X0201 4 2003-12-12 0 0000851560 TARANTELLA INC TTLAE 0001044321 MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M 153 E 53RD ST 55TH FL NEW YORK NY 10022 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2003-12-12 4 P 0 2000000 1 A 5354771 I By Limited Partnerships Warrants 1.39 2003-12-12 4 P 0 400000 1.39 A 2003-12-12 2008-12-11 Common Stock 400000 1862500 I By Limited Partnerships This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) and David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse). They share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Technology Fund, LP (Tech) and Special Situations Technology II, LP. (Tech II), respectively. 571,771 shares of Common Stock , 239,500 Wts and 65,460 Wts are held by Tech and 2,920,500 shares of Common Stock, 1,223,000 Wts and 334,540 wts are held by Tech II. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the shares of Common Stock owned by Tech and Tech II is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest. Austin W. Marxe 2003-12-16 David M. Greenhouse 2003-12-16