Onset Technology and Aliant Enter Into Partnership Agreement

Canadian Carrier to Resell METAmessage(R) Solutions for Enterprise Users of BlackBerry(R); Free 30-Day Trial Available at METAmessage.com

Onset Technology, a leading developer of enterprise access software for wireless handheld devices, today announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement with Aliant www.aliant.ca)">, Canada's third largest telecommunications company. Under the terms of the agreement, Aliant will offer Onset's METAmessage® solutions to its customers that use the BlackBerry® wireless platform from Research In Motion . Aliant users can also take advantage of a free, 30-day trial of the service by visiting www.METAmessage.com.

"Aliant delivers innovative, world-class services at competitive prices throughout Atlantic Canada," said Gadi Mazor, Onset's CEO and president. "It is a great organization to work with. Meeting customer needs is their top priority, and we believe that the METAmessage solution will provide further benefits and flexibility to its mobile customers."

METAmessage for Wireless

METAmessage, used by over 1000 enterprise customers with over 120,000 users, is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for BlackBerry. Users can interact directly with a range of enterprise data systems including document management/time-and-billing programs, enterprise applications, and internally developed databases. The user simply opens a form on the handheld and either requests information from or adds information to the data source. Users can also:

--  Check spelling;
--  Print anywhere;
--  Set custom message alerts;
--  Access network documents;
--  Ask Concierge Services virtually any question;
--  and more.
    

In addition to its Basic product, METAmessage provides advanced Legal, Data, Emergency Communications, and Voice solutions. METAmessage supports both BlackBerry Mobile Data Service and email. The METAmessage.com ASP subscription service offers an easy way for individuals and small workgroups to take advantage of METAmessage services for a low monthly fee.

Onset Technology

Founded in 1997, Onset Technology is the developer of METAmessage® for Wireless -- a unique software solution that gives business users access to virtually any data on their enterprise network using wireless devices such as the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld(TM) from Research In Motion (RIM). The software is broadly compatible with virtually all wireless devices and servers including those from strategic partners such as Microsoft and RIM, and is sold through a variety of channels including major carriers worldwide. Since its introduction, METAmessage has been widely adopted by Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and a range of large service organizations. For more information, visit www.onsettechnology.com.

METAmessage® is a trademark of Onset Technology. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.