Bell Mobility and NeoPoint Inc. Agree to Market Digital Smart Phone; Canadian Consumers to Benefit from Next Generation Wireless Data Products and Services.

TORONTO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1999--

Bell Mobility and NeoPoint Inc. (formerly Innovative Global Solution (IGS)) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to bring NeoPoint's intelligent Smart Phone products to Bell Mobility Digital PCS customers.

NeoPoint Inc. is a La Jolla, Calif. based developer of innovative wireless voice and data products. An emerging player in the business of next generation PCS handsets, the young company has quickly gained widespread recognition as a market leader by building the first smart phone with mass appeal.

Initially Bell Mobility and NeoPoint will focus their efforts on introducing the NeoPoint 1000 to the Ontario and Quebec markets. In the NeoPoint 1000 voice, text, email, Internet access and personal information management are seamlessly merged into a pocket-sized phone. It is being hailed as the New Point of Communication(TM) for consumers, the "homebase" from which people will organize themselves, relay information and communicate.

"NeoPoint shares many of the same ideas and visions of how we see Digital PCS evolving to include so much more than voice communications," said Charlotte Burke, vice president of services development at Bell Mobility. "The functionality of the NeoPoint 1000 is so much more than what we have seen in conventional PCS phones -- from email capability to Internet browsing and scheduling -- it encompasses many of the same services we are delivering to our customers through Digital Data."

"We at NeoPoint are gratified to be among Bell Mobility's select group of partners in the historic launch of their digital data network. NeoPoint is the 'simply more intelligent' choice for consumers seeking a small, lightweight, and easy-to-use phone. With the integrated productivity tools such as contact management, schedule, email and Internet access capabilities NeoPoint is the perfect match for Bell Mobility's vast data network," said William Son, NeoPoint chairman and CEO.

The NeoPoint 1000 is a small, sleek phone that packs contacts, personal calendar, pager, email, Internet browsing, digital data, wireless fax and modem capabilities into the palm of your hand. In 5.5 inches and 6.4-ounces, the NeoPoint has a large, 11-line back lit display that makes it simple to view and use NeoPoint applications.

Completely menu-driven with easy-to-understand icons, the NeoPoint 1000 is simple to use. Consumers can use voice commands or enter notes easily due to its intuitive text entry features. Additionally, consumers can synchronize personal information on their phone with their PC's contact database and calendar in seconds using NeoPoint's SoftSync(TM) software shipped with the product.

Bell Mobility and NeoPoint plan to introduce the NeoPoint 1000 to the Ontario and Quebec markets later in the summer of this year.

The Bell Mobility family of companies provides a complete range of wireless communications solutions -- cellular, paging, data, satellite, PCS and airline passenger communications services -- to over 2 million Canadian customers. Bell Mobility Radio provides two-way voice and wireless data services to public safety and emergency services agencies. Bell Mobility companies are subsidiaries of BCE Mobile Communications Inc., a publicly-traded company (TSE, ME, NYSE; stock symbol BCX) which is 65% owned by Bell Canada.

For more information on Bell Mobility, visit our Web site at http://www.bellmobility.ca.

NeoPoint Inc. develops and markets leading-edge products to enrich personal lifestyles and business communications. In addition to consumer products, the firm's Network Engineering Services group provides sophisticated RF engineering services and analytical tools to leading wireless equipment vendors, carriers and infrastructure manufacturers worldwide. Based in La Jolla, Calif., NeoPoint is a privately held company that also operates an office in Seoul, Korea.

NeoPoint can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.neopoint.com.