Oki Electric and BEA Systems Deliver Converged IT and Telecommunications Platform
- World's First J2EE-Based Communications Application Server Designed to Help Bring Faster Time to Value to Telecommunications Customers Worldwide -

As the leading supplier of Internet Protocol (IP) phones in the Japanese market, Oki Electric has developed "AP@PLAT," a technology platform combining IT and telecommunications designed to create new value in business for customers. BEA Systems, also a leader within the telecommunications industry, has a rich heritage of building and deploying application infrastructure software used by thousands of customers worldwide. Together, Oki Electric and BEA Systems have collaborated in the area of Web solutions and jointly delivered a number of mission-critical IT solutions to the Japanese market. It is that solid collaboration, coupled with the companies' strength in Telecommunications and IT that has enabled the joint development of the world's first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)^*1 application server on J2EE^*2.

"The convergence of IT and Telephony is top of mind for telecommunications customers today," said Tod Nielsen, executive vice president, products organization, BEA Systems. "With the release of SipAs on WebLogic, customers now have a scalable, reliable, 'carrier-class' technology platform upon which to build and deploy a new generation of services to help drive top-line revenue."

"With our strengths and abundant experience in telecommunications, we pride ourselves on bringing innovative communications solutions to the market," said Mr. Toshinao Takeuchi, President of NetBusiness Solutions Company at Oki Electric. "Through our partnership with BEA Systems, we can empower our customers to use IT as a competitive differentiator and help enable them to build a collection of innovative products and services that can be delivered more quickly to the market."

SipAs on WebLogic is the world's first SIP application server operating on an enterprise-class J2EE server. It combines Oki Electric's IP communications technology with BEA WebLogic Server 8.1. It is designed to enable users to build SIP-compatible communicating applications in the J2EE realm as a platform that can deliver service oriented architecture (SOA)^*3 in broadband/ubiquitous environments. Leveraging the properties of BEA WebLogic, with its proven track record as an enterprise-class J2EE server, SipAs on WebLogic will be the first Japanese product that supports "BEA WebLogic Workshop Control Validation Program.

SipAs on WebLogic is scheduled to be exhibited at the BEA eWorld JAPAN 2004 conference on June 17th and 18th, 2004, where Oki Electric will be a Platinum Sponsor. It is also scheduled to be shown,at NetWorld+Interop 2004 Tokyo beginning on June 28. For more information about BEA eWorld Japan 2004, visit http://www.eworld.jp/.

*1 SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)

SIP is believed to be the standard communication protocol for IP phones in the future, due to its high affinity with the Internet.

*2 J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition)

An application platform for building server systems using Java, mainly for large-scale businesses.

*3 SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)

An IT architecture where business processes are defined as services, focusing on the reuse of services.

About AP@PLAT
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. provides a converging solution of IT and Communication, which concept is called AP@PLAT. This provides optimized network to the customers by combining VoIP, CTI, VOD, Security and Payment applications.

About Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Founded more than a century ago in 1881, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. is Japan's first telecommunications manufacturer, with its headquarter in Tokyo, Japan. With the corporate vision, "Oki, Network Solutions for a Global Society," Oki Electric provides top-quality products, technologies and solutions to its customers through its telecommunications systems, information systems and electronic devices segments. All three segments are integrated into one effective organization that functions as a collective force to create exciting new products and technologies, including information and telecom converged solutions. Through its business activities, Oki Electric satisfies a spectrum of customer needs in various markets.

About "BEA WebLogic Workshop Control Validation Program"
BEA WebLogic Workshop Control Validation Program is a program for the verification of Workshop controls developed by third parties as satisfying the highly-set criteria of BEA in terms of functionality, flexibility and stability. Users can enjoy the secured performance of the products which have passed this program.

About BEA Systems
BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS) is the world's leading application infrastructure software company, providing the enterprise software foundation that allows thousands of companies to benefit from service-oriented architectures. With more than 15,000 customers around the world, including the majority of the Fortune Global 500, BEA and its WebLogic® and Tuxedo® brands are among the most trusted names in business.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., BEA has 71 offices in 34 countries and is on the Web at http://www.bea.com/

Notes:

• BEA, Tuxedo, and WebLogic are registered trademarks and BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform, BEA WebLogic Server, BEA WebLogic Integration, BEA WebLogic Portal, BEA WebLogic JRockit, BEA WebLogic Platform, BEA WebLogic Express, BEA WebLogic Workshop, BEA WebLogic Java Adapter for Mainframe, BEA Liquid Data for WebLogic and BEA eLink are trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. All other company and product names may be the subject of intellectual property rights reserved by third parties.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking, including the statements regarding the plans, goals, completion, implementation, benefits, and details of the relationship between BEA and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. ("Global Partner"); the development efforts, product delivery and other goals related to this relationship; and the features and benefits of BEA's and Global Partner's products. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: any unforeseen technical difficulties related to the development and optimization BEA's or Global Partner's products; the timing of additional investments of resources by BEA and Global Partner related to any joint initiatives; and any software errors related to BEA's or Global Partner's products or the integration thereof. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures set forth in BEA's 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2004 as filed with the SEC and subsequent reports filed thereafter by BEA from time-to-time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and BEA does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements.

[Reference: Features of SipAs on WebLogic]