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Vodafone UK selects Jataayu's jBrowser for Pocket PC and Palm OS based handheld PC's

Bangalore, India, December 21, 2001- Jataayu is pleased to announce the selection of its jBrowser by Vodafone UK, part of Vodafone Group Plc. Vodafone UK will ship the WAP Browser along with Pocket PC and Palm OS based PDAs through its retail and business channels. With a mission of providing access to information whilst on the move, Vodafone UK provides and supports a wide range of mobile devices, including PDAs, to its customers...

According to Mr. Mahesh Jain, CEO - Jataayu Software, jBrowser Jataayus secure WAP Browser is an important product line for us and we are really pleased that Vodafone UK has selected our browser to deliver WAP Content onto handheld PCs. The Vodafone UK deal is very prestigious for Jataayu and is a highpoint in the growing success of Jataayu in the Indian as well as the overseas markets. This clearly exemplifies our commitment to deliver and support products that meet International standards and partner with leading solutions providers to deploy quality wireless products and solutions for Global markets.

Commenting on the deal, Alan Bennett-Brown, Head of Terminals Management at Vodafone U K said that, Providing our customers with access to information on the move is a key part of our mission to make life easier and more productive in the wireless world. The jBrowser offers excellent technical performance and usability, and Jataayu are able to provide versions for all major mobile computing platforms.

About Vodafone UK

Vodafone UK has been rated best network for customer satisfaction and network quality. In November 2001, Vodafone UK came top in Oftels quarterly residential survey with 98% of mobile customers surveyed using the Vodafone network being satisfied with the overall service provided by the company. In the same month, Vodafone UK came first in the Oftels nationwide drive-around call success rate survey we achieve an average of 97.4% - topping the charts in six out of nine UK regions, with the biggest leads of nearly 2% being recorded in Scotland and the South East.

Vodafone UK has 12.8 million customers, the largest share of the corporate mobile communications market and is part of worlds largest mobile community. The Newbury-based company offers mobile voice and data communications including GPRS, which was introduced to the corporate market in April 2001 and consumers in June 2001. The Vodafone UK network covers 99% of the population and transmits approximately 9 million text messages every day. Vodafone UK was the worlds first mobile operator to introduce international roaming, and currently offers its customers roaming on 301 networks in 129 countries.

About Jataayu Software

Jataayu Software, subsidiary of Integra Micro Systems (www.integramicro.com) and a member of the WAP Forum was the first in the world to announce the launch of WAP 2.0 compliant Gateways in October 2001. Jataayu is the leader in the WAP Arena in India with major Carriers, Banks and Enterprises deploying its Solutions. More than 75% of the WAP requests are currently being serviced by Jataayu WAP Gateway installations in India. The companys offerings include WAP Servers/Gateways, Browsers, SMS Gateway, Synchronization servers and clients, WAP Stack, WAP and WEB applications such as Mail, Chat, and Personal Information Manager. Jataayus professional Services division provides consultancy and custom software development services in the area of WAP, SMS, Sync, Messaging, Notification/Alert Systems and emerging 3G technologies.

Jataayus strategic alliances and investors include Asias Largest Software Company Tata Consultancy Services (www.tcs.com)and GE Capital, Mauritius. With the mission of
unwiring the internet and a vision to make the availability of Internet information Anywhere Anytime Anyway a reality. Jataayu is well positioned to offer world class products, applications, services and consulting for the Global market.

For more information, visit: http://www.jataayusoft.com or email [email protected]

For further information, please contact:

Raj Kesarimall

[email protected]

Director
Jataayu Software (P) Ltd

Ph:: +91 9845009881
Fax: +91 80 8565854

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