Melanie Stone

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MILPITAS, Calif. PRNewswire | Aug. 21, 2001 —Offering strategic marketing and public relations services exclusively to technology companies, McKie/Headstrom PR (www.mhpr.com) today announced that former Metricom Director of Product Marketing for Ricochet Services, Tim Yankey, has joined the company to lead wireless, and wireless-related PR account services.

"Gaining Tim Yankey's rich technology and marketing insights and industry connections is a significant strategic benefit for our wireless, mobile and related technology clients," said Chris McKie, principal of McKie/Headstrom PR. "With more than 10 years wireless, telemetry, and mobile experience, Yankey is a rare find and a welcomed addition to our tech-savvy team."

Prior to joining MHPR, Yankey directed the product marketing team that designed, developed and launched Metricom's Ricochet network services to enterprise, mobile professional, and consumer markets. Adding to his expertise, Yankey's career also includes experience with several leading mobile computing and telemetry companies, including global giants Texas Instruments and Acer.

Yankey's impact will be immediately seen with MHPR accounts Aeris, the leading wireless telemetry network service provider of wireless-to-web, machine-to-machine communications services, and the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum, a consortium of international telephony carriers and Internet companies, whose vision is to "mobilize" the Internet.

About McKie/Headstrom PR

Forged by passion, performance and persistence, McKie/Headstrom PR (www.mhpr.com), provides full-service public relations and strategic communications services for advanced technology companies. Founded in 1998 and recognized as a "Top 100" PR agency in 2000, agency expertise includes consumer electronics, enterprise technologies, networking, wireless, and hardware and software technologies.

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