IONA TO DELIVER ORBIX E2A WEB SERVICES INTEGRATION PLATFORM ON HP-UX

JavaOnesm Conference 2002 - San Francisco, CA. - March 27, 2002 - IONA®, the leading e-Business Platform provider for Web Services Integration (NASDAQ: IONA), today announced it will deliver Orbix E2A™ for Hewlett-Packard Company's HP-UX operating system and hardware platforms.

Under an agreement between the two companies, IONA and HP will share technical resources for product performance optimization on HP platforms, bringing better availability to mutual customers in a shorter timeframe. The companies will also establish a collaborative process for sales training and lead-generation with the intention of generating new business through combined hardware, software and services offerings.

"We're excited about the opportunity this agreement with HP represents to our common customers," said Bob Potter, executive vice president of business operations for IONA. "IONA is committed to delivering customers a total Web Services Integration solution that leverages their IT and training investments for improved performance, operational efficiency and return-on-investment."

"IONA's Orbix E2A offerings are gathering momentum in the market," said Nigel Ball, vice president and general manager of HP's e-Services Partner Division. "We're pleased to build upon our existing relationship with IONA to make available to HP customers these exciting solutions."

HP announced the incorporation of IONA's Orbix 2000 industry-standard Object Request Broker (ORB) into the HP Application Server in May 2001. IONA, which has always certified its products on HP-UX, will continue to support HP's current and future platforms.

Orbix E2A Product Lines
The Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform - which combines business-to-business, enterprise integration, and application development functionality - is built on Web services standards and a services-oriented architecture to cut the cost of application integration both inside and outside the firewall. The Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform provides all the tools and the management services required for reliable, scalable, and secure dynamic data exchange, business process automation, and composite applications. The Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform is available in three editions: XMLBus, Partner and Collaborate.

The Orbix E2A Application Server Platform is the most deployed, heterogeneous application server in the industry. Orbix E2A Application Server Platform combines the scalability of CORBA and the productivity of J2EE, with Web services standards. The Orbix E2A Application Server Platform provides the management services required for reliable, scalable, and secure applications. The Orbix E2A Application Server Platform is available in three editions: J2EE Technology, Standard and Enterprise.

About IONA:
IONA is the leading e-Business Platform provider for Web Services Integration with more than 4,500 customers worldwide. IONA Orbix E2A™, which consists of the award-winning Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform and Orbix E2A Application Server Platform, enables the flow of information across disparate systems and the liberation of application assets for new business opportunities.

Founded in 1991, IONA® (NASDAQ: IONA) is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company had revenues of $181 million in 2001 and employs 900 people in more than 30 offices worldwide. For additional information about IONA, visit our Web site at http://www.iona.com.

IONA, IONA Technologies, the IONA logo, Orbix, E2A, End 2 Anywhere, End To Anywhere, Orbix E2A, IONA E2A, IONA e-Business Platform, iPortal Application Server, SureTrack, IONA XMLBus, Adaptive Runtime Technology, Orbacus, Orbix/E, IONA University and Total Business Integration are trademarks or registered trademarks of IONA Technologies PLC and/or its subsidiaries. Java and J2EE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc in the United States and other countries. CORBA is a trademark or registered trademark of the Object Management Group, Inc in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks that may appear herein are the property of their respective owners.

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