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Oracle® Buys Open Source Software Company Sleepycat Expands Embedded Database Product Line with Be

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., 14-FEB-2006 Oracle today announced that it has added Berkeley DB to its embedded database product line which includes Oracle Lite for mobile devices and Oracle TimesTen for high performance in-memory database applications.

"Sleepycat's products enhance Oracle's market-leading database product family by offering enterprise-class support to customers who need to embed a fast, reliable database at a lower cost," said Andrew Mendelsohn, senior vice president, Oracle Database Server Technologies.

"We're very excited to join the world's largest enterprise software company and the industry's leading database company," said Mike Olson, CEO of Sleepycat Software. "Sleepycat's products, customer base and proven business model, combined with Oracle's tremendous expertise, complementary technology and resources, will allow us to better serve the needs of our customers and the open source community."

According to Carl Olofson of IDC's research, "The embedded database market was projected last year to be just over $2 billion in 2005 and forecasted to grow to over $3.2 billion by the year 2009. This market is very diverse, and the technologies tend to be quite specialized. Sleepycat's Berkeley DB complements Oracle TimesTen and Oracle Lite, allowing Oracle to address a broad range of segments within the embedded DBMS market."

Sleepycat Software's Berkeley DB is the most widely used open source database in the world with deployments estimated at more than 200 million. Berkeley DB is distributed under a dual license model, i.e. available under a public license and also available under a commercial license. Well-known open source projects such as the Linux and BSD UNIX operating systems, Apache web server, OpenLDAP directory, OpenOffice productivity software, and many others embed Berkeley DB technology.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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From http://www.oracle.com/corporate/press/2006_feb/sleepycat.html 14 February 2006 Overview and Frequently Asked Questions

OVERVIEW

Oracle Buys Open Source Software Company Sleepycat - Expands Embedded Database Product Line with Berkeley DB

Oracle has expanded its embedded Oracle’s portfolio of embedded database technologies provide database offerings through the customers with a range of technical options to meet their diverse needs, with the backing of a global support organization. Oracle acquisition of Sleepycat Software, Inc., and Sleepycat’s complementary products, expertise and resources a privately held supplier of open source will help accelerate innovation and provide customers with richer, database software for developers of more complete solutions. Oracle currently intends to continue embedded applications. Sleepycat’s dual license model and plans to continue to invest in the Berkeley DB products and support offerings, and to utilize Oracle’s global channel reach to service even more customers. With the proliferation of new applications, devices, appliances, Web Services and highly available Software as a Service (SaaS), In conjunction with the expansion of available embedded there is significant and growing demand for embedded databases. database options, Oracle has formed a global initiative focused In addition to Oracle Database Lite Edition for mobile devices on marketing, selling and servicing the Oracle Lite, TimesTen and Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database for highly dynamic, and Berkeley DB products. This will include support procedures standards-compliant applications, Oracle now adds Berkeley DB and product release cycles tuned to the rapid-response needs database products for developers of tightly embedded, highly of embedded systems developers, and packaging and pricing customized applications. Berkeley DB is added to the Oracle flexibility that adjusts to the needs of Oracle’s partners. product line through the acquisition of Sleepycat Software.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

OVERVIEW QUESTIONS along with Oracle Lite Edition for mobile devices, encompass a more complete range of embedded database applications, and Q: Who is Sleepycat? complement Oracle’s family of enterprise database systems. A: Sleepycat Software makes Berkeley DB, the most widely Oracle’s database offerings now address a broader range of used open source embedded database in the world with over requirements, from mobile devices to embedded and “edge” 200 million deployments. Through a dual licensing model, systems to large-scale transactional systems, content managers and Berkeley DB gained very broad adoption through open source data warehouses. distribution and, at the same time, Sleepycat was able to fund further development and growth through commercial licenses Q: What products does Sleepycat develop and support? and support revenue. Sleepycat's customers include telecom A: The Berkeley DB family consists of three products: and networking leaders such as Cisco, Motorola and Ericsson, computing giants such as Sun, HP, Hitachi and Fujitsu, e- Berkeley DB business cornerstones such as Google, Amazon.com, AOL and Transactional storage engine for un-typed data in basic key/value Yahoo, and storage leaders such as EMC and Symantec. Berkeley data structures. DB is also widely used in open source projects, including all Berkeley DB Java Edition versions of Linux and BSD UNIX, OpenLDAP, sendmail, Kerberos, various Apache projects, Subversion, MySQL, Pure Java version of Berkeley DB providing nearly identical OpenOffice and many others. features, but with a different architecture optimized for the Java environment. Sleepycat's key customer deployments include: • Telecommunications Berkeley DB XML • Internet and enterprise infrastructure software Native XML database with XQuery-based access to documents stored in containers and indexed based on their content. Berkeley • Storage and systems management DB XML uses Berkeley DB as its underlying storage engine. • Security

