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VOCOLLECT AND Motek® ANNOUNCE NEW BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

FEBRUARY 26, 1999 - FMI MARKETECHNICS SHOW, NEW ORLEANS - Vocollect Inc., the leading designer and manufacturer of wearable voice activated warehouse management systems, is pleased to announce a strategic business partnership with Motek® Inc., a developer and distributor of Windows-based real-time warehouse management software.

This new partnership allows Vocollect and Motek's grocery and other food industry customers the benefits of a spread spectrum-equipped, hands-free, eyes-free wearable device for paperless picking. Vocollect's Talkman® terminal provides instant access between warehouse workers and Motek's Priya™ warehouse management software.

"The utilization of proven voice technology for picking will eliminate paper as well as increase order selection accuracy for Motek's customers," said Patti Satterfield, Director of Marketing for Vocollect, Inc.

"Motek® and Vocollect are a good technology fit because they are the only companies to deploy Intelligent RF™ devices," noted Ann Price, President / CEO of Motek. "The elimination of RF terminal emulation yields improved performance and enhanced functionality on the radio network." The Vocollect-Motek® partnership represents the only comprehensive fully featured voice-enabled warehouse software available on a Microsoft® Windows platform today.

About Vocollect, Inc. and Talkman
Vocollect, Inc. is the premier global designer and marketer of wearable speech recognition systems for warehousing and industrial applications, with thousands of units installed throughout the U.S. and Europe. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the privately held firm has been engineering and manufacturing voice-based WMS communication systems for over ten years. Vocollect's food industry customers include: Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Nabisco.

Talkman is the leading wearable voice-activated computer available today. Designed to be rugged enough for use in freezers as well as cooler and dry grocery areas, Talkman weighs less than 2 pounds. In addition to order selection, Talkman products may be used throughout the warehouse for applications such as paperless receiving, putaway, replenishment, cycle count, quality inspection, shipping audit, and returns.

For more information about Vocollect, Inc., visit www.vocollect.com

About Motek®
Motek provides an advanced, Windows-based, user-configurable warehouse management system that helps mid-to-large sized companies in the retail, wholesale, and third-party distribution markets save money and improve customer satisfaction by streamlining their warehouse operations. Since 1991, Motek's Priya warehouse software and technology has been leading the market in innovation, implementation time and ease-of-use. Privately owned, Motek has garnered numerous industry awards for innovation, entrepreneurship, and technical excellence, and consistently ranks as one of Southern California's fastest growing companies. Information on Motek is available at www.motek.com