NOTIFY ADDS INTERNET CALL WAITING TO ITS eVIEW INTERNET VOICE APPLIANCE FOR HOME USERS

Residential Users With a Single Telephone Line Can Use Call Waiting and Call Waiting Caller- ID Services While They Surf The Internet

 LAS VEGAS, NV. – January 6, 2000 – Notify Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: NTFY), a leading supplier of innovative call and message notification products and services, today announced the eView 150icw, its newest innovative Internet Voice Appliance.  The eView 150icw combines Internet Call Waiting capabilities with e-mail, voice mail, and Caller-ID notification to create a low cost, enhanced Internet voice appliance that fits into the palm of your hand.  The Internet Call Waiting feature allows users with a single phone line to productively use Call Waiting and Call Waiting Caller-ID services while they surf the Internet.   The eView 150icw gives the user the option to answer a phone call (up to 10 seconds) while they remain online, creating a temporary “virtual second line.”

Internet Call Waiting Benefits

Using the eView 150icw, residential and small office/home office computer users with a single telephone line will be able to briefly answer calls while maintaining their online session.  This will reduce the chances of missing an important call or fax without the user incurring the costs of maintaining a second phone line.  With the eView 150icw, consumers with Call Waiting or Call Waiting Caller-ID now have a cost-effective alternative to network-based Internet Call Waiting solutions offered as a monthly subscription service. Consumers have expressed a high degree of interest in having Internet Call Waiting capability, with IDC (Framingham, MA) forecasting that there will be 21.6 million households subscribing to network-based Internet Call Waiting services by 2003.

“Notify’s eView 150icw is ideal for single-line households that tie up their only line for Internet access. The Internet Call Waiting feature will give them an alternative to more expensive network-based Internet Call Waiting options,” said Gary Arlen, president, Arlen Communications Inc., a Bethesda, Maryland research organization.

How Internet Call Waiting Works

With Notify Technology’s Internet Call Waiting feature in the eView 150icw, single line users now will know when somebody is trying to call them or send them a fax while they are on the Internet.  The unit provides both an audible and visual alarm to inform the user that someone is calling them.  If they subscribe to Call Waiting Caller-ID, the unit will also display the name and phone number of the incoming call.  At that time the user can either 1) ignore the call, 2) take the call for up to 10 seconds - enough time to take a message – without losing their Internet connection, or 3) decide to take the call and knowingly disconnect from the Internet.  The eView 150icw supports Call Waiting Caller-ID, Visual Voice Mail Indication, and Notify’s Visual Got Mail service (notification of new e-mail messages), providing the industry’s most comprehensive all-in-one notification solution.

Visual Got Mail Benefits

Checking e-mail can be time-consuming, and not always convenient, depending on the placement of the PC in the home.  Moreover, a user may not check e-mail on a frequent basis and may miss important messages.  The eView 150icw easily allows a single user or multiple family members to see at-a-glance who their messages are from and what they are about.  The eView 150icw lets consumers manage their message notification more effectively by integrating e-mail, voice mail and Caller-ID notification with Internet Call Waiting in a single Internet voice appliance, simplifying message notification and eliminating clutter. The eView 150icw also allows telephone companies to solidify customer relationships by bundling multiple services into a convenient, easy-to-use device.

How Visual Got Mail Works

With the eView 150icw, consumers will have their e-mail accounts automatically checked periodically without turning on their computers.  The eView 150icw gives notification of up to ten new e-mail messages for up to five e-mail accounts by displaying the e-mail header which includes the specific e-mail account, the sender’s name, the subject line, whether there is an attached document and the total number of messages for that account.  Users can then decide whether they want to turn on their computer and read their new e-mail messages now or wait until later.The eView 150icw helps users save time from checking multiple e-mail accounts for e-mail by giving notification for up to five e-mail accounts, such as work, home and children’s e-mail accounts.  The eView 150icw allows filtering of e-mail based on contents of “sender” and “subject” fields.

About Notify’s Visual Got Mail Service

The Visual Got Mail service, announced February 1999, is a proprietary technology designed to operate with all POP3 and IMAP4 e-mail systems as well as other proprietary e-mail systems, such as America Online and Yahoo.  The Visual Got Mail service consists of multiple network components and provides communication with the new eView 150icw and previously announced eView 100 and eLight adjunct devices.  The eVIEW 100 contains all the notification functionality of the eVIEW 150icw minus the Internet Call Waiting feature and the eLight provides visual indication of new e-mail by flashing a red LED on a small adjunct designed as a Post-It™ pad holder.

