Exhibit A Notice to Educational Institution's Authorized Users IMPORTANT NOTICE PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE The [University] has been granted a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to make an unlimited number of copies exactly like the original delivered to the [University] of this software in machine-readable, binary and/or byte code form, together with the accompanying documentation ("Software"), for use in the [University]'s "domain" by the [University]'s faculty, employees, consultants and currently enrolled students ("Authorized Users") and only for degree-granting activities of the [University] and its Authorized Users, including research on the development of curricula, course instruction, course work, degree-related research, and directly related administrative support. The [University]'s "domain" means Licensee's sites that provide educational and support services directly to Authorized Users (including the [University]'s main and satellite campuses and offices) and nomadic computing by Authorized Users who link into the [University]'s network. The [University] may print an unlimited number of copies of the on-line documentation for use only by Authorized Users, so long as all of Sun's proprietary rights notices are reproduced on the printed documentation. You may incorporate the binary runtime modules identified in the on-line README file (the "Modules") of the Software into your Java application software programs ("Applications") that you develop using the Software, so long as you: (1) incorporate and distribute the Modules complete and unmodified only as part of, and for the sole purpose of running your Applications; (2) do not distribute additional software intended to replace any component(s) of the Module; (3) do not remove or alter any proprietary legends or notices contained in the Module; (4) prohibit users of your Application from modifying, decompiling, disassembling, decrypting, extracting, reducing to human-readable form or otherwise reverse engineering the Module; (5) include the following notice in your Applications somewhere that is conspicuous to the user of your Applications: "Portions 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Such portions are subject to certain licenses and restrictions that are incorporated herein by reference."; and (6) agree to defend, indemnify and hold Sun and its licensors harmless against any claims or lawsuits, including attorneys' fees, that arise or result from the use or distribution of your Applications. YOU MAY NOT SELL THE APPLICATIONS THAT YOU DEVELOP USING THE SOFTWARE. You may not modify the Java Platform Interface ("JPI", identified as classes contained within the "java" package or any subpackages of the "java" package), by creating additional classes within the JPI or otherwise causing the addition to or modification of the classes in the JPI. If you do create any Java-related API and distribute such API to others for applet or application development, you must promptly publish broadly, an accurate specification for such API for free use by all developers of Java-based software. The Software is copyrighted and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors. Except as specifically authorized, you may not (1) modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, reduce to human- readable form or otherwise reverse engineer the Software or (2) unbundle, or make available separately by itself, any part of the Software. Sun owns the Java trademark and all Java-related trademarks, logos and icons including the Coffee Cup and Duke ("Java Marks"). The [University] and its Authorized Users may not use any Sun name, trademark or logo, and must: (1) comply with the Java Trademark Guidelines at http://java.sun.com/trademarks.html; (2) not do anything harmful to or inconsistent with Sun's rights in the Java Marks; and (3) assist Sun in protecting those rights, including assigning to Sun any rights in any Java Mark.