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On September 29, 2000, Software.com, Inc. issued the following press
release:
Software.com Sets Record Date for Stockholder Meeting to Approve Merger
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2000-- Software.com Inc.
(Nasdaq:SWCM - news), a leading developer of carrier-scale, Internet
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infrastructure software for communications service providers, today announced
that the company has set a record date to determine stockholders who are
entitled to vote on its proposed merger with Phone.com.
Stockholders of record of the company as of the close of business on Sept.
25, 2000 will be entitled to vote on the adoption of the merger agreement
between Phone.com and Software.com. Software.com will hold a special
stockholders meeting on Nov. 17, 2000 at which Software.com shareholders will
vote on approval of the merger agreement.
Software.com -- The Internet Infrastructure Company(R)
With more than 116 million seats licensed, Software.com (Nasdaq:SWCM -
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news) is a leading supplier of carrier-scale Internet infrastructure software
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for communications service providers worldwide. Software.com provides the
scalable platform that enables service providers to deploy next-generation
business and consumer Internet services, including email, IP unified messaging,
mobile mail and mobile instant messaging.
Customers comprise many of the largest service providers worldwide,
including: AT&T Canada, AT&T WorldNet(R) Service, ALLTEL, Bell South,
Excite@Home, GTE.net Services, iBasis, Japan Telecom, Phone.com, PSINet, Road
Runner, Sprint PCS, Telecom Italia Net (Tin.it) and Telecom Italia Mobile SpA
(TIM). In addition, Software.com has established strategic relationships with
Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Nortel Networks and Telcordia Technologies
(formerly Bellcore). Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Barbara, the
company maintains offices throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. Software.com can
be reached in the U.S. at 805/882-2470 or www.software.com.
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Where You Can Find Additional Information:
Investors and security holders of Software.com are advised to read the
(definitive) joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed merger
included in the Form S-4 filed by Phone.com with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on Aug. 30, 2000, as subsequently amended, because it contains
important information about the transaction. Investors and security holders may
obtain a free copy of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus at the
Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site at http:\\www.sec.gov. The
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(definitive) joint proxy statement/prospectus and these other documents may also
be obtained for free from Software.com.
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