Pricing and Availability

Pricing of the eView 150icw Internet voice appliance and the Visual Got Mail service will vary depending upon service provider. Notify plans to offer the eView 150icw and 12 months of the Visual Got Mail service for $99 beginning in the first quarter of 2000 from its online store, www.visualgotmail.com.About Notify Technology Corp.Founded in 1994, Notify Technology Corp, (NASDAQ: NTFY) is a leading supplier of innovative call and message notification products and services.  Notify Technology currently sells its products through OEM relationships to major telephone companies and telephone equipment distributors.  The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.  For more information, see www.notifycorp.com or call 408-777-7920.

Securities and Exchange Commission:

Statements in this press release regarding product development and introductions, and future revenues are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of the following factors: business conditions and growth in the telecommunications industry and general economics, both domestic and international; lower than expected customer orders and timing of actual orders; the timing and extent to which telephone companies adopt, initiate and promote programs involving the Company’s products; competition from other suppliers of telephony adjunct devices; changes in product mix or distribution channels; technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products; and additional factors discussed in the Company’s public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Residential Users in Louisiana Get E-mail Notification at a Glance Without Going Online

SAN JOSE, Calif. - December 2, 1999 - Notify Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: NTFY), a leading supplier of innovative call and message notification products and services, today announced CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) will implement a Visual Got Mail pilot using Notify’s newly announced eView 100 Internet voice appliance.

The pilot should begin in January with CenturyTel customers located in Louisiana. Participants were selected based on their existing use of Caller ID and Internet services. The eView 100 and the Visual Got Mail service enables dial-up e-mail users to see up to 10 new e-mail headers from one or more e-mail accounts from their Internet Service Provider(s) or e-mail service provider(s).

After signing up for the Visual Got Mail service, the low-cost eView 100 Internet voice appliance connects to the home telephone line and then configures itself. Residential users can see at-a-glance if anyone has sent e-mail as easily as checking their answering machine or voice mail. The eView 100 also provides Caller ID information, and voice mail notification. "CenturyTel is constantly seeking products and services that allow us to exceed our customers' expectations and make their lives easier," said Margaret Osborne McKoin, CenturyTel's marketing vice president. "The eView 100 product integrates e-mail with voice mail and caller ID notification, and allows us to offer customers a complete package of services to fit their communications needs."

Notify is happy to work with CenturyTel to provide new innovative services for its customers, said Paul DePond, president and founder of Notify Technology. The eView device helps residential users stay in touch with friends and family by notifying them when they have a new e-mail message without having to repeatedly go online.

How eView 100 works

With the eView 100, consumers will have their e-mail accounts automatically checked periodically without turning on their computers. The eView 100 gives notification of up to ten new e-mail messages for up to five e-mail accounts such as work, home, and children’s e-mail accounts. The eView 100 displays the e-mail header including the specific e-mail account, the sender’s name, any attached documents and the total number of messages for that account. The eView 100 allows filtering of e-mail based on contents of "sender" and "subject" fields. Users can then decide whether they want to turn on their computer and read their new e-mail messages now or wait until later.

Product family

The eView 100 is an Internet voice appliance that connects to the user’s telephone and supports Notify’s Visual Got Mail service, voice mail and Caller ID services. The Visual Got Mail service, announced February 1999, is a proprietary technology designed to operate with all POP3 and IMAP4 e-mail systems as well as other proprietary e-mail systems, such as America Online and Yahoo. The Visual Got Mail service consists of multiple network components and provides communication with the new eView 100 Internet voice appliance.

About CenturyTel, Inc.

CenturyTel, Inc. provides integrated communications services including local exchange, wireless, long distance, Internet access and security monitoring services to more than two million customers in 21 states. The company, headquartered in Monroe, La., is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CTL. CenturyTel is the eighth largest local exchange telephone company, based on access lines, and the 10th largest cellular company, based on population equivalents owned, in the United States. Visit CenturyTel's corporate website at www.centurytel.com.

About Notify Technology Corp

Founded in 1994, Notify Technology Corp, (NASDAQ: NTFY) is a leading supplier of innovative call and message notification products and services. Notify Technology currently sells its products through OEM relationships to major telephone companies and telephone equipment distributors. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. For more information, see www.notifycorp.com or call 408-777-7920.

Securities and Exchange Commission

Statements in this press release regarding product development and introductions, and future revenues are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of the following factors: business conditions and growth in the telecommunications industry and general economics, both domestic and international; lower than expected customer orders and timing of actual orders; the timing and extent to which telephone companies adopt, initiate and promote programs involving the Company’s products; competition from other suppliers of telephony adjunct devices; changes in product mix or distribution channels; technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products; and additional factors discussed in the Company’s public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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