Former Sprint PCS Executive Joins UltiVerse Management Team; Wayne Nanna Named Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development

Business Wire, March 5, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2001

UltiVerse Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of wireless Internet messaging solutions, today announced the appointment of Wayne Nanna to its executive team. Formerly vice president of national accounts at Sprint PCS (NYSE:PCS), Nanna joins UltiVerse as senior vice president of sales and business development, bringing more than 11 years of wireless, Internet and telecommunications experience. Nanna is charged with forging strategic relationships and focusing sales and business development efforts by building a geographically dispersed, nationwide sales organization. His early focus is to drive penetration of Fortune 1000 companies to enhance the UltiVerse presence in key markets.

"Wayne possesses the experience necessary to accelerate our already rapid growth," said Rami Safadi, president and CEO, UltiVerse. "Wayne's success in launching wireless Internet solutions for Sprint PCS, extensive experience in consultative selling to Fortune 1000 companies, team building expertise and commitment to customers will enable him to develop an exceptional sales program."

Prior to his position as vice president of national accounts for Sprint PCS, Nanna served as area vice president. While at Sprint PCS, Nanna was responsible for all wireless sales to Fortune 1000 companies and grew customer revenues by millions of dollars in less than twelve months. In addition, he coordinated a long-term, national product deployment strategy and introduced leading edge wireless voice/data services. Nanna has also held positions with Prodigy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRGY), Southwestern Bell Communications (NYSE:SBC), and Polaroid Corporation (NYSE:PRD). Nanna was educated at Mercy College and received executive education at the Wharton School of Business.

"I have been involved in the wireless Internet messaging market since its infancy and feel strongly that UltiVerse's unparalleled technology, value proposition and product roadmap are certain to bring the company to the forefront of the industry," said Nanna. "I am eager to build a high-caliber sales and business development program that will create a broad, national presence, improve customer communications and catalyze the success of the company."

Nanna will lead sales of the FreeVerse wireless Internet messaging solution, which provides secure, real-time access to corporate collaboration information, such as email, voice mail, fax, calendar, contacts and tasks. This information can be accessed from any WAP-enabled wireless device, regardless of carrier. With FreeVerse, all activities are real-time - no synchronization is required. FreeVerse combines telephony, personal computing and wireless Internet technologies to deliver convenient cross-media features, allowing users to create voice-generated emails and meeting invitations, view email attachments and print them to fax machines, and listen to voice mails in a single voice/data messaging session. FreeVerse's upgradeable architecture allows for the seamless integration of advanced applications using text-to-speech, voice recognition and wireless Internet conferencing technologies.

About UltiVerse

UltiVerse is a leader in the exploding wireless Internet messaging market, offering solutions that capitalize on the convergence of telecommunications, personal computing and wireless Internet technologies. UltiVerse is the first wireless Internet messaging company to incorporate the benefits of a service provider model: complete security, true cross-media functionality, low cost and convenience. The company's award-winning FreeVerse solution is the first in a growing line of wireless Internet messaging services, fueled by an aggressive R&D program, that enable companies of all sizes to increase professional productivity and accessibility.