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Mirapoint and NCR Worldwide Networking Solutions Establish Global Reseller and Service Provider Partnership
NCR Certified as Authorized Reseller and Service Provider for Mirapoint’s Industry-leading Internet Protocol (IP) Messaging Servers -

CUPERTINO, CA - June 15, 1999 - Mirapoint, Inc., pioneering developer of the industry’s first standards-based IP messaging server appliances, today announced a global reseller and service provider partnership with the Worldwide Networking Solutions (WNS) division of NCR Corporation. Under the terms of the partnership, NCR’s WNS will resell Mirapoint’s M100 and M1000 IP messaging servers worldwide and offer customers its comprehensive portfolio of network consulting, integration and support services.

"Today’s partnership with NCR’s Worldwide Networking Solutions marks another major milestone for Mirapoint," said Satish Ramachandran, President and Chief Executive Officer with Mirapoint. "We now have one of the industry’s most influential channel partners providing sales and world-class customer service in support of our IP messaging server appliances on a worldwide basis. Plus, NCR’s vast experience in retail, banking and telecommunications industries provides us with major opportunities to penetrate important vertical markets which will make Mirapoint servers available to a significantly wider range of customers."

NCR Worldwide Networking Solutions (WNS) provides an end-to-end array of services that help businesses plan, design, implement and operate network solutions to enhance profitability and competitiveness. NCR has more than 18,000 service professionals in 1,100 locations across 130 countries.

"IP-based messaging is poised for explosive growth and is a natural fit with our core competency in designing, implementing and maintaining business critical enterprise and service provider networks," said Scott Schafer, NCR’s vice president of Worldwide Networking Solutions. "On an on-going basis, we evaluate emerging technologies for our customers; one of those is Mirapoint’s IP messaging server appliances that set new standards in Internet email simplicity, reliability and performance. Our goal is to give our customers the most competitive solutions by partnering with best-of-breed solution providers like Mirapoint."

Mirapoint’s dedicated Internet messaging servers feature IP-based messaging software tightly integrated with application-specific operating software and industry standard hardware to provide best-of-class Internet e-mail services. The M100 and M1000 are used by corporations, and a variety of messaging and application outsourcing providers, including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet Access Providers (IAPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs), Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), wireless carriers, and messaging service providers.

About Mirapoint M100/M1000 Servers
Mirapoint’s M100/M1000 servers, which feature Internet protocols-based messaging software tightly coupled with application-specific operating software and purpose-built, industry standard hardware, is designed to handle heavy workloads at corporate sites as well as ISPs. The system provides highly reliable Internet e-mail infrastructure services, including inbound and outbound e-mail traffic, e-mail delivery, RAID-protected storage and e-mail client access functions. There are no system-imposed limits to the total number of users that can be supported by a single server.

Mirapoint’s M100 and M1000 servers deliver exceptional value on a cost per user basis, enabling service providers to deliver e-mail outsourcing for shared hosting, co-located or managed care and customer premise equipment services. A single M1000 system can support up to 150,000 POP users in a service provider environment, and multiple Mirapoint IP messaging servers can be deployed to cater to millions of users. Unlike messaging systems built around general-purpose UNIX or Windows NT servers, the Mirapoint solution is a dedicated device that is optimized exclusively for IP-based messaging.

About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is in the business of transforming transactions into relationships. NCR is a recognized world leader in data warehousing solutions, ATMs, point-of-sale, high performance scanners, and support services for retail, financial and national accounts markets. NCR’s business solutions are built on the foundation of the company's long-established industry knowledge and consulting expertise, value-adding software, global customer support services, a complete line of consumable and media products, and world-leading hardware technology. More information about NCR and its products may be found on the World Wide Web at www.ncr.com

About Mirapoint
Founded in 1997, privately-held Mirapoint Inc. is a pioneering developer of function-specific Internet messaging servers for corporations and ISPs. The company is the creator of the industry's first high-performance IP messaging server or appliance - a purpose-built application-specific server for standards-based e-mail services for the enterprise and ISPs. Mirapoint's Internet messaging appliances offer significant advantages over general-purpose servers including an exceptionally easy-to-use and deploy solution with industry-leading scalability, reliability, security and a superior total cost of ownership. Mirapoint e-mail servers are based on the Company's patent pending, tightly-coupled embedded operating and application software and industry-standard hardware. Mirapoint Inc. is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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