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To: Ruffian who wrote (7033)	2/28/2000 11:39:00 AM
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PRESS RELEASE: Motorola Inc, Portal Software In Pact ( BW)(IL-MOTOROLA-NSS-6)(MOT) Motorola and Portal Software Team Up for Wireless IP Billing Over CDMA Network Business Editors, Telecommunications Writers Wireless 2000 NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000--Motorola, Inc.'s (NYSE: MOT) Network Solutions Sector (NSS) and Portal Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRSF), a leading provider of business infrastructure software for Internet and next-generation communications services, are demonstrating a comprehensive real-time Internet Protocol (IP)-based billing solution over a Motorola NSS code division multiple access (CDMA) high-speed packet data (HSPD) network during Wireless 2000, the world's largest cellular telephone industry event. The collaboration extends the agreement between Motorola and Portal to include CDMA technology with the integration of Infranet, Portal's customer management and billing solution with Motorola's Aspira(TM) architecture, an IP-based communications solution for convergent communications. Through this integrated solution, Motorola and Portal Software are demonstrating their ability to jointly deliver comprehensive solutions to operators selecting CDMA technology for PCS and wireless networks, and providing real-time customer management and billing software capabilities. Portal's Infranet 6.0 delivers the industry's only comprehensive real-time customer management and billing software capable of supporting the burgeoning wireless Internet business environment. Infranet 6.0 easily can integrate with existing wireless voice billing systems and provides a complete range of highly flexible rating and billing capabilities for providers of high-speed wireless data and wireless application protocol (WAP)-based services. Infranet's comprehensive real-time technology enables wireless carriers and data service providers to better manage customers, quickly deploy new IP-based services and pricing options, support substantial subscriber growth and unlock new revenue opportunities. Motorola's CDMA packet data solution provides fast, wireless access to the Internet and corporate Intranets based on Internet Protocol (IP) at speeds of up to 64Kbps. It is the first step on the path to the future Aspira network vision. Aspira, Motorola's revolutionary new communications architecture common to fixed and mobile that merges the Internet, voice, data and multimedia, promotes open IP standards throughout a peer-to-peer environment to deliver both an end-to-end solution and a superior end-user experience. The Motorola-Portal collaboration, is intended to enable network operators and service providers to rapidly design, develop and deploy new products and services for the wireless Internet. The combined technology also will offer operators an end-to-end business infrastructure solution required to deliver wireless Internet services. The Motorola developed WAP gateway, available today, supports IP-based services and is fully WAP compliant, which enables interoperability among multiple devices, infrastructures and applications. The Motorola WAP Gateway is designed to meet the high-performance, scalability, and high-availability needs of demanding environments. As a founding member of the WAP Forum, Motorola is committed to open standards and interoperability. By combining Portal's technology with Motorola's WAP Gateway, operators will have an end-to-end business infrastructure solution for wireless Internet communication services. The demonstration at Wireless 2000 provides a glimpse into the benefit of a truly integrated, real-time billing solution for various existing and new data services that enable operators to offer subscribers next-generation wireless Internet services such as mobile-commerce and WAP. About Motorola Motorola, Inc. is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $30.9 billion. For more information, visit our web site at: motorola.com About Portal Portal Software, Inc., is building business infrastructure for the Internet. Based in Cupertino, Calif., Portal is a leading provider of customer management and billing software for Internet and emerging, next-generation communications services. The company's comprehensive real-time solution enables service providers to manage customers, support services and collect money. Portal's customers include US West, Qwest Communications, Covad, Inktomi, Juno Online, T-Online, France Telecom and Demon Interactive. Motorola is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc. Aspira is a trademark of Motorola All other brands or corporate names are trademarks of their respective owners. --30--hkz/cgo* CONTACT: Motorola Public Relations Joseph Arimond, Mobile: 847/875-0161 Email: Jarimon1@email.mot.com or Portal Public Relations Manager Christina Dort, 408/572-2425 Email: Cdort@portal.com KEYWORD: LOUISIANA ILLINOIS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADESHOW Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. 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