Extended Systems Announces Advantage Replication; New Software Heightens Availability of Enterprise Data for Custom Database Applications.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002

Extended Systems (Nasdaq:XTND), a leading provider of mobile information management solutions for the enterprise, today unveiled Advantage Replication, the newest addition to the company's software offering.

Advantage Replication offers Advantage Database Server customers a powerful solution to maintain and replicate database information at distributed locations or across an entire mobile workforce. In addition to enabling businesses to share information throughout the organization, Advantage Replication offers high availability and back-up protection that ensures company data is always accurate and accessible when it is needed most.

Leveraging the technology of the company's flagship synchronization product, XTNDConnect Server, Advantage Replication allows for the replication of data and/or subsets of data in a database across one or more systems. Using replication, customers are ensured a consistent view of business-critical corporate database information across distributed locations. By utilizing the XTNDConnect Server technology, Advantage Replication provides customers with scheduled replication of databases from a corporate server to branch servers, as well as the infrastructure for mobile device and application deployment.

"Extended Systems continues to provide developers with feature-rich, high-performance embedded database software that can easily be distributed on a variety of platforms at extremely low prices when compared to relational database servers such as Pervasive, Interbase or MS SQL Server," said Don Baumgartner, Extended Systems vice president of worldwide marketing. "This, coupled with the option of instant database mobility, once again demonstrates Extended Systems' ability to drive the market and deliver value to its customers."

Feature Highlights

High Availability -- Provides access to the data you need when you need it most. For example, Advantage Replication provides branch office or chain store environments the ability to exchange and share data at various levels throughout its operations. By utilizing Advantage Replication, vital information from point of sale applications, such as inventory data, can be shared with the entire organization, from regional and district offices to headquarters.

Highly-distributed -- Enables updates, online or offline. For example, Advantage Replication allows a mobile sales force, where users are often disconnected during the day, to update information automatically after normal working hours.

Backup -- Assures enterprises their business-critical database information is consistent. For example, where the bandwidth or transmission requirements make off-hour batch driven backup impossible, Advantage Replication meters the updates throughout the day, facilitating a warm backup.

Pricing and Availability

Advantage Replication is available immediately. List price starts at $500 for the initial server to server license. Additional licenses are available at a per site or per user cost. For more information, call 1-800/235-7576, ext. 5030 in North America or visit www.AdvantageDatabase.com/go/replication to contact one of Extended Systems' global offices.

About Advantage Database Server

Advantage Database Server is a high-performance client/server RDBMS for stand-alone, networked, Internet and mobile database applications. Advantage Database Server allows developers the flexibility of combining powerful SQL statements and relational data access methods with the performance and control of navigational commands. With optimized data access methodology for easily delivering unparalleled performance, Advantage provides security, stability and data integrity while requiring very little maintenance. Advantage applications can be developed using a wide variety of languages including Borland Delphi, Borland Kylix, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++Builder, CA-Visual Objects, and many other languages including those that can use ODBC, ADO, ADO.NET and OLE DB. Advantage Database Server supports NetWare, Linux, Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME operating systems. Please call 800/235-7576, ext. 5030 for further information or go to www.AdvantageDatabase.com.

About Extended Systems

Extended Systems provides the expertise, strategy and solutions to help enterprise organizations realize their business goals through mobile technology. The company's software and services portfolio includes data synchronization and device management solutions; mobile applications for sales, service and pharmaceutical professionals; mobile application development tools and services; and Bluetooth and IrDA wireless connectivity software. Extended Systems has more than 2,500 enterprise customers and key alliance relationships with Agilent, Ericsson, Handspring, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Palm, Sharp, Siemens and Toshiba.

Founded in 1984, Extended Systems has offices and subsidiaries in the United States and worldwide. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.extendedsystems.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the ability of Advantage Replication to ensure company data is always accurate and accessible when needed most, the ability of Advantage Replication to ensure a consistent view of customers' business-critical corporate database information across distributed locations, the ease of distributing Advantage software on a variety of platforms at extremely low prices, Extended Systems' ability to drive the market and deliver value to its customers, and the market acceptance and success of Advantage Replication. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the success of key business relationships, the overall economic conditions and the level of information technology purchasing by existing and potential customers, continued growth in the markets for our products, the perceived and realized benefits of mobile devices, the timely development and acceptance of new products and technologies, the risks associated with development of new products and product enhancements, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the risks associated with international sales and operations and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in Extended Systems' SEC filings, including its 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q to be filed in fiscal 2003.