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Helius Expands Management Team to Drive Growth

Company Fortifies Executive Team with Experienced Sales and Marketing Talent

LINDON, UT – May 28, 2003 -- Helius Inc., the world leader in satellite broadband (IP) routing, announced today that it has hired Jeff Curtis as Senior Vice President of Sales and Mike Tippets as Senior Vice President of Marketing. These key additions bring a broad range of experience to the Helius executive team reporting to CEO Ron Heinz.

Jeff Curtis is a demonstrated leader with more than 15 years of business-to-business sales and management experience in both domestic and international markets. Curtis will have direct responsibility for orchestrating and overseeing all of Helius’ worldwide sales operations, including direct sales and channel sales. Previously, Jeff was Vice President of North American Sales for Phobos Corporation, acquired by SonicWALL in 2000 (NASDAQ: SNWL). Following the SonicWALL acquisition, Jeff was Director of Western U.S. Sales. He also held the position as Director of Sales Operations for Novell Inc (NASDAQ: NOVL). Jeff holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Utah State University.

Mike Tippets is a technology marketing veteran, having worked with both direct and channel models throughout his career. Tippets will lead corporate marketing, channel marketing, product management and marketing. Mike has 14 years of experience in technology development, sales and marketing. Most recently he was responsible for worldwide channel marketing at SonicWALL (NASDAQ: SNWL). Over his career Mike has demonstrated the ability to align technologies with real world business needs. His experience includes years at Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL), Sprint (NASDAQ: FON) and WordPerfect (NASDAQ: CORL) where he worked with development teams and customers to create winning solutions in the networking and communications technology space. Mike holds a B.A. in International Relations from Brigham Young University.

“ Jeff’s managerial and organization skills are exceptional. His ability to lead high-performance sales organizations with discipline and agility will drive Helius to surpass our sales targets,” said Ron Heinz, President and CEO of Helius. “Mike brings a great deal of experience and energy to our Helius team and will play a vital role in the maturing and growth of our business. His ability to define and create technology solutions for business and communicate the value of a solution to business customers will be a great asset.”

“ I am genuinely excited about joining the leader in the satellite to LAN convergence and integration market. I am looking forward to delivering this message to customers worldwide,” said Jeff Curtis.

“ I am thrilled at the chance to join Helius. Satellite and terrestrial broadband networks are converging and Helius offers a reliable, secure and simple infrastructure for capitalizing on this convergence. Companies around the world are going to want to use this technology to solve business bandwidth needs,” said Mike Tippets.
“Mike and Jeff bring enormous experience and knowledge in leading and building high growth organizations within technology companies,” said Chairman and Founder Myron Mosbarger. “We are thrilled to have these two very talented executives join our company.”

About Helius, Inc.
Helius, Inc. is the leading provider of technologies to link Satellite networks and traditional IP based networks. Helius products include satellite IP routers, software and custom engineered solutions that enable efficient, secure and reliable delivery of broadband content over satellites and local area networks. Helius’ portfolio of satellite routing solutions includes products that enable a full range of video, voice and data to be distributed across corporate computer networks and desktops. The enterprise-wide business TV systems powered by Helius products give employees and customers easy access to live or stored content such as retail services, marketing programs, corporate broadcasts, distance learning courses, training programs, software updates, databases and the Internet.

Helius is a privately held company based in Lindon, Utah. For more information, visit http://www.helius.com or call (801) 764-9020.

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