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Intuit Selects Marimba As Technology Partner In Internet Product Expansion
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - May 26, 1998 - Marimbatm, Inc. today announced that Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU), a world leader in financial software and Web-based services, has selected Marimba's Castanet(tm) application distribution and management (ADM) technology for use with certain products as Intuit expands the Internet-related products and services it offers to millions of customers worldwide. As a comprehensive ADM solution, Castanet was created to help companies worldwide overcome the challenges they face in deploying and maintaining applications, data and services over any network, to any endpoint.

Marimba's Castanet is a field-proven solution that allows companies, such as Intuit, to quickly and easily extend the reach and capabilities of existing or planned applications. It effectively exploits the potential of the Internet as a platform for distributing, managing and updating software. Both Intuit and Marimba will announce specific applications and functionality at a future date.

"We selected Marimba's Castanet software as an important part of our commitment to continue to deliver the best personal financial management solutions that allow people to make the most of their money," said Bill Harris, executive vice president of Intuit Inc.

"Intuit has an established reputation as a company that has revolutionized the way people manage their financial lives," said Kim Polese, president and CEO of Marimba, Inc. "As Intuit looks to the future and for new ways to leverage the inherent immediacy of the World Wide Web in its products, we are delighted to have been selected as their technology partner."

 
About Castanet
Since its introduction in early 1997, Castanet has rapidly emerged as the technology-of-choice for businesses that wish to reduce the cost and simplify the complexity of deploying, managing and updating applications and information services over corporate networks and the Internet. Castanet allows existing or new applications written in all of the popular languages to be published to a Castanet server. Castanet then provides personalized deployment, management and updating of the application and data to appropriate end-user clients on an iterative basis.
 
About Marimba
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Marimba, Inc. is a privately held software company whose mission is to reduce the complexity and cost of doing business by enabling companies to manage, distribute and update applications and services across devices, platforms and networks - automatically and efficiently. These capabilities allow businesses to deploy services to an extended enterprise, connecting themselves with employees, business partners and consumers.
 
About Intuit
Intuit Inc., a financial software and Web-based services company, develops and markets Quicken, the leading personal finance software; TurboTax, the best-selling tax preparation software; and QuickBooks, the most popular small business accounting software. Intuit's Quicken.com Web site offers a complete set of personal finance news, information, and tools, including the leading mutual fund and insurance sites. Intuit's products and services enable individuals, small businesses, and financial professionals to better manage their financial lives and businesses.

Marimba and Castanet are trademarks of Marimba, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective companies.

 
Intuit, the Intuit logo, Quicken, QuickBooks, QuickBooks Pro, TurboTax, MacInTax, InsureMarket and ProSeries, among others, are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc. or one of its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Quicken.com, BankNOW, Quicken Financial Planner, and QuickenMortgage, among others, are trademarks and/or service marks of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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