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THIN WIRELESS NETWORKS ANNOUNCES MYTHINä LINUX SERVICES, SECURE
PORTABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR OPEN WEB SERVICES
Breakthrough technology provides customers customized desktop for
accessing office productivity applications as services

NEW YORK, N.Y. Feb. 13, 20001 — Thin Wireless Networks,
Inc. (www.thinwireless.com) announced today the immediate availability
of the MyThin desktop, the world’s first complete graphical Linux
computing environment available for free over the Internet.  The
MyThin desktop provides users a complete Microsoft Office compatible
suite of office applications, including a Netscape web browser, word
processor, a spreadsheet, a graphics manipulation application and a
universal Internet chat client integrated through the Ximian Gnome
Desktop (http://www.thinwireless.com/services_linux.html).  The
desktop also allows users to securely store up to ten megabytes of
data and to easily transfer files between their actual computers and
the MyThin desktop.  In addition, access to the MyThin desktop is
available to 3Com Palm based computers equipped with Omnisky wireless
Internet modems.
Due to the architecture of the MyThin Internet desktop, companies can
publish their applications to the Web, without modifying their
applications.  With the ThinSecure client, users are able to utilize
applications such as Solaris, Windows NT and Linux to their MyThin
desktops while maintaining the individual application’s functionality
and “look and feel.”  Through the client, companies are able to
move to a managed centralized computing model.  This model provides
easy management, maintenance, and large user base deployment with the
added values of secure transmission and file transfer capabilities.
The MyThin desktop’s Java based computing platform allows companies
and users to access their applications via any Internet browser.  This
also enables users to email, surf and work on documents anonymously
and securely underneath the guise of curious hackers on the Internet.
MyThin desktop demonstrates that it is fast, powerful and secure.
Thin Wireless Networks is a start-up focused on creating the next
generation of managed services and applications.  “Using the MyThin
Internet desktop, users can access their applications and data with
the simplicity of accessing their Web site while leveraging the
scalability, load-balancing and high availability technologies that
empower the Internet”, says Raul Shum, CEO of Thin Wireless
Networks, Inc.  Promising true mobility, Thin Wireless emphasis on
delivering applications and data from diverse platforms with the
assurance of security, portability, reliability and
integrity. Utilizing existing wireless technologies, Thin Wireless
provides users with the added values of military grade encryption to
their data as well as maintenance and automatic upgrades of their
applications.  Users and businesses will automatically experience the
benefits of the MyThin Linux desktop, and web-enable their
applications to Thin Wireless Networks.
Thin Wireless Networks, Inc. (www.thinwireless.com) proves to
revolutionize the Internet experience by spawning the birth of a truly
wireless yet robust virtual Internet office.  For more information
about Thin Wireless Networks’ MyThin Desktop, or to sign up for your
own free MyThin Desktop visit http://www.thinwireless.com.

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