Philips to Introduce Web- Enabled Mobile Phones Using Phone.com's UP.Browser

Redwood City, Calif. (PROTEXT) - Philips Mobile Phones WithWAP Microbrowser to Combine the Power of Internet Connectivityand Wireless Telephony. Phone.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHCM) and Philips today announcedthat Philips Consumer Communications (PCC) has concluded anagreement with Phone.com under which it has licensed thePhone.com(TM) UP.Browser(TM) microbrowser software for use on itsGSM mobile phones. The microbrowser software turns a mobile phoneinto an Internet companion, bringing valuable web functionalitysuch as Email, Internet and corporate Intranet information to thescreen of a mobile phone. This functionality is based on thebroadly accepted Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) which allowssubscribers to access a wide range of web-based information andservices offered by network operators and third-party serviceproviders. Philips expects the Phone.com UP.Browser-enabledphones to be available in 2000. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990706/PHCMLOGO ) The UP.Browser software is optimized for the mobile phone'sspecific display and input characteristics, such as graphicaldisplays and programmable soft keys. In combination with thephone's existing user interface software, it gives networkoperators a way to reach subscribers and add innovative services,with seamless integration of voice and data services. The introduction of web capabilities to Philips mobile phoneswith UP.Browser software represents a significant step forward inPhilips' strategy of giving users convenient mobile access toadvanced communication functions. Philips mobile phones alreadygive users easy access to GSM network facilities with functionslike Voice Dial and Voice Command, as well as the ability to sendSMS emotion icons. Now they will do the same for on-the-moveinformation access by making a wide range of Internet-basedservices available to users through their mobile phones. "This extension in the functionality of our mobile phones isin line with Philips' strategy of integrating innovative web-based functions in a wide range of products right across ourconsumer and professional portfolio," said Harry Strasser, chiefofficer business strategy of Philips Consumer Communications."The ability to access web-based information and communicationfrom the mobile phone is an exciting enhancement that will bringeven more convenience and on-the-move functionality to businessusers and consumers alike. With these new capabilities, our web-enabled mobile phones will prove to be even more powerful andversatile communication tools for users who want to keep in touchwith all kinds of information services wherever they may be,without the need to use any additional products." "Phone.com is pleased to be working with Philips, with itsworldwide reputation for innovative communication andconnectivity products," said Ben Linder, vice-president ofmarketing for Phone.com. "It's very exciting to see leadinghandset manufacturers implement our WAP compliant software foradditional features that can enhance the end-user experiencewhile providing innovative capabilities that satisfy networkoperator requirements." About Philips Consumer Communications (PCC) Philips Consumer Communications (PCC) is a Business Group ofPhilips Consumer Electronics, a division of Royal PhilipsElectronics. PCC is headquartered in Paris, and designs,manufactures and markets a complete range of personalcommunication products including digital and analog cellular andcordless phones, corded phones, faxes and answering machines. Formore information, visit our web site: http://www.pcc.philips.com. About Royal Philips Electronics Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of theworld's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, withsales of US$ 33.9 billion in 1998. It is a global leader in colortelevision sets, lighting, electric shavers, color picture tubesfor televisions and monitors, and one-chip TV products. Its227.600 employees in more than 60 countries are active in theareas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances,components, semiconductors, medical systems, businesselectronics, and IT services (Origin). Philips is quoted on theNYSE, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges.News from Philips is located at www.news.philips.com About Phone.com Phone.com, Inc. is a leading provider of software and servicesthat enable the delivery of Internet-based information servicesto mass-market wireless telephones. Using its software, wirelesssubscribers have access to Internet- and corporate intranet-basedservices, including Email, news, stocks, weather, travel andsports. In addition, subscribers have access via their wirelesstelephones to network operators' intranet-based telephonyservices, which may include over-the-air activation, callmanagement, billing history information, pricing plansubscription and voice message management. Phone.com isheadquartered in Silicon Valley, California and has regionaloffices in London and Tokyo. Visit http://www.phone.com for moreinformation. Except for the historical information contained herein, thematters discussed in this news release are forward-lookingstatements involving risks and uncertainties that could causeactual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include,but are not limited to, Phone.com's limited operating history,potential fluctuations in Phone.com's operating results,uncertainties related to the Phone.com's long sales cycle andreliance on a small number of customers, Phone.com's dependenceon the acceptance of its products by network operators andwireless subscribers, Phone.com's ability to adequately addressthe rapidly-evolving market for delivery of Internet-basedservices through wireless telephones, the need to achievewidespread integration of Phone.com's browser in wirelesstelephones, competition from companies with substantially greaterfinancial, technical, marketing and distribution resources andthe ability of Phone.com to manage a complex set of engineering,marketing and distribution relationships. Further informationregarding these and other risks is included in Phone.com'sprospectus dated June 10, 1999 and in its other filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission NOTE: The Phone.com name and logo and the family of termscarrying the "UP." prefix are trademarks of Phone.com, Inc. AllRights Reserved. All other company, brand and product names maybe marks that are the sole property of their respective owners.ots Original Text Service: Phone.com Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Rowan Benecke of PR21 (USA)415-439-8811, or rowan_benecke@pr21.com, for Phone.com, Inc.; orVicky Ryce of Text 100 Ltd., 44-0-181-242-4248, orvickyr@text100.co.uk, for Phone.com (Europe) Limited K.K., orHiroko Kimura of Phone.com Japan K.K., 81-3-5325-9204 orhiroko@corp.phone.com; or Nanda Huizing of Philips MediaRelations, 31-40-2780085, or 31-40-2780091, orNanda.huizing@philips.com Photo: NewsCom:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990706/PHCMLOGO

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