Xmarc to Integrate its Wireless & Internet Infrastructure Software Environment 'WIISE' Location Services with HP's E-speak Platform.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000

Xmarc and HP Share Vision to Target Mobile Network Operators

Xmarc, Inc., (ASX:FHL) today announced that it intends to integrate Xmarc's WIISE location services with the Hewlett-Packard Company's (NYSE:HWP) e-speak platform. Xmarc's WIISE platform contains several location services, including map rendering, geo-locating and routing that can be used for the development and delivery of mobile data and location applications to mobile phones, wireless and wired devices. The companies intend to explore opportunities to market and promote the Xmarc WIISE location services as part of the e-speak mobile solution.

The Xmarc location services are a key component of the Xmarc WIISE platform. Xmarc's WIISE platform has been proven to deliver location services to millions of users per day. The integration of Xmarc's location services with e-speak would empower ecosystem users who are e-speak enabled to select the Xmarc services for their use. By e-speak enabling the WIISE platform, Xmarc's location services could be accessed by any e-speak enabled user.

HP's e-speak is an open software platform designed specifically for the development, deployment, and intelligent interaction of dynamic e-services. With e-speak, e-services can help deliver a faster return on investment, they can interoperate with users and other e-services freely, and they can be quickly adapted for new opportunities.

E-speak offers ready-made e-services functionality (discovery, negotiation, mediation, composition, and security) that scales to fit most any type of e-services solution that you may want to build.

"Xmarc and HP share the same vision that location-based services are a key emerging application for the mobile data market," stated Rajiv Gupta, GM, HP's e-speak Operation. "As HP and Xmarc develop this relationship, we believe Xmarc could provide a significant contribution to future HP e-services initiatives. HP considers Xmarc as one of the market leaders."

"We are very excited to be working with HP on integrating Xmarc's location-based services and solutions with the e-speak platform," said Tamara Artim, vice president of Marketing and Business Development for Xmarc. "By building relationships with industry leaders such as HP, we can quickly deploy our proven location-based services to mobile network operators and users worldwide who need quick and easy access to a variety of information from anywhere, at any time."

About Xmarc

Xmarc provides infrastructure software solutions for wireless and Internet-enabled companies that need to manage, interact with, and distribute critical corporate and location-based information. Xmarc's Wireless & Internet Infrastructure Software Environment (WIISE) enables companies to optimize network performance, to visualize and manage corporate assets and to develop and deploy customized location applications to a variety of devices, including mobile phones, PDAs, and PCs.

Xmarc's WIISE is a server-centric software platform consisting of two layers, a data warehouse layer and a location services layer. The data warehouse layer seamlessly integrates into Oracle8i, Informix or IBM's DB2 databases, and encompasses Xmarc's Enterprise Spatial Manager and Cellular Network Cartridge product lines as well as standard data sets. The location services layer contains six distinct location-based services that provide businesses with access to an entire suite of mobile data and location applications.

Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xmarc, Inc. is an international company, with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about Xmarc is available at www.xmarc.com.

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