Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Navio Communications, Inc. today announced their plans to make Navio Navigator(TM), the Internet standard browser for non-PC and consumer devices based on Netscape Navigator(TM), available on Sun Microsystems' JavaStation(TM) devices.

This means that in addition to running the Navigator on personal computers, the Navigator browser will have a home on the JavaStation and network computers for the enterprise.

"Today's announcement means that Sun's customers can have the Navio Navigator browser on Java(TM) network computers," commented Dr. Wei Yen, president and chief executive officer, Navio Communications, Inc. "This relationship creates an industry standard in the new category of Network Computers for consumer and business devices."

"Many of our enterprise customers use the Navigator browser on their systems today. And we're delighted that the product will be available on the JavaStation as well," said Ed Zander, president of Sun Microsystems Computer Company.

The two companies have signed a non-binding letter of intent and look forward to working with each other to develop products for the burgeoning Internet-based industry.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

With annual revenues of more than $7 billion, Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides products and services that enable customers to build and maintain open network computing environments. Widely recognized as a proponent of open standards, the company is involved in the design, manufacture and sale of products, technologies and services for commercial and technical computing. Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.

About Navio Communications, Inc.

Founded in 1996, Navio Communications is an affiliate of Netscape Communications Corporation and is focused on the non-PC and consumer Internet marketplace. The company's mission is to take advantage of the power of the Internet and develop software based on open standards.