Agence France-Presse and Summus Establish Worldwide Strategic Partnership.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2003

Companies Join Forces to Develop Multimedia News Application for

Wireless Subscribers in Europe, Asia and the Americas

Summus, Inc. (USA) (OTCBB:SUMU), a developer of applications and information processing tools that optimize the wireless multimedia experience, and Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Worldwide News Agency, today announced that the companies have partnered to develop a mobile news application that delivers AFP's award-winning news and photo content to users of wireless handsets, smart phones, and PDA's.

Subscribers to AFP Mobile, powered by BlueFuel(TM), will have access to news topics such as Top News Headlines, Sports, Politics, Business and People. The application will be available in a variety of languages and with news content tailored to various geographical regions around the world. AFP content is currently available in Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic. In addition, breaking news alerts will be delivered directly to a subscriber's phone via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services) and other messaging services. The application will be powered by BlueFuel, Summus' Superfast, Superthin(TM) platform tailored for efficient and easy interaction with information in the mobile environment.

AFP Mobile will also provide enhanced coverage of exciting special events such as the Tour de France, World Cup Soccer, World Cup Rugby, World Cup Cricket and the Olympics.

"AFP is excited about the opportunity to collaborate with Summus on ground-breaking and advanced ways to deliver news," said Yves de Saint Jacob, director for multimedia development at AFP. "The combination of our award-winning content and Summus' BlueFuel platform will deliver the most compelling news experience possible on a mobile device."

"AFP is a well-recognized global leader in news distribution and editorial services. The goal of our partnership is to create a worldwide mobile news service that is customizable to the distinct needs of the particular country where it is being launched," said Bjorn Jawerth, CEO of Summus. "Our BlueFuel platform will enable AFP to get to market quickly in many countries with the latest technology the mobile market has to offer, such as MMS."

Summus' BlueFuel platform enables service providers, content providers and handset manufacturers to create and deliver robust mobile applications quickly and on a much wider range of devices and operating systems than competing solutions. The platform and architecture give developers the tools necessary to easily build applications for today's resource-constrained wireless environment while providing a superior user experience.

About AFP Worldwide News Agency

Paris-based AFP is one of the world's largest general news agencies with 1,200 reporters, 200 photographers and 2,000 stringers based in 165 countries. Its U.S. regional headquarters are located in Washington, DC. AFP brand is based on editorial quality, speed and accuracy. AFP provides a 24/7 worldwide multilingual news coverage and produces daily more than 2 million words, 700 photos, 50 news graphics, as well as video, sound and multimedia content for the web and mobile environment. Its news, pictures and multimedia services are edited at regional centers in Paris, Nicosia, Washington, DC, Montevideo and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.afp.com.

About Summus

Summus, Inc. (USA), based in Raleigh, N.C., has developed a series of solutions to change the way information is communicated and processed through mobile and wireless networks. Summus offers a host of products and services based on its BlueFuel platform that enable wireless users to access multimedia services faster and on a wider range of mobile devices. exego, the first application powered by BlueFuel, gives users the ability to access, share, and transfer files and digital multimedia information of any size to and from any location in the world via their mobile phone or PDA. For more information, visit www.summus.com.

This press release contains statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the statements regarding the Company's strategic vision to enable higher quality multimedia applications for moderately priced mobile phones and the possibility of future wireless multimedia applications enabled by the Company's BlueFuel solutions, are not based on historical fact, but rather reflect the Company's current expectations concerning future events. By their nature, these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be different from those projected in any forward-looking statements. The following important factors, among others, may cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements: (1) a lack of sufficient financial resources to implement the Company's business plan, which has resulted in the Company's receiving a "going concern" opinion from its independent accountant with respect to its audited financial statements as of and for the period ended December 31, 2001; (2) the Company's dependence on the continued growth in demand for wireless Internet usage; (3) the rapid pace of technological developments in the wireless communications industry, particularly with respect to the availability of greater capacity or faster transmission speeds (also known as "broadband" transmission); (4) the degree of market acceptance of the Company as a viable wireless technology provider and of its wireless data services, including wireless e-mail; (5) technological competition, which creates the risk of the Company's technology being rendered obsolete or noncompetitive; (6) the lack of patent protection with respect to the Company's technology; (7) potential infringement of the patent claims of third parties; and (8) the Company's dependence on its key personnel and the risk of the loss of their services. The Company hereby disclaims any obligation to publicly update the information provided above, including forward-looking statements, to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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