Press Release

February 12, 2002

Epoch Integration Announces NeedTEXT Attachment Opener For Viewing File Attachments On Wireless Email Devices

Toronto, ON - Epoch Integration Inc., a provider of enterprise wireless software, today announced the launch of the NeedTEXT Attachment Opener for viewing file attachments on wireless email devices such as RIM BlackBerry.

NeedTEXT Attachment Opener allows users to read the content of over 40 types of file attachments (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe PDF). Wireless device users simply forward any email message with an attached file to a NeedTEXT email address. The software converts the attached file into text and sends it back to the user's device as a new email message. NeedTEXT Attachment Opener will even retrieve the text embedded in fax and image file attachments by using Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

NeedTEXT Attachment Opener is available in two versions:

NeedTEXT Attachment Opener Service: A version of the software hosted by Epoch Integration. It is ideal for BlackBerry Internet Edition users, or organizations that do not have an enterprise wireless email infrastructure such as BlackBerry Enterprise Server software integrated with Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes. Users can purchase a monthly subscription to NeedTEXT Attachment Opener Service by visiting www.needtext.net/attachment.

NeedTEXT Attachment Opener Enterprise Server: A version of the software for installation on a company's own network, behind the corporate firewall. It is optimized for organizations that have the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software integrated with Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes. This version of the software includes many advanced features for enterprise installation, including the ability to retrieve addresses from global address lists in Exchange and Notes, and the option to send attachments as outgoing faxes from the network. More information is available at www.needtext.net/attachment.

Epoch Integration has already provided NeedTEXT Attachment Opener to some of Canada's leading organizations, including CIBC World Markets and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. "Feedback from our customers has been outstanding", says Gregg Fleet, Director of Sales at Epoch Integration. "We're enabling them to access the information they need to make critical decisions, every day."

NeedTEXT Attachment Opener is made available by Epoch Integration in partnership with InfoClarus, Inc., a Lexington, Massachusetts-based company, and original developer of the software. Since launching the product under the brand name ActiveNet Conversion Companion, InfoClarus has successfully deployed its use to more than 6000 end users in many of North America's largest enterprise customers. "We are thrilled to have Epoch Integration providing our software", says K.S. Sriram, president of InfoClarus, Inc. "Their local support and service add tremendous value to the proven success of this application."

About Epoch Integration

Epoch Integration Inc. is a Toronto-based software development company, providing wireless software to leading enterprise customers. The company's products, such as NeedTEXT Attachment Opener, allow business professionals to perform their jobs while away from their desk. Epoch Integration Inc. is a federally registered corporation with wireless networking experience since 1997. Visit NeedTEXT Attachment Opener.