HearMe Delivers Business Conferencing and eCalling Solution to oCen.

Business/High-Tech Editors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2000

Leading Communications Services Provider To Offer Enhanced Services 

Including Business Conferencing Using HearMe VoIP Technology

HearMe(TM) (Nasdaq:HEAR) and oCen Communications, an Internet Communications Services Provider (ICSP) in Asia and North America, today announced a license agreement through which oCen will add new business conferencing functionality to its VoIP telephony services using HearMe(TM) technology.

Through the agreement, oCen has integrated HearMe's eCalling platform and application technology for VoIP-based conferencing into the oCen CommPortal, a new communications tool that allows users to easily aggregate their contacts in a client directory, see their contacts' present status, and access them through the most expedient communications medium, including phone-to-phone telephony, PC-based phone calling, and text messaging.

By enhancing oCen CommPortal with HearMe VoIP technology, oCen can offer its customers a scalable, flexible, and cost-effective communications solution for corporate customers. HearMe's VoIP conferencing technology enables VoIP-based conferencing accessible via a Web page, phone, or mobile phone. Leveraging the intelligence of a computer network, HearMe's voice conferencing technology provides a more integrated and intuitive experience than a traditional conference call. Participants can not only conference in many participants directly from the oCen CommPortal client with one click, but also see who is online, identify the speaker, establish a queue for participation, and send public or private text messaging to other participants, all through one easy-to-manage interface.

This additional functionality gives oCen the ability to enhance oCen CommPortal with next generation conferencing capabilities. "By working with HearMe, we can provide a richer, more intuitive communications experience for our customers. This technology will allow our users to launch one to one or one to many phone calls off of an easy to use client interface that is accessible via desktop or the Web," said Jim Courtney, COO of oCen Communications.

"oCen's selection of HearMe is validation of our efforts to license VoIP technology to next generation service providers. The combination of our VoIP technology and oCen's communications services will provide great benefits to users in both functionality and cost savings," said Rob Csongor, CEO of HearMe. "We are pleased to have oCen as a partner in providing next generation VoIP communications solutions."

About HearMe's eCalling Application for VoIP-based Conferencing

Building from HearMe's VoiceSERVER VoIP application platform, HearMe conferencing supports next generation telephony applications spanning PC-to-phone, phone-to-phone, and PC-to-PC capabilities. HearMe's VoIP application platform leverages the power of industry standards including SIP and H.323 to seamlessly integrate into next generation VoIP networks. A variety of enhanced services including conferencing, e-calling, availability management and click to call can be built and quickly deployed using the HearMe VoiceSERVER foundation.

About oCen

Founded in 1997, oCen Communications, Inc. is a global provider of IP-based communications services to carriers and corporations. oCen operates both hosted communications services and a managed Internet Protocol (IP) network connecting Asia and the U.S., leveraging interconnect agreements with leading carriers. oCen is committed to introducing and offering competitive, high quality integrated, real-time, and enhanced communications services. The company developed and markets oCen CommPortal, an integrated, Internet-based suite of IP telephony and enhanced communication services to corporate customers.

About HearMe

HearMe (Nasdaq:HEAR) develops next generation VoIP application technologies that deliver increased productivity and flexibility in communication by integrating the capabilities of the telephone, mobile devices, and the Internet. The Company's industry leading PC-to-phone, phone-to-PC, phone-to-phone, and PC-to-PC VoIP application technologies add value to a variety of business applications including customer relationship management and eCalling for telecom service providers. HearMe is already voice-enabling products and services from such leading companies as QUALCOMM, Macromedia, Evoke, Ask Jeeves, LivePerson, eshare Communications, and Creative Technologies. Founded in early 1995 as Mpath Interactive, Inc., HearMe is located in Mountain View, California, and can be reached at www.hearme.com or 650/429-3900.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changing legislation and government regulation; HearMe's dependence on its ability to significantly increase its revenue from HearMe Technology Products customers; to launch new products; to maintain and develop strategic relationships with media, Internet and technology companies; to recruit engineering and sales staff; to compete effectively. These and other risk factors are described in detail in HearMe's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1999, HearMe's Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2000, and in HearMe's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

HearMe and VoiceSERVER, are trademarks of HearMe. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.