AirMedia's Mobile Internet Antenna is First Push Solution for Mobile Computing Market.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 10, 1997--AirMedia today unveiled a mobile version of its AirMedia Internet Antenna, a unique solution delivering all of the benefits of the AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast Network to users of notebook and laptop computers running Windows(R) 95 and Windows(R) NT and Windows(R) CE handheld devices in mobile environments. Weighing a mere 4.5 ounces, AirMedia's Mobile Internet Antenna is the first push technology solution for the mobile computing market. It will begin shipping in October and will be available at a street price of between $99.00 and $129.00.

AirMedia is making its Mobile Internet Antenna available to value-added resellers and system integrators, as well as through licensing and private labeling agreements.

The AirMedia Mobile Internet Antenna plugs into the serial port of a notebook or laptop computer running Windows 95 or Windows NT, as well as a Windows CE handheld communications or computing device. The Mobile Internet Antenna has 1 MB of on-board memory to store incoming alerts and has internal, rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries. The combination of on-board battery power and memory make the Mobile Internet Antenna very powerful. Users can now continue to receive their wireless broadcasts even when their notebook or handheld device is turned off. This gives them the confidence to know that their information will still be received and available to review it when they are ready. Mobile users can wirelessly receive breaking headline news; news in different categories including business, technology and lifestyle; stock reports; sports scores; weather reports; instant alerts about important information newly posted on a corporate intranet or server; and individually-addressed messages delivering E-Mail and personal stock portfolio alerts.

"AirMedia's Mobile Internet Antenna makes great sense for the mobile worker who wants to be kept up-to-date on important information while traveling from place to place," said J. Gerry Purdy, President and CEO of Mountain View, CA-based Mobile Insights, Inc. "The continuous information feed complements in-office Internet access by using narrowband paging to deliver valuable information from the Internet or a corporate intranet."

One of the challenges many mobile professionals are currently faced with is how to easily and economically keep abreast of rapidly occurring corporate developments and important breaking news and events when traveling from location to location or otherwise not connected to the Internet, an intranet or corporate server. AirMedia's Mobile Internet Antenna helps solve this problem by uniquely bridging the gap from the Web and other information sources to mobile workers while they are in motion through AirMedia Live's wireless broadcast capabilities. With an AirMedia Mobile Internet Antenna, a mobile user receives continuous alerts regarding critical events that can directly impact his or her business.

For example, with AirMedia's Mobile Internet Antenna a corporate salesperson en route to a customer can receive notification of a new pricing schedule or inventory. He or she can then connect back to the corporate intranet or server and retrieve the detailed data. In this way, the Mobile Internet Antenna can eliminate the need to dial in to see if important documents or data have changed or if expected information is available yet, avoiding costly charges associated with cellular modem use.

Additionally, the use of the Mobile Internet Antenna saves the time it takes to make a connection, then download and review the data. The salesperson only connects when the desired information is available -- there's no guesswork involved, plus time is saved and productivity is enhanced.

"The AirMedia Mobile Internet Antenna is a perfect information distribution solution for the mobile worker and telecommuter," said John Payne, president of AirMedia. "With the number of people traveling and working from remote locations increasing, a constant connection to the Internet or an intranet while on the road is becoming essential, and AirMedia provides this in an easy-to-use product with a low cost. The Mobile Internet Antenna provides a seamless connection of our wireless broadcasts to Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 and Active Desktop. Our product will extend the information delivery capabilities of IE 4.0 and Active Desktop to users on-the-go at customers, job sites, hotels, airports and anywhere else mobile computer users go."

The Mobile Internet Antenna is very compact, weighing only 4.5 ounces and measuring 3.73 inches in length, by 2.68 inches in width and 0.83 inches in thickness, making this a truly mobile device. Additional key features include:

- 1 MB of on-board memory to allow the Mobile Internet Antenna to receive and store wireless broadcasts from the AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast Network even when the notebook, laptop or CE device is not on. (Stand-alone mode)

- When in stand-alone mode, the Mobile Internet Antenna can operate off its fully charged batteries for more than 10 continuous days of operation (240-plus hours) before recharging is necessary.

- Supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Active Desktop.

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AirMedia Live was awarded the prestigious Editors' Choice Awards for push technology by PC Magazine and Internet User Magazine and was honored as a Premiere Product at InfoWorld's highly respected Demo '96 conference. Current AirMedia Live content partners include CBS SportsLine, CMP's TechWeb, CNET, CNN Interactive, Forbes Digital Tool, Knight-Ridder, Quote.com, Reuters, The Weather Channel, ZDNet and many more.

AirMedia Live is the product of AirMedia, Inc., a privately held provider of Internet software and services based in Newport Beach, CA and New York, NY. AirMedia develops and markets products and broadcast services that merge computing and wireless communications technologies to improve the way people access, receive and send information from the Internet and online world, or from an intranet, in both desktop and mobile environments. The only company in the push technology arena with a wireless solution for delivering the best of the Internet's content to computer users, AirMedia's products and services are used by both consumers and professionals at home, on the road and in the office.

The growing list of licensees for its AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast Network and Internet Antenna includes Global Village Communication, Hewlett-Packard and NEC, as well as a cross-section of leading communications and multimedia peripheral companies, Internet retailers and online content providers. The company also provides software solutions for paging, broadband and narrowband personal communications systems (PCS) and digital cellular networks through its Notify! Products Group.

If you are interested in additional information on AirMedia, please visit the AirMedia Web site at www.airmedia.com, or call 1-800-AIR-MEDIA (1-800-247-6334).

AirMedia and AirMedia Live are trademarks or registered trademarks of AirMedia, Inc. AirMedia, Inc. was formerly known as Ex Machina, Inc. All other trademarks and brand names are properties of their respective owners.

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