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Motorola Announces Winners of CodeMeMoto Developer Contest at JavaOne Top Prizes Go to Televigation and Nick Capone of Animoble SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 - Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) recently announced the winners of its CodeMeMoto developer contest at a reception during the 2003 JavaOne Developer Conference in San Francisco. Prizes were awarded in two categories: games/entertainment and business/productivity. In each of the two categories the first place winners received $20,000; the second place winners received $10,000, and the third place winners received $5,000. The contest was sponsored by the Motorola MotoCoder(SM) and iDEN(R) developer programs. Nick Capone of Animobile walked away with the first prize in the games and entertainment category for his game, Fatal Error. This is an action game in which players try to save the planet from "war machines" originally designed to protect the earth, which have now malfunctioned and seek to enslave mankind. Televigation won the first prize in the business and productivity category for TeleNavTrack, a GPS-enabled tracking service that includes an electronic timecard so field workers can enter their work hours electronically, job dispatching so new job orders can be sent directly to field workers' mobile phones, and a turn-by-turn navigation feature. "These winning applications demonstrate the wide range of services that can be developed for Motorola's Java(TM) technology-enabled phones," said Peter Aloumanis, vice president and general manager, U.S. Markets Division, Motorola's iDEN(R) Subscriber Group. The second place winner in the games and entertainment category was Viva La Mobile for Privateers, a game that puts players at the command of a ship in the pirate-infested waters of the 17th century Caribbean, in which players must fight their way from port to port to build up their fortunes. The second place winner in the business and productivity category was Airsoft Wireless for Air IM, a highly scalable set of instant messaging (IM) products designed to allow wireless access to major public and private IM services. The third place winner in the games and entertainment category was Karma Studios for Boardercross, an isometric-perspective downhill snowboarding game. The players have to avoid obstacles on the course, scoring extra points for stunt jumps along the way. The third place winner in the business and productivity category was Michael Powers for Piranha Pricecheck, an application that lets users search and browse the entire Amazon.com catalog. Users receive product listings, up- to-the-minute pricing and full color images of products. For more information about Motorola's developer programs, please visit www.motorola.com/developers . About iDEN and Motorola Motorola's iDEN handsets combine the capabilities of a digital wireless phone with "always on" Internet access, text pager, and two-way radio to enable users to instantly communicate with one or hundreds of individuals at the push of a button. For further information on iDEN handsets, visit www.motorola.com/iden . Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in wireless, automotive and broadband communications. Sales in 2002 were $27.3 billion. Motorola is a global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices and pioneering important innovations that make things smarter and life better, honoring traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago this year. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com .