Published: 10:52 03.04.2001 GMT+2 /HUGIN /Source: Appeal Virtual 
Machines /SSE: APP /ISIN: 

Atle Företagskapital invests in Appeal Virtual Machines

Appeal Virtual Machines AB has successfully completed a second round 
of financing. Atle Företagskapital AB and Infologix (BVI) Limited 
have invested SEK 22.5 million (US$ 2.3 million).

Stockholm April 3, 2001. Appeal Virtual Machines, the Swedish 
software company dedicated to developing and marketing better Virtual 
Machines for Java, has successfully closed its second round of 
financing. Infologix, the main investor in the first round, shares 
the issue of new stock with Atle Företagskapital. The financing will 
be used to ramp up sales of JRockit, a premium Virtual Machine for 
Java.

"JRockit is a very exciting product addressing well-known issues for 
applications written in the Java programming language. It is already 
in use in mission critical applications, resulting in dramatic 
reductions in the number of needed servers. The extra margin JRockit 
brings to Java projects makes this is a venture with a very 
interesting potential," said Hans Dirtoft, Chief Executive, Atle 
Företagskapital.

"Atle provides us with the financial muscles and industrial 
experience needed to commercialize version two of JRockit, a premium 
Virtual Machine for Java. Our compelling value proposition to deliver 
"Java without bottlenecks" is well received by potential clients and 
partners, and we now have the resources to extend our sales and 
marketing in Europe and USA. Our prime focus is to recruit value 
adding partners in targeted geographies", said Joakim Dahlstedt, CEO 
Appeal Virtual Machines.

Atle Företagskapital AB is a venture capital company within the Atle 
group, the large Swedish private equity company. Atle 
Företagskapital, part of the group since 1998, was the first Swedish 
venture capital company and is active as such since its inception 27 
years ago. Atle AB is listed on the OM Stockholm Exchange.

Infologix is a venture capital company under the Peder Sager 
Wallenberg Charitable Trust. Infologix invests in early stage 
ventures in the IT sector and currently holds a portfolio of 
investments in the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia.

Appeal Virtual Machines is an Internet software company focused on 
simplifying the use of Java on corporate servers, whether on the 
Internet or in intranets. The first product was announced in April 
2000.

JRockit is the world's most scalable Virtual Machine for Java. 
JRockit can handle more simultaneous users and at the same time do 
more meaningful work than any other JVM on a comparable computer. 
JRockit can be downloaded as a 90-day free, fully functional 
evaluation license, or can be purchased as a commercial license on 
www.jrockit.com. JRockit is designed for servers that run Java on 
Internet and inside companies. JRockit is now available in version 
2.0 with world class scalability, dynamic optimization, selectable 
garbage collectors and enhanced I/O. Supported platforms are Windows 
2000, Linux and Sun's Solaris.

For more information, please contact 
Joakim Dahlstedt, CEO, +46 (0)8 402 28 70, 
joakim.dahlstedt@appeal.se
Christer Wilsby, Marketing Director, +46 (0)70 791 06 74, 
christer.wilsby@appeal.se


Appeal Virtual Machines AB (AVM) is a Swedish software company 
dedicated to delivering Java without bottlenecks by developing and 
marketing better Virtual Machines for Java. The JRockit design is 
based on leading edge international research, and uses AVM's unique 
technologies, some covered by international patents. The company was 
founded in 1998 and has 20 employees. Please visit www.jrockit.com.



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