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RADICATI STUDY CONFIRMS MIRAPOINT HAS LOWEST TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP FOR MESSAGING SOLUTIONS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
Mirapoint's Total Cost of Ownership Significantly Lower Than Critical Path, iPlanet and Microsoft

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - December 18, 2001 - Mirapoint's messaging products have the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in the industry according to a report by the Radicati Group, a market research firm based in Palo Alto, Calif. The report, issued December 17, 2001, indicates that Mirapoint, a leading provider of Internet messaging products, has the lowest TCO over a three-year period with $0.49 per subscriber. According to the report, Mirapoint's solution is 40 percent more cost-effective to own and operate than its closest competitor. In addition to lowest overall TCO, Mirapoint also outperformed Critical Path, iPlanet and Microsoft on acquisition costs, maintenance, and installation and configuration. Through a turnkey messaging appliance architecture, Mirapoint delivers service providers a reliable and high-performance platform for offering value-added services such as unified communications and wireless messaging.

"The market for messaging solutions is on the rise, but total cost ownership continues to be a major issue for service providers," said Sara Radicati, president and CEO of The Radicati Group. "Fortunately, Mirapoint offers service providers a platform that delivers a significant return on investment while providing for growth in the future. It also is easy to-manage, quick to deploy and requires minimal administration."

"The Radicati Group's Messaging TCO report validates that our appliance approach to messaging infrastructure passes along huge savings to the service provider," said Satish Ramachandran, chairman and CEO of Mirapoint. "Our cost-effective solution lets a service provider lower operating costs and increase margins without sacrificing reliability and performance." In addition to information on total cost of ownership, the survey provides valuable summary information on deployment of messaging-related functionality, such as directory services and messaging-based applications. To order a copy of the study, please visit http://www.radicati.com, or contact Elizabeth Lawson at (650) 322-8059.

About The Radicati Group, Inc.
The Radicati Group, Inc. is a Consulting and Market Research Firm specializing in all areas of Messaging, Directory Services, Security, Knowledge Management, Unified Messaging and all aspects of e-commerce. The company's market research and industry analysis takes a global perspective, providing clients with valuable information necessary to compete on a global basis. The company publishes leading market research studies covering market trends, market size and forecasted growth, technology trends and detailed product and vendor evaluation. The company also provides consulting services to corporate users and vendors in deployment of emerging technologies, products and services. The Radicati Group, Inc. is an international firm based in Palo Alto, CA, with offices in London, UK. The company assists clients throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Pacific Rim

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. One of Computerworld Magazine's Top 100 Emerging Companies for 2002 and named to Upside Magazine's Hot 100 Private Companies List in 2001, 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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