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KPNQWEST to Power INPURPLE in Multi-Million Global Internet Deal

New telecoms entrant, InPurple chooses KPNQwest as global Internet access provider

KPNQwest awarded contract thanks to reach and resilience of network infrastructure

IP network will allow InPurple to deliver unmetered communications services to businesses worldwide

KPNQwest, the leading pan-European data communications company, has sealed a multi-million euro contract to provide Internet connectivity across Europe and the US to business communications provider, InPurple. KPNQwest was awarded the contract due to the size, reliability and scalability of its IP network infrastructure.

In conjunction with US partner Qwest, KPNQwest will supply and manage local, national and international Internet connectivity for InPurple, covering multiple locations worldwide by 2002. KPNQwest has also designed an innovative and economical pricing structure that helps InPurple manage costs and meet its business objectives.

'The key factor behind our decision to work with KPNQwest was the reach and quality of its network infrastructure, which helps minimise our costs and gives us a single point of contact for service and account management. KPNQwest was also prepared to be very flexible in the service levels and pricing structure it designed for us. Its network is now an important component in the high quality of service we'll supply to our customers,' explains Stephen North, President of US-based InPurple.

InPurple aims to provide businesses worldwide with unmetered access to international phone, fax, video conferencing, Internet and email services. Its target customers include any business needing low cost connectivity between multiple office sites.

'Through our pan-European IP backbone, our partnership with Qwest and our strong ties with local loop suppliers, few companies are able to compete with KPNQwest on network reach. And because our network is wholly-owned and designed specifically to carry IP traffic from birth, we're competitive on pricing, reliability and scalability,' says Keith Westcott, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, UK & Eire at KPNQwest. 'It's this combination of qualities that’s driving KPNQwest’s success with both wholesale and retail business.'

About KPNQwest

KPNQwest (NASDAQ & ASE: KQIP) is a leading facilities-based, pan-European provider of data-centric services based on Internet Protocol (IP). It is deploying a technologically advanced 20,000 km fibre-optic network connecting 50 cities throughout Europe and provides a full portfolio of data-centric IP-based services and other advanced telecommunications services. KPNQwest is one of the largest business ISPs in Europe with operations in 15 countries. KPNQwest has thirteen CyberCenters and has announced plans to build up to eighteen mega-CyberCenters across Europe, on its high-capacity fibre-optic network to provide web-hosting, application sharing and telehousing services. Website: www.kpnqwest.com

About InPurple
- InPurple is a US company that is currently registering a public offering in the USA
- The comments talked about in this discussion have not been discussed in order to solicit the trading of our stock.
- InPurple's technology will provide access directly through traditional existing telephone systems. Customers will lease dedicated lines so that bandwidth can be controlled, ensuring maximum speed even at peak times and providing acceptable VoIP (Voice Internet Protocol) QOS (Quality of Service)
- New IP5 (Voice Message Identification Protocol) – enables voice packets to be tagged and prioritised over the Internet thus providing PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network service quality.
- InPurple’s new VoIP is advanced enough to read layer 4 of the Network Model that determines not only the source and destination of information 'packets' sent over the Internet, but also what is in them i.e. sound, image etc. This allows the router to prioritise voice packets over other data and to deliver them in a preferred order. The allocation of more bandwidth to voice packets is on an “on demand” basis and automatic.

For further information, please contact:

Rob Haslam (for KPNQwest)
Nelson Bostock Communications
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Richard Cook (for InPurple)
BigPR
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Piers Schreiber
Corporate Communications - KPNQwest
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