Puma Technology Chooses Navisite and Oracle 8i

At Internet World, NaviSite Inc, a leading ASP and Web hosting company and a majority-owned operating company of CMGI Inc, announced that the company has been selected by Puma Technology, a leading provider of the essential software infrastructure for the ubiquitous mobile Internet, to provide outsourced managed services including application rental and database management for the rollout and ongoing maintenance and support of Puma's Internet-based offerings. Oracle 8i databases are utilized on a service bureau basis from NaviSite, and will facilitate Puma's installation of NaviSite services.

NaviSite will provide managed hosting and application services for Puma's Internet-based offerings, enabling Puma to minimize up front capital investment, focus on its core competencies and eliminate the need to staff up an internal IT organization. In addition, Puma chose NaviSite for its track record of delivering highly secure and reliable Websites and applications to customers.

NaviSite's database administration services for Oracle 8i databases provide key benefits for companies like Puma. According to an InformationWeek research survey of 375 business and technology managers released in December 1999, 72 percent said that finding the right staff talent was the biggest obstacle to succeeding in e-business - bigger than finding the right business model or technology. NaviSite's Oracle DBA services respond directly to this need, allowing companies to offload the maintenance of their backend infrastructure and focus primarily on product and business development. Using NaviSite's onsite staff of trained Oracle DBAs for database services allows companies to utilize in-house talent for business technology issues relating to the bottom line.

"Oracle is dedicated to ensuring that our customers get the best performance from Oracle products," said Karen White, Oracle senior vice president of Business Development. "A growing number of companies are optimizing performance and resources by using an application service provider like NaviSite. The model utilized by NaviSite is extremely viable for companies like Puma."

Puma's powerful Internet-based offerings are expected to redefine the mobile Internet communications model for both consumers and business professionals alike through the first comprehensive application suite for all Web-enabled device users. Puma's ability to deliver highly personalized and relevant Internet content, combined with the Company's widely adopted Intellisync(R) synchronization software and its transformation, delivery and transaction technology for Web-based information, will offer an end-to-end value proposition for Internet users - enabling them to track Web information of any nature - anytime, anywhere and on any device - and to perform one-click transactions via these mobile devices.

"NaviSite's managed hosting and application services are ideally suited to help us meet the needs of our customers," said Tom Hunt, vice president of marketing for Puma Technology. "NaviSite's collaboration with Oracle and the company's managed database administration services were one of the key reasons we chose to work with NaviSite."

About NaviSite

NaviSite Inc is a leading provider of outsourced Web hosting and application services for companies conducting mission-critical business on the Internet. The company's goal is to help customers focus on their core competencies by outsourcing the management and hosting of mission critical Web sites and applications. NaviSite is a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. with minority investment from Microsoft.

NaviSite's SiteHarbor solutions provide secure, reliable, co-location and high-performance hosting services, including high-performance Internet access, and high-availability server management solutions through load balancing, clustering, mirroring and storage services. In addition, NaviSite's enhanced management services, beyond basic co-location and hosting, are designed to meet the expanding needs of businesses as their Web sites and Internet applications become more complex and as their needs for outsourcing all aspects of their online businesses intensify. The company's application services, which include application hosting, management and rental, provide cost-effective access to, as well as rapid deployment and reliable operation of, business-critical applications, including managed services for streaming. For more information about NaviSite, please visit www.navisite.com or by phone on the East coast call 888.298.8222, on the West coast call 888-755-5525. NaviSite is headquartered at 400 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810.

About Puma Technology

Puma Technology is a leading provider of the essential software infrastructure for the ubiquitous mobile Internet. The Company owns marketleading technology in synchronization, personalization, notification and Webrendering services - all essential building blocks to making wireless devices useful tools in the world of e-business. Puma's recently acquired NetMind technology delivers highly personalized, relevant Internet content to more than six million active users. In addition, the Company's Intellisync platform is the de facto global standard for synchronization and control of the critical connection between handheld devices and mobile phones and the vast stores of information found in corporate databases, the Internet and individual PC's. The Intellisync platform enables mobile access to accurate, "anytime, anywhere" information and has been adopted worldwide by individuals, corporations, mobile device manufacturers, telecommunication carriers, and online contact, calendar and event services. The Company, headquartered in San Jose, CA, maintains a Website at www.pumatech.com.

Contact NaviSite Inc, Brenda Suarez 978-684-3578 bsuarez@navisite.com.