• Financial Services Q: What is embedded database software? • E-business A: Embedded databases are distinguished from conventional, client/ server databases by the fact that they store data locally instead of In these segments, applications addressed by Berkeley DB share a on a separate server, run in process with the application and do not common set of requirements: require human administration. Embedded databases do not require • Low latency and high throughput under extreme load a separate installation, configuration or administration, since the • Unattended operation applications in which they are embedded automatically perform those functions. Embedded databases are found in a broad range • High availability and automatic failure recovery of areas, but are generally invisible to users. These include devices, • Local, in-process storage, not remote or network based storage appliances and equipment, inside desktop software and enterprise • Predictable access patterns (static queries over dynamic data) software, within telecommunications and networking gear, in the • Low cost of ownership distributed components of a Service Oriented Architecture, and in highly available websites that deliver software as a service. Many The Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database, acquired in June of embedded applications are in industries that require 24x7 system 2005, also supports embedded applications - those requiring the availability and very high performance – and thus require such flexibility and standards of a relational database and the SQL provisions in the embedded database as well. query language. Together, Berkeley DB and Oracle TimesTen,

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: How will Berkeley DB complement Oracle’s database BUSINESS CONTINUITY products?

Q: Can I still purchase Sleepycat products? A: Berkeley DB, Oracle TimesTen and Oracle Lite Edition are all embedded database products with different design goals. Both A: Yes. Currently, there are no plans to discontinue any of Oracle TimesTen and Berkeley DB are designed for use in server- Sleepycat’s products. Please see www.sleepycat.com for additional based, multi-user systems, however Berkeley DB is optimized for information. “edge” applications, such as those in network routers and gateways, network management systems, security and search appliances, and Q: Will Sleepycat’s software continue to be available under mobile services. Berkeley DB is best used for predictable, static the open source license? queries against dynamic data. Because Berkeley DB can store data A: Yes, Oracle currently intends to continue Sleepycat’s dual license in-memory and on-disk, it can manage very large databases. model and to make the source code available for all Berkeley DB products. Oracle has been involved in open source projects for Oracle TimesTen implements the relational model and SQL many years, and views the addition of Sleepycat’s open source query language in an embedded database footprint, with a focus products and community as an important part of this strategy. on dynamic queries and Oracle compatibility. Oracle TimesTen Sleepycat's presence in so many open source projects and strong holds data entirely in-memory, and optimizes performance for that reputation in the open source community are very important to condition to achieve very fast, “real-time” speeds. However, the Oracle. database must fit entirely in RAM, which means a practical limit

of tens of gigabytes in size. In addition to its use in stand-alone Q: Will Berkeley DB continue to be included in the many systems, Oracle TimesTen is often used in conjunction with an open source projects that include it today? Oracle Database for real-time caching of the most active Oracle A: Those decisions are up to the owners of those projects, but Oracle data. intends to fully support these relationships and encourage the Oracle Lite is designed for use in mobile devices, generally for continued use of Berkeley DB in open source projects. single-user applications that are often disconnected and must be periodically synchronized with corporate data. Q: Can Sleepycat customers continue to call Sleepycat for support, professional services and sales?

Q: How is the combination of Oracle and Sleepycat expected A: Yes. Oracle’s primary goal is 100% customer satisfaction. Oracle to benefit customers? will ensure customers have continuity in support and services. A: Customers will have a broader range of options to meet their Customers should continue to use existing contacts for support, needs. Oracle’s complementary products, expertise and resources professional services, and sales to address immediate and ongoing will help accelerate innovation and provide customers with richer, needs. Should there be any changes in the future, Oracle will more complete solutions. Oracle intends to continue to invest in communicate all changes and transitions well in advance through and expand the Berkeley DB products and support offerings, and these familiar channels. to utilize Oracle’s global channel reach to service companies that Sleepycat was unable to target. In the future, Sleepycat customers will have access to Oracle’s global services organization with over 6,000 support staff in 16 support centers around the world. Many of Sleepycat’s customers are also users of other Oracle products. Now they will have a single point of contact to cover a broader range of their software portfolio.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: What is the acquisition integration timeline? A: The transaction has already closed, and Oracle expects that all Sleepycat employees will transition to Oracle. Over the next few months, some employees and business functions will be merged into their respective Oracle organizations. Most of these moves will be largely invisible to Sleepycat partners and customers, and are targeted at leveraging the scale and efficiencies of existing Oracle functions. The Sleepycat website will remain the primary interface to the community for the foreseeable future.

Q: Will Sleepycat customer contracts be honored? A: Yes. Oracle intends to continue to honor the terms and conditions of existing Sleepycat agreements.

Q: What is the purchase price? A: The terms are confidential and will not be publicly disclosed.

Q: What happens next? A: We plan to continue communicating with Sleepycat customers and partners throughout the integration process to deliver timely updates. Please continue to contact your Sleepycat representative. If you would like to speak with Oracle or have questions about the acquisition, please email us at [email protected]. Or, call the Oracle customer care line at 1-800-633-0925; outside the US and Canada dial 1-650-633-4490, or visit our website at oracle. com/sleepycat.

