Press Release

February 4, 2002

Wireless Application Provider Astata Ceases Operations; Onset Increases its Leadership Position By Adding Astata's Enterprise Customers to its Already Strong Base

Santa Cruz, CA - Onset Technology today announced that Astata Corporation has chosen Onset from a field of message conversion solutions providers as the best company to provide enterprise offerings to Astata customers. The decision underscores Onset's growing leadership in the message conversion market and gives it access to a large base of blue-chip enterprise customers that recognize the need for anytime, anywhere access to corporate information. Astata, a wireless application provider, ceased operations this past December.

"Astata's selection of Onset to serve its customers is testimony to the qualities that make up our competitive edge and contribute to our leadership in the industry," said Gadi Mazor, president and CEO of Onset. "Those qualities include the superiority of our solutions and service, the strength of our existing partnerships and enterprise customer base, our corporate staying power and our vision for the future of message conversion."

Astata developed, implemented and hosted wireless Internet applications and communications solutions. Its enterprise customers included a number of blue-chip companies in the financial, legal and energy industries, among others.

Onset Builds Momentum with New Customers, Funding

Astata's decision to have Onset serve its customer base follows on the heels of Onset receiving $3.5 million in capital investment from the Challenge Fund, the FLV Fund, Hollinger Digital Inc., the Intel Communications Fund, MAG Ventures and Poalim Electronic Communication. This funding, coupled with the addition of enterprise customers from Astata, allows Onset to further build its already strong base of enterprise customers and partners. Onset's current customers include such Fortune 500 companies as Bechtel, CBS/Viacom, Northrop Grumman, PepsiCo, Pfizer, and Universal Studios, among others.

METAmessage for Wireless Solutions Meet Variety of Needs

METAmessage for Wireless Solutions are comprised of the METAmessage Conversion Server (MCS) and one or more METAmessage modules. The METAmessage Conversion Server software, which provides the foundation for all METAmessage solutions, is built on a scalable, open architecture that lets enterprises and carriers leverage their existing messaging infrastructures while also providing a dependable platform for future growth. METAmessage modules include AttachmentsPlus™, that lets handheld users read and print email attachments and Web pages, and GetFile™, that lets handheld users access files located on their corporate network for remote sending. When used in conjunction with AttachmentsPlus, GetFile also lets users read and print files.

About Onset Technology

Onset's solutions bridge messaging systems and networks to make vital corporate information accessible and manageable on any type of communication device. The company's METAmessage for Wireless and 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 Compaq, Intel, Microsoft, and RIM, to 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.

METAmessage®, METAmessage Conversion Server, and GetFile are trademarks of Onset Technology.