HELIUS INTRODUCES SATELLITE SERVICE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, DISTANCE LEARNING FEATURES AND SIMPLIFIED INSTALLATION

New release cuts costs of satellite Internet service and supports IP Multicasting to remote areas

OREM, Utah – June 22, 1998 – Helius continues to set the pace for Internet access technology with its new release of Network Edition for DirecPC, providing satellite-based Internet access to schools and businesses virtually anywhere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Network Edition for DirecPC version 2.1 introduces technology which dramatically reduces the costs of satellite service by allowing an unlimited number of internal network users to share satellite capacity much like a PBX telephone system shares external phone lines among internal phone sets.

"With version 2.1, customers are able to control the costs of satellite access, making it very competitive with ISDN and T-1 connections," said Myron Mosbarger, President of Helius, Inc. "Now high-speed Internet access and data delivery is available virtually anywhere at rates that are truly competitive with alternative high-speed land-based lines, which are often not even available for remote schools and businesses."

Designed to work specifically with DirecPC network service packages, 2.1 now supports unlimited network connections on the LAN while complying with DirecPC service plans. Helius' product is not a proxy, rather it combines server technology upon which various proxies can reside. It supports all WINsock and SOCKS compatible proxies and dynamically allocates Internet resources while protecting against over usage of the DirecPC service plans.

In addition to the affordable high-speed Internet service, Network Edition for DirecPC brings powerful distance learning features. The Windows NT version of 2.1 provides support for real-time streaming video and audio via IP Multicasts even if a customers' local Internet Service Provider does not support IP Multicasting. Through an additional service, Digital Package Delivery, sites can receive large data files at 3 Megabits per second, all managed from the client or the network server. Since these services are delivered via satellite they are available even in remote locations, perfect for expanding the reach of distance learning.

The new release also offers easy installation with automatic on-line service activation and auto-installing software. A free 30-day evaluation copy of version 2.1 is available on the company web site www.helius.com.

Network Edition for DirecPC recently received the "InternetWeek Approved" award and is being used to bring high-speed affordable Internet access to many locations where T-1 or ISDN lines are either too expensive or not even available. Examples include Avery Dennison, office products supplier, in Diamond Bar, California; R.H. Watkins High School in Laurel, Mississippi; Dine College in the Navajo Nation in Arizona and the Pemberton Secondary School in the resort town of Pemberton, British Colombia.

Network Edition for DirecPC is available from Helius and its authorized resellers. Helius provides versions that run on Windows NT, Novell NetWare and Linux.

Pricing for the software starts at $1,100 for schools. Setup costs and service rates qualify for Universal Services Fund E-rate subsidies.

Founded in 1995, Helius, Inc. is a privately owned, Orem, Utah-based company funded by The Canopy Group. Helius developed the first software to manage Internet transmissions from a satellite to local area networks. Its business focus is developing software that facilitates the delivery and access of data to LANs. For more information about Helius, its products, authorized resellers or satisfied customers, visit the Helius website at www.helius.com or call 888-764-9020.

Network Edition is a trademark of Helius, Inc. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. DirecPC is a trademark of Hughes Network Systems, Inc.