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To: KevRupert who wrote (49)	8/21/2000 8:40:17 PM
From: KevRupert	Respond to of 86

Mobilocity: Siemens Business Services and Mobilocity Sign Preferred Partnership To Help Companies Implement Mobile Business Strategies MUNICH, Germany & NEW YORK, Aug 21, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Clients to benefit from the alliance's combined expertise in m-business strategy and wireless Internet technologies Siemens Business Services (SBS), one of the world's leading providers of end-to-end e-business solutions, and Mobilocity, Inc., a leading builder of mobile Internet businesses, today announced that they have entered into a preferred partnership in the mobile business market segment. As part of the relationship, SBS Ventures is making an undisclosed strategic investment in Mobilocity. The SBS and Mobilocity partnership will help their clients to understand the m-business opportunity and implement wireless services and applications. Specific services that the partnership will provide include strategic consulting, systems integration, ERP interfacing, WAP application development, hosting, systems outsourcing, and call center, network and WAP gateway operating. "We wanted a strong, dynamic partner with whom we could rapidly grow our booming international m-business project base," said Paul Gambaccini, Director Mobile Banking at SBS. "Mobilocity's leading-edge mobile strategies combined with its world-class management team made the company our first-choice partner." SBS and Mobilocity will work in tandem on joint business development and marketing activities, sharing of project responsibilities, training, research and development, and customer support. The portfolio of m-business services will be made available to the clients of each company immediately. In addition to providing the services to existing customers, SBS and Mobilocity are initiating a strong push into a variety of industry verticals, including financial services and travel. "Our partnership with SBS extends the Mobilocity strategy to a large base of new clients worldwide," said Omar Javaid, Chief Executive Officer of Mobilocity. "By combining our resources, we are poised to bring the most innovative collection of wireless services to the global market." About Siemens Business Services (SBS) Siemens Business Services (SBS) is one of the world's leading providers in the area of electronic business. With its comprehensive know-how and specific sector knowledge, SBS offers solutions and services from a single source - from consulting through system integration to responsibility for the customers' entire business processes, and management of IT infrastructures. SBS is part of Information and Communications (I and C), a business segment of Siemens AG. Siemens is a global powerhouse in electrical engineering and electronics with more than EUR 70 billion in sales. I and C consists of the three groups Networks (52,000 employees, EUR 9.9 billion sales), Mobile (20,000 employees, EUR 5 billion sales) and SBS (34,000 employees, EUR 5 billion sales). For further information, visit the company's Web site at sbs.siemens.com About Mobilocity, Inc. Mobilocity, Inc. is a leading builder of mobile businesses. The company, based in New York City, provides m-business strategic consulting and implementation services and is differentiated by its vendor- and platform-neutral approach. As the m-business thought leader, Mobilocity is committed to helping its clients grasp and capture the rapidly emerging opportunities in the mobile Internet space. Mobilocity's clients include Global 1000 corporations, leading dot coms and next-generation mobile Internet startups. Mobilocity promotes open industry standards and is a member of the WAP Forum. The company's backers include Siemens, J.P. Morgan, LCC International, Cambridge Samsung Partners, and Comdisco Ventures. For further information, visit the company's Web site at mobilocity.net Thanks TM for this email! I will repay you someday. You know that.

To: KevRupert who wrote (49)	8/21/2000 8:45:22 PM
From: KevRupert	Respond to of 86

BroadSoft (Hot Start Up): BroadSoft, the Leading Provider of Software for Next-Generation Telephony Services, Announces Expansion into Canada Company Opens New Research and Development Facility in Montreal; Appoints New Management Staff to Lead Local Team GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug 21, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BroadSoft, Inc., the leading provider of service delivery systems for next generation telephony services, announced today the opening of a research and development facility in Montreal, Canada, that will focus on software engineering. BroadSoft's international expansion will enable the company to leverage the rich pool of engineering talent in Montreal and surrounding areas. BroadSoft's flagship product, BroadWorks(TM), enables integrated communications providers (ICPs) to rapidly enter new markets with packet-based Class 5 local exchange and Centrex services such as call waiting, voice mail, conferencing, auto-attendant and follow-me-anywhere services. BroadSoft was the first company to launch a service delivery system that allows service providers to rapidly deploy next-generation, packet-based Centrex services over any network infrastructure. BroadSoft recently received $23 million (U.S.) in second round venture funding. These funds are helping the company expand to meet the growing demand for BroadWorks. "A key part of BroadSoft's expansion is the opening of our Canadian facility," said Michael Tessler, founder, president and CEO of BroadSoft. "We feel that the resource of highly experienced engineers, led by Daniel Pambianchi in Montreal, will be a great asset to BroadSoft's continued product development and growth." Pambianchi, the new director of software engineering, will manage the expansion of the new office for BroadSoft. Pambianchi brings over 15 years of engineering experience from Nortel, where he most recently worked in product management for optical networking products. Prior to the optical networking group, Pambianchi managed verification software development for telephony and switching networks. "BroadSoft's opening of a Montreal office represents not only an excellent opportunity for the local community of software engineers, but also indicates recognition of Montreal as a center for technical and engineering talent by a leading and highly innovative telephony software company," said Pambianchi. He added that he is currently recruiting additional software engineers. The opening of the Canadian office comes at a time when BroadSoft's BroadWorks is beginning general availability. BroadSoft has announced two innovative service providers in the U.S. that have chosen BroadWorks for the deployment of enhanced services; Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), ITL Metro, and telephony Application Service Provider (ASP), TalkingNets. They selected BroadWorks as a means to rapidly enter new markets with differentiated next-generation communications services that will allow them to attract and retain customers. Such services are critical to service providers, helping them reduce customer churn in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Both service providers will deploy services based on BroadWorks next quarter. The new office will be located at 1 Place Holiday Tour Est., Suite 115, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9R 5N3. ABOUT BROADSOFT BroadSoft, Inc., is the leading provider of service delivery systems for next-generation telephony services. BroadWorks, the company's flagship product, allows integrated communications providers (ICPs) to rapidly and economically design and deploy web-enabled enhanced telephony services to their customers. A founding member of the International Softswitch Consortium (www.softswitch.org), BroadSoft is privately held and funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, BroadBand Office, Charles River Ventures, Columbia Capital Corporation, Comdisco Ventures and Crescendo Ventures. As the recipient of numerous awards since its launch, BroadSoft was recently recognized as a "Hot Start-Up" by America's Network and Telecommunications magazine, two of the leading telecommunications industry publications. BroadSoft was founded in 1998 and is located near Washington, DC, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and at www.broadsoft.com. BroadSoft(TM) and BroadWorks(TM) are trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Thanks TM for this email!