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OQO appoints Joe Daltoso, former Chairman and CEO of Micron Electronics, to Board of Directors

Industry Veteran Strengthens OQO Team with Expertise in Manufacturing and Marketing Personal Computers

San Francisco, CA | April 2, 2005 -- OQO today announces the appointment of industry veteran Joe Daltoso to its Board of Directors. OQO continues to deepen the board, which is comprised of business and technology leaders focused on defining and driving the strategic direction of the company. Daltoso's appointment to the OQO board reflects the company's commitment to expanding its business, delivering through the direct sales channel and achieving long-term success.

"For fourteen years, Joe worked with Micron Electronics to grow it from an early stage company to a publicly traded $2 billion manufacturer and marketer of high-end personal computers," said Jory Bell, CEO of OQO. "We look forward to availing ourselves of his expertise to help guide OQO through its next stage of growth."

"It is an honor to join the OQO team as a board member. They launched a new category of PC and have a technology road map that will continue to change the nature of personal computing," said Joe Daltoso, OQO's newest board member. "I am excited to leverage my past experience to help the company with its direct sales channel strategy as well as capitalize on this important emerging market segment."

In addition to Joe Daltoso, OQO's Directors include:

Andrew Popell, Chairman: Prior to co-founding OQO, Andrew founded several companies, including Keynote Systems (KEYN), where he was the VP of Marketing, and Harvest Technology, a financial software company where he was COO.
Jory Bell, CEO: Prior to founding OQO, Jory Bell worked in Apple Product Design, where he was responsible for major parts of the G3 powerbook line and the co-inception of the Titanium Powerbook. Jory was previously at IBM's Almaden Research Center, developing new portable computing hardware for IBM's ThinkPad line. Jory also worked at MIT, developing moored oceanographic instruments for climate change research.
Mike Kwatinetz, Director: Mike is a founding General Partner with Azure Capital Partners. Prior to Azure, Mike was managing director and a senior software and hardware analyst at several major Wall Street firms and one of the top-ranked PC analysts.
Katherine Jen, Board Advisor: A seasoned investment executive with over 20 years of experience, Katherine founded AsiaTech in 1997. She was a pioneer in the Taiwan venture business and has substantial experience in general business finance, deal structuring, and venture capital funding.

About OQO

The OQO model 01 is a complete Windows® XP® computer that fits in your pocket. It has all the functionality of an ultraportable notebook including a 1GHz processor, 20GB hard drive, WiFi®, Bluetooth®, USB, and FireWire®. Docked in the desktop stand with an external monitor and keyboard, it is your desktop computer, but at 14 ounces you can take it with you and have access to all your applications and data wherever you go. OQO was founded in San Francisco, California in 2000 by Jory Bell and Jonathan Betts-LaCroix along with a core group of engineers. The team set out to shrink a Windows XP computer into a pocketable device, and revolutionize personal computing. The model 01 is available direct from the OQO online store at oqo.com and OQO enterprise sales.

For OQO, contact Virginia Jamieson, at 415-835-5974 or press@oqo.com