Appreach Partners With Aether Systems To Extend Enterprise Packaged Applications To Wireless Devices

AppReach, Inc., a leading developer of wireless solutions for enterprise software applications, today announced an alliance with Aether Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: AETH), a leading provider of wireless data products and services. Under the MobileEnterprise partner agreement, AppReach will utilize Aether's industry-standard ScoutWare software product family and the Aether Intelligent Messaging (AIM) platform to build wireless and mobile computing extensions from best-of-breed packaged Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software applications to wireless devices.

"We are pleased to work with Aether as a partner," remarks Mark Milligan, co-founder and CEO of AppReach. "AIM and Scoutware will provide AppReach's A)rWave software product a scalable platform where we can worry less about varying networks and device types and focus more on building great software."

AppReach customers using the A)rWave solution will achieve faster repair time and invoice generation for service technicians, more productive use of sales representatives' downtime while traveling, and more rapid revenue generation for fee-based professionals like attorneys and consultants. AppReach will also offer its customers Scoutware's family of wireless and mobile synchronization, management and development software.

Through the use of Aether's wireless data center, including device provisioning and end-user customer support, AppReach provides enterprise customers the opportunity to rapidly implement and extend use of their packaged CRM and ERP applications.

"Extending CRM and ERP applications to wireless devices is an added value for enterprises that rely on a mobile workforce," said Tom McDonough, Senior Vice President, World Wide Sales of Aether Systems. "By enhancing product offerings to include mobile and wireless software, AppReach has reinforced its ability to impact the way companies communicate and conduct business."

AppReach's software product is A)rWave, a packaged client/server wireless application that allows existing CRM and ERP packaged application customers to rapidly extend their applications to their employees, partners, and customers. A)rWave stands out among wireless products by focusing on providing end users with access to their data, even when wireless coverage is not available. AppReach expects to ship A)rWave in Q3 2001 and is currently working with existing packaged application customers to beta test A)rWave.

AppReach is an enterprise wireless software company focused on extending Global 2000 customers' CRM and ERP packaged applications to specific wireless devices. Using the RIM Wireless Handheld, AppReach is building packaged applications that extend best-of-breed enterprise applications wirelessly to mobile workers.

Aether Systems, Inc., 11460 Cronridge Dr., Owings Mills, MD 21117. Tel: 410-654-6400; Fax: 410-654-6554.