ADVISORY/Taral Networks' CEO to Speak on ''What will be the Killer App?'' and ''Consumers Sending SOS for SMS and MMS'' at Global Mobile Event in San Diego.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Sept. 25)

Global Mobile Event

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Vinit Nijhawan to discuss consumer demands for wireless

applications and how the wireless industry can deliver on

demands. --

Vinit Nijhawan, President and CEO of Taral Networks, will participate in two panels of mobile industry executives and experts at the Global Mobile event in San Diego, California. The event will take place at the Marina Village on Thursday and Friday, September 25 and 26, 2003.

Nijhawan will participate in a panel of mobile industry visionaries entitled, "What Do Consumers Want in a Killer App?" on Thursday, September 25. The panelists will discuss what consumers are asking for in mobile applications and "various ingredients for cooking-up killer mobile applications."

On Friday, September 26, Nijhawan will moderate a panel of mobile industry executives who will explore what it will take for the wireless industry to deliver on customer demands for wireless messaging in a session entitled, "Consumers Sending SOS for SMS and MMS."

Details

    What: Vinit Nijhawan of Taral Networks will participate in two
        panels of mobile industy executives and experts who will
        discuss consumer demand for wireless applications and how the
        wireless industry can deliver on those demands.

    Where: Marina Village
           1936 Quivira Way
           San Diego, California

    When: "What will be the Killer App?" (Panelist)
          Thursday, September 25, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. PT

          "Consumers Sending SOS for SMS and MMS" (Moderator)
          Friday, September 26, at 2:00 p.m. PT

Vinit Nijhawan Biography

Vinit Nijhawan brings over 20 years experience in technology start-ups to his role as President and CEO of Taral Networks.

Prior to Taral Networks, Vinit served as the founder, president, and chairman of the board of Kinetic Computer Corporation, a provider of wireless solutions for transportation and logistics fleets. Its flagship product, eTruck, is a wireless Internet ASP that provides fleet management services. Kinetic's wireless mobile computer product line was sold to Telxon and Kinetic's eTruck intellectual property was acquired by Qualcomm. Previously, Vinit was VP and CEO of Payload Systems, which merged with Space Industries.

Vinit holds a B.A.Sc in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo.

About Taral Networks

Taral Networks is a US-based company seizing the opportunity to capitalize on one of today's fastest growing markets - mobile content. The company is dedicated to providing carrier grade platforms to wireless operators to enable, maintain and manage a most successful content messaging business. Specifically, Taral Networks is focused on multimedia messaging (MMS) and enabling the delivery of content from any application server to any MMS enabled device over any operator network. Taral Network's AirNgine MMS gateway has successfully delivered MMS messages on all four operator networks in the U.K., as well as networks in Germany, Sweden, France, South Africa, India, the U.S., Canada, China and Taiwan. For more information, visit www.taralnetworks.com.