Ann Arbor, Michigan USA, April 17, 2001- WALID, Inc. and ZipLip, Inc. entered into a strategic partnership today. Under the terms of the alliance, WALID and ZipLip agreed to combine forces to create a fully multilingual email system. The system will be developed using WALID’s WorldConnect domain name resolution software and ZipLip's multilingual email platform. At present, email addresses are limited to Latin characters. With the new system, users will be able to address email in their own language.

"We are excited to partner with ZipLip to create a multilingual email solution,” said Walid Tout, President and COO of WALID, Inc. “They have years of expertise with email technology that will facilitate the development process of this revolutionary platform."

"ZipLip's mission is to become the standard international email platform for carrier-class email and collaborative applications," said Kon Leong, President and CEO of ZipLip, Inc. "Walid is the global leader in multilingual resolution technology. Together, we will create a powerful multilingual email system built on the world's only scalable, J2EE-based email platform."

WALID pioneered the use of multilingual domain names for the World Wide Web and other Internet programs. ZipLip delivers a carrier-class, J2EE-based messaging application server platform that has supported multilingual characters from its inception. The pairing of these technologies removes one of the last barriers to a complete international Internet experience. Users can now send and receive email for the first time, from anywhere, at any time, with any device, in their native language

About WALID: WALID, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, provides a complete patented solution for registering and resolving multilingual Internet domain names. Through the registration and resolution of non-English domain names, WALID’s WorldClass Solutions, including WorldConnect™, enables businesses, organizations, and individuals to establish a unique Internet presence to conduct global commerce and communicate in any language. WALID, Inc., 2245 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA http://www.walid.com

Contact:  Bryan Cash
Tel: (734) 822 2028
Fax: (734) 822 2021
bcash@walid.com

About ZipLip: ZipLip, Inc., based in Mountain View, California, offers the world’s only scalable J2EE-based messaging platform designed for Web and wireless access. Built for carrier-grade performance and easy integration into other Web applications, ZipLip’s messaging platform scales to millions of accounts and is available as a software license or service to carriers, ISPs, ASPs, domain registrars, large enterprises and financial institutions. ZipLip, Inc., 1265 Montecito Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, USA http://www.ziplip.com

Contact: Jumin Kim
Tel:(650) 968 8989
Fax:(650) 968 9089
jlkim@ziplip.com

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