BEA TUXEDO and other BEA products have been distributed by 7 major firms such as CTC, DEC, Fujitsu, IWI, NEC, Oki Electric Industry and Unisys. BEA Japan provides complete solutions through its extensive partner network, and a full range of services including consulting, training and support. By the acquisition of the ObjectBroker from DEC in February '97, BEA comes to provide transactional, messaging, and distributed object-based software for developing and deploying these enterprise applications.

Fujitsu Limited

Founded in 1935, Fujitsu Limited is an international leader in information technology, telecommunications, semiconductors and other electronic devices. The Fujitsu Group of over 400 technology, software and service companies posted global revenues of more than $36 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997. URL: http://www.fujitsu.com/

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 1996 (ending March 31, 1997) consolidated sales of 8,523 billion yen ($68.7 billion*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at http://www.hitachi.co.jp.

* At an exchange rate of 124 yen to the dollar.

IBM Japan, Ltd.

IBM Japan began its business operations in Japan in 1937 as a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM, now a corporation doing business in over 160 countries worldwide. Based on the current spread of the Internet and intranets, IBM Japan continues to develop its business energetically as it moves to solidify its leadership in the area of network computing. In 1996 the company recorded its third consecutive year of increased income and profit, with income of 1,425,069 million and profit of 112,111 million. As of April 1, 1997, IBM Japan had 20,689 employees. In the future, demand is expected to expand still further in the information industry.

NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation, founded in 1899, is headquarted in Tokyo, Japan and had net sales of 4.9 trillion yen (US$39.9 billion) in the 1996-7 fiscal year. NEC manufactures and markets a broad range of products, including computer systems, communications systems, which extends from switching systems to cellular phones, and electronic devices, which extends from microprocessors to memory chips.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1958 is the joint venture of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Unisys Corp. with fiscal year 1996 consolidated sales (ending March 31, 1997) of $2.6 billion. The company provides products and services, including mainframe computers, personal computers, software, system related and network related services.

OGIS-RI (Osaka Gas Information System Research Institute Company, Ltd.)

Founded in 1983, Osaka Gas Information System Research Institute Company, Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Osaka Gas Company, Ltd. OGIS provides information systems solutions to Japanese companies and, since 1993, has provided training, consulting, systems integration, and a full range of object technology products to Japanese customers through its Object Technology Center.

Oracle Corporation Japan

Oracle Corporation Japan was established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, which is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest software company. With annual revenues of $5.7 billion, Oracle Corporation offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education and support services, in more than 140 countries around the world.

Sun Microsystems

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer" 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 the power of the Internet. With more than $8.5 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at www.sun.com.

Toshiba Corporation

Toshiba, a world leader in high technology, is a manufacturer of products spanning information/communications systems (computer systems, telecommunications equipment, social automation systems, medical electronics equipment, space-related products, etc.), information equipment & consumer electronics (personal computers, word processors, copiers, storage devices, video products, household appliances, etc.), power systems & industrial equipment (industrial apparatus, power generating plants, transportation equipment, elevators & escalators, etc.) and electronic components & materials (semiconductors, electron tubes, optoelectronic devices, liquid crystal displays, batteries, printed circuit boards, etc.). With know-how developed over 121 years, Toshiba is today one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of electric and electronic equipment, has over 186,000 employees worldwide, and enjoys annual sales of over US$48 billion.

Toyo Information Systems Co., Ltd.

Toyo Information Systems (TIS) is a Japan based SI company with 2,000 employees worldwide and annual net sales exceeding US$604 million. TIS is a provider of comprehensive systems integration services, consultancy, software development and network services. The focus of its customer base is on the financial, manufacturing, industrial and government sectors where it delivers its expertise to all levels; from large-scale mainframe systems, through leading mid-range systems, to PC-based networks and environments.

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