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EVOLVE COMMUNICATIONS TO IMPLEMENT CHANGING WORLDS CLIXSMART DTV TECHNOLOGY ON GUIDE REMOTE

Guide Remote universal remote control adds new database technology to improve user experience.


IRVINE, CA, March 25, 2002 -- Evolve Communications, Inc. announced today that it has signed a contract with ChangingWorlds of Dublin, Ireland to implement ChangingWorlds ClixSmart DTV solution on Evolves flagship product, the GuideRemote.

ChangingWorlds technology will enhance the GuideRemote device by delivering personalized TV recommendations to Evolves users.

The GuideRemote is a universal remote control that provides users with a personalized television guide, in-depth program information, entertainment recommendations, interactive shopping, voting, and targeted advertising and promotion opportunities on an easy-to-read, backlit LCD screen on the remote control handset.

We needed a solution to enable us to deliver personalized TV recommendations to our GuideRemote users. ChangingWorlds is a leader and an innovator in this area and their expertise made them a clear choice for the GuideRemote," said Frank ODonnell, CEO at Evolve.

ChangingWorlds is delighted to announce this significant deal with Evolve and see it as a major endorsement of our ClixSmart DTV solution." said Victor Brophy, Director of Sales and Marketing at ChangingWorlds.

Along with PDAs, cell phones and two-way pagers, the GuideRemoteTM is one of the many new devices that signal the beginning of a revolution in personal mobile communications and information technology. The GuideRemote takes television to the next level by making it simpler, more enjoyable and more informative for the viewer.

Advertisers and television networks can use the GuideRemote to speak directly to interested consumers with relevant offers under appropriate circumstances. The GuideRemote combines remote control functionality with content relevant to the television viewer to enable a new set of advertising capabilities as they relate to television and interactivity.

The GuideRemote is now available for sale online at www.GuideRemote.com, Amazon.com and in national consumer electronic retailers under the Zenith brand name. It has a manufacturers suggested list price of $199.

About Evolve Communications, Inc.: Founded in 1996, Evolve Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a family of interactive Guide Remote products. It also owns and operates the Guide Remote Network, a content, advertising and t-commerce medium developed especially for hand-held devices with screens. Based in Irvine, California, Evolve is a privately held company with a portfolio of patents and major investors that include Motorola, ARRIS, Jackson Boulevard Ventures and Lauder Partners.

Evolve Communications' mission is to transform the common remote control into an entertaining, interactive, simple-to-use handheld device that gives people a more fulfilling TV viewing experience, while at the same time creating for advertisers and content producers a brand-new direct-marketing communications medium for reaching individual consumers in a friendly, permission-based setting. For more information visit www.guideremote.com.

About ChangingWorlds: ChangingWorlds is a pioneer in the development and deployment of advanced personalization technologies with a strategic focus in the mobile/wireless and digital TV markets. The company's ClixSmart personalization suite enables the next generation of intelligent information services to learn about the needs and preferences of users and to automatically personalize the delivery and presentation of information content according to the specific requirements of each individual. The ClixSmart personalization suite is compatible with a wide range of Internet access devices including PCs, data-enabled mobile/wireless devices, PDAs, WebTV and set-top boxes.

Headquartered in Dublin, ChangingWorlds was founded in 1999 to commercialize innovative and award-winning personalization technology. It has received prestigious awards from the American Association of Artificial Intelligence and the British Computer Society. The company also received the top technology award for innovation at the Irish Software Association annual awards. For more information, please visit: www.changingworlds.com


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Contact:

For GuideRemote/Evolve Communications

John Capano, Evolve Communications
T: 949-450-1670
E: jjc@evolvecomm.com


For ChangingWorlds

James Ryan, ChangingWorlds
T: +353 1 435 9813
C: +353 87 6538675
E: james.ryan@changingworlds.com

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