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Semotus to Distribute MobileShift Liberate Remote Access and Control Technology

Strategic Partnership Between Semotus and MShift Continues with Expanding Revenue Opportunities

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2001-- Semotus Solutions (AMEX:DLK - news), a market leading wireless application service provider (w-ASP) and infrastructure architect, today announced an agreement with partner MShift, Inc., a leading provider of wireless development software and solutions, to market and deploy MobileShift(TM) Liberate, a product that bridges the firewall gap and lets users remotely access and control their desktop PC's via any web-enabled device including cell phones, PocketPC PDA's, and PalmOS PDA's.

MobileShift(TM) Liberate is a break-through product in the remote access and control wireless software arena, providing users the ability to access and control their desktop PCs and Intranets behind firewalls with any web-enabled devices including phones, Pocket PC's or PalmOS devices.

``Up until now, the average mobile worker has had very limited options for remotely accessing data behind the corporate firewall, usually requiring use of VPNs (Virtual Private Network), which are difficult to configure and impractical for the average non-technical mobile user'' says Awele Ndili, president and CEO of MShift, Inc. ``Other solutions such as Terminal Services or PC Anywhere require the assignment of fixed routable IP addresses. This compromises network security, and can end up being a nightmare for the IT person in charge of maintaining the infrastructure for a large mobile field force. Using the MobileShift(TM) Liberate solution, users bypass these potential problems, and can quickly access and control their office PC, including all applications, files and corporate email from any remote location, via web-enabled cell phones, PDAs, Palm and PocketPC devices, and remote PCs, regardless of firewall limitations or local network configurations.''

``The market for this long-anticipated technology is huge,'' states Valerie Goodwin, Semotus VP of marketing and business development. ``With the deployment of MobileShift(TM) Liberate, remote control wireless technology has finally caught up with the urgent needs of mobile users to be able to access real-time enterprise data. Semotus is in an excellent position to distribute MobileShift(TM) Liberate to the mobile Internet user community, and the revenue sharing opportunities are quite significant, to say the least.''

MobileShift(TM) Liberate's advanced features ensure a leading position in the remote access and control software market. Conventional wireless solutions involve approaches such as email forwarding and syncing with a third party solution provider, with virtually no direct access to data on individual PC's. With MobileShift(TM) Liberate, users can directly access data on and remotely control their individual PC's without compromising security, and are not required to create and maintain additional profiles for use while traveling. For example, the popular RIM Blackberry, which can currently be used only to receive and send email, can now, via MobileShift(TM) Liberate, be used to view files on your desktop, and email those files as attachments. MobileShift(TM) Liberate also enables PalmOS and PocketPC devices to access the Windows(TM) desktop and thereby remotely control your desktop PC. This feature essentially allows the user to run any application on their desktop PC, from a remote location.

``Semotus continues to provide enterprise mobile users with the latest in cutting-edge wireless technology by offering them products like MobileShift(TM) Liberate,'' continues Valerie Goodwin. ``As our clients' wireless user base grows, they can be sure that we will keep them equipped with the most up-to-the-minute tools, ensuring that their users are getting the mission critical information they need in real time, minus the costly delays.''

About MShift

MShift, Inc. is the leading provider of wireless development software and services that enables rapid delivery and creation of mobile applications. MShift, Inc., in partnership with MTI of Japan, leads the Japanese market with its MobileShift(TM) AutoConverter suite of products.

MShift's growing global portfolio of customers includes over 20 U.S. and Japanese companies including multi-billion dollar revenue companies such as KDDI Corporation, DDI Pocket, Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd., Ajinomoto Co., Inc., and Nippon Travel Agency Co. Ltd.

MShift is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. For more information, please visit http://www.mshift.com.

About Semotus Solutions -- The Wireless Architects(TM)

Semotus Solutions (AMEX:DLK - news) is a leading provider of mobile enterprise application software that connects mobile employees to critical business systems, information, and processes. Semotus Solutions help mobile employees make better and faster decisions, increase customer satisfaction, and improve efficiencies in their business processes for shorter sales and service cycles.

With a growing enterprise customer base of more than 600 corporations like AOL Time Warner, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies, JP Morgan-Chase, Coca-Cola, Dow Jones, extended over vertical markets of workforce automation, finance, healthcare, and m-commerce, Semotus is the proven choice for mobile application software that can be wirelessly integrated with existing systems to maximize productivity and reliability.

Semotus Solutions mobile enterprise application software provides mobility, convenience, efficiency and profitability.

Semotus Solutions is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with research facilities and sales offices throughout North America. For more information on our mobile application software, please visit www.semotus.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as ``intends,'' ``believes'' and similar expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance of products and technologies, successful integration of acquisitions, the ability to secure additional sources of finance, the ability to reduce operating expenses, and other factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statement due to such risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

     Semotus Solutions
     Valerie Goodwin, 408/367-1719 (Media)
     vgoodwin@semotus.com
     Gregory Allen, 800/373-5947 (Investor Relations)
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