| PRESS RELEASE FOR RELEASE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 17th, 1998 AT 10:30 AM ET SkyCache, Inc. CONTACT FOR SKYCACHE: CONTACT FOR COBALT: SKYCACHE GIVES STAMP OF APPROVAL TO COBALT NETWORKS' CACHEQUBE(tm) Laurel, MD (August 17, 1998) - SkyCache Inc., the nation's premier high-speed datacasting company revolutionizing the Internet today welcomed Cobalt Networks CacheQube(tm) into the growing number of "SkyCache Compatible" open standards caching solutions. Cobalt Networks, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and provider of affordable Internet and intranet server solutions. "Cobalt's CacheQube enables ISPs to offer improved web access through a simple and cost effective solution," stated Doug Humphrey, president and CEO of SkyCache. "We feel the CacheQube is particularly appealing for the small to mid-sized ISP." ISPs can use the CacheQube(tm), a high-performance, low-cost, dedicated Web caching server, to maximize bandwidth usage while providing faster Web access to end-users. SkyCache, through a combination of its patent-pending Reactive Caching system and cache prepopulation, provides superior performance by supplementing a stand-alone cache with high-quality data delivered by satellite broadcast technology. The SkyCache service enables ISPs to add on more customers with existing leased line capacity and deliver substantially faster web page response times in many cases. "By combining Skycache's leading service with Cobalt's server solutions we are able to minimize the high bandwidth costs ISPs face," said Stephen DeWitt, president and CEO of Cobalt Networks, Inc. "SkyCache is a good complement for creating a cost-effective solution for our customers." Advantages of the SkyCache/Cobalt Solution SkyCache uses satellite broadcast technology to constantly load the most often requested Internet Web and directly into customer-side ICP-compliant caches. In addition, SkyCache uses reporting statistics from customers to build a large cache community for the reactive caching component of the service. ISPs and enterprises will realize reduced bandwidth and communications costs plus faster response times when the most popular, constantly updated Internet and news traffic is delivered via SkyCache's satellite broadcast service to Cobalt's CacheQube appliances. End users reap faster response times since the most commonly requested Web pages are stored at local Web cache servers. SkyCache, by virtue of being a true broadcast mechanism to deliver data, solves updating and communications problems across distributed caching systems implemented by Tier 1 ISPs and enterprises. Since all caches are constantly and directly refreshed with the most frequently accessed Web pages via satellite, terrestrial leased line bandwidth is not consumed by cache communication and data updating, nor is it necessary to implement a multi-tiered hierarchical infrastructure. About SkyCache SkyCache is devoted to the implementation of high-speed satellite datacasting systems finding application in the movement of digital audio and video data streams, World Wide Web content, and the synchronization of distributed data systems. The corporation is headquartered in Laurel, MD and founded by Internet pioneer Doug Humphrey. Humphrey is also the founder of DIGEX, Inc., a 1991 basement startup ISP that was sold for $150 million to Intermedia Communications, Inc. in 1997. Additional information on SkyCache services is available at www.skycache.com. "SkyCache" and its logo are trademarked throughout the world. SkyCache is a privately held company. About Cobalt Networks, Inc. Cobalt Networks, Inc. is a leading developer of network communication and application solutions that set new standards for value and ease of use. Cobalt's families of products, including the award-winning Cobalt Qube(tm) and Cobalt RaQ(tm) microservers, deliver simple and scalable network server solutions for businesses, academic institutions, developers, and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Cobalt's solutions are delivered through a global network of distributors, value-added resellers (VARs) and ISPs, and can also be ordered directly from the Cobalt Web site. Founded in 1996 and based in Mountain View, California, Cobalt Networks, Inc. is a privately held company with offices in the United States and Europe. Contact Cobalt by calling (650) 930-2500 or by visiting the Cobalt Web site at www.cobaltnet.com. # # # |
