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To: Mr.Manners who wrote (99566)	1/15/2002 10:26:07 AM
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UVEW uniView Technologies Signs Multi-Million Dollar Contract With Metrophone Telecommunications Inc. for Model 310 VOD Deployment uniView Digital Entertainment Devices to be Deployed in Hospitals Throughout Washington State DALLAS, Jan 15, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- uniView Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:UVEW) today announced it has signed a $5.7 million contract with Bellevue, Wash.-based Metrophone Telecommunications Inc. to deploy nearly 12,000 uniView(R) Model 310 VOD digital entertainment devices. The devices will be installed in patient rooms at approximately 53 healthcare facilities throughout the state of Washington, with plans for nationwide distribution by 2003. The 310 VOD will be configured for Internet access, music downloads, video on-demand, and patient training segments such as how to reduce a fever or treating wounds. The first order of 1,000 digital entertainment devices is scheduled for delivery during March 2002. The contract period is for three years and initially involves the purchase of nearly 12,000 units, with the option to increase the number of units throughout the life of the contract. "We evaluated a number of digital entertainment devices from other companies with no success, but with uniView, we finally found a product that delivers on its promises," said Amir Heshmatpour, CEO for Metrophone. "Since the uniView 310 now has the capability to run Windows(R) XP, which provides a strong networking capability, we are able to supply a fully functioning superior media solution in addition to providing an enhanced revenue base to hospitals throughout the country." uniView also will develop a customized graphical user interface (GUI) that will display the Metrophone brand, as well as each hospital that uses the device. The GUI will guide the users to pre-selected entertainment options, while at the same time protecting the operating system from being altered or damaged. In addition, the product will be designed for portability to different end user application venues such as hospitality settings, and to different end user devices such as KING Products' CyberCafe and QuorTech Solutions' eMillennium(R) products. "We are excited to be taking the next step from the development phase by introducing our 310 technology to the marketplace now that our agreement with Metrophone has been finalized," said Patrick A. Custer, CEO for uniView Technologies. "We are now prepared for full deployment of our digital entertainment devices as we continue to discuss options with companies interested in our product." ABOUT UNIVIEW: Dallas-based uniView Technologies Corporation (www.uniView.com) offers enhanced digital media solutions to customers worldwide. Its products deliver the highest quality video, audio and gaming features through broadband networks. In addition, uniView provides companies with enterprise customer service solutions through CIMphony(TM), a suite of computer telephony integration (CTI) software products and services. CIMphony allows contact centers to customize and incorporate voice, data and Internet communications into their customer interactions. The company markets its products and services to hospitality, utility, banking and telecommunication companies. Key technology partners include Microsoft (Windows Media Player), Intel, and ATI Technologies. ABOUT METROPHONE: Metrophone Telecommunications, Inc., (www.metrophones.com) a leading telecommunications provider, founded in 1994, is the first company in the United States to deploy the eMillennium(TM) Internet Terminal. Over the next few years, Metrophone will be converging standard public access equipment with next-generation Internet Stations and Terminals in hotels, hospitals, truck stops and restaurants. These multi-interactive Internet Terminals will bridge the digital divide by providing public access to the Internet anytime and anywhere. Key technology partners include AT&T, Swank Healthcare Services, and Cisco. NOTICE: Some of this information may contain "Forward Looking Statements" which reflect company expectations, plans and projections. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's expectations. For a discussion of risk factors associated with some of these statements, please refer to the Company's reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: uniView Technologies Corporation Media Contact: Kim Plaskett, 972/233-0900, ext. 1700 kplaskett@uniView.com or Investor Contact: Neal J. Katz, 972/233-0900, ext. 1600 nkatz@uniView.com URL: businesswire.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. Copyright (C) 2002 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- KEYWORD: TEXAS WASHINGTON INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERNET MEDICAL SOFTWARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETING AGREEMENTS SOURCE: uniView Technologies Corporation * end of story *