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To: richard ky lee who wrote (1970)	1/27/1999 9:30:00 AM
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Xybernaut(R) Appoints Jay Yass to Vice President Sales FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- XYBERNAUT CORPORATION (Nasdaq: XYBR), the leader in wearable computing, has appointed Jay Yass as Vice President, Sales, it was announced by Edward G. Newman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xybernaut. Said Mr. Newman, "We are very pleased to have Mr. Yass join the Xybernaut Team. He has tremendous experience in building and managing sales organizations that sell directly to Fortune 500 accounts as well as through other sales channels. He has been quite successful in selling IT solutions in leading edge technologies on a worldwide basis. Mr. Yass's qualifications are in keeping with Xybernaut's commitment of continuing to expand its capabilities in a world class manner to meet the growing needs of the Company and the market place." Prior to joining Xybernaut he was Director, Major Account Sales and Director, Asia-Pacific Operations for Telogy Networks, Inc., an Embedded Communications Software Provider. From 1982 through 1998, Mr. Yass held several executive sales and marketing positions with GE Capital and GTE in the Spacenet Division, a leading provider of satellite network services. From 1975 through 1982, Mr. Yass was a marketing executive at AT&T Long Lines. Prior to AT&T, he was an Account Executive with BBDO Advertising, Inc. Mr. Yass received a BA in Mathematics from Queens College and a MS in Operations Research from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Yass said, "This position represents an extraordinary opportunity to build a world class sales organization for the market leader in a fast-emerging new market. I am excited to be a part of this impressive organization." He went on to add that: "Xybernaut is a Company that truly understands the importance of IT Solution Sales and recently took advantage of the opportunity to present as an IBM partner at the Gartner Group IT Expo in Cannes, France. While there, the Xybernaut management had the opportunity to speak with and demonstrate its products to scores of Gartner analysts and members." Xybernaut Corporation is a leader in providing hardware, software and service solutions to the wearable computing industry. The Company's patented wearable computer systems feature speech-activation, flat panel and head-mounted displays that allow users hands-free access to information in the computer's internal storage, in local area networks, and on the Internet on an as-needed, where-needed basis. Xybernaut's software is designed to provide users with the right information needed for the task at hand using consistent navigation techniques and screen presentations. Xybernaut's customers include leading corporations and government agencies for many mobile knowledge delivery system applications, including maintenance and repair, inspection, inventory control, manufacturing and data collection. This press release 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," "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 for, and delays in the start of, production of the next generations of the Mobile Assistant, general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings. Visit Xybernaut's Web Site at xybernaut.com SOURCE Xybernaut Corporation CO: Xybernaut Corporation ST: Virginia IN: CPR SU: PER 01/27/99 08:25 EST prnewswire.com