NEC America to Integrate TABLETmedia's Software Client Into Its Internet Telephony Platforms

Business Wire, Sept 9, 2002

Business Editors & High Tech Writers

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2002

New Alliance Will Deliver Enterprise-Wide Wireless Mobile Video, Voice

and Data Communications

NEC America, Inc. (NEC) has announced that it has reached a memorandum of understanding with San Francisco-based TABLETmedia, Inc. to integrate the company's software client into its line of IP Telephony platforms, enabling businesses to deliver enterprise voice, video and data communications to wireless hand-held devices and PDAs running the Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 operating system.

"This strategic alliance with TABLETmedia is an important step in NEC's continuing effort to empower enterprises through converged multi-media IP terminals," said Mike Rosen, general manager, NEC's Marketing and Sales Support Division. "Our combined resources provide solutions that are designed to deliver the tangible benefits most associated with converged communications, including vastly improved efficiency, greater productivity and reduced management costs. And, most importantly, these solutions are delivered in an open environment to the mobile user."

As a result, NEC's IP Telephony platforms, such as the NEAX(R) 2400 IPX and the NEAX 2000 IPS, will be able to deliver voice, video and data communications to a quickly expanding group of hand-held devices and PDAs from a wide variety of manufacturers. In addition, this solution has the unique capability to provide both voice and video over the IP wired/wireless network, enabling mobile workers such as security staff to access critical information through multiple media.

"We are very pleased that NEC has selected our company's software client for their already successful array of converged business communications systems," said Alessandro Gatti, president of TABLETmedia, Inc. "We are confident that our joint effort will result in top notch wireless mobility applications that will enable enterprises to greatly improve communications and reduce costs at the same time."

A leader in delivering practical converged communications solutions to enterprises, NEC provides a wide array of IP PBXs, IP telephones, Internet appliances and applications that offer fully reliable and functional voice, video and data communications. NEC's voice solutions operate in open environments and are engineered to deliver IP and TDM Telephony in a mixed environment, based upon customer needs. In addition, NEC's BlueFire(TM) family of IP routers and switches provides reliable data communications to the enterprise as well.

Editors Note: For additional information on NEC's Corporate Networks Group and its products, please consult the World Wide Web at http://www.cng.nec.com.

About NEC America, Inc.

NEC America, Inc., an affiliate of NEC Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY), develops and markets a complete line of advanced communications products and software for public and private networks, including digital key telephone and PBX systems; IP telephony solutions; wireless communications; IP routing and switching products; ATM switching systems; facsimile equipment; fiber optic transmission systems; digital microwave radio, satellite communications and network management systems. For more information about NEC telecommunication solutions for the enterprise market, visit www.cng.nec.com.

About TABLETmedia, Inc.

TABLETmedia, Inc. develops and distributes to manufacturers and integrators interactive IP-based communication solutions for mobile platforms. Using advanced integration, communication and compression technologies, TABLETmedia was the first company in the world to turn PDAs into standards-based mobile telephones and video communication devices operating on any type of wireless data networks. TABLETmedia's iFon(TM) enable enterprises to deploy previously unfeasible mobile video applications, such as remote surveillance, field support and training. Employee productivity and efficiency are greatly improved while companies cut operational costs by simply extending the existing corporate telephony infrastructure to wireless mobile devices such as PDA-based phones. More information on TABLETmedia is available at http://www.tabletmedia.com.

NEAX is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. BlueFire is a registered trademark of NEC America, Inc. TABLETmedia and iFon and associated design marks and logos are trademarks of TABLETmedia, Inc.