HELIUS ENTERS JAPANESE SATELLITE MARKET THROUGH TRADING PARTNERSHIP WITH ITOCHU COMMUNICATIONS ITOCHU

OREM, UTAH – June 29, 1999 – Helius Inc., a leading developer of satellite data access solutions, announced today that it has signed a master agreement with ITOCHU Communications Corp. to market and sell Helius data-over-satellite products in Japan. The agreement with the Japanese trading giant signals the entry of Helius into a key world satellite market, allowing the company to better meet strong demands by Japanese system integrators for robust satellite Internet solutions through ITOCHU's extensive market reach.

"This agreement furthers Helius' position in the global satellite data market," said Myron Mosbarger, president of Helius. "Now Japanese educational organizations, small businesses, branch offices and consumers can take advantage of high-speed Helius satellite products."

Commenting on the agreement, Shozo Yamada, chief operating officer of ITOCHU Communications, said, "ITOCHU has a keen interest in the satellite telecommunications market in Japan. Helius has great potential because of its high-speed data transmission, and many corporate customers are showing interest in this service."

Under the terms of the agreement, ITOCHU and Helius will partner with the Japanese information technology (IT) distributor, Inno Micro Corp. to resell the full Helius product line including the newly launched Helius Satellite Router™. Through this new relationship, Inno Micro can now aggressively market and support the Helius Satellite Router to systems integrators such as Fujitsu and Mitsubishi Electric which are requesting the robust satellite Internet access features of the product. To date, Helius has sold several hundred units to ITOCHU and Inno Micro, with pending orders for sales volume into the thousands by the end of 1999.

"Inno Micro has been the master IT distributor for ITOCHU Communications for the multimedia market in Japan. The satellite industry is our special focus market in 1999 because of rapid customer demand for mass bi-directional Internet solutions in schools and in education. The Japanese Education Bureau indicated a change from the current objective - of students being familiar with how to use a PC - to the year 2001 objective, which is for teachers to know how to use a PC system in the education field. Helius' solution will give us the answer to meet these customer demands," said Paul Ryumae, president of Inno Micro.

"ITOCHU will market Helius products through Inno Micro Corporation, who is our domestic reseller and system integrator," Mr. Yamada continued. "And also two excellent manufacturers, Fujitsu and Mitsubishi Electric, will be involved in the sales of Helius' products as system integrators. Recently Fujitsu installed many systems at Mycal Co. Ltd., which is a large chain super discount store. Both Fujitsu and Mitsubishi have won bids to install several hundred more systems in 1999. This indicates to us that the conditions for sales of Helius products in Japan are most desirable."

"Signing this Master Distribution Agreement with ITOCHU formalizes the excellent relationship that Inno Micro, Helius and ITOCHU have developed over the past year, and now broadens the opportunities for Helius in Japan," said Myron Mosbarger. "We are very pleased to have these well-respected and trusted partners."

The Helius Satellite Router, which is experiencing rapid adoption worldwide, is an all-in-one hardware, software, and service "appliance" which provides high-speed data access via satellite to any network operating system. Recent tests in Japan by Fujitsu successfully measured the Satellite Router's stability in delivering high-bandwidth Internet access speeds of up to three megabits per second. This extensive testing has revealed that the Satellite Router meets the speed, reliability, and ease-of-use requirements of Japanese educational sites, branch offices, and small businesses for robust Internet access. Another key feature of the product is the Helius Virtual Technician (SM) service, which allows the Satellite Router to be supported and maintained remotely. This remote service dramatically improves customer satisfaction and reduces technical support costs.

Helius Inc. is the premier - both "first" and "highest quality" - developer of data-over-satellite solutions for local area networks (LANs). Helius provides Internet service to tens of thousands of users throughout the world. As an authorized reseller of Hughes Network Systems (NYSE: GMH) DirecPC products and services, the company's Helius Optimized™ software improves the efficiency and usability of satellite transmissions for thousands of networked users worldwide. A privately owned, Orem, Utah-based company founded in 1995, Helius is a Canopy Group holding under the Ray Noorda/Canopy Group Investment Company. Ray Noorda is the former chief executive officer of Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL). For more information about Helius and Helius products, visit http://www.helius.com or call (888) 764-9020.

ITOCHU Communications Corp. (ICC) is solely owned by ITOCHU Corp., one of the largest general trading companies in Japan with annual revenues of US $117 billion in the fiscal year 1998. ICC covers a broad spectrum of industries with offices in approximately 90 countries. ICC was founded in 1990 and its domain is to provide specialized services and products in the telecommunications area. ICC's operations cover export and import sales of telecommunication equipment and software developed by venture businesses that own unique and advanced technology for customers not only in Japan but also throughout the world.

Inno Micro Corp., a privately owned, Yokohama, Japan-based company was founded in 1989. Inno Micro targets IT distributors whose specialty is providing network and file solutions to business users. Sales revenues in 1998 were $200 million with field service and support capability in Japan. For more information about Inno Micro and its products, visit http://www.inno.co.jp.

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Virtual Technician is a service mark and Helius Optimized is a trademark of Helius, Inc.