San Jose, CA - V Communications, a leading developer and publisher of advanced software utilities, today announced the purchase of the Web Easy™ and Media Easy™ product lines from IXLA USA Inc. and IXLA Ltd., further expanding its reach into the consumer marketplace. IXLA's consumer oriented product line, best known for its Web Easy line of rapid web design tools will become wholly-owned, marketed and distributed by V Communications effective April 1, 2002. The products will be released with new updated versions under the V Communications label and will be available along with VCOM's popular System Commander®, CD Anywhere®, and Partition Commander®, software utility lines. The purchase of the assets from IXLA enhances V Communication's position in the mass consumer area, especially with the recent shipment of its newest product, DVD Photoplay™, which allows digital photos to be displayed on any TV with a DVD player.

"The award winning technical excellence of IXLA's software, as well as their brand name awareness, gives V Communications an instant identity in this market for consumers," noted Frank van Gilluwe, V Communication's president.
"Adding quality products is important to V Communications' growth, and this acquisition gives us the ability to offer an even broader range of easy-to-use solutions including web site creation, digital photo album creation, and multimedia content management. All of us at V Communications are very excited about this new opportu nity," concluded Mr. van Gilluwe.

"We are excited about VCOM acquiring the distribution and intellectual property rights for WebEasy and Media Easy," said Dr. Teh, IXLA's CEO. "VCOM has the resources to take our products to the next level and make them #1 in their categories, providing a long term solution and benefit to all of IXLA's current customers."

About IXLA USA, LTD.
IXLA Ltd (ASX:IXL) is headquartered in Australia with international offices in Japan and the United States. IXLA software is currently distributed throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan and master distributors in Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Germany.
Products are available in English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, German and Spanish. IXLA software can be purchased in the US at most major software resellers through distribution with Ingram Micro and Navarre.

V Communications has been creating solutions for users of personal computers since 1986. Its products, which are designed for a full range of PC users, are available worldwide through retail, VAR and enterprise sales channels and are widely recognized for their superior quality and reliability. The company, headquartered at 2290 North First St., Suite 101, San Jose CA, can be contacted by phone at 800-648-8266 or fax at 408-965-4014. Additional information is available on the V Communications website at http://www.v-com.com/ or by email at sales@v-com.com.

System Commander, Partition Commander, CD Anywhere are Registered trademarks of V Communications, Inc. DVD PhotoPlay, Web Easy and Media Easy are trademarks of V Communications, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.