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To: Roy F who wrote (5229)	11/19/2002 10:04:15 AM
From: Roy F	Respond to of 6847

Patent Research Firm Gives Xybernaut High Marks for Its Intellectual Property -- Transferable Core and Other Related Patents Ranked for Technological Significance and Value Tuesday November 19, 9:57 am ET FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2002--The Metrics Group, a Falls Church, VA-based research firm that specializes in patent mining, mapping and analytics, recognized Xybernaut(TM) Corporation (NASDAQ:XYBR - News) with high marks for several of its recently-issued patents in its PatentCitations.com November 2002 newsletter. The firm cited five recently issued Xybernaut patents, including the Transferable Core technology patent, as significant new technology in its "Monthly Patent Citation Profile - Xybernaut Corporation" feature. A list of the Xybernaut U.S. patents, which scored highest on Metrics Group's Patent Benchmark Index(TM), includes: Patent No. 6029183 - Transferable core computer - 99th Percentile Patent No. 5948047 - Detachable computer structure - 99th Percentile Patent No. 5844824 - Hands-free, portable computer and system - 95th Percentile Patent No. 5999952 - Core computer unit - 93rd Percentile Patent No. 5844656 - Head mounted display with adjustment components - 90th Percentile The Patent Benchmark Index is used by the Metrics Group to score patents against other patents of the same age and technology classification category. The Metrics Group www.metricsgroup.com used an exclusive combination of in-house software tools to rank Xybernaut. Any patent ranked in the 90th or above percentile "may be particularly technologically significant or potentially valuable," according to The Metrics Group. Metrics produces several research reports which are used by a wide range of professionals including intellectual property attorneys; corporate counsel; securities analysts; corporate strategists; technology licensing professionals; university tech transfer officials; and representatives of government labs. Formed in 2000, the Metrics management team has over 15 years of experience in the patent mining, mapping, and analytics field. About Xybernaut Xybernaut Corporation is the leading provider of wearable/mobile computing hardware, software and services, bringing communications and full-function computing power in a hands-free design to people when and where they need it. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia (U.S.), Xybernaut has offices and subsidiaries in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan). Xybernaut, the Xybernaut logo, and Mobile Assistant V (MA V) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Xybernaut Corporation in the USA and other countries. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. This XyberFlash contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "scheduled," "expect," or "intend to," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, the availability of components and successful production of the Company's products, general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, timing, and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Xybernaut Corporation, Fairfax Michael Binko, 703/631-6925 mbinko@xybernaut.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Xybernaut Corporation