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Mirapoint Expands Management Team
Company Names Two New Vice Presidents

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 24, 2002 - Mirapoint, a leading provider of Internet messaging solutions, has announced the appointment of Fred Ong as vice president of finance and operations and Nigel Brooke as vice president for its Europe Middle-East Africa (EMEA) operations, located in the United Kingdom. Brooke joins the company from the U.K. division of Critical Path.

Ong was promoted from the position of Mirapoint's corporate controller, a position he held since 1999. In his new position, Ong is responsible for overseeing both the financial and manufacturing operations of the company.

"Fred has done exemplary work at our company as our controller," said Satish Ramachandran, CEO of Mirapoint. "But it was clear that Fred had additional skills that we believed would be of significant help in making Mirapoint one of the premier messaging-solution vendors in the industry. So far, Fred has exceeded all of our expectations and we look forward to his continued contributions."

Prior to joining Mirapoint, Ong was director of finance for S-Chip Corporation (acquired by Standard Microsystems Corp.), in Santa Clara, Calif., a manufacturer of high-speed controller chips and a company he co-founded. He was also corporate controller of ZeitNet Inc. (acquired by Cabletron Systems Inc.), a manufacturer of networking switches and adapter cards.

Ong graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant.

New Vice President of EMEA Also Named
Mirapoint has recruited Brooke to increase its presence in EMEA, particularly in response to its growing profile in the European mobile messaging infrastructure market. With over 10 years experience in the networking and messaging industry, Brooke will drive sales in EMEA and increase Mirapoint's profile with the region's major fixed line and mobile service providers. Brooke will also lead Mirapoint's new aggressive competitive upgrade program, which allows companies to boost the messaging capabilities of under-performing or unsupported 'piecemeal' messaging systems.

Prior to joining Mirapoint, Brooke held the position of director EMEA of telco operations at Critical Path. He was previously sales manager at Critical Path in UK and secured major accounts such as BT and O².

Ramachandran added, "We're very pleased to have Nigel join us - he comes with a great deal of sales and management experience and will be a major contributor to our growing EMEA business operations. Nigel has an excellent knowledge of the European messaging market and I am confident that he will help Mirapoint continue to win key accounts and achieve year-over-year revenue growth."

About Mirapoint
Founded in 1997, Mirapoint designs and manufactures specialized, dedicated Internet messaging solutions optimized for fast deployment in service provider and enterprise environments worldwide. Mirapoint's cost-effective and modular solutions provide customers with high performance, high reliability, built-in security and easy integration with legacy messaging infrastructure. Mirapoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information on Mirapoint, call 800-937-8118 or visit its Web site at http://www.mirapoint.com.

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