EXHIBIT 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:

Karla K. Rosa                                            Joanne Taylor
Chief Financial Officer                                  Media Relations Manager
Extended Systems                                         Extended Systems
(208) 322-7575, 6045                                     (208) 322-7575, 6090


                             EXTENDED SYSTEMS ADOPTS
                             STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN


BOISE, Idaho (June 6, 2003)--Extended Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:XTND), a leading
provider of mobile information management solutions for the enterprise, today
announced that its board of directors has adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan.
Under the plan, Extended Systems will issue a dividend of one right for each
share of its common stock held by stockholders of record as of the close of
business on June 19, 2003.

The stockholder rights plan is designed to protect stockholders in the event of
an unsolicited takeover attempt and to guard against coercive tactics that might
be used to gain control of the company without offering an adequate and fair
price and terms to all of Extended Systems' stockholders. The rights plan is not
intended to prevent a takeover of Extended Systems at a full and fair price.
However, the plan contains provisions that may cause substantial dilution to a
person or group that, without the prior approval of Extended Systems' board of
directors, acquires 15 percent or more of the company's common stock. The
stockholder rights plan, therefore, creates an incentive for such person or
group to negotiate directly with the company's board of directors.

Each right will initially trade with the common stock of Extended Systems and
will initially entitle stockholders to purchase a fractional share of the
company's preferred stock for $21.00. However, the rights are not immediately
exercisable and will become exercisable only upon the occurrence of certain
events. If a person or group acquires, or announces a tender or exchange offer
that would result in the acquisition of, 15 percent or more of Extended Systems'
common stock while the rights plan remains in place, then, unless redeemed by
Extended Systems for $0.001 per right, the rights will become exercisable by all
rights holders, except the acquiring person or group, for shares of Extended
Systems common stock or shares of the third party acquiror having a value of
twice the rights' then-current


exercise price. Further details of the plan are outlined in a letter that will
be mailed to stockholders as of the record date.

ABOUT EXTENDED SYSTEMS

Extended Systems provides the expertise, strategy and solutions to help
enterprise organizations streamline their business processes through mobile
technology. The company's mobile software suite enables companies to mobilize
critical enterprise applications such as e-mail, field service, sales force
automation (SFA), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship
management (CRM). In addition, the company offers Bluetooth and IrDA wireless
connectivity software and client/server database management systems. Extended
Systems has more than 2,500 enterprise customers worldwide and key alliance
relationships with Ericsson, Handspring, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia,
Palm, Sharp, Siemens and Toshiba.

Founded in 1984, Extended Systems has offices and subsidiaries in the United
States and worldwide. For more information, visit the company Web site at
www.extendedsystems.com.













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