EPiCON Announces the Promotion of Jack Sweeney toPresident and Chief Operating Officer.

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1997--EPiCON, Inc., developer of ALTiS(tm), software that enables the instant access, sharing and use of unmodified Windows(r) software applications over corporate intranets and the Internet, today announced the promotion of Jack Sweeney to president

Sweeney joined EPiCON in March 1997 and has helped the company to rapidly secure a position as a leader in providing Web access to Windows applications. As president and COO, Sweeney will be responsible for guiding EPiCON's strategic business development and overall corporate direction.

"Jack has played a pivotal role in EPiCON's overwhelming success to date," said Steven Domenikos, chairman of EPiCON's board of directors. "ALTiS is a cutting-edge product, ideally suited for businesses seeking to capitalize on the promise of the Web. Jack's outstanding expertise as a market maker is sure to solidify ALTiS' leading position in this arena."

"The momentum is really starting to build," said Sweeney. "As more and more companies look to manage their IT investments effectively, awareness of ALTiS' ability to provide a real-world solution to this critical problem is also growing. It is my goal to expand on EPiCON's current success by continuing to focus on securing strategic partnerships and further developing our reseller channel."

Prior to joining EPiCON, Mr. Sweeney served as CEO of Bell Atlantic Network Integration (BANI). As CEO, he grew BANI from a regionally-based network services firm into a $200 million company with national presence and global potential. Before his appointment to CEO, Sweeney was vice president of sales for BANI.

Mr. Sweeney also held the position of National Sales Manager for Wang Laboratories, as well as various management and marketing positions at Unisys. Mr. Sweeney earned a B.S. in management science from Bridgewater College and graduated from the Stanford University Executive program.

About ALTiS

ALTiS employs an innovative "Fit Client(tm)" architecture to provide PC users with immediate access to unmodified Windows applications over intranets and the Internet. A user simply clicks on an application icon on a corporate Web site and ALTiS prepares and launches the application on the user's PC. The user does not need to perform an installation or download entire applications over the network. EPiCON's patent-pending technology delivers from a server to the PC, only the components needed to run the application. This "no compromises" approach combines centralized storage and version control with true distributed processing. It dramatically reduces the complexity and cost of desktop ownership while leveraging investment in existing business critical applications.

About EPiCON

Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., EPiCON was founded in 1994 to provide solutions that allow the use and sharing of applications over the Web (intranet/Internet).

EPiCON, a privately-held company, combines a strong management team and an excellent board of directors which includes: Ray Stata, chairman of Analog Devices; Stephen Levy, Chairman Emeritus, BBN; John Landry, Strategic Technology Consultant, IBM, and previous Chief Technology Officer, Lotus Development Corporation; Elliot Katzman, CFO, Solidworks; and Gary Bowen, former executive vice president of Bay Networks. -0-

EPiCON, ALTiS and Fit Client are trademarks of EPiCON, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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