MobileQ Joins WAP Forum; Mobility Server Software Provider Joins Ranks of Industry Leaders Who are Forging Technology Standards for Mobile Communication

Business Wire, August 30, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2000

MobileQ, Inc., a developer of server software for mobilizing business applications, today announced its membership in the WAP Forum, the industry association that has developed the de facto world standard for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals.

The WAP Forum is comprised of hundreds of companies from various segments of the wireless industry value chain, including wireless network operators worldwide, device manufacturers, infrastructure providers, software developers, content publishers, and value added services providers.

As a member of the WAP Forum, MobileQ will have opportunities to network and collaborate with other industry leaders at the forefront of emerging standards for mobile devices. Other notable members of the Forum include AT&T Wireless Services, BEA Systems, Bell Mobility, Citigroup, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Phone.com, Sun Microsystems, Tibco and Verizon Wireless.

MobileQ provides server software, XMLEdge(TM), that enables companies to deliver banking, brokerage, customer relationship management, dispatch and other standard and custom line of business application to any mobile device, including PDA's and mobile phones. MobileQ intends to make XMLEdge(TM) the one-stop mobility solution for companies by ensuring its compatibility with all competing technology standards, of which WAP is a major one. Based upon the open standards of XML, XMLEdge(TM) renders enterprise data for presentation in a manner that is consistent, easy to manipulate, and optimized for the features and functionality of any mobile device.

"The WAP Forum is currently driving the standards for rendering information to mobile phones, which is one of the devices that we are targeting, along with PDA's," said Vish Canaran, CEO of MobileQ." Joining the WAP Forum allows us to stay on top of the evolving WAP standards, especially as they relate to security and WML."

MobileQ recently appointed Gregory Williams, chairman of the WAP Forum and COO of Prodigy Communications Corporation, to its board of directors. To facilitate rapid adoption of XMLEdge(TM) as the leading wireless infrastructure solution, MobileQ is also establishing strategic partnerships with select systems integrators, application service providers, network service providers and device manufacturers. Most recently, the company announced alliances with Samsung, AGENCY.COM, and Lobby7.

About MobileQ, Inc.

MobileQ, Inc. provides server software and vertical industry wireless solutions, which enable companies to deliver information to mobile employees quickly and securely, leveraging the emerging industry standard for Internet communication, XML. MobileQ's flagship product, XMLEdge(TM), fits into any existing enterprise technology architecture, enabling companies to extend the reach of their applications by delivering personalized information to mobile device users. MobileQ provides these solutions directly to companies and, indirectly, through strategic partnerships with select systems integrators, application service providers and network service providers. MobileQ is headquartered in New York with offices in Toronto. Investors include Pequot Capital Management, Clarity Capital, Bell Mobility and Samsung.