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Ecrio Achieves Wireless Village Compliance for its Embedded Clients and Server Software Suite at the Second Wireless Village Interoperability Fest

Cupertino, California - October 15, 2002 — Ecrio Inc., a leading provider of instant communications application and infrastructure software solutions, announced today that it has been declared compliant with Wireless Village™ version 1.1 specifications following its successful participation in the second interoperability fest recently held in Atlanta, Georgia. Ecrio successfully demonstrated interoperability between its Embedded Handset Software (J2ME™ and PocketPC® clients) and AllMedia™ Instant Messaging solutions with other participating companies.

The latest interoperability fest brings group-messaging features (i.e., “Chat”) along with Instant Messaging and Presence Services (IMPS) to the realm of compliance. Ecrio’s Wireless Village compliant products enable a host of value-added services that combine community building, presence and availability, and AllMedia™ content delivery –text, handwritten notes, images, drawings, digital photos, voice, video, and documents– across mobile phones, PDAs, as well as personal computers and Internet browsers.

“We are glad to extend our leadership once again in standards interoperability, and advance the adoption of presence services, by making available the necessary building blocks to mobile operators, equipment providers, and device manufacturers,” said Nagesh Challa, President & CEO of Ecrio.

Ecrio, an active participant in various open standards and specifications initiatives, is now a member of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) following the creation of the Instant Messaging and Presence Services (IMPS) Working Group based on Wireless Village activities. OMA includes more than 200 companies representing the whole mobile services value chain, such as the world’s leading mobile operators, device & network suppliers, information technology companies and content providers. OMA is stimulating and contributing to the creation of interoperable services across countries, operators and mobile terminals that will meet the needs of both the consumers and business users.

About the Wireless Village initiative

Founded by Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Wireless Village, the mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Services (IMPS) initiative, was formed in April 2001 to define and promote a set of universal specifications for mobile instant messaging and presence services. The specifications will be used for exchanging messages and presence information between mobile devices, mobile services and Internet-based instant messaging services, all interoperable and leveraging existing internet technologies. Through its Supporters, the Wireless Village initiative is building a vibrant community of users, mobile operators and global business partners where internet and wireless domains converge. The IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO) provides day-to-day administrative support to the Wireless Village initiative www.wireless-village.org. The Wireless Village initiative has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to consolidate its activities into the Open Mobile Alliance, www.openmobilealliance.org .

About the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)

The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) delivers open standards for the mobile industry, helping to create interoperable services which work across countries, operators and mobile terminals and are driven by users' needs. To expand the mobile market, companies supporting the Open Mobile Alliance will work to stimulate the fast and wide adoption of a variety of new, enhanced mobile information, communication and entertainment services. The Open Mobile Alliance includes all key elements of the wireless value chain, and contributes to the timely and efficient introduction of services and applications. For more information, please visit www.openmobilealliance.org .

About Ecrio

Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Ecrio is the leading vendor of real time commerce and communications software for mobile phones. Ecrio provides interoperable and standard compliant software to mobile phone manufacturers and mobile operators. Solutions include mobile commerce applications, including NFC and MoBeam mobile barcode redemption, along with 3G communications applications such as Instant Messaging and Presence Services (IMPS), VideoShare, Voice over IP (VoIP), and Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC). Ecrio's customers include industry leaders such as ASUSTeK, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic and Visa. Visit www.ecrio.com

Ecrio and MoBeam are trademarks of Ecrio Inc. All other brands, products, and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective holders.

Press Contact:

Larry Loper,
Ecrio lloper@ecrio.com
+1 408 596 1500

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