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SpatialNews Press Release
Inform Worldwide Joins Location Interoperability Forum
DENVER, Nov. 22, 2000--Inform Worldwide, Inc. (Inform), a syndicator of location technology and wholly
owned subsidiary of Inform Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:IWWH), announced today that it has joined the Location Interoperability
Forum (LIF), an organization founded by Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia to advance the worldwide deployment of location-based services.
Inform will work with the LIF and its many member organizations to help develop geoprocessing specifications that enable the global
deployment and delivery of interoperable location-based services. LIF is an international, not-for-profit organization.
"We look forward to participating with the many organizations around the world that make up the LIF," said Henry Tom, Inform's Vice
President of Global Alliances. "LIF will play a key role in the developing international standards for the use and integration of location
technologies in computing and communications networks. These standards will be important elements as we pursue our long-term goals to
provide location-aware ASP solutions for commercial and consumer applications."
As a member of LIF, Inform will promote the standardization of geoprocessing and location-aware technologies to support advances in
mobile and wireless applications. By working with the major IT developers and users represented by LIF, Inform hopes to accelerate the
development and delivery of location-based services to the commercial and consumer markets globally.
Mr. Tom, a 31-year veteran of the location-technologies business, also serves as the Chair and U.S. Head of the Delegation for the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) Technical Committee 211, Geographic information/Geomatics.
He also serves on the Joint Steering Group on Spatial Standardization and Related Interoperability (JSG) and will represent Inform
Worldwide in Open GIS Consortium (OGC).
About Inform Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Through its subsidiaries, IWWH is an early mover in the emergent field of L-commerce. L-commerce consists of "location-aware"
applications that deliver location and geographic information for commercial use. The company enables Internet-based "location services"
to deliver information to users based on the location of fixed and/or mobile assets through Internet and/or wireless communication devices.
Presently, the services offered include Internet-based tracking of vehicles and valuable assets and specialized Internet mapping portals.
These services are provided through the company's Application Service Provider (ASP) business model over the Internet through wireless
mobile devices. The company intends to leverage its core capabilities to become the leading provider of location-based services in the
Americas.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information
included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made, or to be made, by Inform
Worldwide Holdings, Inc.) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future anticipated direction of
the high-technology industry, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, future
funding sources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and
uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in
any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, Inform Worldwide Holdings, Inc. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, those relating to development and expansion activities, dependence on existing management, financing activities, domestic
and global economic conditions, changes in federal or state tax laws, and market competition factors. For a description of additional risks
and uncertainties, please refer to Inform Worldwide Holdings' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT:
Inform Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Englewood
Mirjam Wielheesen, 303/662-0900, ext. 226
E-Mail: investorrelations@informworldwide.com
Internet: www.informworldwide.com
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