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VIVATO PARTNERS WITH TERRAWAVE SOLUTIONS TO DISTRIBUTE FIRST WI-FI SWITCHES
Agreement Includes Sophisticated ChannelTraining Initiative

NEW ORLEANS, LA. - March 17, 2003 - Vivato™, a Wi-Fi infrastructure company, and TerraWave Solutions, a value added distributor (VAD) and manufacturer specializing in wireless technology, announced today at the CTIA show in New Orleans they will partner in developing a strong channel to provide wireless LAN infrastructure.

Under the terms of the agreement, TerraWave Solutions will distribute Vivato's Wi-Fi switches to authorized resellers and deliver high-caliber technical support, consulting, integration, staging for Vivato products. TerraWave also will develop and deliver Vivato-authorized curriculum for information technology professionals to become certified on Vivato's switching technologies. The two-day, hands-on, set-up and configuration course will be available second quarter 2003.

"Vivato is re-shaping the Wi-Fi value proposition for both the enterprise and the service provider," said Chris Marco, President of TerraWave Solutions. "Their new wireless technology will help us to strengthen and realize our own goal of providing resellers with innovative, custom wireless solutions."

"We are delighted to work with TerraWave to develop our distribution channel," said Ken Biba, Vivato CEO and Chairman. "TerraWave's significant wireless networking experience, combined with their phenomenal training capabilities, makes them a formidable partner for our channel strategy."

The agreement will take effect immediately to support the distribution of Vivato's first two products: the recently launched 2.4 GHz Indoor Wi-Fi Switch and the 2.4 GHz Outdoor Wi-Fi switch. The Vivato switches, which provide a new architecture for deploying 802.11b wireless local area networking by the enterprise and service provider respectively, are expected to ship to customers in May 2003.

About TerraWave Solutions
TerraWave Solutions is a value added distributor specializing in 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless LAN, wireless bridging and security solutions. Focusing on specialty wireless LAN products for custom applications, TerraWave integrates components based on the unique requirements of every reseller client. TerraWave Solutions' complete line of best-of-breed wireless products is compatible with all major wireless vendors. With more than 100 years of combined WLAN expertise, TerraWave's engineers also provide high-caliber tech support, consulting, training, integration, staging and set-up. For more information, visit www.terrawave.com or call 210.375.8482.

About Vivato
Vivato is the inventor and first manufacturer of Wi-Fi switches for enterprises and service providers designed to enable high bandwidth Wi-Fi wireless networks everywhere: in the enterprise, across campuses and throughout metropolitan areas. Vivato is headquartered in San Francisco with a research and development center in Spokane, Wash. For more information, please visit www.vivato.net or call 415.495.1111.


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