Aerzone To Demo Wireless Broadband Technology At Radio City Music Hall, Tuesday, October 3rd; Aerzone Demo and Investor Presentation to Repeat in San Francisco, October 5th

Business Wire, Oct 2, 2000

Business Editors and High Tech Writers

NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000

Aerzone, a subsidiary of SoftNet Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFN) will be holding an investor presentation with a live hands-on demo of its wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and service in New York City at Radio City Music Hall, on Tuesday, October 3rd, at 9:00 a.m. and in San Francisco at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, on Thursday, October 5th. In addition to the live technology demo, SoftNet and Aerzone executives will be discussing Aerzone's marketing and financial plans, as well its rollout schedule and strategy.

Senior management, including Dr. Lawrence B. Brilliant, SoftNet's chairman and chief executive officer, and CEO of Aerzone; Markus Rohrbasser, SoftNet's chief financial officer; Garrett Girvan, Aerzone's president; and Andrew Cromarty, Ph.D., SoftNet's chief technology officer will be on hand to answer questions about the company.

Capacity is limited at these events and attendance is by invitation only. Media interested in attending either event should contact Gloria Parrish or Diane Olberg at 415-846-9923 and 415-601-9337 respectively. The company's presentation for these events will also be available on the SoftNet Web site.

About Aerzone

Aerzone, majority-owned by SoftNet Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFN), operates wireless broadband local area networks and business centers in locations frequented by business professionals, such as major airports, convention centers and hotels. Aerzone's equity partners include SoftNet Systems and Delta Air Lines. Nokia and Cisco are Aerzone's preferred wireless technology vendors. Aerzone is currently available in two airports (Vancouver and Ottawa) with Aerzone Business Centers available in 13 U.S. airports. For more information on Aerzone or Aerzone Business Centers please visit www.aerzone.com.

About SoftNet Systems, Inc.

SoftNet is a leading global broadband Internet services company. In addition to Aerzone, SoftNet owns two operating subsidiaries. SoftNet's Intellicom subsidiary combines broadband Internet services with sophisticated two-way satellite technology to deliver a complete end-to-end solution for ISPs, schools, government institutions and businesses. Intellicom utilizes state-of-the-art wireless technologies, broadband delivery, data-push, caching and multicasting services to build the Invisible Internet and provide the only viable total solution for interactive, on-demand, multimedia content delivery.

SoftNet is also known for its leading-edge entry into the cable Internet access business through its ISP Channel subsidiary. ISP Channel currently services thousands of cable customers nationwide with two-way broadband data services.

For further information on SoftNet Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries, visit www.softnet.com. or call 415-365-2500.