KANSAS CITY, Mo. and NEW YORK, May 1, 2001 - Handmark™, the company that offers more packaged software for Palm OS® devices than any publisher in the world, and Vindigo™, the leading developer of personal navigation applications for mobile devices, announced that the Vindigo application will be included with every retail software CD shipped by Handmark. Handmark customers now have easy access to Vindigo's application with information on the best places to eat, shop and play in major cities.

The Vindigo application turns Palm OS® devices into personal navigators, helping people discover what to do and where to go in major cities. Vindigo's proprietary technology platform enables leading content publishers including The New York Times, Tribune Interactive, Washington Post, and Zagat Survey to deliver their location-based information to mobile device users.

"By partnering with Vindigo we are providing an added value to our retail customers," said Doug Edwards, Handmark, vice president of marketing. "With every CD we ship, new users are just a click away from the premier location-based mobile services offered by Vindigo."

"We are very pleased to be included with Handmark's family of entertaining and useful applications," said David Shankman, vice president of marketing for Vindigo. "We look forward to offering thousands of Handmark customers the ability to get Vindigo at retail."

This announcement coincides with the release by Handmark of 10 new packaged retail titles for Palm OS devices. New titles include:

· GolftracPRO, the original golf score and wager tracking software for the Palm OS. GolftracPRO has been updated for compatibility with the latest version of the operating system as well as for newer devices from both Palm, Inc. and Handspring. GolftracPRO is available at retail and online for $19.99*

· Pocket Money® ($29.99*) a complete financial management tool that can export files to desktop versions of Quicken®, and Microsoft Money®.

· Travel Assistant ($19.99*) includes the most comprehensive itinerary manager for handheld devices, and it automatically updates the built-in Palm OS Date Book.

· Essentials UtilityPak ($19.99*) bundles four applications including MobileSafe Account Manager for safekeeping of financial, online and other user ID and passwords.

· There are also four new Handmark game titles: Las Vegas Casino ($14.99*), Super Solitaire 15 ($19.99*), Crossword 365 ($14.99*), and Hearts and Spades ($14.99*).

Handmark publishes two of the Palm platforms leading applications: MobileDB™ and Four.Zero™. MobileDB has been downloaded more than a half-million times and offers more online content than all competitors combined; it's available as the lead application in the Handmark retail title List Anything: MobileDB ($29.99*). The Handmark Student Assistant ($19.99*) retail package features Four.Zero, the leading coursework management software on the Palm platform for secondary and higher education students.

About Vindigo

Vindigo is the market leading developer of personal navigation applications for delivering location-based content and services to mobile computers. Vindigo's proprietary platform enables its partners to publish compelling and comprehensive location-based applications to consumers, customers, or employees, using Palm OS devices or Internet-ready mobile phones. The Vindigo applications allow people to explore, enjoy, and connect to the world around them.

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) 590-6900 or via the Web at www.vindigo.com.

About Handmark

Handmark, Inc., is rapidly emerging as the leading publisher of consumer applications for Palm OS handheld devices. Handmark offers consumer software for Palm OS handhelds through major retail chains in North America as well as through its web site: www.handmark.com.

Handmark software is available in the U.S. and Europe and will soon be sold in Australia. In the U.S. Handmark sells through both national and regional retail stores including CompUSA, Fry's, Staples, Micro Center, J&R Music World, RCS and others. Handmark software is compatible with Palm OS handheld computers from Palm, Inc., Handspring, and IBM as well as other licensees of the Palm OS platform including new devices from Sony. The desktop components of Handmark applications are compatible with Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows personal computers. The company's headquarters are located at 105 East 5th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105. For information contact Handmark at: (816) 472-7256 and on the Web at http://www.handmark.com.

* All prices are in U.S. dollars and represent estimated retail sales and/or online price.

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