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Las Vegas Wins Big With Vindigo's Personal Navigation Service

Comdex attendees to find city's hidden treasures using Vindigo

 

Comdex 2000, LAS VEGAS, Nov. 6, 2000 - Vindigo, developer of the leading personal navigation platform for handheld devices, today unveils a version of Vindigo for Las Vegas just in time for Comdex. Residents, newcomers and returning visitors alike can take advantage of an insider's knowledge to navigate the city and find the best places to eat, shop and play. Vindigo Las Vegas will be available for download beginning today from www.vindigo.com and during Comdex from Palm beaming stations.

In the city that dazzles visitors with its bright lights and casino-packed Strip, Vindigo helps guide people through the maze of restaurants, bars and nightclubs. By providing Vindigo with their current or desired location and what they want to do, users receive a list of entertainment options with instant reviews and walking directions.

Vindigo will be featured in the Palm Pavilion and the Sony booth at Comdex, taking place Nov. 13-17th. Show attendees armed with their Palm™ handhelds and compatibles can also download Vindigo on the fly from Palm beaming stations located throughout the exhibition halls.

Vindigo's ease of use and depth of information have driven its rapid adoption by consumers in its first 11 cities. The service is currently available in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and London. Vindigo draws its lifestyle information from a number of trusted sources, including zagat.com for dining information and restaurant reviews, InShop for shopping information, and clubplanet.com for nightlife details.

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.

 





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