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Stiles A. Kellett Jr. Joins Air2Web Board of Directors; Chairman of Kellett Investment Corp. Brings Strength and Expertise to Strategic Board

Business Wire, June 28, 2000

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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000

Air2Web Inc., the leading wireless application service provider, Wednesday announced the addition of Stiles A. Kellett, Jr. to its board of directors.

Kellett is the chairman of Kellett Investment Corp., a privately held investment firm specializing in telecommunications, technology and Internet infrastructure companies.

"The tremendous capacity of our board of directors, which is made up of some of the finest experts in telecommunications, finance, security and marketing executives and professionals in the industry, is a driving force of Air2Web's vision," said Sanjoy Malik, founder, president and chief executive officer of Air2Web.

"The addition of Stiles to this group will provide additional strength and direction in leveraging our company as the leader in the wireless ASP space."

Kellett brings with him a healthy investment background, with emphasis in telecommunications and healthcare. He served as chairman of the board of Advantage until it merged with LDDS/WorldCom Inc. in 1989, and is the longest standing board member of WorldCom Inc., serving since 1981. Kellett also sits on the boards of Virtual Bank, Netzee Inc. and Satellink Paging Inc.

"Air2Web understands the urgent need for information and the importance of communicating with mobile users," said Kellett. "I look forward to contributing to their mission of providing always interactive information, anytime, anywhere."

The addition of Kellett strengthens an already stellar cast of board members.

The company also receives counsel from an advisory board, which includes Brad Hammond, founder of Yahoo! NetRoadshow; Robert G. Cross, chairman of Talus; John C. Yates, technology partner for Morris, Manning & Martin; Jagadish Sheth, the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at Emory University; Eric F. Ensor, president and CEO of Point to Point Communications; Tom Noonan, president and CEO of Internet Security Systems (Nasdaq: ISSX); and Bill Nussey, president and CEO of iXL Inc. (Nasdaq: IIXL).

About Air2Web

Air2Web, based in Atlanta, is the leading wireless application service provider. The Air2Web Always Interactive(TM) suite of services enables organizations to create, deploy, and deliver their branded applications to consumers using all types of wireless devices, from WAP and SMS phones, to pagers, and pervasive computing devices.

The Air2Web service supports interactive text and audio applications across the widest range of wireless devices, including one-way SMS. Air2Web provides state-of-the-art application hosting with day-to-day applications management and 24x7 support.

Air2Web's customers include leading media, finance, travel, transportation, and e-commerce companies. For more information about Air2Web, please visit http://www.air2web.com.

Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All prices noted are in U.S. dollars and are valid only in the United States.

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