Motorola's subsidiary, EMBARC, unveils interactive version of ESPNET TO GO on the World Wide Web.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1996--Motorola's subsidiary, EMBARC(sm) Tuesday announced the launch of a "virtual," interactive ESPNET TO GO(tm) sports pager on the Internet, allowing Internet "surfers" to "click" on the pager to receive the latest sports scores and information from around the world.

"The Internet version of ESPNET TO GO gives cyber-sports fans a taste of what the ESPNET TO GO is like," said Joe Mulvey, general manager of EMBARC. "Not only can fans get the latest sports scores and updates, but they also have the opportunity to try out the pager before they buy it. The only difference between this and the real service is they can't clip it on their belt."

ESPNET TO GO is a comprehensive sports information service providing portable game information and score updates every five minutes from ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports. The service covers a wide variety of sports including Major League Baseball, NFL Football, NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey and NCAA Football and Basketball. EMBARC sublicenses the service to paging companies who combine the sports updates with traditional paging services.

Sports fans who access the website at http://www.espnettogo.com will find an ESPNET TO GO "Cyber Pager" that displays the same information as the real ESPNET TO GO pager -- by pressing or clicking on the appropriate buttons to pull up the latest sports information and results. The updates then appear in the realistic ESPNET TO GO pager graphic. A special feature of the web version also allows websurfers to hear the sound of a pager beeping when the information is pulled up, thanks to JAVA technology. For those who don't have JAVA capability, there is also a non-JAVA version.

In addition to the "Cyber Pager," the ESPNET TO GO home page also features two online contests. The weekly contest challenges fans to pick the winning teams of upcoming weekend games, while the other tests fans trivia knowledge. Contest prizes include a free ESPNET TO GO pager and ESPN merchandise.

EMBARC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, is a leader in packaging and reselling high quality, frequently updated, branded information services. The company resells these information services, including ESPN's sports information service, to the wireless industry. This is accomplished through efficient integration of information from the leading content brands, filtering and formatting for redistribution on a global basis on various hardware and technology platforms, and distribution and marketing support to the RCCs.

Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors, advanced electronic equipment, systems, components, and services for worldwide markets. Products include two-way radios, pagers, personal communications systems, cellular telephones and systems, semi-conductors, defense and aerospace electronics, automotive and industrial electronics, computers, data communications and information processing and handling equipment. Sales in 1995 were $27 billion.

ESPN Inc., the worldwide leader in sports, includes the following units: ESPN, the flagship sports television network; ESPN2, a network for today's sports fans interested in a wide range of programming -- both traditional and emerging/participatory; ESPNEWS, a 24-hour sports news network launching Nov. 1, 1996; ESPN International, reaching more than 160 countries in 19 languages; ESPN Radio Network, delivered to more than 275 radio stations; and ESPN Enterprises, operating businesses such as pay subscription programming, electronic publishing, on-line services, home video, location-based entertainment, CDs, interactive software, sports magazines, and apparel. ESPN and Starwave Corp. also co-produce ESPNET SportsZone, the most popular content site on the World Wide Web. ESPN Inc. is a subsidiary of Capital Cities/ABC Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co. The Hearst Corp. has a 20 percent interest in ESPN. SportsTicker is the 24-hour, real-time sports news and information unit of which ESPN owns 80 percent interest and the Dow Jones & Co. Inc., 20 percent. -0-

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ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN International, ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio Network, ESPN Enterprises, ESPNET TO GO and SportsTicker are trademarks of ESPN Inc.

In the World Wide Web address noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and www.espnettogo.com. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems.

CONTACT: Press Contact:

Chris Harris, Radcom, 407/988-5300

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Reader Contact:

Joe Mulvey, Motorola, 407/739-2745