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Red-M launches m-news Bluetooth news service

Johannesburg, 14 Dec 2000

Red-M, a pioneering developer of Bluetooth solutions and subsidiary of Madge Networks N.V, today launches its m-news online news service dedicated to Bluetooth. Designed to provide press, analysts, customers, market and industry-watchers with the latest information on Bluetooth, m-news will be live from 18th December and is free of charge to registered users.

Red-M has teamed up with global online news service, Lexis Nexis, to deliver this first of its kind service. Via email, users will receive regular updates with hotlinks leading to m-news, which will be hosted on the Red-M website. M-news will provide information on the latest developments in Bluetooth technology, new products, industry comment and breaking news. Jan Ten Sythoff, Frost and Sullivan comments, "This initiative by Red-M will help to and inform the general market about Bluetooth. We believe the service will encourage interest and discussion on the subject of Bluetooth technology and we are pleased that Red-M has again taken a decisive leadership position in this market."

Simon Gawne, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Red-M, explains, "As an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, we have consistently contributed at an industry level to the evolution of Bluetooth technology and of the market as a whole. M-news will offer people an easy and convenient way to keep up to date with the latest news on what is set to be a revolutionary and extremely news-worthy mobile communications technology."

To register for m-news, please visit www.red-m.com/m-news

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Red-M

Launched in May 2000, Red-MTM is a subsidiary of Madge Networks N.V., and is a pioneering developer of Bluetooth networking solutions. Bluetooth is the emerging local wireless technology backed by an industry consortium of over 2,100 of the world`s leading companies. Red-M`s BIASTM (Bluetooth Internet access server) technology provides advanced data, voice and video services to a range of Bluetooth enabled devices including computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wireless application protocol (WAP) smart phones and other emerging information appliances. Red-M, an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), won the first ever Award for Innovation at the annual Bluetooth Congress in June 2000 and more recently PC Magazine`s `Technical Innovation Award`, and is widely recognized as a leading innovator in Bluetooth technology. In October 2000, Red-M announced the world`s first Bluetooth networking product solutions Information on Red-M can be found on the World Wide Web www.red-m.com.

LEXIS-NEXIS

LEXIS-NEXIS has unmatched breadth of content with more than 2.8 billion searchable documents - nearly three times larger than the world wide web. The database consists of over 30,000 news, business and legal information sources and more than 12 million documents are added each week. LEXIS-NEXIS users carry out on average 400,000 searches per day.

Madge Networks N.V.

Madge Networks N.V. is a global provider of advanced Internet-centric network services and products, and mission-critical enterprise solutions. The company operates through three primary subsidiaries: Madge.web, a global provider of rich content applications and managed network services; Madge.connect, a global supplier of product solutions for mission-critical enterprise networks; and Red-M, a developer of wireless Internet server products that provide Internet and Intranet access from a wide range of mobile devices in the workplace. The company`s main business centers are located in Wexham Springs, United Kingdom; New York City and Milpitas, California. Information about Madge`s complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.madge.com.

Bluetooth

The Bluetooth wireless technology is set to revolutionize the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections. It is a specification for a small form-factor, low-cost radio solution providing links between mobile computers, mobile phones and other portable and handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, and network industries, is driving development of the technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes promoter companies 3Com, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Lucent, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, and more than 1800 adopter companies.

Red-M, Wexham Springs, United Kingdom Internet: www.red-m.com