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Wednesday April 28, 7:01 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
Smith Micro's Internet CommSuite is
the Current #1 Selling Internet
Communications Software Sold by
Online Superstore Beyond.com
Internet CommSuite Becomes #1 Selling Software in Two 'Top 10' Categories
On the Beyond.com Web Site
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith Micro Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMSI -
news) today announced that its Internet CommSuite(TM) software is currently the #1 selling
software in two ''Top 10'' category lists by Internet software superstore Beyond.com(TM)
(Nasdaq: BYND - news). Internet CommSuite is the best seller in the categories of ''Internet''
software as well as ''Communications'' software. Internet CommSuite offers a variety of applications
including voice, video, fax and multimedia e-mail features, integrated into a single software package.
As one of the top ten most visited shopping sites on the Internet in March 1999, according to Media
Metrix, Inc., Beyond.com sales climbed to $19.1 million in the first quarter of 1999. Beyond.com
offers more than 48,000 software and other digital products, with more than 6,600 available for
immediate, electronic delivery. Smith Micro's Internet CommSuite software is available through
Beyond.com's online store (http://www.beyond.com) and is currently priced at $59.95.
''We are pleased to see that Internet CommSuite is a top seller in two categories on the
Beyond.com Web site,'' said William W. Smith Jr., president and chief executive officer of Smith
Micro. ''Innovative companies like Beyond.com provide us the opportunity to make our products
available through the fastest growing, most convenient means of reaching customers -- online
shopping.''
''Offering Internet and communications software products like Internet CommSuite underscores
Beyond.com's commitment to providing the broadest selection of software for our customers,'' said
Brian Sroub, vice-president of marketing at Beyond.com.
Internet CommSuite
Internet CommSuite is an Internet communications software product that offers users a variety of
applications integrated into a single solution. Its features include:
Internet Phone and Videophone -- Users can talk worldwide over the Internet without any long
distance phone company charges, and can add the ability of full-motion video with a video camera.
Multimedia E-Mail -- Users can record and send voice messages with e-mails. With a video
camera, users can also send full-motion video to accompany voice messages. No special software is
required as a player is embedded in the message. Scanned or digital camera photos can also be
added.
Internet Fax -- Windows documents can be faxed to any fax machine in the world, eliminating long
distance phone company charges. Users also receive notification of successful fax transmissions.
Internet Answering Machine -- Users can leave a recorded audio or video message on a PC system
if they attempt a call and the recipient is unavailable.
Internet Video Sentry -- With a video camera set up, users can record and forward a thirty-second
e-mail clip when motion is detected in front of the camera.
Enhanced Internet Chat -- Internet chat can be enhanced with voice or video. Users can also create
a private ''contact list'' or establish a private chat room.
Smith Micro Software
Smith Micro Software, Inc. is a worldwide manufacturer of state-of-the-art, person-to-person
communication solutions designed for the Internet and traditional applications.
Internet CommSuite is an ''all-in-one'' Internet communication software product that integrates
voice, video, multimedia e-mail and faxing applications into a single solution. Internet CommSuite
and Smith Micro's complete line of products are available through direct sales, retail stores,
value-added resellers (VARs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Corporate headquarters is Smith Micro Software, Inc., 51 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 92656.
Telephone: (949) 362-5800. Fax: (949) 362-2300. For more information about Smith Micro and its
complete line of products, visit the company's Web site at www.smithmicro.com. To become a
VAR partner, visit the VARPlus ''Partner in Profit'' Program Web site at
www.smithmicro.com/varplus. Smith Micro's common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market®
under the symbol SMSI. For more information, contact Bruce Quigley at Smith Micro at
949/362-5800 or visit www.smithmicro.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the
other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements are economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors
affecting the company's operations, markets, products, services and prices, as well as other factors
detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent
filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Smith Micro disclaims any obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on its behalf.
Internet CommSuite and the Smith Micro logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Smith
Micro Software, Inc. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective
companies.
SOURCE: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
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