Toshiba Includes Insignia's Java-Enabling Technology for the New Pocket PC 2002 Based GENIO e550G

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Toshiba Includes Insignia's Java-Enabling Technology for the New Pocket PC 2002 Based GENIO e550G

Design Win Reinforces Insignia's Leadership Position in the Mobile Device Market FREMONT, Calif., May 13, 2002 - Insignia Solutions (Nasdaq:INSG) today announced that Toshiba's GENIO e550G for the Japanese market includes Insignia's Jeode PDA Edition product. The Toshiba GENIO e550G, powered by Microsoft Corp.'s (Nasdaq:MSFT) Pocket PC 2002 operating system and the 400Mhz Intel(R) PXA250 applications processor from Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC), is the fastest and smallest PDA in this product category.

Insignia's software for mobile devices will enable Toshiba PDAs to download and run PersonalJava(TM)-based mobile services, including games, mobile commerce, business to business applications, email and personal management software, with high performance and extended battery life.

"Toshiba has always been in the forefront of development of new mobile devices, and the use of Insignia's Jeode PDA Edition as the PersonalJava solution will provide additional function to the users of our mobile devices," said Mr. Hidehito Koka, senior manager, PDA Product Div. of Toshiba's Mobile Communications Company. "Insignia has developed the Java enabling software that provides Toshiba with the capabilities required by our customers while minimizing our time to market."

"We are very pleased to announce the new relationship with Toshiba on this exciting GENIO product," said Mark McMillan, president of Insignia. "As our company is focused on the mobile phone and PDA market, we worked closely with Toshiba to deliver the best-of-breed Java-enabled mobile device."

The combined PDA, smartphone, and mobile handset segment is the fastest growing market for smart devices. Last year in Japan alone, over 10 million users switched to Java-enabled phones to access a variety of sophisticated services, from location based travel assistance to interactive entertainment. The latest ARC Group market research study highlights that all mobile devices will be Java-enabled within five years. This study estimates that 1.1 billion will be capable of running Java applications by 2006.

About Toshiba

With broadband communications nearing deployment, Toshiba's Mobile Communications Company applies the latest technologies and advances to innovative mobile equipment supporting diverse new services. Promising product areas include the most advanced personal digital assistants (PDA) on the market and high performance next-generation cellular phones.

About Insignia Solutions

Insignia Solutions' provisioning-infrastructure software enables wireless carriers and mobile device manufacturers to fully capitalize on the mobile service opportunity. Founded in 1986, Insignia is the market-share leading supplier of Java(TM) virtual machine software solutions for high-growth markets including mobile, digital TV, telematics, and embedded systems. More than 40 million units of Insignia's JVM(TM) technology are licensed by major partners including Samsung, Compaq, BSQUARE, Wind River, Fujitsu, NEC, Toshiba, Motorola and Siemens AG. Insignia Solutions is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol INSG. The company is headquartered in Fremont, Calif. with R&D and European operations based in the United Kingdom, and its Asian HQ in Japan. For additional information about Insignia or its products, please visit http://www.insignia.com.

(c) Insignia, Insignia Solutions, the Insignia Solutions logo and the Jeode logo are registered trademarks and Jeode and DAC are trademarks of Insignia Solutions, Inc. Sun, Java, JVM, J2ME, and PersonalJava are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include the anticipated timing of product releases, the expected customer demand for existing and new products, the expected revenue from product sales, the growth of the market for Insignia Solutions' products, and the market demand for the Jeode platform. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated. There can be no assurance that the company will be able to market and support the Jeode product or customers will accept that such product. The company's business is subject to a variety of other risks and uncertainties that include, but are not limited to, rapid technological changes in the industry, increased competition, and timely introduction and customer acceptance of the Company's products. These and other risks and uncertainties are further described in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2000 and will be described from time to time in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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