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For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 2 Oracle and Sleepycat Embedded Database Announcement February 14, 2006

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 3 What We Are Announcing

Oracle has acquired Sleepycat Software • Terms undisclosed About Sleepycat • Berkeley DB - open source database software for developers of embedded applications • Optimized for “edge” applications in Telecom, High-tech and major Web properties • Dual-license model: open source and commercial • In business over 9 years; 25 employees • Consistently profitable

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 4 Comprehensive Embedded Offering

Berkeley DB is a leader in data management for embedded “edge” applications Complements other Oracle embedded products • Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database • Oracle Database Lite Edition • Completes the range of Oracle’s embedded database solutions Outstanding customer roster Strong reputation in the open source community Deep technical skills from industry veterans

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 5 Covering the Full Embedded Range

Embedded Applications

Devices Edge Applications Core Applications

Mobile Devices Consumer Electronics

Gateways / Routers / Switches Storage & Systems Management Security / Authentication Mobile Services Software Appliances Telecom OSS/BSS E-business Core Networking Systems Securities Trading Call Centers / CRM Supply Chain / Logistics Reservations

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 6 Berkeley DB Product Family

Y Berkeley DB extension providing XQuery-based access to XML documents

X The original transactional Z Transactional storage engine for applications storage engine written developed with C, C++, Java, in Java and optimized PHP, Perl, Python, etc. for Java environments

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 7 Berkeley DB Product Features

Berkeley DB Feature User Benefit

Data stored in application-native format Performance, no translation required

Programmatic API, no SQL Performance, flexibility/control

In process, not client-server Performance, no IPC required

Zero administration Low cost of ownership

Locking High concurrency

ACID transactions and recovery Reliability, data integrity

Source code availability Ease of integration

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 8 Outstanding Customer Roster

Devices/ Telecom Enterprise Storage & Financial Appliances Infrastructure Networking Security Infrastructure Systems Mgmt Enterprises E-Business Services

Berkeley DB

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 9 Single Sign-On & Personalization

GoogleGoogle AccountsAccounts Berkeley DB High Availability powers all of Google’s GmailGmail personalized services GoogleGoogle TalkTalk GoogleGoogle GroupsGroups GoogleGoogle AlertsAlerts FroogleFroogle Shopping Shopping ListList PersonalizedPersonalized SearchSearch PersonalizedPersonalized HomepageHomepage OrkutOrkut social social networkingnetworking GoogleGoogle AnswersAnswers GoogleGoogle WebWeb APIsAPIs OthersOthers

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 10 Sun Microsystems Standardizes on Berkeley DB

JavaJava EnterpriseEnterprise SystemSystem JavaJava DesktopDesktop SystemSystem

DirectoryDirectory ServerServer StarOfficeStarOffice MessagingMessaging ServerServer XimianXimian Evolution Evolution (email/PIM)(email/PIM) CalendarCalendar ServerServer MozillaMozilla (mail/news) (mail/news) IdentityIdentity ServerServer GNOMEGNOME desktopdesktop PortalPortal ServerServer HundredsHundreds ofof applicationsapplications includedincluded withwith LinuxLinux

StorageTekStorageTek Flexline Flexlinealsoalso usesuses BerkeleyBerkeley DBDB

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 11 Strong Open Source Reputation

Operating Programming Systems Infrastructure Applications Email Tools Languages

Apache Web Server, Text editor Mail server (MTA) Directory, et al Productivity suite Perl

All versions of Linux Internet search LDAP Directory Mail server (MTA) Python Chandler email/PIM

Red Hat Package Kerberos Network Spam blocker Manager PHP All versions Authentication of BSD UNIX Website traffic analysis SquidGuard Subversion version Database spam blocker control system GNU C library

Berkeley DB

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 12 Dual License Model

Public License Commercial License Permits use in open source projects, or Permits closed-source distribution of an applications that are not distributed to third application to third parties, and provides parties. business assurance. Advantages

VeryVery broad, broad, low low cost cost distribution distribution Licensing-basedLicensing-based revenue revenue stream stream Very high code quality Very high code quality + Profitable,Profitable, sustainab sustainablele business business model model

Customer Benefits

HugeHuge developer developer community community RightsRights to to redistribut redistributee proprietary proprietary code code Very high code quality Very high code quality Representations,Representations, warranties warranties and and EasierEasier debugging debugging and and integration integration indemnificationindemnification EasyEasy download download and and trial trial + Full-time,Full-time, dedicat dedicateded development development team team NoNo escrow escrow issues issues (continuity,(continuity, roadmap, roadmap, documentation) documentation) FreedomFreedom from from vendor vendor lock-in lock-in SingleSingle vendor vendor to to ho holdld accountable accountable

For informational purposes only - may not be incorporated into a contract 13 Planned Berkeley DB Releases

Berkeley DB 4.5 – within 12 months • Multi-version concurrency control • Replication framework

Berkeley DB Java Edition 3.0 – within 12 months • New persistence API

Berkeley DB XML 2.3 – within 12 months • Event-based API • XQTS test suite integration • Query optimizer enhancements

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