AnywhereYouGo.com
Profiting from the growing demand for wireless solutions around the globe
Wireless application development and deployment
 Wireless       Building               Staffing           Training           Developing           Testing                Deploying
 development                                                                                                             and
 and            the
                                                                                                                         monitoring
 deployment     business
 process
                case

AYG’s          Site                  Wireless       Tutorials,          Directories of    Web-based tool     Ongoing
Products                              Career Center   FAQs, mailing        developers         Interoperability   interoperability
               Newsletters (4)
                                      (launched       lists                                                       monitoring
                                                                           Device and tool   testing through
               Content               August 15)
                                                      Books (2) under     directories        Labs in Dallas
               syndication                                                                    and London
                                                      contract
                                                                           Emulators and
               Conference                                                                    Embedded
                                                      In-person,          other tools
               appearances                                                                    systems lab
                                                      Web-based            available for
               (Rome, Geneva,                                                                 (1Q2001)
                                                      training             download
               New York)
                                                      (4Q2000)
AYG’s          Newsletters:          Sponsoring     Mailing lists are  Sponsoring      Labs: Microsoft,      Discussions
Customers      15,000 subscriptions   employers:      heavily trafficked  companies        Phone.com, Telia,      underway with
               in 85+ countries       Aspective,      today               include Yospace, Financial Times        carriers, portals
                                      Telispark                           4th Pass
               818,601 page views                    Fee-based training                  Online testing:
               for September       Discussions       discussions         Expanding       21,071 tests in
               (+10% over August) underway with       underway with       directories to   September
                                   Microsoft,         systems             accommodate
               Content Syndicated                                                          Powering
                                   Ericsson, Nokia,   integrators,        advertising
               through CNET,                                                               certification
                                   AT&T               agencies
               Moreover, DevX,                                                             programs
               Screaming Media
Company overview
Leadership and rapid growth with a path to profitability
   Today, the most widely-used independent resource dedicated to wireless application
    development and deployment
        Expanded revenue streams: Synergistic offering of site and newsletters, recruiting, training, and testing
        Expanded technology coverage: WAP, Bluetooth, i-Mode, SMS, PDAs and other handheld devices
        Expanded geographic reach: Offices in San Francisco, Dallas (with Lab), London (with Lab), and Stockholm
        Expanded customers in all areas: Testing, site, Wireless Career Center, and training.
   Multiple revenue streams with solid customers
        Testing labs: Microsoft, Phone.com, Telia, Financial Times, OAG, Bloomberg
        Site: Motorola, Ericsson, Fusion One
        Wireless Career Center (launched August 15): Aspective, Telispark
        Training: Launching training in the UK and the US in 4Q2000
   Moving all services to Web-based delivery to ensure scalability
200 + press mentions in the US, Europe
                  "Good news for mobile application developers looking for information and
                          resources that will help them create wireless services."
                                               Total Telecom

    "AnywhereYouGo.com is a good way to stay up with developments in the wireless Internet industry.“
                                          Wireless Week

        “A fantastic WAP site . . . you’ll find links, services, products, newsgroups and much more.”
                             Nätverk & Kommunikation (original in Swedish)

“The [AnywhereYouGo.com online testing] service generates a detailed report on the WML code that runs the
                         site and includes suggestions for improvements.“
                                          Information Week

  “. . . an ally on hand to guide them through the maze of technologies, specifications, and ever multiplying
                                             players in this space.”
                                                      RCR

               “The [interoperability testing] service from AnywhereYouGo.com is a very bold venture,
                            but one that is much needed in the mobile commerce arena.”
                                                The Butler Group

        "New Destination to Link Wireless Internet Application Developers and IT Decision Makers."
                                                  Yahoo!

