Unify Corporation (UNFY)

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Unify Announces Agreement with Ashisuto Corp. to Sell Unify NXJ in Japan; Unify's New Sub-Distributor to Expand Unify NXJ's Penetration in Japanese Market

Friday , July 30, 2004 18:10 ET

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jul 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Unify Corporation (OTCBB:UNFY) today announced that Ashisuto Corp. (HQ: Minato-ku Tokyo) will begin selling Unify NXJ into the Japan market. With this new agreement, Unify expands its distribution channel in Japan to aggressively penetrate the market for Java-based application development products with Unify NXJ.

Ashisuto will begin supplying Unify NXJ at its 11 sales locations throughout Japan. Initial sales strategies will include targeting corporations that are planning to build new web applications. Ashisuto will introduce Unify NXJ as an easy, powerful and open Java application platform for delivering new or extending existing client/server and web applications.

Unify NXJ provides extensive visual modeling, fabrication, and assembly tools coupled with advanced, pre-built application components and services for delivering SOA-compliant applications deployable on leading J2EE infrastructure platforms, including Fujitsu Interstage. This unique set of capabilities enables mainstream application developers to deliver unified, transaction-aware, actionable views of disparate information in a portal-ready, thin-client, fully J2EE-compliant model.

About Ashistuo

Ashisuto handles broad package software that is not limited to specific hardware makers or software vendors. Ashisuto supplies software to various types of businesses that are useful to clients, including security products, system management, database, information application/analysis tools, assorted development support tools and Unify NXJ. The Ashisuto website is at http://www.ashisuto.co.jp/.

About Unify

Unify Corporation is a global enterprise software company. Leveraging 24 years of software innovation to more than 2,000 customers and 300 ISV partners worldwide, Unify delivers solutions for building applications that unify and automate business processes and deliver actionable information. Focused on mid-size to large companies who want to boost productivity and gain a competitive edge, Unify's customers include Cast & Crew Entertainment, Inc., Credit Lyonnais, Citigroup Inc., Documentum, GE Heathcare, GlaxoSmithKline, Heineken, PCN, Pioneer Electronics and TravelCenters of America. Founded in 1980, Unify is headquartered in Sacramento, Calif. with offices in the U.K., France and Australia, in addition to a worldwide network of distributors. Visit Unify at www.unify.com.

Note to Editors: Trademarks

Unify is a registered trademark of Unify Corporation. Unify NXJ is a trademark of Unify Corporation. Other brands or product names shown are trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE: Unify Corporation


CONTACT: Unify Corporation
Deb Thornton, 916-928-6379
[e-mail]
or
Ashisuto
Taguchii, 03-3437-4549 (Public Relations)
[e-mail]

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