RAPID ENFORCEMENT ALLIED COMPUTER TEAM TASK FORCE (REACT)
RECOVERS SOFTWARE COMPANY'S STOLEN COMPUTERS

Suspect Used Wife's Access Card to Enter Building

REDWOOD CITY, CA., Friday, February 21, 2003 - REACT investigators executed a search warrant at a home in San Jose, and discovered what they believe to be stolen computer equipment from a local software company, valued at more than $40,000.

The company is the world's largest provider of mobile Internet software and is headquartered in Redwood City.

The suspected thief is Jon Kelly, 30 years old and a San Jose resident. Kelly's wife is employed by the software company. He was able to gain access to the facilities using his wife's card key during non-business hours and on weekends. Kelly's wife has not been implicated in the thefts.

Investigators were able to identify Kelly after reviewing surveillance videos. The search warrant was executed at the suspect's home in San Jose, in the 4000 block of Mountcastle Way, on February 19, 2003. Kelly was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail on charges of burglary and grand theft.

"The company executives are hopeful that the recovered property will be confirmed as their stolen goods," said Bronwyn Hogan, public information officer for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. "There might be a lot of proprietary information stored on the laptops."

The company has been advised by REACT investigators to reassess its computer and computer accessory inventory. Investigators plan on matching equipment serial numbers to confirm that the seized property belongs to the company.

REACT is a multi-jurisdictional task force supervised by the FBI that includes federal, state and local law enforcement agencies whose focus is on technology crime investigations. REACT is assigned to investigate state and federal violations of high technology crime, including thefts of computers and computer components, computer fraud, Internet fraud, and the counterfeiting of computer software.