June 17, 2003 - Watertown, MA. USA

Mobile-Mind, Inc. and Xap Corporation today announced the launch of XAPwords™ for the SAT® and GRE® on ALLTEL Axcess-enabled phones. XAPwords™ is a mobile phone application that helps students prepare for standardized college exams with a vocabulary builder that includes 500 of the most frequently tested SAT® and GRE® words. Students can use the XAPwords™ application to study words and definitions, take quizzes, track scores, and make personalized Flash Cards on their mobile phones. An additional XAPwords™ feature, "My History," allows students to review progress and track performance.

ALLTEL's Axcess suite of wireless data services allows customers to download full-featured applications to mobile phones, including games, personalized ringtones and more. XAPwords™ will be the first college prep application to be on Axcess, giving students the opportunity to put an interactive vocabulary-enhancing product into their pockets and backpacks. After downloading the XAPwords™ application students can access their XAPwords™ at any time from any location, turning spare minutes at the bus stop or waiting for the game to start into fun and productive study time.

Allen Firstenberg, President and CEO of Xap Corporation said "We are delighted that an industry leader like ALLTEL is making XAPwords™ available to its customers. XAPwords™ is the first in a suite of wireless educational applications we will roll out in the coming months, and as the number of students using cell phones continues to increase we expect there to be significant demand for these products."

Bill Mangino, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Mobile-Mind said "We are delighted to offer Xap's outstanding test prep materials to ALLTEL customers. XAPwords™ is a breakthrough application that puts test preparation resources at the fingertips of every student with a mobile phone."

XAPwords™ was developed by Mobile-Mind, Inc., and is powered by Number2.com, a division of Xap Corporation. XAPwords™ is the latest addition to Mobile-Mind's mobile learning suite. Related wireless products include Mobile-Lingo, Mobile-Student, Mobile-Q and coming soon - XAPmath™, and XAPverbal™.

ALLTEL provides communications services to more than 12 million customers in 26 states.

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