NeoPoint Announces Recipient of Its $5,000 ''Simply More Intelligent'' Scholarship for San Diego County High School Seniors

Business Wire, May 1, 2000

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000

Scholarship And Paid Internship Awarded To Serra High School

Honors Student Jason Remple

NeoPoint Inc., a market leader in developing state-of-the-art smartphones and information services, Monday announced that senior Jason Remple, an honors student at Serra High School in San Diego, has been selected as the recipient of the company's $5,000 `Simply More Intelligent' Scholarship for San Diego County High School Seniors.

The scholarship, along with a paid internship at NeoPoint, is being offered in conjunction with the Asian Business Association of San Diego. Jason was selected for demonstrating excellence in academics, entrepreneurial spirit, interest in technology and strong community involvement.

"Jason is a shining example of how hard work can lead to success," said William Son, chairman, CEO and president of NeoPoint. "He has thrived academically and displayed tremendous entrepreneurial and community spirit, which are invaluable traits that will only help to further his growth in college, during his internship at NeoPoint and beyond."

Remple, who will attend the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) next fall and major in electrical engineering, has maintained a 4.0 grade point average at Serra while serving as captain of his school's academic league and wrestling teams during the past two years.

In addition to scoring a perfect 800 on the SAT II physics exam, Remple designed award-winning science projects, and also co-developed and wrote a computer game program known as Tetris using DOS C++, which prevents humans from defeating the computer.

The honors student has also participated in local community volunteer programs, providing gifts and food for low-income families through the "Spirits of Christmas" program and interacting with children through the church-sponsored program, "Awana's."

Applicants for the scholarship were evaluated based on their high school grade point average and coursework, as well as their demonstrated interest in technology, community involvement and leadership skills.

Each applicant, nominated by a school representative or community leader, was also required to explain their "entrepreneurial spirit" in a written essay, describing a situation in which they set a goal for a project, and developed and executed a plan down to the slightest detail to achieve the overall objective.

As the scholarship recipient, Remple will also participate in a paid internship in the product management/engineering department at NeoPoint's corporate headquarters in San Diego beginning in the summer of 2001.

About the Asian Business Association, San Diego

The Asian Business Association, San Diego (ABA) is an organization dedicated to organizing, representing and empowering the Asian business community. The ABA accomplishes this through regular monthly meetings, educational workshops, and annual special events such as a Chinese New Year's celebration, the ABA Classic golf tournament, and the annual awards banquet.

Corporate sponsors of the ABA include Bank of America, Pacific Bell, Sempra Energy, Unified Port District, Union Bank, Viejas Casino, and Wells Fargo. While the San Diego chapter of ABA consists of approximately 350 members, there are more than 1000 members statewide.

About NeoPoint Inc.

NeoPoint is a market leader in developing state-of-the-art smartphones and information services that optimize the way wireless users access the people and information resources essential to them. NeoPoint's myAladdin.com smart service is designed to provide consumers with comprehensive location-based intelligent information, when and where they want it.

In addition to its consumer products and information services, the firm's Systems Engineering group provides sophisticated RF engineering services and analytical tools to leading wireless equipment vendors, carriers and infrastructure manufacturers worldwide. Based in La Jolla, NeoPoint is a privately held company that also operates offices in Seoul, Korea and San Jose, Calif.

For more information, visit the NeoPoint Web site at www.neopoint.com.

NeoPoint and myAladdin.com are trademarks of NeoPoint, Inc.