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Eicon Technology's Aviva Brings Host-Based Information To The Palm Of Your Hand

Aviva Family Supports Wireless-to-Host Communications for the Fulfillment of Host Information-on-Demand

MONTREAL, March 28, 2000 — Eicon Technology (TSE: EIC), a global leader in remote access solutions, today announced full support for WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) in its Aviva® family of Web-to-host access products, paving the way toward ubiquitous wireless host access.

Increasingly, corporations are looking to provide their growing mobile user groups with continuous access to dispersed, heterogeneous host-based information. To meet this demand, Aviva Web-to-Host Server™ and Aviva for Java™ are the first offerings in the Aviva family to enable e-business transactions via WAP. Being able to extend host-based information to WAP-enabled mobile phones for the immediate fulfillment of information-on-demand is the natural progression for the Aviva Web-to-host access solutions.

"Eicon has always supported its customers through the early adoption and support of new technologies, enabling them to enjoy a first-mover advantage in the market. Wireless host access is no exception." said Ken Gingrich, Eicon Technology’s Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales and Marketing Operations. "As our customers move from extending host access from the desktop to the Web, and now out to the wireless community, we remain committed to providing them with the ability to achieve all of their host access requirements.

" By deploying Aviva in a WAP environment, sales personnel, customer service agents, employees and consumers can access the host-based information they require, immediately and directly from their mobile phones or other handheld devices. Internal business applications for sales, service and tracking, as well as external applications offered by content and service providers, such as weather updates or ticket purchasing, are now easily accessible directly over a WAP connection.

Aviva extends information outward without modifying existing applications, further leveraging current investments in host-based business logic and data. As such, corporations are able to provide host-based information on-demand, positioning them for larger financial returns, higher internal and external customer satisfaction, decreased turn-around times and increased exposure to an ever-growing mobile customer base.

"Helping corporations find new ways to exploit the power of their host-based information and automate their business logic with unparalleled flexibility, scalability and stability is what the Aviva family is all about," commented Jean-François Levesque, Director of the Host Access Business Unit at Eicon Technology. "By supporting wireless-to-host, we are one step closer to achieving our ultimate goal of providing the tools to enable host information on-demand, across any platform." Wireless is the natural extension of e-business and e-commerce. By supporting wireless technology, Aviva Web-to-host products make host-based business logic more accessible for organizations’ internal and external customers.

For more information on Eicon’s Aviva Family, please visit the Web page at http://www.eicon.com/aviva/.

The Aviva Family

The Aviva Family – Next Generation Host Access offers the most comprehensive range of PC-to-host connectivity products for delivering host applications to your desktop, Web browser or mobile device via SNA, TCP/IP or WAP networks. The Aviva Family, which consists of Aviva Web-to-Host Server, Aviva for Java, Aviva for Desktops™ , Aviva for Terminal Servers™ and Aviva HostPrint Server™ offers a choice of flexible solutions for secure host access for any connectivity model. Eicon’s Aviva Family features Aviva HotConnect, a patent-pending "configure once – detect automatically" technology that provides secure, automatic migration from SNA-to-TCP/IP networks, and ensures failsafe connectivity. Eicon’s Aviva Developer Assist Program provides corporations with the necessary technical support and develop dynamic Web-enabled host applications, facilitating the transition toward e-business and e-commerce.

Eicon Technology Corporation

Eicon Technology Corporation is a worldwide provider of remote access products for personal computers. The Company develops, markets and supports hardware and software products for connecting network servers and desktop and notebook PCs to corporate networks, host computers and the Internet. Its products are sold in more than 80 countries through a network of certified channel partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers. Eicon Technology shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "EIC." Information about Eicon and its products is available at http://www.eicon.com.

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