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MILPITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 6, 2000 - Euphorion Inc. announced today its participation in the Planet Project™, providing both front-end user interface design and back-end technology integration services for this highly complex web-based system. Euphorion's primary involvement in this history-making initiative, is to ensure that the multitude of technical elements that must come together for this project, do so seamlessly, effectively and on schedule. The Planet Project - "Your Voice, Your World" - is an unprecedented Internet-based global poll of the human race (www.planetproject.com). To be administered over four days in November (15-18), the Planet Project will let millions of people around the world instantly share and compare their views and opinions. The poll will contain multiple questions on topics ranging from the thought provoking to the entertaining. Envisioned and developed by 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS), the Planet Project illustrates the company's commitment to creating a global community, connected through simple-to-use networking technology. The Planet Project only now is possible because of the advanced technologies brought together by a powerful group of leading companies which rallied behind 3Com's concept and generously provided specialized resources to bring this ambitious project to life. "This responsibility plays to our strength as a company, which is to rapidly assemble, integrate and customize multiple technology components within a best-in-class platform to create durable web-systems," said Jeff Hunter, CEO of Euphorion Inc. "Together with our partners in the Catenas Network, we can rapidly synthesize high-level business concepts, into complete e-solutions." The most visible aspect of the contribution that Euphorion has made to the Planet Project is the development of the user interface that millions of visitors will utilize during the extraordinary four-day event. However, a great deal of the expertise that has been (and will continue to be) provided is behind the scenes. During the last few weeks prior to go-live, Euphorion has been instrumental in ensuring that this unique system will be up and performing according to expectations. For example:
"A project such as this has technological requirements of mammoth proportions. Euphorion's ability to rapidly and confidently take control of the technology aspects of this initiative has been incredible," said Rick Smolan, President of Against All Odds Productions and Producer of the Planet Project. "We are lucky to have them as a contributor, and they provide a greatly enhanced degree of confidence in a successful outcome". Other leading companies joining 3Com and Euphorion in the Planet Project are Eucid, Harris Interactive, Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation, AT&T, BEA Systems, Akamai Technologies, Mercury Interactive and Macromedia. For more information, visit www.planetproject.com. About 3Com Corporation About Euphorion
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