New York—June 5, 2000—Vindigo, the leading developer of personal navigation applications for handheld devices, and clubplanet.com, the Internet's premier online nightlife destination, today jointly announced a partnership to extend clubplanet's nightlife and bar information to the Vindigo mobile service for handheld devices. The partnership brings clubplanet's nightlife information to Vindigo users in Boston, Chicago or Washington, D.C. looking for the latest buzz on their city's nightlife destinations. Vindigo is available free-of-charge from the Vindigo Web site at www.vindigo.com or from www.clubplanet.com.

Vindigo arms users with the timely, local content they need to make fast, informed decisions about where to Eat, Shop, and Play in major metropolitan cities. In addition to the partnership with clubplanet.com, Vindigo is simultaneously launching new versions of its mobile service for Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., as well as enhancements to its New York service.

"Vindigo's users are always looking for the best places to have a good time. clubplanet's nightspot reviews give them the information they need to find the hottest bars and clubs in their city," said Jason Devitt, co-founder and CEO of Vindigo.

"clubplanet is already the definitive nightlife guide online. Our partnership with Vindigo is a natural evolution of our service, extending our reach to people on the go, to handheld devices," Seth Zalkin, CEO for clubplanet.com

Vindigo Makes Everyone a Native
Combining the ease and convenience of mobile devices with original content, in-depth information, and expert reviews, Vindigo offers individuals an insider's guide and insight into the things to do and places to go in major cities. It instantly adapts to a user's location and interests to serve as a lifestyle resource for on-the-fly activities and decisions. Users tell Vindigo where they are, by selecting the closest intersection or neighborhood, and what they want to do. Vindigo then makes suggestions based on their interests and provides directions on how to get there.

Vindigo offers listings, reviews, and directions to popular restaurants, bars, stores, and movies. If users aren't sure what they are looking for, Vindigo can make suggestions based on where the user is and what they want to do—Eat, Shop, or Play. Each time a user syncs his or her handheld, any new information is automatically downloaded onto the device. Vindigo's differential synchronization technology, VSync, keeps sync time to a minimum, on average less than five seconds, by only downloading new and updated information. The application also uses proprietary data compression technology to minimize the application's size and to speed searching.

System Requirements
Vindigo is compatible with all devices based on the Palm OS™ including the Palm Professional, Palm III, Palm V, and Palm VII (in offline mode) series from Palm Inc., the Handspring Visor, IBM WorkPad, and the Symbol Technologies SPT 1500 and 1700 series. It also supports wireless syncronization using the Omnisky wireless platform or any Palm-compatible modem such as the Novatel Minstrel. Regardless of a user's preferred connection method, Vindigo ensures that the information is accurate and up to date every time a consumer syncs their device.

Minimum system requirements for the desktop component of the software are Palm OS v2.0.5, Windows 95 or 98 (Windows NT users require service pack 3), Netscape Navigator 3.0 or Internet Explorer 4.0, and Palm Hotsync Manager 2.0. Vindigo takes up at least 410K of memory on a Palm-compatible device, the exact amount depending on the options a user selects.

Availability
Vindigo is available immediately, free-of-charge, from the Vindigo Web site at www.vindigo.com and from leading Palm sites including Handango (www.handango.com) and PalmGear HQ (www.palmgear.com).

About cluplanet.com
clubplanet.com is the leading nightlife and lifestyle destination online. Through a vibrant interactive community and cutting-edge resources and features, clubplanet.com connects visitors to the global nightlife scene and enables people to take virtual tours of the hottest clubs around the world, visit the most exclusive parties, and receive the latest information on happenings and events. The company also enables visitors to receive discounted admission and preferential treatment at venues via its online guestlists. Originally launched in 1995 as a guide to New York City nightlife, in November 1999, clubplanet expanded its network of guides to include London, Los Angeles, Miami, and Seattle. The Company anticipates expanding its coverage to over 30 cities by the end of 2000.

clubplanet.com is a privately held company and is backed by Alpine Spectrum Investors LLC and Carlin Ventures. The company's headquarters are located at 215 Lexington Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10016. For information, contact clubplanet.com at: (212) 843-2400, x255 or via the Web at www.clubplanet.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. organizers 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 expert reviews from the nation's most trusted local sources—including The New York Times—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 W. 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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