  "AnywhereYouGo.com addresses another challenge facing the industry—the shortage of trained wireless
       developers. The site will play an important role by linking developers with IT decision makers.”
                                               Computerwire

“AnywhereYouGo.com . . . launched on Tuesday the first wireless career center— a venue for job seekers to
       post their resumes and for companies to find workers in the ever-growing wireless industry.”
                                             Wired News
Site, newsletters, career center
Reaching key developers, decision makers around the world
   Cover WAP, Bluetooth, i-Mode, SMS, PDAs and
    other handhelds
        Traffic up 10% in September
        CPM $55 - $65
   Drives traffic to Lab and online testing, training
        62% of readers are in charge of implementing wireless
         solutions
   Newsletters reach subscribers in 85+ countries
        Daily and weekly headlines
        Mobile Commerce Insights (weekly)
        Wireless Builder (weekly)
   Clients include Motorola, FusionOne, Aspective
   Users are technically-oriented
        All technical positions: 69%
        Wireless design and development as primary job
         function: 31%
   Users of site cover main wireless regions
        US                50%
        Europe            28%
        Asia              14%         (August 2000)
   Content syndication agreements signed with
    cnet and DevX expand reach of content and
    increase traffic to online tools
Reaching developers and IT decision makers in more than 85 countries
Testing and monitoring
Interoperability is widely recognized as a key problem
   28% of WAP sites tested had serious errors
   19% of wireless portal links didn’t work
   Writing to the standard doesn’t ensure interoperability
        “Many companies are finding that the performance of the site in the field during
         deployment is not resembling what had been experienced during the development
         phase when using the software development kits and phone emulators from the
         phone manufacturers. The service from AnywhereYouGo.com is a very bold
         venture, but one that is much needed in the mobile commerce arena.”
         Weekly Research Notes from The Butler Group (UK),
         May 12, 2000
   Interoperability issues will remain
        Industry consensus remains elusive
        Multiple devices and gateways
              UK: 27 handsets announced and half dozen gateways available today in the U.K.
              US: 44 handsets, multiple types of devices
        Middleware products create new testing and certification opportunities
   AnywhereYouGo.com testing provides only independent
    alternative
        Resource-intensive to replicate in-house
        Businesses want independent verification
        Network operators want assurances without burden
        Even developers are looking to outsource
Testing and monitoring
Labs in London and Dallas, online testing address needs

   Labs in London (5/00), Dallas (9/00) generate fee-based revenue from testing
        Clients include Microsoft, Phone.com, Telia, Financial Times, OAG, Bloomberg
        Utilize proprietary software, databases
              Easy to scale
              Software, databases provide leverage and generate increasing returns for experience
        Engagements are expanding and fees are increasing
   Application monitoring provides ongoing revenue stream
        Announced September 27 at PCIA’s conference
        Targeting other network operators, portals
        Provides recurring revenue from engagements and pre-deployment testing for applications
         that want to get on the portals
   Online testing expanding to fee-for-service offering
        Free code checking today is very popular (22,000 tests in September, +22% over August)
        Will launch robust fee-based testing in late 4Q2000
        Online testing expands market, leverages existing software, further builds proprietary
         database
   Embedded systems/Bluetooth Lab will provide revenue and differentiation
Wireless Career Center
Integrated site offering generating additional revenue
   Launched August 15
          Offerings for employers, recruiters, employees
          Headed by former Jobs.com exec
   Revenue is generated by employers posting jobs
    and sponsoring sections, and by recruiters
    searching the resume database
   Well-received by industry press
    “AnywhereYouGo.com . . . launched on Tuesday the first
    wireless career center—a venue for job seekers to post their
    resumes and for companies to find workers in the ever-growing
    wireless industry.”                                                                  Resumes submitted by month
               Wired News, August 16, 2000                                                 (current and projected*)

