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David Peterschmidt, Vorstandsvorsitzender von Inktomi, gibt sich trotz Absatzkrise weiterhin optimistisch. Speziell Neuprodukte sollen den Umsatz des Software-Spezialisten für Internet-Suchmaschinen wieder ankurbeln, der im laufenden Quartal deutlich hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleiben wird.

Nach Aussagen von Peterschmidt sollen bereits in einem Jahr etwa 60 bis 70% der Einnahmen von Neuprodukten generiert werden. Eine mögliche Übernahme – der Börsenwert beträgt nur noch 370 Mio.$ - hält der Inktomi-Chef zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt für unwahrscheinlich. Insbesondere der aktuelle Kassenbestand von etwa 250 Mio.$ soll die schwierige Unternehmensphase überbrücken und die hohen Verluste auffangen.

Die Inktomi-Aktie notiert vorbörslich mit einem Plus von 8,8% bei 3,20$.

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Thursday April 12, 9:01 am Eastern Time

Press Release

Sun Microsystems Expands Inktomi Search Software Deployment Across Global Network

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2001--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced that Sun Microsystems Inc. has expanded the deployment of Inktomi® Search Software across its intranet, extranet and public sites to enable the efficient search of more than 40 million documents on more than 30,000 servers worldwide. By leveraging the Inktomi platform for its internal and external search, Sun can manage the rapid growth of its network and the documents within it while providing employees, customers and Internet users with high quality search results.

Inktomi Search Software is a robust, scalable platform that powers the Inktomi Search/Custom, Inktomi Search/Enterprise and Inktomi Search/Site applications. Sun has deployed Inktomi Search/Enterprise and Inktomi Search/Site as an easy to install and maintain licensed search solution that enables natural language search and topic hierarchy capabilities compatible with hundreds of file formats on corporate intranets, extranets and public sites.

``Our network is very demanding and requires incredible scale and flexibility from an enterprise search software product,`` said Bill Howard, senior vice president and chief information officer, Sun Microsystems. ``Inktomi Search Software provides the extensive capabilities we need for our growing network, while requiring minimal IT maintenance and administrative effort.``

In 1997, Sun`s initial deployment of the Inktomi Search Software consisted of more than one million documents on more than 2,000 servers. Today, Sun runs one of the largest and most advanced global networks and has expanded its use of the software to now process more than 170,000 queries a day on its intranet, extranet and Web sites. Additionally, with the enhanced language capabilities of Inktomi Search Software, Sun is considering a build out of its intranet to include an Asian-specific search cluster to augment European and U.S. operations.

``Inktomi is pleased to continue working with Sun as a core search solution within its global enterprise and public network,`` said Troy Toman, vice president and general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. ``Our expanding relationship with Sun is a testament to the benefits our software can provide to large corporations seeking cost-savings and improved employee productivity through efficient search.``

About Inktomi Search Solutions

Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate Web search results, powers many of the largest Internet portals and destination sites worldwide, as well as some of the largest, most demanding enterprise intranets. Inktomi provides a full range of search services and products from turnkey, hosted solutions to licensed software packages enabling customers to change their business model for providing search without having to change search engines. Inktomi Search Solutions also offers technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies seamlessly integrated with search functionality, empowering Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises alike to provide their users with a highly efficient and satisfying way to find information.

About Inktomi

Based in Foster City, Inktomi develops and markets scalable infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet(SM). Inktomi`s business is divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions, providing search and content classification products and services to Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi`s customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America Online, AT&T, Compaq, Excite@Home, HP, Intel, iWon, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.inktomi.com/.

Note to Editors: Inktomi, Essential to the Internet and the tri-colored cube logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Sun, Sun Microsystems and the Sun Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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