TORONTO, April 22, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Witnet International, Inc. (OTCBB:WTNT) announced today that the company has signed an agreement to offer its Mobilick software as a solution on new pervasive computing device from Consumer Direct Link Inc. (CDL) known as the "Paron".
The Paron is the world's first handheld wireless device with built-in biometric user authentication with a high-speed encryption chip. The Paron is designed for the high security requirements of government, police, military, financial and commercial applications as well as everyday consumers.
The Paron is the result of collaboration between CDL and IBM Engineering and Technology Services Group.
Mobilick will sell for forty dollars ($40) per user license and will be marketed as a special feature available on the Paron.
Mobilick will provide enablement of Paron users' wireless access to their desktop files quickly and easily in a very secure infrastructure; real time.
"We believe that offering Mobilick on the Paron is a great start to our North American marketing strategy," stated, Mr. Mun Su Han, CEO of Witnet. "We strongly believe that this opportunity will begin what we envision to be a domino effect in our marketing efforts to device manufacturers offering our solutions, starting with CDL and Mobilick."
The market place for new multifunctional PDAs has grown significantly during 2003 and is expected to continue to grow according to many industry reports.
"It is our further belief that CDL's Paron is the new benchmark for best of breed secure pervasive wireless solutions."
The Paron combines the functions of a PDA, Bluetooth wireless access, GSM cellular telephone, and biometric fingerprint recognition, along with a security-oriented hardware/software architecture.
Mobilick complements IBM WebsPhere software solutions available on the Paron, which runs on the Linux operating system.
About CDL:
Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, Consumer Direct Link, Inc. is one of the pioneers in the Pervasive Computing Networks. Backed by its experience, innovation and secure solutions, Consumer Direct Link designs, develops and delivers an integrated suite of mobile devices, security chipsets, and enterprise applications for conducting mobile commerce interactions and transactions anytime and anywhere. The company's products, combined with its world-class professional services and partner technologies, provide a secure transportation link between consumer and the vertical business partners. Consumer Direct Link focuses especially on pervasive computing solutions, which give businesses the ability to extend their reach to customers, partners, and suppliers via a continuously available and secure environment for use globally. Consumer Direct Link, founded in 2000, has presence in North America and Asia. CDL's Chief Executive Officer Stephen Rossetti has held positions with the United States Congress as a staff member of the House Armed Services Committee and has served in the office of the Secretary of Defense, United States Defense Department.
About Mobilick:
Mobilick allows control over internet-connected PCs through PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) that are connected to the wireless internet.
By applying thin computing solutions, users can run complex applications via PDAs while using only the minimum system resources of PDAs.
www.mobilick.net or www.mobilick.net/eng/home.html
About Witnet:
Witnet International Inc. (OTCBB:WTNT) is a software development company with offices in Seoul, South Korea and Toronto, Canada.
Business partners include HP Japan and South Korea, LG Telecom and other major technology companies.
More information about Witnet and its products can be found at the Company's website -- www.witnet21.com. For English text, choose English and then click on "Company" for a downloadable PowerPoint presentation detailing the company's technology.
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