DataLink Offers Free 45-Day Trial of Premium Internet-to-Wireless Information Services; The Web Meets Wireless for Info-to-GoSM Services.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999--Datalink Systems Corporation, (OTC Bulletin Board:NETD), providing a unique blend of Internet-based wireless information services, announced today the introduction of its free, 45-day sampler of premium financial, sports, news, weather and lifestyle services to any wireless device.

The free InfoSampler(SM) service is a selection from DataLink's real-time products: QuoteXpress(R), CompanyNewsX(SM), Sports2Go(SM) and InfoXtra(SM). InfoSampler includes real-time stock quotes, alerts on public company news, sporting event coverage -- even during the game, plus news headlines, weather forecasts, ski & beach conditions, winning lotto numbers, horoscopes and even the top 10 weekly video rentals. All information is delivered to a pager or PCS mobile phone.

Subscribers use DataLink's Internet site to setup and customize both the type of information they want and when they want to receive it. DataLink uses it own patented, intelligent agent, Web-to-Wireless(TM) technology, to monitor and filter numerous electronic feeds for the information the subscriber wants. DataLink then transmits the information to the subscriber's PCS phone or alphanumeric pager through their existing service provider in real-time.

Free trial subscriptions are available to customers of virtually any wireless company in the U.S. and Canada. Wireless subscribers can sign up for the free service at Datalink's web site, www.datalink.net. The service will also be distributed through DataLink's channel partners, such as SkyTel Communications of Jackson, Mississippi, and through its new retail reseller program.

Signing up for InfoSampler is simple using DataLink's intuitive Web site and the process can be completed in a few minutes. Users can begin receiving custom tailored real-time financial alerts, world news headlines and stories, real-time sports coverage and a range of other services in no time.

"Serious stock investors want to know if their investments are rising, falling, splitting - and any relevant news about the stocks," said Anthony LaPine, DataLink president and CEO. "News and entertainment is also important to many who lack the time to hunt through newspapers, listen to the radio or surf the Internet to find it," LaPine said. DataLink delivers personalized news, local weather and even the daily horoscope and winning lottery numbers directly to a subscriber's alphanumeric pager or PCS phone. "This is not an `information dump.' Our customers know what information they want, as well as when they want it, and that's how we give it to them," LaPine said.

DataLink also provides a free wireless messaging service. Anyone with Internet access can send messages to pager and PCS phone consumers who are registered MessageX subscribers. Phone and pager users register at www.messageX.com. DataLink will be offering the free MessageX service to Internet companies such as search engines and Internet Service Providers, and wireless service providers as a value-added service. DataLink is working with numerous partners to customize service packages for re-sale, which involves tailoring DataLink's current service offering and developing new services based on a partner's unique content.

Where the Web Meets Wireless

DataLink Systems Corporation uses patented Intelligent Agent Technology to link personalized content to wireless communications devices, such as pagers, PCS phones and PDAs. By integrating wireless with the Internet, DataLink has created a new product platform that combines the World Wide Web, content (information), and wireless into information services for the next millenium. The company has set new standards for delivery of real-time information to mobile people by incorporating the best features of premium data feeds with financial, news and lifestyle Web sites. DataLink was recently rated the number one choice for wireless financial information services by SmartMoney magazine. DataLink, based in Silicon Valley, is found on the Web at http://www.datalink.net.

Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking statements" and subject to risk and uncertainty. Factors that effect actual events or results materially include, but are not limited to: (i) the Company's ability to obtain adequate financing to further its current and future business strategies; (ii) the Company's ability to attract and retain its employees; (iii) the Company's success against competitive products and services and (iv) the effects of business and economic conditions generally.