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To: Catfish who wrote (6)	1/20/1999 2:17:00 PM
From: GARY P GROBBEL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 136

Darrell...I just think this has been overlooked: Mantra Technologies, Inc. Licenses Advanced Directory Search Technology To LookSmart SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Wireless Corporation's (Nasdaq: USWC - news) subsidiary, Mantra Technologies, Inc. has licensed to LookSmart(SM) an enhanced directory search application, based on its proprietary Context Synthesis™ technology. LookSmart, a leading Web directory and search tool, has deployed this application to further enhance the quality of searches in LookSmart's editorially selected Web directory. Mantra Technologies' next-generation navigation technology extracts and identifies the relevant part of Web content to enable better, more targeted Web navigation. By integrating the technology into LookSmart's directory, users' searches will return even more relevant Web site matches than before. ''Cutting-edge technology plus the irreplaceable skills of human editors provide LookSmart users with the best navigation service on the Web,'' said Mike Reaves, Vice President of Engineering for LookSmart. ''Mantra's technology will enable users to find information in LookSmart's directory even easier than before.'' ''Search is a natural application for our technology,'' said David Huffman, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Mantra Technologies. ''Our technology enables LookSmart to stake out a new area of Web navigation: focusing keyword searches on high-relevance hits in high-quality Web sites. LookSmart's depth of content, combined with Mantra's technology, offers users a compelling Web search solution.'' Mantra Technologies, Inc. (a subsidiary of U.S. Wireless Corporation) is a Web Applications Services Provider that delivers next-generation navigation, profiling, personalization and ad targeting to major Web sites desiring differentiating and revenue generating functionality. Mantra's advanced service capabilities are based upon its proprietary Context Synthesis technology, a flexible new way to acquire and leverage content to enable innovative Web applications. Mantra Technologies is based in San Ramon, Calif. and can be reached at 925-327-6207 or www.mantratech.com.