fusionOne Partners with Groove Networks to Keep Users of Peer Computing Platform in Sync.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000

fusionOne to Provide the Synchronization for Groove Networks'

Revolutionary New Peer Computing Platform

fusionOne, Inc., the leading developer of Internet synchronization services, together with Groove Networks, today announced a partnership to bring the power of Internet synchronization to Groove users. As part of this agreement, Groove Networks will integrate fusionOne's Internet Sync service into its peer-to-peer collaboration platform, announced today at the Groove Networks launch event. The integration of fusionOne enables Groove users to keep their Groove address book and calendars fully in sync with their desktop PCs, handheld devices, web applications -- and even their mobile phones, regardless of system or application compatibilities.

Groove Networks today introduced the first software platform designed to host a broad range of peer computing applications and business solutions, enabling new ways for individuals to communicate with others via the Internet. With the integration of fusionOne, Groove Networks will offer seamless transfer of personal information via fusionOne to and from the Groove address book and calendar to multiple PCs, personal digital assistants such as Palm(TM) connected organizers and Pocket PCs, and wireless devices such as phones and pagers. Groove Networks and fusionOne plan to extend the synchronization capability to include tasks, notes, and files from the Groove platform.

"The foundation of fusionOne's innovative Internet-based sync architecture is completely synergistic with the vision and premise behind Groove Networks -- to allow all of a user's devices to act as peers and seamlessly share information," said Steve Wilkinson, VP of alliances for Groove Networks. "These similarities, together with the robust nature of the fusionOne sync technology, made it an obvious choice for our sync solution. We look forward to working closely with fusionOne to bring our common goal to fruition."

"fusionOne is excited to be working with such a forward-thinking company as Groove Networks," said Rick Onyon, president and CEO of fusionOne. "By integrating fusionOne into their new collaboration platform, Groove is ensuring that their vision of bringing to market a truly innovative and revolutionary computing platform will be achieved."

About Groove Networks

Groove Networks Inc. is privately held and headquartered in Beverly, Mass. For more information about Groove Networks, visit http://www.groovenetworks.com. For more information about career opportunities, visit http://www.groovenetworks.com/jobs.

About the fusionOne Sync Service

The fusionOne's Internet sync service works on a transactional model, meaning that any time information is changed on one device (or Web site), the change gets transmitted through the Internet as a "transaction" to the other devices. Once received, it is automatically applied to the local application on that device -- making synchronization nearly invisible. Now if users enter a new calendar appointment in the Groove Networks' application on their work PC, that information will automatically be updated in their Palm, favorite online calendar, desktop PIM on their home PC, and vice versa -- all through the power of fusionOne. This eliminates the cumbersome task of entering the same information into several devices -- causing wasted time and lost data as it is copied from one device to the next. Unlike competitive sync services that focus merely on PIM data, fusionOne provides synchronization for all personal content, including files and bookmarks, to all devices.

About fusionOne, Inc.

Privately held and founded in 1998, fusionOne is the pioneer developer and marketer of cutting-edge Internet sync services that make information access simple and seamless across multiple communications and computing devices. fusionOne is backed by funding from Chase Capital, Flatiron Partners, Nokia Ventures (NYSE: NOK), 3Com Ventures (NASDAQ: COMS), El Dorado Ventures, its founders and recognized leaders in the high technology industry. fusionOne's most recent partnerships include Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC), Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HWP), InfoSpace (NASDAQ: INSP), Sabre (NYSE: TSG), seeUthere.com and Snap, the Internet portal service from NBC Internet, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBCI). fusionOne, Inc. is located in San Jose, California and can be found on the Internet at www.fusionOne.com or contacted via telephone at [phone].

Note to Editors: fusionOne and Internet Sync are trademarks of fusionOne, Inc. Groove Networks and Groove are trademarks of Groove Networks Inc. All other product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.