Mr. Ran Mokady, Internationally Renowned Leader In Mobile Communications, Joins Advisory Board of ART; Prominent Figure Brings Unparalleled Experience and Insight to ART.

Business Editors and Technology Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002

Today, ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., recognized global pioneer of natural Human User Interface based on speech and handwriting recognition technologies for the mobile world, announced that Mr. Ran Mokady, entrepreneur and pioneer in the area of software for mobile devices, has been appointed to ART's Advisory Board.

A recognized authority on mobile communications, Mr. Mokady brings over a decade of international expertise to ART's leadership of the ever-expanding field of embedded speech and handwriting recognition solutions for mobile devices.

"The natural human interface is one of the most exciting fields of digital mobile communications," said Mr. Ran Mokady. "As the world's leading independent developer of speech and handwriting recognition solutions for the entire range of mobile devices, I'm looking forward to working closely with the technology pioneers of ART as they continue to develop their technology and expand their market presence."

"A highly respected pioneer of technologies for mobile communication devices, Mr. Ran Mokady's addition to our Advisory Board is extremely welcome," said Eran Aharonson, President of ART. "One of the most dynamic forces in the field, we are confident that Ran will greatly contribute to the exciting developments of recognition technologies that ART is bringing to the mobile world."

International Pioneer

Since the mid-80's, Ran Mokady has been at the forefront of the digital revolution. Before joining the ART advisory board, he was President and CEO of Commtag Ltd. UK, a company whose `unplug & play' technology platform enabled new and enhanced person-to-person wireless applications by establishing ad-hoc peer-to-peer network connections between mobile devices. Prior to that, Ran was Director of the Feature Phone Platforms division of Microsoft. As such, he had overall responsibility for Microsoft's world wide activities in the Feature Phone space, management of a trans-Atlantic cross functional team, and participation in a group advising Microsoft's executive management on world wide wireless strategy. Ran joined Microsoft when STNC Ltd. -- a groundbreaking company that developed microbrowser and mobile internet solutions for the mobile phone industry -- became the first Microsoft acquisition in the UK in over a decade. As Founder, President and CEO, Ran had built STNC from a two-person start-up into a multi-million international company, the first to integrate microbrowsers into mass-market mobile phones, with a customer base that included Sony, Ericsson and others. Ran Mokady began his career as a software engineer and project manager at Acorn Computers, pioneers of PC's for the educational market, and the creators of the ARM microprocessor, where he was a key contributor to the development of the RISCOS operating system. Today, as well as his activities within ART, Ran also manages a small number of angel investments in early stage UK high technology private companies.

About ART

Established in 1990, ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., is the acknowledged pioneer and market leader in Natural User systems of embedded Speech and Handwriting Recognition for mobile devices. Having generated over a decade of software innovation, today it develops and markets technologically superior solutions for the control and command of mobile devices by the human voice and natural handwriting. Through its range of proprietary technologies based on unique, signal-processing algorithms, ART provides next-generation human user interface solutions for cellular handsets, smartphones, mobile communicators, PDAs and handhelds, and automotive systems.

Today, ART's embedded software-only solutions are deployed in dozens of product lines from industry leaders such as Acer, Casio, Franklin, GVC, Hitachi, Hutel, Konka, LGE, Inventec, Maxon, Mitsubishi, NeoPoint, Panasonic, Philips, Quanta, Samsung, Siemens Automotive and others. ART has strategic and technological partnerships with industry leaders including Agere Systems, Analog Devices, DSP Group, e-SIM, Microsoft, Motorola, OTM Technologies, Parthus, Pegasus, Persay, Symbian, Texas Instruments and TTPCom.

Based in the United States, with sales offices on the East and West Coasts, ART maintains a wholly owned Israeli subsidiary -- ART Ltd. -- where research and development are conducted. ART is active in the US, European, and Asian markets.