XcelleNet and Symbian partner to provide wireless management to enterprises

XcelleNet's Afaria extends systems management functionality for Symbian OS based wireless devices

ATLANTA (June 28, 2001) - XcelleNet, Inc., the leading provider of management solutions for remote systems and mobile & wireless devices, and Symbian have announced that XcelleNet has joined Symbian's Technology Partner Program. Under the agreement, XcelleNet will provide wireless device management solutions to enterprises using Symbian OS based devices, and Symbian will provide assistance to help XcelleNet market and support its technology solutions optimized for the Symbian OS.

XcelleNet's Afaria ™, provides enterprises with the ability to track and manage applications and data resident on Symbian OS based devices, allowing them to increase the productivity of their mobile workers, while decreasing their cost of ownership.

XcelleNet
"We are very excited about formalizing our relationship with Symbian," said Joan Herbig, CEO of XcelleNet."They are leading the charge to propagate a standard software platform for wireless information devices, and it is an important step for XcelleNet to work side-by-side with Symbian to provide enterprises with the tools they need to mobilize their workers."

Symbian
"We believe it is critical that we work in partnership with companies like XcelleNet to ensure that enterprises are able to assimilate Symbian OS-based devices into their business processes," said Mark Edwards, EVP Sales and Marketing, Symbian "XcelleNet's focus on the Symbian OS will be an important factor in driving mass-market adoption for Symbian OS-based devices in the mobile marketplace."

About XcelleNet

XcelleNet, Inc. is the leading provider of enterprise solutions for managing remote systems and mobile & wireless devices. For more than 14 years, the company has been a pioneer in meeting the challenges of securely delivering and maintaining mission-critical applications and content to remote locations with its flagship product, RemoteWare™. Today companies around the world use RemoteWare to manage kiosks, retail and restaurant store systems, branch office networks, and other remote systems.

Leveraging remote expertise and award-winning technology, in May 2000 XcelleNet introduced Afaria™, a device management solution designed to address the problems enterprises face as a result of the explosive growth of the mobile & wireless economy. Afaria provides the most comprehensive management functionality available for organizations deploying large numbers of mobile devices, including laptops, handheld PC's and smart phones.

XcelleNet serves some 2,500 customers worldwide in a broad range of industries such as pharmaceutical, retail, hospitality, insurance, financial services and manufacturing. The company's solutions reduce total cost of ownership of remote or mobile deployments, accelerate end-user productivity and ensure the availability and reliability of corporate applications and information to an organization's remote and mobile workforce.

About Symbian

Symbian, which supplies the Symbian OS for next-generation mobile phones, is working with leading mobile phone manufacturers to address the emerging demand for smartphones which combine voice communications, wireless Internet access and computing functionality. Ericsson, Nokia and Psion are already shipping Symbian OS based devices. Other companies developing next generation mobile devices on the Symbian OS include Kenwood, Motorola, Panasonic, Sanyo, Sony and Siemens.

Media Enquiries

Symbian press@symbian.com	Deborah Cox XcelleNet, Inc. 678 585 7133 deborah.cox@xcellenet.com
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