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AlterEgo Networks announces partner program to accelerate Mobile Internet market

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—November 29, 2000—AlterEgo Networks, Inc., the leading provider of software and services for building the mobile enterprise, today launched the AlterEgo Partner Program, a comprehensive framework of partner services that will enable leading companies in a variety of fields to collaborate on technologies and services that advance the mobile Internet. A multi-dimensional initiative, the AlterEgo Partner Program offers opportunities for hardware and software developers, systems integrators, e-business consultants, Application Service Providers (ASPs), and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to harness their collective contributions to accelerate the wireless Internet market and extend the value of the newly introduced AlterEgo Mobile Web Server platform. AlterEgo Mobile Web Server is the industry’s first server-based Internet infrastructure software platform to offer enterprises, carriers and ISPs a scalable and reliable platform for securely deploying enterprise applications and web content to any type of wireless or wired device, including cell phones, PDAs, 2-way pagers and Internet appliances.

"Through the AlterEgo Partner Program, AlterEgo is providing leading technology and service businesses the best platform for building a winning wireless strategy," said Richard Ling, President and CEO AlterEgo Networks. "This program is aimed at creating true partnerships that benefit AlterEgo, those businesses sharing our vision for the mobile Internet and our collective customers."

The new program offers a variety of partnership levels tailored to meet the specific needs and capabilities of each partner company and includes joint marketing activities, training and education resources. Each program also offers individual benefits and financial incentives based on the level of participation, commitment and company needs.

AlterEgo is aggressively partnering with companies in the following areas:

• AlterEgo Channel Partner –– web developers, system integrators and e-business consultants can offer their customers the leading platform for the mobile Internet including the most complete set of wireless adaptation products and services for bringing enterprise applications and Internet content to any wireless or wired device. This program enables partners to offer AlterEgo’s wireless platform as a new revenue-generating service for their customers and to extend their current consulting services to the wireless Internet. The Channel Program offers three levels of participation: Standard Integration, Premier Integration and Global Integration, based on the size of the partner and the level of commitment each business can make.
• AlterEgo Solution Partner — Application Service Providers (ASPs) and software developers can leverage AlterEgo’s core technology as part of their own solution offering or use this platform to build an entirely new wireless solution to offer to their customers. Whether through collaboration or technical integration, becoming an AlterEgo Solution Partner fosters new products and services for your customers while creating a revenue sharing relationship with AlterEgo. Solution Partners also receive additional benefits such as a dedicated account manager to support sales efforts, sales training and use of AlterEgo Designer 2.0.
• AlterEgo Mobile Alliance Partner — this program provides wireless carriers, portals and device manufacturers with the opportunity to enhance their current wireless offering through AlterEgo’s Adaptive Network Services and AlterEgo Mobile Web Server products. These two offerings enable partners to drive increase volumes of wireless data across their networks and create new value-added services for current and future customers. Mobile Alliance Partners also benefit from joint marketing activities, installation and integration support from AlterEgo’s design team and discounted access to AlterEgo Adaptive Network Services.
• AlterEgo Technology Partner— hardware, software and networking companies that provide core technologies upon which the Adaptive Network Service is built can partner with AlterEgo to help drive advanced capabilities for customers leveraging the AlterEgo Mobile Web Server Platform or the AlterEgo Adaptive Network. Together AlterEgo and its Technology Partners are ensuring the best possible wireless experience for enterprises and businesses extending their services to mobile employees and customers. Additional benefits of this program include joint solution offering, joint marketing and co-branding activities and integration support form AlterEgo’s in-house design team.

AlterEgo offers two scalable, reliable paths for enabling the mobile Internet. AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0 integrates into existing web infrastructures a robust set of features for adapting web content and applications to any mobile device format. This enables enterprises, telcos and ISPs to reach mobile customers and employees while protecting the investments made on application servers, web servers and content management systems. AlterEgo also offers its Adaptive Network Services, a fully outsourced service that utilizes AlterEgo’s own high performance network distributed across 10 nodes in North America and Europe.

Information on how to join the AlterEgo partner program is available at www.aego.com. Those interested in joining at any level will have access to further information, an overview of the requirements to become a partner as well as a description of the benefits received and an online application form.

About AlterEgo Networks
AlterEgo is an infrastructure software company building a more intelligent Internet to simplify the delivery of Web content and enterprise applications to any type of wireless or wired net access device. The company offers a family of software products and outsourced services tailored to address the unique content adaptation and delivery needs of global B2C content producers, enterprises, B2B exchanges and wireless carriers. Outsourced services are powered by the AlterEgo Adaptive Network, a fault-tolerant content delivery network operating internationally across 10 nodes. All products and services employ patent-pending technology and proprietary techniques for applying server clustering and content caching to ensure customers a high degree of scalability, security and reliability. AlterEgo is based in Redwood City with international headquarters in London, England. The company maintains partnerships with Aether Systems, Inktomi, Interwoven, InterNAP, Macromedia, SRI International and UUNET. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.aego.com or call 1-866-ALTEREGO.

Contacts:
Lucy Suros or Mike Hulme
Switzer Communications AlterEgo Networks
415-945-7070 650-363-5534
lucy@switz.com or mhulme@aego.com

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