P2P Software Developer Endeavors Technology Appoints Apollo Vice President European Operations.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2000

Peer-to-peer Web software developer, Endeavors Technology Inc., today announced the appointment of Bob Apollo as vice president of European operations.

The appointment reflects the company's drive on establishing itself as a global player in next generation software for the Web.

Prior to joining Endeavors, Apollo was vice president of customer service infrastructure vendor eGain, where he helped the company to achieve leadership in Europe's e-commerce market. Other senior management positions held during his career include vice president of European operations for the Interchange Software Group of Sterling Commerce, and vice-president and managing director of Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and African operations for CRM vendor XcelleNet. Sterling Commerce acquired XcelleNet in 1998.

Before XcelleNet, Apollo was vice president of marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa for Unix vendor Santa Cruz Operation (SCO). During his period with SCO, international revenues grew to represent more than half of the vendor's world-wide revenues.

Apollo holds a B.A. in Business Studies and has published numerous articles on key industry topics including the mobilization of the modern workforce, software vendor channel strategies, future of the Internet and the potential for on-line businesses. He has delivered keynote addresses at dozens of international conferences including Unix Expo - Moscow, IT Asia - New Delhi, India, SCO Forum - Santa Cruz, Calif., Developers Forum - Johannesburg, South Africa, and at other U.K. and European industry events.

As Endeavors' vice president for European operations, Apollo is charged with building awareness for the company's Magi(TM) peer-to-peer software, and in establishing a network of direct and indirect sales channels across all markets. Apollo will be based at Endeavors' newly-established offices in Thames Valley, England.

Brian Morrow, president and chief operating officer of Endeavors, comments: "Bob is a skilled business developer within the IT industry. Given the growing European interest in Magi, he will prove a valuable addition to Endeavors worldwide management team in helping us to meet the peer-to-peer needs of the European marketplace."

About Endeavors Technology

Endeavors Technology Inc. (www.endtech.com) delivers breakthrough peer-to-peer collaboration, workflow and mobile information management solutions. Its Magi product line allow companies to access, communicate and process information from anywhere at anytime and through any Internet-enabled device. Endeavors Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of mobile computing and network infrastructure vendor Tadpole Technology plc (www.tadpole.com), which has plants and offices in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Bristol, Thames Valley (U.K.), and Irvine and Carlsbad (California). Further information on Endeavors and its P2P solutions by email [e-mail].

Notes for Editors

MagiExpress 1.0 is the core product in breakthrough Magi peer-to-peer technology. Based on open source and Internet standards such as Java, Apache Web Server, and WebDAV, MagiExpress 1.0 is written in pure Java, giving it excellent cross-platform capabilities.

Any device with a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) can run MagiExpress 1.0. Because it is largely open source and uses industry-standard Java Servlets, MagiExpress 1.0 can be easily interfaced with alternative Web servers. A C++ Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC)-based Windows(R) Graphical User Interface (GUI) is available for enhanced usability and performance with Macintosh and Linux versions available soon. Developers can build platform-specific GUIs using Magi's open standard Application Programmer's Interfaces (APIs) in addition to all the commercially available tools.

MagiExpress 1.0 provides a free, easy to use thin server for file sharing. Users can create online communities and collaborate on electronic files across corporate and personal boundaries through the use of a public Domain Naming Service (DNS) server. Its features include dynamic URL mapping for user authentication and location, the ability to share, store and retrieve documents and other files from common applications, such as Microsoft Office 2000, to and from a federation of Internet connected devices.

MagiExpress 1.0 is part of Endeavors Technology's Magi software suite of peer-to-peer tools that includes MagiDispatch and MagiEnterprise, scheduled for release in Q400.

MagiDispatch manages offsite or field activities with automated mobile messaging and coordination. A key feature of MagiDispatch is its graphic-based, drag and drop environment for multiple customized distributed processes as defined by business or personal workflow needs.

MagiEnterprise is the commercial version of MagiExpress 1.0. It allows the Web-enabled population, for the first time, to remotely and securely communicate and process information with trusted co-workgroups anywhere, anytime on virtually any computer and portable, embeddable electronics device. Components of MagiEnterprise software suite will include:

-- Private DNS server -- Corporate directory services server to create user
communities and build secure channels for access, control and collaboration of
files, thus providing a central database for location management.

-- MagiWAP -- Transforms the mobile phone into a smart remote controller so
that WAP phone users can access, read, move, fax or print files stored on a
distant desktop, laptop or palmtop, whatever their location, without first
downloading data or documents to the device.

-- MagiSeek -- Searches and indexes files across distributed communities from
any electronic device, including all desktops within an office work group.

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