WIRELESS KNOWLEDGE LAUNCHES REVOLV FOR AT&T POCKETNET SERVICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wireless Knowledge LLC, a joint venture company between Microsoft Corp. and QUALCOMM, today announced that AT&T will launch the RevolvSM service as part of AT&T PocketNet service. Using AT&T's wireless Internet phones for the PocketNet service, the Revolv service provides business users with wireless access to their key corporate information such as integrated email, calendar and contacts.

"This launch represents the realization of AT&T and Wireless Knowledge's vision to deliver critical corporate data to wireless phones and devices," said Eric Schultz, chairman and CEO of Wireless Knowledge. "AT&T Wireless Services has worked with us since the inception of Wireless Knowledge to evolve a quality wireless data service that meets the needs of AT&T's corporate customers."

"This is an important milestone for Wireless Knowledge, and we are pleased with the progress the company has made with carriers like AT&T to bring the Revolv service to market," said Paul Gross, vice president, server applications at Microsoft. "Our vision is

to enable pervasive information access. Wireless Knowledge, together with AT&T, is making this a reality."

AT&T has already signed a number of agreements with key corporate customers for the Revolv service. Both AT&T and Wireless Knowledge are currently working with those customers to deploy the Revolv service within their corporate environments.

"We welcome the Revolv service from Wireless Knowledge as a powerful way to meet the wireless data needs of Microsoft Exchange 5.5 customers," said Kendra VanderMeulen, senior vice president, product development and strategy, AT&T Wireless. "The Revolv service allows mobile professionals easy access to their corporate email, contact and calendar information. Coupled with AT&T's flat rate pricing, Revolv provides a compelling wireless data solution for businesses."

Implemented as part of the PocketNet architecture, through the Revolv service, AT&T's business customers will now have interactive access to their Microsoft Exchange information via the Mitsubishi MA-T250 digital handset. Users will be able to read their email, check their calendar and bring up contact information including phone numbers and addresses.

With the Revolv service, the productivity of collaborative computing (integrated email, calendar and contacts) is extended from the desktop to wireless devices. The service provides a secure real-time view of the corporate server-based information. Users access existing corporate data, so there is no need to synchronize information and no need for an additional email address. A Revolv service user can read an email from their corporate server and immediately respond by placing a phone call or sending an email, all with the push of a button.

AT&T set the standard for wireless data two years ago by offering PocketNet service on the industry's first Internet phones. AT&T was also the first to provide customers with flat-rate pricing for these services. With the Revolv service, a whole new dimension of instant communication and user convenience is available to PocketNet customers. AT&T uses Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) to deliver wireless data services to its customers. CDPD is available in 70 percent of all metropolitan areas in the United States.


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