                                                                      3,500
    “AnywhereYouGo.com, an independent resource site targeting
    the wireless developer community, launched a Web-based            3,000
    recruiting site dedicated to attracting wireless developers and
                                                                      2,500
    information technology professionals.”
               RCR, August 21, 2000                                   2,000
   Will have more wireless job postings than any                     1,500
    other site by year-end                                            1,000
   Cross sell                                                         500
          Newsletters and other areas of the site cross-sell
                                                                        -
           Wireless Career Center                                             15d -Aug     Sept*    Oct*     Nov*     Dec*
          Career Center will cross sell training
Training
Responding to demand and leveraging core assets
   AnywhereYouGo.com training launching 4Q2000
        Will be highly-differentiated, drawing on ongoing Lab and online testing
   Leverages premier, trusted brand and responds to requests
        Leverages existing content developed for site, books, conferences
        35% of site readers report that their companies will outsource all or part of their wireless
         training
        Delivered in-lab (hands on), at client site, at conferences, and online
        Targeting consultants and developers at systems integrators, interactive agencies, and in
         enterprises
   Rollout plan
        4Q2000        Piloting initial technical courses in London and business courses in Dallas
        1Q2001        Adding online testing
                       Expanding courses to include advanced wireless, embedded systems
   Cross sell
        Training cross sells online and lab testing, site, and newsletters
        Conference appearances and site and newsletter cross sell training
Conference appearances
"Technology Briefing: An Introduction to Protocols & Languages impacting     Mobile Application Development                       September 20 - 22
Mobile-ML based Development "                                                Rome
"M x N : The Reality of WAP Deployment"                                      Giga's Mobile Computing Strategies for e-Business    September 20 - 22
                                                                             Copenhagen
"Implementing WAP as Part of a Multi-Channel Delivery System"                Business Intelligence's WAP 2000                     September 25 - 27
                                                                             London
"Wireless Standards:                                                         PCIA GlobalXChange                                   September 26 - 29
Can All Devices Peacefully Co-Exist?"                                        Chicago
"Building a WML Application with Enhydra"                                    Wrox Professional Wireless Developer Conference II   October 7 - 9
                                                                             San Francisco
"Maximizing the Potential of Bluetooth/WAP Integration for Mobile Internet   Bluetooth3                                           October 30 -
Applications"                                                                Geneva                                               November 3
"Emerging Platforms: Bluetooth"                                              @d:tech World                                        November 8 - 10
                                                                             New York
"Bluetooth and Wireless Networking"                                          Wireless DevCon 2000                                 December 4
                                                                             San Jose
"Real Time WAP-enabled Device Customization"                                 Wireless DevCon 2000                                 December 4
"Handheld Devices: User Interface Issues Conquered (Case Studies)"           San Jose
"What Do You Make Mobile?"
"Wireless Devices: Testing to Ensure Application Stability"
"AnywhereYouGo.com: The Global Wireless Development Community "              Technology Outlook: The Future of Pervasive          December 4
                                                                             Computing
                                                                             San Francisco
"Best Practices in Wireless Application Development"                         Wireless Portals                                     December 5 - 6
                                                                             San Francisco
 "HTML, WML, and XML:                                                        EdevCon                                              December 9
 Build Multiple Front-Ends with Enhydra XMLC"                                New Orleans
 "Selecting Technology that Suits Your Organization’s Needs"                 Wireless Finance                                     December 12 - 14
 Conference chair                                                            New York
 “m-Commerce: Enabling Transactions through Wireless Technologies”           IQPC                                                 January 31 –
 Conference chair                                                            Atlanta                                              February 2
Note: Does not include conferences that AYG only attends or sponsors, or those at which we only exhibit.
Recent conference appearances
 "Emerging Platforms: Broadband, Wireless and PDAs"                           @d:tech World                                     May 10
                                                                              San Francisco
 "Welcome to the Wireless Age: How You Can Make It Work for You"              Internet World 2000                               July 11
                                                                              Chicago
 "Building a WML Application with Enhydra"                                    Wrox Professional Wireless Developer Conference   July 12
                                                                              Amsterdam
 "An Application Programmer's Bluetooth Primer"                               Wrox Professional Wireless Developer Conference   July 12
                                                                              Amsterdam
 "Going Wireless with Java, XML, and Open Source"                             Sponsored by Lutris                               July 13
                                                                              Web-based seminar
 "Developing an Open Environment Web Application"                             Linux World Expo                                  August 14 - 17
                                                                              San Jose
 "How Much Can We Expect from the User?"                                      Wireless Developer 2000                           August 21
                                                                              San Jose
 ""Going Wireless with Java, XML, and Open Source"                            Sponsored by Lutris                               August 24
                                                                              Web-based seminar




