Antepo and Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector Work Together on Application Performance For J2ME(TM) Platform on Motorola Embedded Reference Implementation

Real-time Messaging and Presence Services Applications from Antepo Will be Ported to Motorola's J2ME Implementation.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Antepo, Inc., a leading provider of open mobile messaging applications, announces that it has agreed to work with Motorola's (NYSE: MOT - news) Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) to port their applications to Motorola's implementation of the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME), known as the Motorola Embedded Reference Implementation (MERI). MERI is a fully compliant implementation of J2ME, the Java technology specifications designed exclusively for wireless communication devices. MERI began shipping on wireless devices from Motorola in March 2001 on the iDEN platform.

"Porting to MERI allows us to offer robust applications that OEMs can bundle with handsets to make them more attractive to system operators and consumers," said Max Seguineau, Chairman and CEO of Antepo. "We can offer our customers a time to market advantage with open mobile messaging applications that work on their MERI enabled devices."

Antepo's Instant Messaging and Presence applications deliver a rich user experience on mobile devices, and are fully compliant with the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CDLC) 1.0 and Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 1.0 specifications. Targeted at consumer electronics and embedded devices, the J2ME platform is an ideal industry solution for a variety of low memory, low power, portable devices such as PDAs and cell phones.

The MERI product from SPS is the implementation being used for the handsets enabled with Java(TM) J2ME from Motorola's handset manufacturing groups. Motorola's SPS is making MERI available to other manufacturers by providing porting services to handset operating systems to help the industry establish J2ME as the standard. "Innovative applications are the key to industry-wide adoption of MERI for J2ME," said Anne-Marie Larkin, vice president of the Wireless Software Applications and Services division at SPS. "Porting applications from leading developers like Antepo to MERI will help the industry respond to subscriber's changing needs for bundled and aftermarket wireless software applications."

The J2ME client that will be ported to MERI is part of Antepo's multi-access solution based on Jabber technology. Used by wireless system operators, Antepo's platform ensures the real-time delivery of any XML-based documents through SMS, WAP and desktop interfaces while persistently tracking user presence.

About Antepo, Inc.

Antepo delivers integrated presence and real-time Messaging software solutions by extending Jabber's open, scalable architecture with proprietary client, gateway and server components. Antepo provides real-time access to communication and presence management to mobile network operators and corporations. Antepo's customers and partners include Orange, Jabber, Inc, Clix, Motorola, Uppli, and Sun Microsystems. Antepo supports the Wireless Village initiative. Please visit http://www.antepo.com.

About Motorola

As the world's #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector creates DigitalDNA(TM) system-on-chip solutions for a connected world. Our strong focus on communications and networking enables customers to develop smarter, simpler, safer and synchronized products for the person, work team, home and automobile. Motorola's worldwide semiconductor sales were $7.9 billion (USD) in 2000. http://www.motorola.com/semiconductors/

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - news) is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2000 were $37.6 billion. http://www.motorola.com

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