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Hi all, Just a heads up and hope all is grooving. Included and attached is a press release scheduled for release tomorrow (6/19) regarding Filanet's new SDK for developing services on their embedded Linux device, the InterJak. The Filanet SDK allows developers and OEM partners to create and customize services and solutions to enhance the networking environments of small offices. Consisting of the tools, APIs, source code and documentation to enable porting, the Filanet SDK is available immediately from the Filanet website (www.filanet.com/partners) and costs $795. I hope that this news will be of interest to your readers and thanks for your time. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Filanet Announces Flexible, Linux Open Development Platform for Enhanced Services Delivery Developers and OEM partners can create customized services for small and remote offices Sunnyvale, Calif., June 19th, 2001 – Filanet Corporation, a leading provider of innovative and integrated platforms and services for small and remote office networking, announced today the availability of the software development kit (SDK) for the InterJak family of Internet service appliances. Filanet’s SDK allows developers and OEM partners to create and customize services and solutions to enhance the networking environments of small and remote offices. The Filanet InterJak platform is an embedded system based on the Linux operating system. The InterJak SDK provides the appropriate tools, API’s, source code and documentation to enable porting third-party applications, device drivers and customized web pages to the InterJak. The InterJak Internet service appliance securely delivers value-added services to remote small offices. In addition to WAN access (e.g. SDSL, ADSL, ISDN, V.90) and standard LAN functions such as file and printer sharing, small businesses are also able to take advantage of services such as VPN, content filtering, network monitoring, and bandwidth shaping. With the InterJak SDK, developers and OEM partners can develop branded services that suit their customer’s specific needs and complement the rich feature set currently available on the InterJak platform. “We recognized early on in the development of the InterJak the boundless opportunity to deliver a wide variety of services on the platform,” says Avner Ben-Dor, Filanet’s founder and CEO. “With that in mind, we decided to bundle the appropriate tools to enable the developer community and our OEM partners to create and customize services their customers demand. We’ve made it easy for our partners to quickly bring highly valued solutions to market that better serve the small business market.” The InterJak SDK can be used for various purposes, including developing and porting services, modifying existing web based management interfaces and applications on the InterJak, developing custom applications for niche market solutions, and adding or modifying device drivers. Pricing and Availability The InterJak SDK consists of the tools, API’s, source code, documentation and target hardware necessary to port and test software on the InterJak. The InterJak SDK is available now for $795 and can be purchased at the Filanet website, www.filanet.com/partners. About Filanet Founded in 1998, Filanet Corporation develops and markets Internet service appliances for small and medium business environments. Based on a custom ASIC and an enhanced version of MicroLinux, Filanet-designed high-reliability Internet Service Appliances enable the remote delivery of information technology, Internet and services to small and medium business sites. Filanet received initial funding from Weiss, Peck & Greer, now Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Stanford University and a number of private investors. In December 1999, a second round of funding was secured from both the initial investors and several new investors including Canaan Partners, Advent International and Ricoh Silicon Valley. For further information, visit Filanet's World Wide Web site at www.filanet.com. ### Filanet, the Filanet logo, InterJak and the InterJak logo are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and other countries. Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Company Contact: Lianne Caetano Filanet Corporation 408.331.3805 lianne@filanet.com Press and Analyst Contact: Keren Seymour Be Cause PR 310.798.4369 keren.seymour@becausepr.com Cathy Caplener Be Cause PR "For Cause and Effect" Tel. 310.798.0178 Fax. 413-643-0538 cathy.caplener@becausepr.com