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Radiowave.com Adds Streaming Capabilities Through Alliance With INTERVU

Business Wire, Feb 11, 1999

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 1999--

Broadcasters not only stream on Internet, but they can make money

doing it

RadioWave.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., (NYSE: MOT), and the leading provider of visually interactive radio for broadcasters, and INTERVU Inc., (NASDAQ: ITVU), the leading service provider for Internet video delivery solutions, today announced an alliance to distribute streaming media for RadioWave.com for its broadcast radio customers in major markets across the country.

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RadioWave.com allows radio broadcasters to capture Internet advertising dollars from their existing customers by coordinating live radio broadcasts with interactive visual advertising and programming. RadioWave.com is the only company today to deliver interactive programming for live radio broadcasters. RadioWave.com's new alliance with INTERVU expands the capabilities RadioWave.com can offer its customers for a turn-key integrated media solution.

"We are very pleased to add INTERVU to our team of best-of-breed partners," said James Burke, vice president of RadioWave.com. "INTERVU's strengths in high-quality distribution make this alliance a natural fit."

INTERVU has been paving the road for streaming media since the development of its patent-pending, distributed network. INTERVU is the only Internet video delivery company with an automated network that consists of intelligently distributed video delivery centers co-located across major backbone providers and ISPs. This distributed network architecture allows the company to handle very high volumes of simultaneous Internet users, while achieving minimal delays in the delivery of first-rate video and audio to users' computers.

"INTERVU is excited about our new alliance with RadioWave.com to provide high-quality streaming services,"said Harry Gruber, CEO of INTERVU. "With INTERVU's exclusively service-oriented business model, we will continue to act as a silent partner not competing for Internet traffic or brand awareness, helping to ensure that RadioWave.com's clients create and enhance their own online brand identities."

About RadioWave.com

RadioWave.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., is the leading provider of visually interactive radio for broadcasters. RadioWave.com has created a way for radio broadcasters to capture Internet advertising dollars from their existing customers, develop NTR-type revenues without adding staff or consultants, and compete for listeners on the Internet. Utilizing proprietary technology developed with Motorola, and partnerships with leading companies including Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), broadcast.com (NASDAQ: BCST), Arbitron (NYSE: CEN), INTERVU (NASDAQ: ITVU), and JamTV, RadioWave.com provides visually interactive radio over the Internet. RadioWave.com developed the RadioWave.com (TM) Player, which takes live radio, streams it on the Internet and adds pictures of the commercial spots and links to the advertisers Websites. It does the same for the music being broadcast displaying album art along with links to more information about the music on-air. This creates e-commerce opportunities for advertisers and benefits for listeners. Additional information can be found at www.radiowave.com.

About INTERVU Inc.

INTERVU Inc. (Nasdaq: ITVU) offers powerful, turnkey solutions to deliver or "stream" live and on-demand audio and video broadcasts over the Internet. INTERVU's streaming media services are utilized for many different types of business uses including entertainment, news reporting, corporate communications, investor relations, and distance learning. INTERVU is the only Internet audio/video delivery company with a patent-pending, automated network that is comprised of numerous delivery centers strategically positioned around the United States and Europe. This distributed network architecture allows the company to handle very high volumes of simultaneous Internet users, while ensuring first-rate delivery of video and audio to users' computers. INTERVU works with leading entertainment, news and technology companies, including American Interactive Media (OTC: AIME), CNN (NYSE: TWX), DVD EXPRESS, DoubleClick (Nasdaq: DCLK), Excite (Nasdaq: XCIT) / At Home (Nasdaq: ATHM), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS), Moviefone (Nasdaq: MOFN) / AOL (Nasdaq: NYSE: AOL), NBC (NYSE: GE), MSNBC, Major League Baseball, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), OnRadio, RadioWave.com, VideoSeeker, and Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO). Additional information can be found at www.intervu.net.

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