Motorola Completes Acquisition of C-PortCorporation.

Business/Technology Editors

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held C-Port Corporation, a North Andover, Mass.-based company that has pioneered the development of high-end, fully

This previously announced acquisition expands Motorola's leadership in communications processors into high-end network processors, a special class of communications processors that enables network equipment vendors to bring innovative products to market faster by implementing key features in software, rather than hardware.

Cahners In-Stat Group projects the market for programmable network processors will grow to $2.9 billion by 2004.

Motorola is a leading supplier of communications processors to network equipment vendors, with more than 300 customers and thousands of design wins based on its DigitalDNA(TM) portfolio of smart networking silicon and software.

With the addition of the C-Port C-5(TM) DCP network processor, Motorola can deliver a comprehensive communications platform including host, integrated communications and network processors, digital signal processors, development environments, and application software.

C-Port will operate under its own name and will continue to have headquarters in North Andover. Dr. Larry Walker will continue as president.

About C-Port

C-Port, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, focuses on improving the networking industry's ability to develop, deploy, and provision communications services.

Leveraging the C-5 DCP network processor, C-Port provides a comprehensive platform that enables network equipment vendors to develop high-speed networking products quickly and cost-effectively, shrinking their development cycles and freeing them to concentrate on delivering innovative features and services for their enterprise and service provider customers.

About Motorola

As the world's No. 1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector offers multiple DigitalDNA technologies which enable its customers to create "smart" products and new business opportunities in the networking and computing, wireless communications, transportation, and imaging and entertainment markets.

Motorola's worldwide semiconductor sales were US$7.4 billion in 1999. http://www.motorola.com/semiconductors/

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $33.1 billion. http://www.motorola.com

Note to Editors: DigitalDNA is a trademark of Motorola. C-Port and C-5 are trademarks of C-Port.