NEW YORK CITY—September 26, 2000—Vindigo, the leading developer of personal navigation applications for handheld devices, today extended its free mobile service to five new major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Seattle. Already available in Chicago, Boston, New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C., Vindigo brings consumers the timely, local content they need to make fast, informed decisions about where to eat, shop and play. Consumers can download the free application to a Palm OS-based device from the Vindigo Web site at www.vindigo.com.

Vindigo users have the opportunity to select from multiple content providers, including best-of-breed local sources. Today, Vindigo is announcing a partnership with seattletimes.com, the online companion to Washington state's largest newspaper, The Seattle Times. Additionally, Vindigo has added the latest dining and nightlife information from Boston.com, a regional portal that includes The Boston Globe online, to its current Boston offering.

Vindigo continues to draw its lifestyle information from a number of trusted national sources, including zagat.com for dining listings and restaurant reviews, inshop.com for local shopping information, and clubplanet.com for details about city nightlife.

Vindigo's ease of use and depth of information have caught on quickly with consumers. Its user base has grown to more than 150,000 registered users in less than six months. As a testament to its popularity among consumers, Vindigo was named the "Best Wireless Handheld Application" in The Kelsey Group's annual LISA awards. Vindigo is available for download from its partners' Web sites and from leading Palm sites such as PalmGear HQ (www.palmgear.com) and Handango (www.handango.com).

About Vindigo

Vindigo creates resource-rich software for mobile devices that allows people to explore, enjoy, and connect to the world around them. The company's core product, also called Vindigo, transforms Palm Inc. handhelds and compatibles into personal navigators. It delivers location-specific information about the limitless choices of places to go and things to do in popular cities. Combining mobility with an insider's insight and in-depth content from the nation's most trusted local sources - including newyorktoday.com, the online city site from New York Times Digital, zagat.com, and the online companion to the San Francisco Chronicle, SF Gate - Vindigo instantly adapts to a user's location and interests. Vindigo gives busy people the ability to make quick, savvy, lifestyle decisions about where to eat, shop and play, whenever and wherever they are.

Vindigo is a privately held company backed by General Atlantic Partners LLC, Flatiron Partners, Carlin Ventures, and select private investors. The company's headquarters are located at 259 West 30th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001. For information, contact Vindigo at: (212) 741-0715 or via the Web at www.vindigo.com.