2Roam Drives Hertz to the Wireless Web; Number One Car Rental Company To Provide Customers Wireless Access From Any Device

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Aug. 7, 2001--2Roam, the leading global wireless software and service provider, today announced that Hertz Corporation, has selected its wireless application software platform to deliver Hertz' Web-based customer service offering to wireless users. Hertz customers will be able to make, review, and update car rental reservations using cell phones, pagers and PDAs utilizing the 2Roam Wireless Solution(TM). Hertz becomes the first car rental company to offer customers access to its on-line services via all wireless devices.
    "Hertz customers are typically business travelers or busy people who are constantly on the move," said Tom Jackson, CEO, 2Roam. "Since more than 50 percent of business travelers carry mobile phones on their trips, wireless applications will allow Hertz along with other travel and leisure companies to service their customers at all times, regardless of where they may be."
    Claude B. Burgess, Hertz Vice President of e-Business and Technology said, "Hertz encourages its customers to do business with us online. By extending our online services to wireless devices, 2Roam helps us expand our Internet business to an even wider customer base from any location."

    About 2Roam, Inc.

    2Roam, Inc. is a global wireless application software and service provider that quickly and easily extends a company's online business onto any handheld wireless device, such as mobile phones and PDAs. Leading customers including eBay, Best Western Hotels, Tribune Interactive and National Airlines successfully established their wireless Web presence through 2Roam, providing a seamless wireless extension of their core business model. The 2Roam Wireless Solution gives customers unprecedented control over the look and feel of their wireless brand. With its open technology platform, 2Roam offers its customers additional functionalities such as m-commerce, wireless advertising, alerts and messaging to attract and retain users and generate new revenue streams from their wireless site. 2Roam is a private company backed by leading U.S. and international investors including Panasonic, Siemens, CMGI@Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Trans Cosmos USA Inc. For more information, visit www.2Roam.com.

    About Hertz Corporation

    Hertz, the world's largest car rental company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company. Hertz operates from approximately 7000 locations in more than 140 countries.