Note: Does not include conferences that AYG only attends or sponsors, or those at which we only exhibit.
Management team
   Lee Wright—CEO—Eagle River Interactive; founded People | Design |
    Technology
   Steve Nix—CFO—Smith Breeden Associates; Pulte Corp.
   James Pearce—UK Director—Sema Group; Ernst & Young
   Anders Byttner—Director, AnywhereYouGo.com Sweden—HP Labs; Sema
    Group; Telia
   Ryan Fife—US Lab Director—Security First Network Bank; EDS
   Victor Brilon—Director of Online Testing—Eagle River Interactive; EDS
   David Wilson—Director of Global Product Marketing—Saraide/Infospace
   Laurie Holcomb-Munoz—Director of Sales and Business Development—
    Matchmaker
   Scott Palmer—Director of Channel Development—Organic; Landor Interactive
   Darius Abbassi—Director of Corporate Development—Viant; co-founder
    Driveway.com
Offices




   Offices in San Francisco, Dallas, London, Stockholm
      Main office: 3008 Taylor Street, Dallas, TX, USA 75226

AnywhereYouGo - The global mobile wireless development community

  • 1.
    AnywhereYouGo.com Profiting from thegrowing demand for wireless solutions around the globe
  • 2.
    Wireless application developmentand deployment Wireless Building Staffing Training Developing Testing Deploying development and and the monitoring deployment business process case AYG’s Site Wireless Tutorials, Directories of Web-based tool Ongoing Products Career Center FAQs, mailing developers Interoperability interoperability Newsletters (4) (launched lists monitoring Device and tool testing through Content August 15) Books (2) under directories Labs in Dallas syndication and London contract Emulators and Conference Embedded In-person, other tools appearances systems lab Web-based available for (Rome, Geneva, (1Q2001) training download New York) (4Q2000) AYG’s Newsletters: Sponsoring Mailing lists are Sponsoring Labs: Microsoft, Discussions Customers 15,000 subscriptions employers: heavily trafficked companies Phone.com, Telia, underway with in 85+ countries Aspective, today include Yospace, Financial Times carriers, portals Telispark 4th Pass 818,601 page views Fee-based training Online testing: for September Discussions discussions Expanding 21,071 tests in (+10% over August) underway with underway with directories to September Microsoft, systems accommodate Content Syndicated  Powering Ericsson, Nokia, integrators, advertising through CNET, certification AT&T agencies Moreover, DevX, programs Screaming Media
  • 3.
    Company overview Leadership andrapid growth with a path to profitability  Today, the most widely-used independent resource dedicated to wireless application development and deployment  Expanded revenue streams: Synergistic offering of site and newsletters, recruiting, training, and testing  Expanded technology coverage: WAP, Bluetooth, i-Mode, SMS, PDAs and other handheld devices  Expanded geographic reach: Offices in San Francisco, Dallas (with Lab), London (with Lab), and Stockholm  Expanded customers in all areas: Testing, site, Wireless Career Center, and training.  Multiple revenue streams with solid customers  Testing labs: Microsoft, Phone.com, Telia, Financial Times, OAG, Bloomberg  Site: Motorola, Ericsson, Fusion One  Wireless Career Center (launched August 15): Aspective, Telispark  Training: Launching training in the UK and the US in 4Q2000  Moving all services to Web-based delivery to ensure scalability
  • 4.
    200 + pressmentions in the US, Europe "Good news for mobile application developers looking for information and resources that will help them create wireless services." Total Telecom "AnywhereYouGo.com is a good way to stay up with developments in the wireless Internet industry.“ Wireless Week “A fantastic WAP site . . . you’ll find links, services, products, newsgroups and much more.” Nätverk & Kommunikation (original in Swedish) “The [AnywhereYouGo.com online testing] service generates a detailed report on the WML code that runs the site and includes suggestions for improvements.“ Information Week “. . . an ally on hand to guide them through the maze of technologies, specifications, and ever multiplying players in this space.” RCR “The [interoperability testing] service from AnywhereYouGo.com is a very bold venture, but one that is much needed in the mobile commerce arena.” The Butler Group "New Destination to Link Wireless Internet Application Developers and IT Decision Makers." Yahoo! "AnywhereYouGo.com addresses another challenge facing the industry—the shortage of trained wireless developers. The site will play an important role by linking developers with IT decision makers.” Computerwire “AnywhereYouGo.com . . . launched on Tuesday the first wireless career center— a venue for job seekers to post their resumes and for companies to find workers in the ever-growing wireless industry.” Wired News
