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Summus Builds European Presence by Launching on O2's ``Revolution'' Wireless Data Service RALEIGH, N.C.--July 2, 2003-- Snapfish Mobile - Powered by BlueFuel(TM) Will Be the First Photo-Sharing Application Available to Revolution Subscribers Summus, Inc. (USA) (OTCBB: SUMU), a developer of applications and information processing tools that optimize the wireless multimedia experience, and Snapfish, the nation's leading online photo service, today announced the availability of Snapfish Mobile - Powered by BlueFuel to consumers of O2's Revolution wireless data service. O2 is a leading European carrier and has access to over 12 million customers across the UK, Ireland and Germany. Revolution is a one-stop shop where consumers will find an ever-growing catalogue of wireless services that they can purchase and use via their handsets (via WAP or SMS) and through the web. Revolution is available to users on any UK network. Snapfish Mobile - powered by BlueFuel will be the first photo-sharing application available on the Revolution data service. The application allows customers to share and store photos, and save photos as wallpaper, right from their mobile phones. Subscribers can upload their photos to www.snapfish.com and access them through Snapfish Mobile to share, view and even print their photos. "This application will encourage our users to use their phones creatively, driving usage beyond voice calls," said Bradley de Souza, vice president source O2. "Snapfish Mobile is a powerful application that will give Revolution customers the ability to turn their mobile phone into a virtual photo album," said Raj Kapoor, CEO of Snapfish. "The European market has embraced wireless technology", said Bjorn Jawerth, CEO of Summus. "We are thrilled to partner with O2 and enter the European market with a leader in the field. We look forward to providing additional revenue-generating applications, powered by BlueFuel, to enhance the Revolution data offering." Summus' BlueFuel platform enables service providers, content providers and handset manufacturers to create and deliver mobile applications quickly and on a wider range of devices and operating systems than competing solutions. The platform and architecture give developers the tools necessary to easily build applications for today's resource-constrained wireless environment while providing a superior user experience. About O2 O2 aims to enrich customers' lives by enabling them to get the most from their mobile. As a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK, O2 offers a range of services including text, media messaging, games, always on data connections (via "GPRS") and much more. Other services under development include music over mobile and mobile video. O2 is the UK market leader in mobile data services such as text, with over half a billion messages being sent by O2 customers each month. O2 (UK) Limited is a subsidiary of mmO2 plc which also delivers O2 branded services in Ireland and Germany. O2 has approximately 12 million customers in the UK About Snapfish Snapfish is the leading online photo service, with five million members and more than 100 million photos online. Snapfish enables both film and digital camera owners to share, print and store their most important photo memories at prices that cannot be equaled - online or off. Digital camera users upload their photos into a password-protected online album they can use to edit, share and store their photos for free, in addition to ordering film-quality prints, on Kodak paper, for as low as 25(cents) each. Customers sending film to Snapfish get a full set of prints on Kodak paper, plus online sharing and storage, for just $2.99 per roll. Snapfish was recently honored with the 2003 Rising Star Award for being the fastest-growing site on the Internet and has also received top quality ratings from Popular Photography and Yahoo! Internet Life. Additional information is available at www.snapfish.com About Summus Summus is a developer of applications, platforms and innovative information processing tools that enable service providers, content providers and handset manufacturers to optimize the customer's wireless experience. The company's leading wireless applications, available through carriers such as AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, ALLTEL, U.S. Cellular and Cingular, are powered by its BlueFuel(TM) platform. The Superfast, Superthin(TM) platform enables Summus and its developer partners to quickly build user-friendly applications within today's processing and bandwidth-constrained wireless environment. The BlueFuel platform enables wireless carriers to deliver more efficient applications that can be easily shared between a greater variety of devices, operating systems and content providers. It also allows device manufacturers to develop more processing-efficient devices. For more information, see www.summus.com.