2Roam Aligns With Akamai to Deliver Wireless Web Solutions to Akamai Customers.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000

Wireless Web Platform Provider Teams with

Top Content Delivery Service Provider for New I.AM.AKAMAI Initiative

2Roam, a leading wireless Web platform provider, today announced a strategic alliance with Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKAM), the leading Content Delivery Service Provider (CDSP), through which 2Roam will become a preferred wireless technology partner as part of the I.AM.AKAMAI customer service initiative. Under the agreement, 2Roam will enable Akamai's premier customer base to quickly and easily extend their existing content, commerce and services to any wireless device.

Akamai will enhance its service offerings by including 2Roam in its I.AM.AKAMAI portal, a new Web-based resource announced today, that offers Akamai customers a single point of access to the tools, services and information they need to deliver superior Web performance. As a premier participant in I.AM.AKAMAI, 2Roam will work with Akamai to ensure that customers have access to unsurpassed performance and faster wireless content delivery. 2Roam will also gain new sales and marketing opportunities through Akamai's service delivery organization, which serves more than 2,800 of the most popular companies on the Web.

"Our customers are anxious to realize the wireless market's incredible potential to generate additional revenue," said Earl Galleher, Akamai's executive vice president. "The 2Roam wireless platform will enable our customers to extend their brands on the wireless Web in just days, not weeks or months."

"Many of the world's best known sites trust Akamai to deliver their content to end users with speed and reliability," said Thomas Jackson, CEO of 2Roam. "By choosing 2Roam as a key wireless partner to participate in I.AM.AKAMAI, Akamai further validates our technology solution as an industry-leading wireless platform for extending e-businesses into the wireless world. This relationship will present an exciting opportunity to expand on 2Roam's rapidly growing customer base of top tier e-businesses."

The 2Roam Wireless Website Toolkit(TM) is comprised of the 2Roam Nomad Wireless Publisher(TM), the 2Roam Catalyst Wireless Server(TM) and a host of revenue generating value-added services. The Toolkit offers enterprises and dot coms the opportunity to add secure mobile-commerce transactions, targeted advertising and graphical images to their online presence without re-coding or rebuilding the existing site. Unlike other solutions, 2Roam's Nomad client-side software gives the producer control of the site content while the Catalyst Wireless Server optimizes content delivery to all types of wireless devices using any protocol or language.

I.AM.AKAMAI

I.AM.AKAMAI fortifies Akamai's efforts to execute the highest level of continuous, specialized customer service and create an extensible platform of comprehensive resources for advanced e-business. The I.AM.AKAMAI portal will combine industry-leading tools and services from select Internet-centric solution providers, creating a one-stop shop for Web-based businesses. In addition to 2Roam, the current Portal Technology Partners are Fireclick, GomezNetworks, McAfee.com, Mercury Interactive, OneSoft, Qualys, TimesTen and Watchfire.

About Akamai

Akamai is the leading Content Delivery Service Provider, serving over 2,800 customers worldwide. Akamai has the broadest deployment of servers for content, streaming media, and applications delivery with over 6,000 servers in 54 countries directly connected inside 335 different telecommunications networks.

About 2Roam, Inc.

2Roam is a leading wireless Web platform provider that helps companies extend their existing content and e-commerce to all wireless devices quickly and profitably. The scaleable 2Roam program is designed to address the revenue and business goals of its customers by easily integrating wireless e-commerce, advertising and e-marketing programs and services while providing them with complete control of their brand. Customers like eBay, iWon and Fogdog have found that the 2Roam solution requires no changes to the current business and no hiring of wireless programmers. The 2Roam Wireless Website Toolkit is offered both in an ASP Edition and a Server Licensing Option. 2Roam is a private company backed by leading U.S. and international investors CMGI@Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Trans Cosmos USA Inc., Siemens and Panasonic. For more information, contact the company through its Web site at www.2roam.com.

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