OASIS Member News: Virtual Access Networks Joins OASIS

[Nick MacShane <nmacshane@thevan.com>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Virtual Access Networks Joins OASIS

Provider of Web-enabled Windows 2000 PC Migration Solutions to Sponsor XML
Interoperability Consortium 

LAWRENCE, MA - December 18, 2000 - Virtual Access Networks, Inc., a leader
in PC migration and remote access technologies, today announced its
sponsorship of OASIS, the international XML interoperability consortium.
Virtual Access Networks joined to support the industry-wide organization and
its efforts to ensure open technical standards for the Internet.  Virtual
Access Networks' flagship migration platform - The Van - uses XML to bridge
heterogeneous platforms and facilitate non-invasive access to data. 

"Virtual Access Networks is committed to leveraging the latest XML
technology in its pursuit to provide world-class PC migration solutions to
enterprise customers," said Gerard Lynch, President and CEO of Virtual
Access Networks.  "We're proud to be a sponsor of OASIS as it will allow us
to continue advancing XML standards throughout the industry."  

"Virtual Access Networks is working to provide a set of integration-level
application semantics, known as Internet Content Extractor (ICE), which will
allow for a series of connectivity ports to a multitude of applications
using ebXML," added Marcus Goncalves, CKO of Virtual Access Networks.  "In
other words, The Van creates a common way for data to be extracted,
exchanged and redirected across heterogeneous 
platforms and among disparate devices, wired or wireless."

"We welcome Virtual Access Networks to the Consortium and look forward to
their participation," said Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS.
"Virtual Access Networks recognizes the benefit of being part of OASIS'
vendor-neutral forum for advancing XML standards throughout the industry.
Their focus on enterprise PC migration solutions will be a valuable asset to
our technical work on XML applications standardization."

About Virtual Access Networks
Virtual Access Networks is the first company to bring to market a
comprehensive suite of hosted applications enabling the highly selective
parsing, movement, and access of digital information over networks, wireless
devices, and the Web.  The company has developed enabling technologies that
will act as the foundation for the development of products and services in
the field of Access Technology.  The company's first product platform - The
Van - will help companies of all sizes challenged with managing change in
computing environments.  The Van Enterprise Edition won "Best of COMDEX Fall
2000." Virtual Access Networks is based in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  For
more information, visit Virtual Access Networks' website at www.thevan.com.

About OASIS 
(http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium
that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative
development of interoperability specifications.  With the United Nations,
OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data
exchange.  OASIS operates XLM.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers
information on the use of XML in industry.  The XML.ORG Registry provides as
an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML
application schemas, vocabularies and related documents.  OASIS serves as
the home for industry groups and organizations interested in developing XML
specifications.  OASIS technical work embraces conformance, repositories and
other interoperability issues.

OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions,
Arbortext, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge,
BroadVision, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, Corel, DataChannel,
Dataloom, DMSi, Documentum, Dun & Bradstreet, eCredit.com, Enigma, eXcelon,
Extensibility, Extricity Software, First Call, IBM, InformIT, Informix,
InterCAP, Interwoven, ISOGEN, ITEDO, JetForm, Keyfile, Logistics Management
Institute, Mercator Software, Microsoft, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion
Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, Oracle Corporation, Pick Systems,
ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Sequoia Software, SoftQuad, Software
AG, STEP, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Synth-Bank, Virtual Access
Networks, Visa, Wavo, Webb Interactive Services, Whitehill Technologies,
Xerox, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise.

Contact:

Casey Jones
Virtual Access Networks 
978-725-3322 ext. 7109
Cjones@thevan.com

Stacia Anson
MS&L Global Technology 
617-437-7722 ext. 317
Sanson@msltech.com