  • 5.
    Site, newsletters, careercenter Reaching key developers, decision makers around the world  Cover WAP, Bluetooth, i-Mode, SMS, PDAs and other handhelds  Traffic up 10% in September  CPM $55 - $65  Drives traffic to Lab and online testing, training  62% of readers are in charge of implementing wireless solutions  Newsletters reach subscribers in 85+ countries  Daily and weekly headlines  Mobile Commerce Insights (weekly)  Wireless Builder (weekly)  Clients include Motorola, FusionOne, Aspective  Users are technically-oriented  All technical positions: 69%  Wireless design and development as primary job function: 31%  Users of site cover main wireless regions  US 50%  Europe 28%  Asia 14% (August 2000)  Content syndication agreements signed with cnet and DevX expand reach of content and increase traffic to online tools
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    Reaching developers andIT decision makers in more than 85 countries
  • 7.
    Testing and monitoring Interoperabilityis widely recognized as a key problem  28% of WAP sites tested had serious errors  19% of wireless portal links didn’t work  Writing to the standard doesn’t ensure interoperability  “Many companies are finding that the performance of the site in the field during deployment is not resembling what had been experienced during the development phase when using the software development kits and phone emulators from the phone manufacturers. The service from AnywhereYouGo.com is a very bold venture, but one that is much needed in the mobile commerce arena.” Weekly Research Notes from The Butler Group (UK), May 12, 2000  Interoperability issues will remain  Industry consensus remains elusive  Multiple devices and gateways  UK: 27 handsets announced and half dozen gateways available today in the U.K.  US: 44 handsets, multiple types of devices  Middleware products create new testing and certification opportunities  AnywhereYouGo.com testing provides only independent alternative  Resource-intensive to replicate in-house  Businesses want independent verification  Network operators want assurances without burden  Even developers are looking to outsource
  • 8.
    Testing and monitoring Labsin London and Dallas, online testing address needs  Labs in London (5/00), Dallas (9/00) generate fee-based revenue from testing  Clients include Microsoft, Phone.com, Telia, Financial Times, OAG, Bloomberg  Utilize proprietary software, databases  Easy to scale  Software, databases provide leverage and generate increasing returns for experience  Engagements are expanding and fees are increasing  Application monitoring provides ongoing revenue stream  Announced September 27 at PCIA’s conference  Targeting other network operators, portals  Provides recurring revenue from engagements and pre-deployment testing for applications that want to get on the portals  Online testing expanding to fee-for-service offering  Free code checking today is very popular (22,000 tests in September, +22% over August)  Will launch robust fee-based testing in late 4Q2000  Online testing expands market, leverages existing software, further builds proprietary database  Embedded systems/Bluetooth Lab will provide revenue and differentiation
  • 9.
    Wireless Career Center Integratedsite offering generating additional revenue  Launched August 15  Offerings for employers, recruiters, employees  Headed by former Jobs.com exec  Revenue is generated by employers posting jobs and sponsoring sections, and by recruiters searching the resume database  Well-received by industry press “AnywhereYouGo.com . . . launched on Tuesday the first wireless career center—a venue for job seekers to post their resumes and for companies to find workers in the ever-growing wireless industry.” Resumes submitted by month Wired News, August 16, 2000 (current and projected*) 3,500 “AnywhereYouGo.com, an independent resource site targeting the wireless developer community, launched a Web-based 3,000 recruiting site dedicated to attracting wireless developers and 2,500 information technology professionals.” RCR, August 21, 2000 2,000  Will have more wireless job postings than any 1,500 other site by year-end 1,000  Cross sell 500  Newsletters and other areas of the site cross-sell - Wireless Career Center 15d -Aug Sept* Oct* Nov* Dec*  Career Center will cross sell training
