Partnership provides access to local content from the Bay Area's most popular Web site via Vindigo on mobile devices.

New York—June 5, 2000—SF Gate, the online counterpart to the San Francisco Chronicle and the Bay Area's number one online news, information, and entertainment resource and Vindigo, the leading developer of personal navigation applications for handheld devices, today jointly announced a partnership to bring the voice of the Bay Area to the Vindigo mobile service for handheld devices. Now residents and visitors alike will have access to timely local content about where to Eat, Shop, and Play™—whenever and wherever they are—enhanced by the SF Gate's popular restaurant reviews and nightlife information. Vindigo San Francisco is available today, free-of-charge, from the SF Gate Web site at www.sfgate.com.

Additionally, the existing service, already available for New York City, has been extended to include Chicago, Boston, and Washington D.C., which are also being released today. Users can download the free application for any of the five cities from the Vindigo Web site at www.vindigo.com.

"At SF Gate our mission is to bring people the best news and information so they can make the best choices," stated John Coate, general manager for SF Gate. "Vindigo has developed a terrific application allowing us to get SF Gate's valuable information and insight to our users at the moment they need it most —when they are in the street."

"In the Bay Area, SF Gate is looked to as a primary source for what's happening across the city. By partnering with SF Gate, we're bringing the trusted reviews and entertainment content of The San Francisco Chronicle to people on the go via their Palm handheld devices," said Jason Devitt, co-founder and CEO of Vindigo. "From San Francisco natives to residents in the surrounding areas from Oakland to San Jose, Vindigo helps users navigate the city with ease."

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 things to do and places to go in major cities. Vindigo offers listings, reviews, and directions to popular restaurants, bars, stores, and movies. And, 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.

How it Works: Download and Go…Everywhere
Vindigo is available today for users of Palm and Palm-compatible handheld devices. By simply downloading the application from the Vindigo Web site (www.vindigo.com), users have access to the limitless choices of places to go and things to do. 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 website at www.vindigo.com and from leading Palm sites including Handango (www.handango.com) and PalmGear HQ (www.palmgear.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, zagat.com, and The San Francisco Chronicle—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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