Extended Systems Launches OneBridge Mobile Sales; Packaged application accelerates mobilization of SFA and CRM for greater field effectiveness

Business Wire, May 10, 2004

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BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2004

Extended Systems (Nasdaq:XTND), a leading provider of mobile application solutions for the enterprise, announced today the release of OneBridge Mobile Sales. OneBridge Mobile Sales is a packaged mobile sales application designed specifically for how the mobile user works. The product includes pre-defined modules such as contacts, opportunities, reporting and forecast and integrates with virtually any back-end application, including popular CRM systems such as Siebel, SAP, SalesLogix and custom legacy systems. OneBridge Mobile Sales provides field representatives with easy access to mission-critical data on handheld devices, leading to improved field effectiveness and increased adoption rates of existing CRM systems.

OneBridge Mobile Sales is available for both Pocket PC and Palm devices and supports multiple connectivity methods to back-end systems. Field sales professionals can use OneBridge Mobile Sales seamlessly in and out of wireless coverage areas. In addition, the product is customizable so developers can implement custom business processes on top of the product's existing framework.

"We listened to our customers when we developed this next-generation mobile sales application," said Mark Willnerd, vice president of business development at Extended Systems. "We designed the product with the mobile user work flow in mind, optimizing features that promote ease-of-use, with a specific focus on field reporting. Furthermore, it allows corporations to preserve their CRM investments and legacy applications while getting started with mobility for a low total cost of ownership."

Additional features of OneBridge Mobile Sales include:

-- Device management capabilities for IT departments which reduce

on-going support costs.

-- Both offline and instant ("always-on") access to e-mail and

PIM (personal information management) as well as line of

business data.

-- Unmatched ease of data collection and detail reporting with

configurable "textblocks" -- promoting truly paperless

processes.

"From applications to back-end integration, Extended Systems continues to deliver solutions that accelerate the mobilization of enterprise applications in virtually any environment," said Charles Jepson, president and CEO at Extended Systems.

Pricing and Availability

OneBridge Mobile Sales is available now. For more information, call 1-800-322-7575 or visit the company Web site at www.extendedsystems.com.

About Extended Systems

Extended Systems provides the expertise, strategy and solutions to help enterprise organizations streamline their business processes through mobile technology. The company's OneBridge mobile solutions suite enables companies to mobilize critical enterprise applications such as e-mail, field service, sales force automation (SFA), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM). Extended Systems has more than 2,500 enterprise customers worldwide and key alliance relationships with Avaya, EDS, HP, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, palmOne, PalmSource, Sharp, Siemens, Software AG, Sony Ericsson, Symbian and Toshiba.

Founded in 1984, Extended Systems has offices and subsidiaries in the United States and worldwide. For more information, call 1-800-235-7576 or visit the company Web site.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the success of OneBridge Mobile Sales. These risks and uncertainties include the overall economic conditions and the level of information technology purchasing by existing and potential customers, the success of key business relationships, continued growth in the markets for our products, the perceived and realized benefits of mobile devices, the timely development and acceptance of new products and technologies, the risks associated with development of new products and product enhancements, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in Extended Systems' SEC filings, including its 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 29, 2003 and its 2004 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2003 and February 17, 2004.

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