Press Release

May 9, 2001

Vaultus And Onset Partner To Bring Enterprise Users A Wireless Solution To Read And Print Email Attachments

Agreement with Leading Mobile Infrastructure Software Company Will Help Expand Onset's Customer Base; Vaultus Selects Onset's METAmessage as Ideal Solution to Provide Users With Secure, Server-Based Access to Email Attachments

Santa Cruz, CA - Onset Technology announced today that Vaultus, a leading mobile infrastructure software company, has chosen Onset's new METAmessage for Wireless™ solutions as its premier offerings to meet user's demand for a secure, server-based solution for wireless access and management of email messages and attachments. Vaultus will combine Onset's METAmessage solutions with Research In Motion's® BlackBerry™ devices to give enterprise users reliable, comprehensive handheld solutions that can easily and conveniently access, manage, and print email messages and attachments. Vaultus will also provide sales, implementation and support for Onset's offerings.

"Onset's METAmessage for Wireless gives mobile workers the ability to read and print email attachments and documents, a task that has been a major challenge for handheld users who are traveling or away from their office," said Gadi Mazor, president and CEO of Onset Technology. "We are delighted that Vaultus will deploy its outstanding sales, support and implementation services to offer our solution to its premier customers faced with these wireless email challenges."

"Vaultus enables enterprises to mobilize its workforces by providing real-time access to mission-critical information," said Ronald E. Spears, president and CEO, Vaultus. "We chose Onset's METAmessage for Wireless because of its ability to provide our customers with the most secure and scaleable message conversion solution. Our customers will realize increased productivity from being able to read, print and manage their time-sensitive email attachments anywhere at anytime."

Onset recently introduced its family of METAmessage for Wireless solutions that includes METAmessage.com, a simple, cost effective Internet-based ASP solution for workgroups and individuals; the METAmessage Conversion Server - Enterprise Edition, a highly scalable solution intended for corporations worldwide for whom "behind-the-firewall" security is especially important; and the METAmessage Conversion Server - Carrier Edition for server-farm-based environments such as telcos, ASP's and ISP's. The solutions increase productivity by letting mobile users remotely access and act on email attachments - which often contain business-critical information such as contracts and contact information - in much the same manner as they would from their desktop. The offerings support 25 popular file formats and expand the utility of a variety of handheld devices including Research In Motion's RIM 950 and 957 wireless handheld devices.

About Vaultus

Vaultus, a leading mobile infrastructure software company, delivers the mission critical software and support infrastructure Global 1000 enterprises need to mobilize its workforce. The company draws on a rich heritage of innovative leadership in wireless technology and applications to help enterprise clients improve productivity, reduce costs and increase revenues. With this leadership and a powerful Java(-based application delivery platform, Vaultus provides enterprises a partnership that delivers workable, usable mobile applications via a combined package of software solutions, professional services and managed services. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Denver and Boston, Vaultus has been a leader in delivering cutting-edge mobile solution since 1992. Vaultus is privately held and has secured funding from leading investment firms including First Union Capital Partners, Investcorp/(212) Ventures Technology Fund, Allen & Company Incorporated, Odyssey Investment Partners, Research In Motion, Estuary Group, CMGI @Ventures, and Hikari Tsushin. For more information about Vaultus, visit http://www.vaultus.com.

About Onset Technology

Onset Technology is the world's leading provider of solutions that convert messages - including fax, email and attachments - into device-independent information that individuals and businesses can easily and immediately access and use. The company's METAmessage for Wireless and its ThruFax solutions are available as ASP service offerings for individuals and workgroups, enterprise offerings for corporations, and as carrier offerings for telco, ASP and ISP providers. Onset's scalable solutions are built around its robust, patent-pending technologies and are sold by its extensive network of VARs, systems integrators and resellers. Onset partners with major industry vendors, including Lucent, Brooktrout, Intel Dialogic, and with all major fax server manufacturers, to help create market-specific Onset software solutions and to support seamless product and system integration. Onset's U.S. corporate headquarters are located at 111 Mission St., Santa Cruz, Calif., 95060, phone (831) 471-1360, fax (831) 471-1364.