DALLAS (Oct. 27, 1998) – uniView Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:UVEW) has signed an agreement with Mary Kay Inc. to design a convergence solution based on uniView’s new set-top box which incorporates the leading-edge architecture of Motorola Inc.’s (NYSE:MOT) recently unveiled "Blackbird" platform.

Under the agreement, uniView will develop customized set-top box applications to facilitate sales force automation, order entry and e-commerce for a pilot program to be tested by Mary Kay’s more than 8,500 Independent Sales Directors. The new convergence solution will be unveiled for demonstration at Mary Kay’s Leadership Conference in January 1999.

"This agreement with Mary Kay is the perfect example of the customized end-to-end solutions that we can create for an array of business applications and niche markets," said Patrick A. Custer, president and CEO of uniView Technologies Corp. "Our partnership with Motorola allows us to deliver a full array of multimedia applications, as well as highly secure e-commerce capabilities."

At the annual business conference, Mary Kay Sales Directors will interface with their company’s existing network by utilizing uniView’s advanced solutions that will simulate on-line, interactive business experiences designed for future deployment in the field. The Sales Directors will be able to conduct a myriad of interactive applications, including company communications, order processing, e-commerce transactions, sending and receiving e-mails and tracking product orders.

uniView also is exploring integration of Dallas SemiConductor’s (NYSE:DS) cryptographic iButton, a small, sturdy, stainless steel unit housing million-transistor chips bearing encrypted keys into the Mary Kay design.

Dallas-based uniView Technologies develops and implements innovative hardware, software and network technologies for a full end-to-end solution in a variety of enterprise environments. In addition to innovating the set-top box industry with its uniView™ product, the company provides advanced network evaluation, design, integration and consultation. uniView’s Advanced Systems Group integrates state-of-the-art technology through various network devices while the uniView Technologies’ Products Group focuses on research, product development and customer service. More information on the company is available on the company’s newly redesigned Web site at www.uniview.net.

Mary Kay is the best-selling brand of facial skin care and color cosmetics in the United States, based on the most recently published industry sales data. The Mary Kay line includes more than 200 premium products in nine categories: facial skin care, color cosmetics, nail care, hair care, body care, sun protection, fragrances, men’s skin care and dietary supplements. There are more than 500,000 Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants operating their own Mary Kay businesses in 27 countries worldwide. For more information about Mary Kay, visit the Mary Kay Web site at www.marykay.com.

Media contact:
Allison Ellis/Holly Vershum
Edelman Public Relations Worldwide
(214) 520-3555
email: aellis@edelman.com or holly_vershum@edelman.com

Investor contact:
Neal Katz
uniView Technologies
(214) 503-8880

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