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To: 45bday who wrote (31)	12/3/2001 10:34:31 AM
From: Dorine Essey	Respond to of 55

Bandwidth9 Brings Tunability to Metro-Optix CityStream Bandwidth Management Platform December 03, 2001 07:01:00 (ET) FREMONT, Calif. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec 3, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Bandwidth9, Inc., today announced a joint development agreement with Metro-Optix, integrating Bandwidth9's MetroFlex(TM) tunable transmitter into the Metro-Optix CityStream(TM) bandwidth management platform. CityStream is the only protocol-agile, multi-layer bandwidth manager of its kind supporting critical SONET/SDH, ATM, and IP technologies simultaneously. The combined solution will ease the burden of network management on today's metropolitan service providers by lowering equipment costs, increasing service flexibility, and providing an integrated solution to deliver a mixture of voice, Internet, and other data services. "We believe adding tunability to our CityStream family of products will extend our leadership in the development of break-through approaches to bandwidth management for telecommunications providers," said Arun Bellary, chairman and CEO of Metro-Optix. "Tunability is an important tool and will allow us to offer further cost savings and bandwidth efficiencies in complex metro networks, and it will be critical to the success of our service provider customers." "Our MetroFlex tunable transmitter was specifically designed to deliver wavelength control and improve bandwidth utilization in metro networks, and it is an ideal solution for Metro-Optix's CityStream product family," said Hatch Graham, chairman and CEO of Bandwidth9. "Preliminary efforts between our companies have provided a strong indication that both existing and future CityStream systems will benefit from the economic and performance advantages of Bandwidth9's tunable transmitters," adds Graham. Bandwidth9's MetroFlex tunable optical transmitter product has a unique blend of industry-leading monolithic Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) and Micro Electrical Mechanical Structure (MEMS) technology that enables precision tuning, direct modulation, and low-cost manufacturing. The Bandwidth9 transmitter tunes and locks to a specific wavelength in less than 200 microseconds -- 50 times faster than competing solutions -- and it boasts a truly continuous tuning range that brings more deployment and provisioning flexibility to metro carriers. "Today's metro networks create specific challenges for service providers because the amount of traffic is increasing exponentially and is delivered via a wide variety of transport technologies," said Stephen Montgomery, president of ElectroniCast. "As a result, products that allow carriers to reduce capital costs, and at the same time utilize existing bandwidth more efficiently, present a very attractive proposition."

To: 45bday who wrote (31)	12/17/2001 7:51:18 AM
From: Dorine Essey	Respond to of 55

Motient Corporation (ticker: MTNT, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release - 17-Dec-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Globicom Wireless to Offer Motient's Wireless Email Services RESTON, Va., Dec 17, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Motient Corporation (Nasdaq: MTNT), owner and operator of the nation's largest two-way wireless data network, announced today that Globicom Wireless, a provider of a variety of wireless data services over numerous devices and networks, will now offer Motient's wireless email services, including eLink(SM) and BlackBerry(TM) by Motient on the RIM 850(TM), RIM 857(TM) and Motient's new MobileModem for the Palm(TM) V series. Motient's eLink and BlackBerry by Motient wireless email services operate on handhelds and provide a seamless wireless extension of a user's desktop email -- allowing real-time communication virtually anywhere in the country on the Motient network(TM). Motient sells its wireless email services through its own direct sales force and resellers, including Skytel, GoAmerica and now Globicom Wireless. "Globicom being a reseller of our services is something we're very excited about," said Mike Fabbri, vice president of sales for Motient. "Globicom has a very high potential to add a great deal of subscribers to the Motient network, through its ability to sell through a variety of channels including enterprise and retail. With Globicom Wireless, our wireless email services are available to a much larger market." Globicom Wireless will bundle Motient's wireless email services with the innovative Globicom Wireless Web Browser which is an accelerated open-access web browser based on the RIM operating system. Globicom Wireless Web Browser integrates Globicom's WISPR(TM) Web (Wireless Internet Service Provisioned Relay), which allows faster access to all mobile wireless web users, company intranets, and back-end systems by accelerating the throughput of wireless data. "As wireless data communications become increasingly popular, Globicom's partnership with Motient, which operates one of the most widely used wireless networks in the marketplace, will extend Globicom's Wireless Network offerings," said Greg Gifford, President of Globicom Wireless. "By offering the eLink and BlackBerry by Motient services on the nation's largest wireless data network, we are able to cater to a much larger universe of prospective customers. We anticipate significant subscriber growth for both Motient and Globicom Wireless." ABOUT GLOBICOM: Globicom Wireless (www.globicom.net) is a leading provider of mobile data communication services. Globicom is the first single source multi-carrier provider of wireless data communications with nationwide wireless coverage serving a growing variety of industries and market segments. Globicom Wireless extends the reach of corporate data to a multitude of mobile computing devices, wireless carrier networks and wireless applications. About Motient Motient (www.motient.com) owns and operates the nation's largest two-way wireless packet data network -- the Motient(TM) network -- and provides a wide-range of mobile and Internet communications services principally to business-to-business customers and enterprises. The company provides eLink(SM) and BlackBerry(TM) by Motient two-way wireless email services. Motient's wireless email services operate on the RIM 850 and RIM 857 Wireless Handhelds(TM) and Motient's MobileModem for the Palm(TM) V series handhelds. Motient serves a variety of markets including mobile professionals, telemetry, transportation and field service, offering coverage to all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. eLink is a service mark and Motient is a trademark of Motient Corporation. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties of, and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited and are used by permission. "BlackBerry by Motient" -- used by permission. Palm V is a trademark of Palm, Inc. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this news release are described in Motient Corporation's registration statement on Form S-4 (File no. 333-63826) and in Motient's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and its other periodic filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of such reports and filings are available upon request from Motient's Investor Relations Department. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here tbutton.prnewswire.com SOURCE Motient Corporation CONTACT: Kevin Powers of Motient, +1-703-758-6073, or kevin.powers@motient.com; or Greg Gifford of Globicom Wireless, +1-972-831-8700, or ggifford@globicom.net URL: motient.com prnewswire.com

