Chicago, Illinois
August 26, 2003

AgriStar Global Networks, Ltd. has signed a distribution agreement with C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI) to distribute the C-COM iNetVu™ Mobile Antenna systems to the U.S. agricultural industry.

AgriStar is a Chicago-based satellite communications firm that provides high-speed 2-way satellite services to the U.S. agricultural industry. The Company will deploy the C-COM developed iNetVu™ Mobile antenna to leading agricultural companies, farm and ranch operators and those who serve rural America and conduct business over the Internet. The iNetVu™ antenna will provide AgriStar customers with broadband Internet connectivity from any vehicle in the field, enabling them to conduct business more efficiently with their suppliers, dealers, elevators, food companies and financial institutions.

“The C-COM iNetVu™ antenna systems and service will allow all in agriculture to have high-speed connectivity anywhere and anytime,” said Kip Pendleton, President of AgriStar Global Networks.  “The food and agriculture sector is the largest single industry in North America, and we look forward to offering the iNetVu™ mobile service because it provides such value to the industry.  We will immediately begin showcasing it to producers at upcoming farm shows and offering the product to our customers and through our national reseller and installation network.”

“We are very pleased to be able to offer the iNetVu™ Mobile solution to AgriStar and its customers across the United States. This new technology will enable farmers, ranchers and other farm operators to operate their farms more efficiently by bringing 2-way high-speed Internet connectivity to them, wherever they may be, thus allowing them to effectively bring their office with them into the field.  C-COM is looking forward to working with AgriStar to deliver this easily deployable mobile high-speed Internet connectivity to farmers and agribusinesses across North America,” said Leslie Klein, President and CEO of C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.

AgriStar Global Networks, Ltd. is a satellite-based communications company established to bridge the large connectivity gap between the world’s commercial farm and ranch operators and their primary trade partners throughout the global food and fiber chain. AgriStar joined forces with Hughes Network Systems to develop AgriStar Powered by DIRECWAY to integrate leading commercial farms and ranches, agribusinesses and food companies into a single two-way, high-speed independent satellite network system. AgriStar has a 50-year history through its forerunner entities of developing pioneering communications and business advisory programs for the agricultural industry. These include the Top Farmers of America Association in the 1960’s, the first organization to provide business services for leading farm operations; Farm Futures in the 1970’s, the industry’s first risk management publication; AgriData Resources in the 1980’s, the first national computer network linking top farms; and American Land Resources in the 1990’s, the first investment banking entity to utilize national farmland databases to assemble investment-grade agricultural land funds. AgriStar is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an operations center located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

C-COM Satellite Systems, Inc. is a leader in development and deployment of satellite-based technology that allows the delivery of high-speed Internet services to fixed (DIRECWAY®) and mobile (iNetVu™) users. The company’s satellite-based systems deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions for fixed and mobile applications throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.  

DIRECWAY® is a registered trademark of Hughes Network Systems Inc. (HNS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corporation (HUGHES).

iNetVu™ is a registered trademark of C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.

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