JX	We have been assimilated!

April 1, 1998

Great news, folks:

Today the JX team inked a thirty-seven million dollar joint venture with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, to be named JGate. The primary goal of the new company will be to port JX to Win32 as an eventual replacement for MFC. CEO John Lindal said afterward: "We are very excited to be working with the Best software company in the world to bring the Best GUI framework to the Best platform." He went on to say that in an unrelated development the JX plans for a Java version of JX have been scrapped. "We don't see why anyone would want to use Java when the can use JX32," remarked Lindal.

In response to concern about the current JX customer and code base, Lindal emphatically denied that they would be adversely affected. "Our current users should not be worried. We are committed to meeting industry- recognized standards for stability and reliability just as Microsoft does. We expect to be ISO9000 certified very soon."

Another goal of the new venture is re-implementing Microsoft Bob in JX for both Unix and Win32 platforms under contract to parent company Microsoft, and the Unix version will be freeware. According to JGate Chairman of the Board Bill Gates "Some people misunderstand Microsoft's goals, and we want to demonstrate our willingness to be a good citizen. In the best traditions of the net, all the source to the Unix version of Microsoft Bob will be freely available."

Longer term plans include providing full access to JX from Visual Basic, commented CTO Glenn Bach. "We're very excited about the prospect of better scripting support for JX," he added.

When asked about JGate's long-term financial status, CFO Dustin Laurence outlined an ambitious capitalization program. "We expect to go public after we have shipped our first products. Look for an IPO in, say, 2001, or perhaps right after we have re-implemented the X Windows system to meet Microsoft's demanding quality standards."

Dustin, "Check the date"