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Wireless WebConnect! Partners with Fortress Technologies to bring High-speed Wireless VPN Solutions to Fortune 1000s and Government Networks.

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Wireless WebConnect! Partners with Fortress Technologies to bring High-speed Wireless VPN Solutions to Fortune 1000s and Government Networks.

San Jose, Ca.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000—Wireless WebConnect! (formerly Business Tel – now at www.wwc.com), the leading provider of high-speed wireless Internet solutions for mobile professionals, has formed a strategic alliance with Fortress Technologies (www.fortresstech.com) to provide secure wireless Virtual Private Network access to corporate and government LANs.

Wireless WebConnect will be providing the Ricochet WebConnect! full 128k wireless Internet service to a total of 46 U.S. markets, covering a population of 100 million by the end of 2001. The first twelve markets (expected availability at end of summer 2000) include Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, New York and Washington, DC.

The secure wireless service for corporate and government network access consists of a wireless modem connected to a laptop or handheld device used in combination with Fortress Technologies’ NetFortress VPN product. The combination allows mobile computer users a secure wireless connection directly into their corporate or government networks, with full access to all the corporate network resources.

Fortress Technologies has obtained the highest government security ratings on the NetFortress product line, attesting to the extreme security of NetFortress communications. With its scaleable architecture and turnkey installation procedures, NetFortress is the natural choice for Virtual Private Networks.

Founded in 1991, with offices in San Jose and San Francisco, California Washington, DC and Tampa, Florida, Wireless WebConnect is the leader in providing wireless data solutions for mobile professionals. Wireless WebConnect! has introduced more customers to high-speed mobile Internet access than any other company in the U.S. with emphasis on servicing business professionals in Fortune 1000 corporations, small to medium enterprises and the U.S. government. While Wireless WebConnect! has the premier product of 128k mobile Internet access, the company also provides other wireless Internet services through a number of device options.

Contact:

Wireless WebConnect

Company Information – Mike Campbell mike@wwc.com

Investor Relations – Robert Cefail 408 293-3400

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