July 10, 2003 ViryaNet Announces Reseller Agreement with Bitek; Extends Presence in Korea and Asia/Pacific MarketSouthborough, Mass. - July 10, 2003 - ViryaNet (NASDAQ: VRYA), a leading provider of integrated mobile and Web-based software applications for workforce management and the automation of field service delivery, today announced a strategic agreement with Bitek, a systems integration and application solutions company, headquartered in Korea. Under the terms of the agreement signed in March, Bitek will act as a value added reseller (VAR) of ViryaNet Service Hub, and will market, sell, implement, and support the ViryaNet solutions in a variety of industries in the Asia / Pacific markets. The terms of the agreement included an initial purchase by Bitek of ViryaNet software licenses. "Bitek is an impressive company with high quality management and staff," indicated Win Burke, president and CEO, ViryaNet. "Together we believe that the Korean and Asia/Pacific market is ready for such solutions as ours. We are excited by the opportunity in this large geographic market, and are confident that Bitek will be very successful as a partner in helping ViryaNet extend its market reach into this promising region." "We are delighted to be offering ViryaNet Service Hub to the Asia/Pacific market," stated Baik Lee, president and CEO, Bitek. "There exists strong demand for application solutions that help improve operational efficiency and bottom-line results, and ViryaNet's product does just that. Its industry-standard platform and technologies will guarantee quick adoption by users in our core industries." About Bitek Bitek is a leading provider of Mobile e-Business solutions. The Company, established in 1988, has provided product and services to the Korean market for over a decade. In 1999, Bitek began focusing its business toward the burgeoning domestic mobile services industry, launching its wireless/mobile solutions and SI businesses in the year 2000. The Company business focus is to become the leading provider of business mobile solutions in the Korean and Asia/Pacific markets. About ViryaNet ViryaNet is a provider of software applications that improve the quality and efficiency of an organization's service operations. ViryaNet's flagship product - the award-winning ViryaNet Service Hub - combines the power of the Internet, the freedom of wireless technologies, and the resources of ViryaNet's deep service expertise to help companies improve workforce scheduling, dispatching, and activity reporting; customer contract and entitlement automation; and asset, logistics and repairs management. Customers in the utility, telecommunications, grocery and retail, high-technology manufacturing, HVAC, and other service industries use ViryaNet Service Hub to transition complex service business processes into a manageable, scalable Internet operation, with the goal of increasing service revenues, decreasing service costs, and maximizing customer satisfaction. Safe Harbor Statement Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding ViryaNet's expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the capabilities of its products, its relationships with its customers, and its customer purchases. 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