Marlink Adds Telenor's E-Mail Advanced to Its Portfolio of Value Added Services.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

OSLO, Norway & ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2003

Transmission-Efficient Service Reduces Remote E-mail Communications Costs By Up to 80 Percent for Land Mobile Users and Maritime Operators and Crew

Marlink today announced that it will add Telenor's new E-Mail Advanced service to its industry-leading portfolio of e-mail value added services designed for customers communicating from remote locations on land or at sea.

The new service includes an automatic mailbag compression feature that can cut transmission costs by up to 80 percent by reducing the size and time needed to send messages. E-Mail Advanced operates with most Inmarsat maritime and land mobile technologies including Inmarsat A, B, M, Mini-M, GAN and Fleet services.

The E-Mail Advanced software reduces expensive modem dialing and authentication procedures to a minimum and features full duplex capability for sending and receiving e-mail simultaneously and high compression algorithms. The service also features a crash recovery program capable of resuming full duplex transmission if a connection is lost or broken mid-session. All of these features help reduce airtime and improve the user's cost efficiency.

There are no monthly fees or annual service charges, other than standard airtime charges, for Marlink customers who sign up to use this new e-mail service. E-Mail Advanced requires no specialized hardware, is easy to install and set up, and has pre-installed drivers and dialing strings for most Inmarsat terminals.

"Marlink offers the most complete and versatile array of e-mail solutions available within the mobile satellite industry," said Soren Einshoj, managing director of Marlink. "Now, with the addition of Telenor's E-Mail Advanced service to our ever-expanding portfolio of value added services, we offer maritime customers and users on land a complete assortment of options, features, and capabilities to meet their most demanding or unique remote communications requirements."

In addition to Telenor's E-Mail Advanced service, Marlink offers one of the most complete portfolios of e-mail solutions available in the mobile communications industry. Marlink's portfolio features its premier line @SEA(mail) products, available in stand-alone and network versions.

@SEA(mail) is a communications package designed for mobile users at sea and on land and can be used with Inmarsat A, B, M, Mini-M, and Fleet technologies, as well as Iridium services. Additionally, @SEA(mail) is compatible with cellular/GSM, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and ISDN.

@SEA(mail) Network offers the additional convenience of split billing of communications and multiple e-mail addresses per subscription. By providing multiple e-mail addresses per subscription, each vessel/subscriber can allow separate and private use of e-mail correspondence to members of the charters or crew, or other persons aboard ship.

Additionally, Marlink offers SkyFile e-mail software via France Telecom that is compatible with Inmarsat and Iridium services.

For additional information contact Marlink's Customer Support at [phone] or by e-mail at [e-mail].

About Marlink:

Marlink is one of the world's leading satellite communications integrators providing maritime and land-based customers with a variety of services - any time, any place. Marlink offers high quality solutions for optimal, fast, efficient and reliable satellite communications globally, including satellite airtime, software, terminals, traffic accounting and Point of Service Activation (PSA) services. With offices worldwide including Athens, Brussels, Dubai, Hamburg, Houston, London, Oslo, Rockville, Singapore and Tokyo, Marlink had revenues in 2002 of nearly US$ 100 million.