Handango Champion Awards Honor the Best in Mobile Software
Panel of industry judges award category excellence and outstanding achievement awards at the Handango Partner Summit

HURST, Texas - June 17, 2002 - Handango, the leading publisher of mobile software, honored the top applications and companies in the mobile software community with the Handango Champion Awards. Judged by a panel of industry experts, the winners were each given an extensive marketing package and an award to honor their achievement. The awards were presented at a dinner in historic San Antonio, Texas during the Handango Partner Summit and were sponsored by Microsoft, Nokia, Palm and USAToday.com. Winners were chosen from thousands of applications available from Handango and judged against three finalists in each category. The judges were Leonard Fischer, USAToday.com; Shawn Barnett, Pen Computing; Steven Bush, Brighthand Consulting, Inc.; Wes Salmon, PDABuzz.com; Ronald Rosberg, Early Adopter/ABC Radio - KSFO and KGO AM; Ronny Ko, Bityard Magazine; James Hromadka, VisorCentral and Bill Mann, industry expert.

"Winning a Handango Champion Award is truly an honor. It feels great to be chosen by a large group of independent judges from so many different mobile publications," said Scott Sbihli, vice president of product development of Mobile Design Technologies. "This award tells us the work we're doing is recognized not only by physicians and hospitals, but the wireless community at large. Beyond the plaque and recognition, Handango has gone the extra step by also awarding us a marketing package to help continue our sales growth."

"The Handango Champion Awards are an exciting opportunity for Handango to honor the best in mobile software and the extraordinary companies that make this market so hot," said Laura Rippy, chief executive officer of Handango. "With such an outstanding list of nominees for each category, it was a close race, and the software applications met and exceeded the expectations of the expert panel of judges."

Winners and finalists were as follows:

Category Excellence for Palm OS(r)

Best Business Solution

* Winner: Documents To Go by DataViz
* Finalist: PrintBoy Deluxe by Bachmann Software
* Finalist: HanDBase by DDH Software

Best Productivity Application

* Winner: SplashWallet Suite by SplashData
* Finalist: Action Names Datebook by iambic
* Finalist: SilverScreen by PocketSensei

Best Healthcare Solution

* Winner: MD Coder by Mobile Design Technologies
* Finalist: DrDrugs by Skyscape
* Finalist: PatientKeeper Personal by PatientKeeper

Best Education Solution

* Winner: ThoughtManager for Education by HandsHigh Software
* Finalist: 4.0Student by Handmark
* Finalist: Teacher's P.E.T. by Coffee Pot Software

Best Use of Wireless

* Winner: Stock Manager by TinyStocks
* Finalist: BugMe! Messenger by Electric Pocket
* Finalist: Aileron Personal Access by Corsoft

Best Game

* Winner: Handmark Monopoly by Handmark
* Finalist: Dragon Bane II by Mythological Software
* Finalist: Siberian Strike by Gameloft

Best Lifestyle Application

* Winner: Diet & Exercise Assistant by Keyoe
* Finalist: FireViewer Suite by Firepad
* Finalist: Amy Reiley's Pocket Gourmet Dining Companion by neohand

Category Excellence for Pocket PC

Best Business Solution

* Winner: Pocket SlideShow by CNetX
* Finalist: cyProj by cyWren Systems
* Finalist: Print PocketCE by FieldSoftware Products

Best Productivity Application

* Winner: Agenda Fusion by Developer One
* Finalist: PoQuick Money Professional by Mastersoft
* Finalist: Pocket Controller by Soft Object Technologies

Best Healthcare Solution

* Winner: PediatricDrugs by Skyscape
* Finalist: On Call Professional by Cross Enterprises
* Finalist: topsE&M Coder by e-MDs

Best Education Solution

* Winner: TomeRaider by Proporta
* Finalist: Pocket Class Pro by Developer One
* Finalist: Cool Calc by Applian Technologies

Best Use of Wireless

* Winner: MobileChess by Captain Mobile
* Finalist: Vindigo by Vindigo
* Finalist: Stock Manager by TinyStocks

Best Game

* Winner: SimCity 2000 by ZIO Interactive
* Finalist: Chopper Alley by Amazing Games
* Finalist: Tennis Addict by Hexacto

Best Lifestyle Application

* Winner: IntelliGolf by Karrier Communications
* Finalist: PocketMap City Guide USA by Space Machine
* Finalist: MySportTraining by Expose Corp.

In addition, outstanding achievement awards, recognizing exceptional accomplishments in development, marketing and business practices, were awarded for each platform. The winners were as follows:

* Palm OS: Vindigo
* Pocket PC: WebIS
* Symbian: EPOCWARE
* Java(tm): JSmart
* Linux: theKompany

About Handango
Handango is the world's leading publisher of mobile software, serving more than 8,000 handheld software companies through distribution channels globally. Handango delivers solutions through its sales force, retail and enterprise channel partners and its Web site, which reaches more than two million unique visitors each month. Handango has strategic relationships with leading handheld companies such as Palm(tm), Microsoft, Sony(tm), Compaq(r) and Handspring(tm) as well as enterprise reseller Software Spectrum(r) and retail outlets such as CompUSA(r). For more information, visit the Handango Web site at www.handango.com.