BVRP Launches High-Speed Wireless Data Software; Mobile PhoneTools Makes ``Mobile Office'' a Reality.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2002

BVRP Software USA, a leading OEM and after-market provider of PC communications software, today launched Mobile PhoneTools(R), the latest product in BVRP's range of communications software. Mobile PhoneTools enhances the productivity of mobile professionals accessing data wirelessly, a group expected to exceed 39 million in 2006 in the U.S., according to research firm Cahners In-Stat, and makes a "Mobile Office" become a reality.

The Windows-based Mobile PhoneTools provides everything laptop users need to take advantage of high-speed data connectivity over the new networks. The product includes a connectivity Wizard, a convenient interface that enables voice calls from a laptop, and a suite of mobile communications applications. Mobile PhoneTools is available directly from BVRP (http://www.bvrpusa.com) at $59.99, and designed to work with GPRS PCMCIA Cards or by connecting the user's laptop to a GPRS cellular phone.

Mobile PhoneTools users can send and receive voice calls from their Laptop, with an image of the user's cellular phone model as a fun and intuitive interface for managing phone functions on the screen. The software also includes a "Wizard" with built in GPRS device profiles to enable "one-click" high-speed data connectivity configuration.

Mobile PhoneTools was launched in Europe earlier this year as part of the roll-out of high-speed wireless digital cellular services. The U.S. version is configured to work with all major GPRS networks and supports cellular phones from all leading manufacturers. The software also supports PocketPC devices that use GPRS ConpactFlash Cards. Additionally, the next version of Mobile PhoneTools also will support CDMA 1X and UMTS/3G networks.

"Mobile PhoneTools makes it easy for anyone to gain the power of high-speed wireless data," said Bob Lang, president, BVRP Software USA. "Using Mobile PhoneTools, any laptop user can be surfing or receiving email in seconds without hassles. It also enables the cellular phone and the laptop to work in tandem to offer enhanced messaging and management features."

Mobile PhoneTools enables PC users to:

-- Text Messaging - Send SMS messages from a standard keyboard with support for messages of more than standard length (160 characters)

-- e-mail - Send attached documents, priority management, deferred send, mail check

-- Fax - Send any printable Windows document with choice of personalized cover pages, personalized fax broadcasts

-- Synchronization - Synchronize PC and cellular phone contact lists, calendars

-- Voice - Send and receive voice calls with a cellular phone image on the screen as a familiar interface

-- Ring tone management - Allows users to create original ring tones and edit ring tones downloaded from the Internet and install them on their phones.

Mobile PhoneTools was developed for and tested with all versions of the Windows OS, including 98 SE, ME, 2000, NT 4.0 and XP, and supports MS Outlook, Outlook Express and Lotus Notes. It manages all types of laptop PC-mobile phone connections including Bluetooth, cable (RS232 and USB) and infrared.

About BVRP Software USA

BVRP Software USA (http://www.bvrpusa.com) is a subsidiary of BVRP Software (http://www.bvrp.com), the world's leading developer of communications software with more than 19.5 million units sold in 2001. BVRP is a key partner to the world's biggest PC, modem and cellular manufacturers, including Dell Computers, Compaq, Gateway, Eicon, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Packard Bell, Multitech, Siemens, TDK, US Robotics, Xircom, Zoom, and more. Marketing its products in more than 100 countries and in 28 languages, BVRP is also a major supplier of personal and professional software designed for mobility, security and Internet use. The group booked EUR 43.2m in revenues in 2001 and has been listed on the Nouveau Marche of the Paris Stock Exchange (FR:BVRP) since 1996.