Works with Other Industry Leaders to Provide Harmonized Web Access to Application Data and Messaging from Any Mobile Communications Device

Baltimore, MD (April 27, 1999) -- Lexacom N45W73 Inc. today announced it has joined the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum to help lead the industry in implementing a new global wireless protocol for mobile information technologies and devices. The WAP Forum was founded in 1997 by Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Unwired Planet (now Phone.com). Its protocol has become the de-facto worldwide standard for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals.

This announcement further confirms Lexacom's commitment to providing standards-based, innovation-driven technologies for Internet and wireless platforms. It closely follows the company's March release of Lexacom Calendar^™ and Lexacom Sync!^™ for Psion^� at CeBIT '99, and their European corporate launch and demonstration of the Lexacom Wireless Data Server^™ at the February GSM World Congress.

"The WAP Forum will finally give mobile users of data the freedom they have always dreamed of. Freedom with the security of being connected to any application, any data, when and where they need it," said Lexacom General Manager Joseph Kranitz. "Lexacom's participation in WAP will allow us to maintain our leadership position in the wireless marketplace, influencing wireless standards and providing breakthrough technologies to our customers."

Membership in the WAP Forum also will allow Lexacom to share industry knowledge to positively influence ongoing WAP developments. Lexacom is already developing software applications that are WAP-based, and will be among the first software developers to deliver WAP-enabled solutions to the marketplace.

The WAP Forum's global wireless protocol specification leverages existing Internet standards such as XML and IP for all wireless networks. WAP Forum membership is open to all industry participants including terminal and infrastructure manufacturers; operators, carriers and service providers; software houses; content providers; and companies developing services and applications for mobile devices. Together, WAP members will provide millions of WAP browser-enabled devices to consumers by the end of 2000. For more information, visit the WAP Forum website @ www.wapforum.org.

About Lexacom:

Caroline Couvrette
Lexacom N45W73 Inc.
Marketing Associate
(514) 861-6731
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