Keiko's Historic Move to be Broadcast Live on theInternet at www.keiko.org; Ericsson and RealNetworks Team Up on WebcastExpected to be Watched by Millions.

NEWPORT, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1998--Ericsson, a world-leading supplier in telecommunications, RealNetworks, the recognized leader in streaming media, and the Free Willy Keiko Foundation, which owns the world-famous whale, today announced a collaboration to broadcast live over the Internet Keiko's historic journey home to Iceland.

The Webcast can be accessed at www.keiko.org.

Beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time on September 9, Ericsson will use its expertise in wireless networks and RealNetworks will provide its industry leading streaming media technology to Webcast Keiko's move from his pool in Newport, Ore., to his new home in the Westman Islands in Iceland.

Viewers will watch as Keiko is lifted in a nylon stretcher onto a UPS flatbed truck in Newport and loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane in a custom-built transport container filled with cold seawater. Throughout the nine-hour flight, Internet users can listen to a live RealAudio(R) Webcast and watch Keiko in RealVideo(R) as he is transported on the plane.

The Webcast will follow Keiko as the C-17 lands in the Westman Islands and track his progress as he makes the last leg of his journey, the scenic 3-mile route to the harbor in Westman Islands and the placement of Keiko in his sea pen in a sheltered bay.

"Ericsson and RealNetworks are giving the entire world an amazing opportunity to take part in a truly historic event," said Bob Ratliffe, executive vice president of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation, which owns Keiko. "Through the generosity and technical expertise of Ericsson and RealNetworks, Keiko's supporters around the world will be able to watch an exclusive Webcast as Keiko makes his journey home."

Ericsson will deliver text, pictures and video to RealNetworks, which will stream RealAudio and RealVideo coverage of Keiko's journey to millions of people around the world. RealNetworks Real Broadcast Network, a joint collaboration between MCI and RealNetworks, will supply the necessary bandwidth and infrastructure to make the Webcast possible. The U.S. Air Force Communication Agency's HAMMER ACE team also has provided technical expertise, including logistics and satellite communications support, to make the Webcast possible.

Ericsson also will provide e-commerce and Web design services to the www.keiko.org Web site so visitors can make donations online to the Free Willy Keiko Foundation. The company is developing an e-commerce catalog that will enable Keiko's millions of fans to purchase T-shirts, stuffed animals, photos and other Keiko memorabilia. All proceeds will help cover the cost of transporting, feeding and caring for Keiko during his continuing rehabilitation in Iceland.