VIVATO NAMED AMONG TOP 15 WIRELESS STARTUPS OF 2003
FierceWireless Recognizes Vivato as One of "The Fiercest 15" Wireless Startups of the Year

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Feb. 3, 2003 - Vivato™, a new Wi-Fi infrastructure company, today announced that it has been selected as a member of FierceWireless's annual list of "The Fiercest 15," designating it one of the top 15 wireless startups of the year. FierceWireless, an internationally recognized email newsletter for the wireless industry, evaluated more than 1,200 privately held wireless companies using vision, revenue potential, quality of deals and partnerships, and competitive position as criteria.

"Vivato's groundbreaking switch technology rewrites the rules of 802.11 deployment," said Stephen Wellman, editor of FierceWireless. "This technology represents a huge leap in range and capacity that promises to enable entirely new types of Wi-Fi deployments and to create economic benefits unmatched by other Wi-Fi solutions."

Vivato has created the first Wi-Fi switch, a combination of phased array antennas and Wi-Fi, which handles multiple, simultaneous Wi-Fi transmissions to standard Wi-Fi clients at a distance of several kilometers. Vivato's patent-pending PacketSteering™ technology is packaged into a flat panel with integrated management, security and deployment tools.

"FierceWireless is recognized for its advanced understanding of wireless trends and businesses," said Ken Biba, Chairman and CEO of Vivato. "Vivato is honored to be selected as a member of The Fiercest 15. We intend to make significant contributions in furthering the capabilities, acceptance and economic viability of Wi-Fi."

The Fiercest 15 celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" - daring to be innovative and aggressive, even in a difficult market environment. The list is available in today's issue of FierceWireless and on the FierceWireless Web site at www.fiercewireless.com.
FierceWireless publishes a daily email briefing read by more than 40,000 executives in more than 100 countries. Since its inception in March 2000, FierceWireless has been recognized as a must-read source of news and intelligence for the wireless industry.

About Vivato
Vivato is the inventor and first manufacturer of Wi-Fi switches for enterprises and service providers designed to enable high bandwidth Wi-Fi wireless networks everywhere: in the enterprise, across campuses and throughout metropolitan areas. Vivato is headquartered in San Francisco with a research and development center in Spokane, Wash. For more information, please visit www.vivato.net or call 415.495.1111.

About FierceWireless
FierceWireless is an internationally recognized email newsletter for the wireless industry. Every business day, more than 40,000 executives in over 100 countries rely on FierceWireless for a quick, authoritative briefing on the day's top stories. FierceWireless is widely heralded in the wireless industry, and has been featured in Wired, the BBC, Business 2.0, Washington Post, and other news outlets. It is published by FierceMarkets, Inc., a business publishing company based in Washington, DC.