Quios Makes Popular Mobile Internet Messaging Services Available To Business Customers in the U.S. After Successful Rollout in Europe.

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Quios Leverages European Market Success and Expertise

to Provide Robust Messaging Infrastructure and

Wireless Applications as Hosted Turnkey Business Solutions

Quios, Inc., a leading mobile Internet company, today announced a major corporate initiative to make its popular mobile instant text-messaging infrastructure and applications available to Internet portals, wireless carriers, consumer companies and corporations in the United States. Quios has over the last year successfully rolled out wireless data solutions to more than 10 business partners in Europe, including MSN and Excite, and will leverage this experience to better serve its U.S. partners.

As part of its Business Solutions strategy, Quios will release turnkey solutions throughout the fourth quarter that enable companies to quickly and seamlessly integrate wireless applications into their existing IT infrastructure. The wireless text-messaging applications available from Quios' Business Solutions are designed to improve the performance of customer acquisition and retention programs as well as increase employee productivity and communication. Quios will license its messaging engine and infrastructure, build private-label or co-branded applications, and offer hosting services to its business customers.

The first three products to emerge from this initiative -- PlanetQuios, Q-Messenger and Q-Caster -- will be available in November. PlanetQuios provides a platform for local content generation to wireless data users, blending both local peer-to-peer and commercial content. Q-Messenger is a Web-to-phone messaging application that includes value-added options such as filtering, anti-spamming and "do not disturb" features. Q-Caster is an SMS gateway solution that provides extensive global reach and an intelligent routing system based on cost, throughput, reach and reliability. Additional products will be released over the next three months.

"Our proven ability to serve business partners throughout the world on a regular basis makes Quios the natural choice for businesses that want to integrate wireless data communications capabilities into their existing data infrastructure," said Marc Vanlerberghe, Quios founder and CEO. "Through our successful consumer services, Quios has attained in-depth and hands-on expertise integrating mobile communications with Internet community services, which numerous high-end portals, including Excite and MSN, have already taken advantage of."

Quios' mobile instant text-messaging engine and infrastructure is the most robust in the industry. As a carrier-independent solution, Quios provides global reach to more than 220 wireless providers throughout the world. Its high-volume gateway capabilities and routing engine make it extremely cost-efficient to send millions of messages. And Quios' proprietary numbering intelligence systems make it possible to send messages across the GSM, TDMA, CDMA and PCS standards in the United States.

Excite and MSN are using Quios' infrastructure, application and hosting services to power the SMS messaging applications available on their portals across Europe. Other partners include Belgian TV network VT4, and the Irish Esat Telecom Group recently acquired by British Telecom. These partnerships extend Quios' reach to more than 10 million wireless data users, a number accelerating at exponential rates.

About Quios, Inc.

Quios (pronounced Kee-ahs) is a leading mobile Internet company providing real-time services to businesses and consumers worldwide. Quios combines the breadth of the Internet with the immediacy and convenience of the mobile phone, providing members with instant mobile messaging, time-sensitive alerts and personalized content, and partner services. The company's services are carrier independent and provide the farthest reach with access to over 225 wireless networks worldwide. WAP services will be introduced in the coming months as well as compatibility with a range of handheld devices such as alphanumeric pagers and PDAs. Over one million registered users currently enjoy the Quios services, with the user base growing by over 6,000 members per day. Quios is a global company with headquarters in San Francisco, California and offices in Belgium, France, and the U.K. They have received funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Europ@web, Integral Capital Partners and FLV Fund. More information is available at www.quios.com.