  • 10.
    Training Responding to demandand leveraging core assets  AnywhereYouGo.com training launching 4Q2000  Will be highly-differentiated, drawing on ongoing Lab and online testing  Leverages premier, trusted brand and responds to requests  Leverages existing content developed for site, books, conferences  35% of site readers report that their companies will outsource all or part of their wireless training  Delivered in-lab (hands on), at client site, at conferences, and online  Targeting consultants and developers at systems integrators, interactive agencies, and in enterprises  Rollout plan  4Q2000 Piloting initial technical courses in London and business courses in Dallas  1Q2001 Adding online testing Expanding courses to include advanced wireless, embedded systems  Cross sell  Training cross sells online and lab testing, site, and newsletters  Conference appearances and site and newsletter cross sell training
  • 11.
    Conference appearances "Technology Briefing:An Introduction to Protocols & Languages impacting Mobile Application Development September 20 - 22 Mobile-ML based Development " Rome "M x N : The Reality of WAP Deployment" Giga's Mobile Computing Strategies for e-Business September 20 - 22 Copenhagen "Implementing WAP as Part of a Multi-Channel Delivery System" Business Intelligence's WAP 2000 September 25 - 27 London "Wireless Standards: PCIA GlobalXChange September 26 - 29 Can All Devices Peacefully Co-Exist?" Chicago "Building a WML Application with Enhydra" Wrox Professional Wireless Developer Conference II October 7 - 9 San Francisco "Maximizing the Potential of Bluetooth/WAP Integration for Mobile Internet Bluetooth3 October 30 - Applications" Geneva November 3 "Emerging Platforms: Bluetooth" @d:tech World November 8 - 10 New York "Bluetooth and Wireless Networking" Wireless DevCon 2000 December 4 San Jose "Real Time WAP-enabled Device Customization" Wireless DevCon 2000 December 4 "Handheld Devices: User Interface Issues Conquered (Case Studies)" San Jose "What Do You Make Mobile?" "Wireless Devices: Testing to Ensure Application Stability" "AnywhereYouGo.com: The Global Wireless Development Community " Technology Outlook: The Future of Pervasive December 4 Computing San Francisco "Best Practices in Wireless Application Development" Wireless Portals December 5 - 6 San Francisco "HTML, WML, and XML: EdevCon December 9 Build Multiple Front-Ends with Enhydra XMLC" New Orleans "Selecting Technology that Suits Your Organization’s Needs" Wireless Finance December 12 - 14 Conference chair New York “m-Commerce: Enabling Transactions through Wireless Technologies” IQPC January 31 – Conference chair Atlanta February 2 Note: Does not include conferences that AYG only attends or sponsors, or those at which we only exhibit.
  • 12.
    Recent conference appearances "Emerging Platforms: Broadband, Wireless and PDAs" @d:tech World May 10 San Francisco "Welcome to the Wireless Age: How You Can Make It Work for You" Internet World 2000 July 11 Chicago "Building a WML Application with Enhydra" Wrox Professional Wireless Developer Conference July 12 Amsterdam "An Application Programmer's Bluetooth Primer" Wrox Professional Wireless Developer Conference July 12 Amsterdam "Going Wireless with Java, XML, and Open Source" Sponsored by Lutris July 13 Web-based seminar "Developing an Open Environment Web Application" Linux World Expo August 14 - 17 San Jose "How Much Can We Expect from the User?" Wireless Developer 2000 August 21 San Jose ""Going Wireless with Java, XML, and Open Source" Sponsored by Lutris August 24 Web-based seminar Note: Does not include conferences that AYG only attends or sponsors, or those at which we only exhibit.
  • 13.
    Management team  Lee Wright—CEO—Eagle River Interactive; founded People | Design | Technology  Steve Nix—CFO—Smith Breeden Associates; Pulte Corp.  James Pearce—UK Director—Sema Group; Ernst & Young  Anders Byttner—Director, AnywhereYouGo.com Sweden—HP Labs; Sema Group; Telia  Ryan Fife—US Lab Director—Security First Network Bank; EDS  Victor Brilon—Director of Online Testing—Eagle River Interactive; EDS  David Wilson—Director of Global Product Marketing—Saraide/Infospace  Laurie Holcomb-Munoz—Director of Sales and Business Development— Matchmaker  Scott Palmer—Director of Channel Development—Organic; Landor Interactive  Darius Abbassi—Director of Corporate Development—Viant; co-founder Driveway.com
  • 14.
    Offices  Offices in San Francisco, Dallas, London, Stockholm  Main office: 3008 Taylor Street, Dallas, TX, USA 75226