To: 45bday who wrote (31)	1/8/2002 9:03:42 AM
From: Dorine Essey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 55

Motient Announces Availability of the MobileModem for Palm V Series PDAs January 08, 2002 08:04:00 AM ET New Product 'Teaches Your Old Palm New Wireless Tricks' by Delivering Always-on, Real-Time Email Direct to the Palm Handheld LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Motient Corporation MTNT, the owner and operator of America's largest two-way wireless data network, today announced the commercial availability of the MobileModem by Motient(TM). The award-winning MobileModem liberates the estimated six million devoted Palm(TM) V/Vx series and IBM(R) WorkPad(R) c3 PC Companion users with the availability of always-on wireless email access directly to their handheld. The MobileModem is a compact device that attaches to the Palm V series delivering instant wireless connectivity. This enables the Palm handheld user mobile access to their corporate or personal email, allowing them to read and respond to messages on a location-independent basis, from a conference room, to a taxicab, to an airport lounge. With the MobileModem, Palm handheld users are always connected. "New definitions of 'mobility' and 'mobile professional' have entered the modern vernacular," said Peter B. Belman, vice president of marketing and brand management for Motient. "Although traveling sales executives are required to stay connected, connectivity is just as important for the physician making rounds in a hospital or for managers attending meetings in an office building away from their desktop workstations. Email has become such an integral part of everyday life that almost everyone, from corporate workers to the home office part-timer needs to stay connected." For business users, the MobileModem effectively extends the real-time flow of information for millions of Palm handheld users and helps them increase productivity and exert more control over their business day. "With the MobileModem you can send and receive encrypted email, and soon the ability to access the mobile Internet and obtain a variety of enterprise applications all in the palm of your hand," said Belman. Users of the MobileModem can be wirelessly connected to all of the popular messaging platforms including Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and Novell Groupwise. The MobileModem's innovative features make it the perfect companion for both the consumer and business user. The modem is always "talking" to the Motient network and will automatically "wake up" the Palm with each incoming message. The MobileModem combines its advanced "always-on" feature with another uniquely Motient innovation, the Smart-Sync cable that simultaneously recharges both the modem and the Palm handheld and also syncs the Palm handheld to the desktop PC. As a result of its sleek and lightweight design, the MobileModem adds only 5.5 ounces to the Palm device. Belman cited that the timing of the MobileModem's availability is especially appealing to today's PDA user as evidenced by the results of the Fall 2001 Motient-commissioned research survey targeting more than 5,000 registered business and consumer PDA users across the United States. "The survey results indicated that nearly two-thirds of the respondents rated the ability to have always-on wireless two-way email as first on their 'wish list' for future services or applications not currently offered on most handhelds," he explained. "With the availability of the MobileModem, that wish is now a reality." The MobileModem is available online at www.motient.com at a special introductory price of $179, offered in conjunction with an annual airtime agreement for unlimited service at $49.95 per month. The MobileModem retails at $279. Motient also offers a "starter" airtime plan for $19.95 for 150 kilobytes per month. The starter plan has enough KB capacity for approximately 25 average length emails daily. We are finally on our way. Dorine