Boundless Technologies, Inc. Named Finalist for First ASP Industry Consortium "ASPire Awards"; Program Recognizes Best Practices in Rapidly Growing ASP Market.

Business and Technology Editors

COMDEX Fall 2000

Microsoft Partner Pavilion Booth #272

ASP Summit Booth #A4331

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000

Boundless Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boundless Corporation (AMEX:BND), today revealed it has been selected as a finalist in the first ASP Industry Consortium "ASPire Awards" program, which highlights best practices in the Application Service Provider (ASP) industry. The Consortium will name a winner in each of four ASP categories in an awards ceremony at COMDEX/Fall 2000 in Las Vegas November 14.

The ASPire Awards honor practitioners who have made outstanding contributions to promote Best Practices of the ASP industry in four categories: Delivery; Integration; Management and Operations; and Enablement. Boundless Technologies was selected as one of five finalists in the "Delivery" category, which recognizes a company for its exemplary ASP business model including packaging, pricing, management of electronic channels and support for value added partners. As a finalist, Boundless will participate in a panel discussion to be held on Thursday, November 16 at 2:15 PM at the ASP Summit. Winners will be selected by an independent Review Board of respected ASP industry experts from outside the Consortium.

"The response to the first year of the ASPire Awards program has been extraordinary, with almost 100 entrants," noted Lisa Angelastro, vice president, product marketing with collaborative services firm IntraLinks, who is heading up the awards program for the Consortium's Best Practices Committee. "In being named one of five finalists in its category, Boundless Technologies has already distinguished itself as among the very best in the ASP industry."

"It is indeed an honor to be recognized by respected ASP industry experts for the work Boundless has been doing to address the specific product and marketing needs of the evolving ASP marketplace," said Michael Oliva, Managing Director of Boundless Technologies, Inc. "In addition to providing high quality, low cost products such as our Capio II Windows(R)-based Terminals, we have striven to develop comprehensive technical and marketing support programs, including our new ThinLease(TM) financing program, to help ASPs build their business."

"We are particularly pleased with the success 2b Technology, a Boundless ASP Support Program member, has met with using our products and programs. 2b Technology's innovative ticketing software and ASP services, combined with Boundless' Capio II thin clients make a powerful solution for the company's unique ASP client base," said Jennifer Giannone, Alliance Marketing Manager for Boundless Technologies and member of the ASP Consortium Education Committee.

"Boundless has worked diligently with us to provide the tools needed to keep our business running smoothly," said Glenn Grossmann, Director of Network Technology and Technical Support Services at 2b Technology, Inc. (www.2btech.com). "Our success in moving clients such as the Brooklyn Museum of Art to a thin-client based, ASP-hosted computing solution is due in part to the highly reliable products Boundless delivers, as well as the level of technical support it provides. We are pleased that our business partner has been chosen as a finalist for this distinguished award."

The first ASPire Award winners will be announced on November 14, 2000 at a gala ceremony held as part of the ASP Industry Consortium's "AllAboutASP Connection Center" program, which will anchor the ASP Summit at COMDEX/Fall 2000 in Las Vegas. Boundless Technologies will host a presentation on thin clients leasing and how the devices are used in an ASP model in the AllAboutASP Connection Center at 11:00 on the same day. Boundless will also exhibit its Capio II thin clients at the ASP Summit, booth #A4331 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, as well as within the Microsoft Partner Pavilion (L5142) at the Las Vegas Convention Center at booth #272.

For more information on any of Boundless' thin-client products, ASP Support Program, or the company's new, ground-breaking ThinLease(TM) financing program, visit http://www.boundless.com/bti or call 1 800 231 5445, extension 7888.

ABOUT BOUNDLESS CORPORATION

Boundless Corporation, composed of three subsidiaries, is a global technology company with over $80 million in annual revenue focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing hardware, software and services that make accessing information on the Internet and centralized servers easy, fast and cost-effective.

Boundless Technologies, Inc. (www.boundless.com/bti), a founding member of the ASP Industry Consortium, is the largest U.S. based provider of Text, Window-based Terminal and Thin Client products. Boundless has helped revolutionize the computing industry by providing businesses worldwide a vast array of information access and display products, including the Capio, Viewpoint, ADDS, VT and Dorio product lines. Boundless products offer appliance-like ease-of-use and access to Microsoft Windows NT applications as well as older "legacy" applications operating on mainframes, mid-range, and Unix systems. Key customers include Lucent Technologies, IBM, NCR, Compaq Computer and Hewlett-Packard, as well as extensive distribution and VAR partners. The company is based in Hauppauge, New York, with European offices in the Netherlands and sales, support and distribution centers throughout the world.

Boundless Manufacturing Services (www.boundless.com/manufacturing) is an emerging EMS company providing build-to-order (BTO) manufacturing as well as complete end-to-end solutions from design through product end-of-life to its customers. Headquartered in Hauppauge, New York Boundless offers in-house engineering expertise and an extensive design library to significantly decrease time-to-market for OEM customers. Core competencies include state-of-the-art ISO 9002 manufacturing facilities in New York and Florida, build-to-order, same day shipping and customer specific customizations.

Merinta, Inc. (www.merinta.com), which is headquartered in Austin, TX, is a premier provider of enabling software and technologies for Internet Appliances. The iBrow Solution of software and services is positioned to offer end-users an easy, enjoyable and visually rich Internet browsing experience while providing companies with a revolutionary way to market and grow online business. The iBrow Solution is hardware and O/S independent and is the most flexible IA platform on the market. The iBrow Solution also features remote management software that allows for the end-user interface and content to be upgraded as needed.

For more information, visit the Boundless Corporation web site at http://www.boundless.com, or call 1/800-231-5445.

About the ASP Industry

An application service provider manages and delivers application capabilities to multiple entities from data centers across a wide area network. ASPs give customers a viable alternative to procuring and implementing complex systems themselves. In some cases, ASPs even provide customers with a comprehensive alternative to building and managing internal information technology operations. ASP customers also can control more precisely the total cost of technology ownership through scheduled payment schemes. Though the ASP market is relatively new, computer industry analysts foresee rapid growth and multi-billion-dollar annual sales within the next few years. End users cross industry lines and include anyone from the small office/home office (SOHO) client to large corporations and from complex businesses to specific verticals.

About the ASP Industry Consortium

Founded in May of 1999, the Application Service Provider Industry Consortium is an international advocacy group of more than 500 companies formed to promote the application service provider industry by sponsoring research, promoting best practices, and articulating the measurable benefits of this evolving delivery model. Its goals include educating the marketplace, developing common definitions for the industry, as well as serving as a forum for discussion and sponsoring research. Among the technology sectors represented among the ASP Industry Consortium membership are Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Network Service Providers (NSPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs), as well as emerging business models and other sectors supporting the industry.

Information on the ASP Industry Consortium - including a full list of member companies - is available at www.aspindustry.org or by contacting consortium headquarters at: ASP Industry Consortium, Inc., 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 500, Wakefield, Mass. 01880; Tel: [phone], or by sending email to [e-mail].

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