Captura Developing Application to Provide Wireless Access to Expense Management using AT&T PocketNet Service.

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BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000

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Employees will save time and business will cut costs with a new wireless expense management solution being developed by Captura, a leading provider of Web based expense management solutions, for delivery over AT&T's wireless IP network.

Under a new relationship announced today between Captura and AT&T Wireless Services, the total expense management solution will be designed for AT&T's PocketNet(R) Service, which provides wireless Internet phone service to business customers.

"Wireless delivery is the future of business applications," said Dan Vetras, president and CEO of Captura. "Europe and Asia have readily adopted mobile devices for access to Internet applications for business use, and the United States is not far behind. By adapting our Web based application to wireless delivery, we will serve our customers with a complete expense management solution for business people on the go."

The number of U.S. wireless customers subscribing to digital service, which allows them to connect to the Internet, email and use other data services, increased dramatically to 38.5 million, in 1999, according to the most recent CTIA Semi-Annual Wireless Industry Survey, the most authoritative measure of the U.S. wireless industry. This is an increase of more than 110% from 1998, when 18.3 million digital subscribers were reported.

"The demand for wireless data services is rising at an unprecedented rate because more professionals need access to critical business information while away from the office," said Tom Trinneer, Vice President, Data Product Development, AT&T Wireless Services. "We're excited to be working with Captura to develop this innovative business application for AT&T PocketNet Service."

Captura Expense is a Web based application service that automates expense processing for large multinational corporations. It automatically receives credit card transactions for travel and entertainment, procurement, fleet and telephony expenditures from all leading credit card vendors, pre-populates an on-line expense report for the cardholder and automates the approval process. Captura Expense integrates to major accounting software solutions and seamlessly downloads expense data to the company's general and accounts payable ledgers. By providing timely, accurate expense information, Captura Expense enables companies to gather better data and make better financial decisions.

In a wireless scenario, a business professional will enter an out of pocket cash expense, such as taxi fare or a small office supply purchase, into a wireless Internet phone. Once connected to the Internet, the user will open the application to view the updated expense report, which includes both out of pocket expenses and any new expenses charged to a corporate credit card. The user can also check on the status of submitted reports, and approve reports for subordinates. While the employee saves valuable time in data entry, the company can track corporate expenses in real time, paving the way for new expense policies and cost-savings contracts with vendors.

About Captura

Captura, headquartered in Bothell, Wash., delivers Internet-based total expense management application services tailored to meet the needs of companies worldwide. Captura's hosted e-Finance Solution allows companies to automate expense management using Web-enabled technology and capture essential financial data that can help them make sound, timely business decisions.

Captura has offices in Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Wayne, NJ. Captura's European headquarters are in London, UK, with an additional European office in Paris, France and an office in Sydney Australia. Customers include adidas-America, CGU, Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Hercules, Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., and Reckitt & Colman. For more information about Captura and its products, in the U.S. call [phone]; in Europe call [phone] (U.K.) or [phone] (France); or visit the company's Web site at http://www.captura.com.

About the AT&T WIRELESS GROUP

The AT&T Wireless Group (NYSE:AWE) is among the world's premier wireless voice, data and fixed wireless communications companies, serving more than 13 million customers, including consumers, businesses, and government. With annual revenues of more than $7 billion and 18,000 employees, AT&T Wireless Group provides services to customers across the globe.

Backed by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company has one of the largest digital wireless networks in North America. The company's AT&T Digital One Rate offer revolutionized the industry by introducing a national wireless plan with no roaming or long distance charges across the US. AT&T Wireless Group was also the first company to provide wireless access to the Internet with AT&T PocketNet(R) Service and the first company to commercially offer fixed wireless service through its AT&T Digital Broadband Service.