Press Release

May 11, 1999

OTTAWA, Canada - 11 May 1999: Espial Group, the leader in embedded Java technology has announced the launch of their Espial Developer Connection (EDC). EDC provides developers with immediate admission to Espial's complete product line, early access software, documentation, white papers, FAQ's, and tech tips to facilitate the rapid delivery of end solutions using Espial's development tools, Internet application suite and DeviceTop operating environment. Round the clock access to this information will help meet the increasing demands of the growing population of developers using Espial's out-of-the-box solutions.

"EDC was created to support device manufacturers and content developers using Espial's embedded and PersonalJava products," said Jaison Dolvane, president of Espial Group Inc. "EDC allows us to support developers in a timely fashion with updates, bug fixes, maintenance releases and support questions. Further, through EDC we are able to efficiently incorporate developer feedback into the development process for our products in order to continually enhance our technology and its usability"

"The Espial Developer Connection is the one-stop shop for anyone developing software for Java technology based consumer and embedded Internet devices. With the introduction of EDC, content developers can now log on to developer.espialgroup.com at any time, download free evaluation software and get started immediately with Espial's PersonalJava toolkits or Internet applications."