BarPoint.com Introduces New Internet Shopping Technology for Palm VII Wireless Connected Organizer

Business Wire, May 24, 1999

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 1999--

One of the featured applications soon to be available for the new Palm VII(TM) organizer for wireless Internet access will be a unique Internet shopping application co-developed by Miami-based BarPoint.com, Inc. and Symbol Technologies.

BarPoint.com is a new Internet web site and patent pending search engine technology that allows consumers to use the standard UPC Barcode that appears on all retail items to search for product specific information from the Internet. The search results that BarPoint.com delivers are tailored for the needs of the consumer and include manufacturer contact information, comparative pricing from a variety of on-line sources, links to purchase the item from a variety of e-commerce vendors and more. BarPoint.com will be launching its shopping portal UPC search site by the fourth quarter of this year but will allow access through the Palm VII organizer within 30 days. BarPoint.com's free application software for the Palm VII organizer allows users to simply tap in a 12-digit UPC number on an onscreen numeric keypad and instantly access the BarPoint.com server to receive product specific comparative shopping information on a wireless basis from any location. After reviewing the comparative shopping information the BarPoint search delivers, consumers can purchase products from the Internet right from their Palm VII with a tap of the stylus.

Joe Sipher, director of wireless products for Palm Computing said, "BarPoint's application illustrates how innovative vendors can take advantage of the Palm VII organizer's convenient mobile Internet access."

According to BarPoint's CEO, Leigh Rothschild, "We are delighted to have the opportunity to introduce BarPoint.com with the support of major technology innovators such as Symbol and 3Com. BarPoint is a unique new concept that empowers consumers with the strength of product-specific information from Internet Wireless hand held devices such as the Palm VII organizer help us make the process fast, easy and portable."

"We believe devices based on the Palm Computing platform along with easy-to-use software like the application Symbol co-developed with BarPoint will help proliferate home shopping," said Keith Kanneg, director software marketing, Symbol Technologies.

Founded in 1998 BarPoint.com, Inc. is dedicated to Connecting the Real World to the Cyber World(TM), using innovative, patent pending technology and an extensive database of more than 100 million consumer products linked to their UPC Barcodes. Scheduled for launch in the fall of 1999, www.barpoint.com will offer consumers the opportunity to search for product specific information and shop for products by entering any UPC Barcode number.

3Com, the 3Com logo and Palm Computing are registered trademarks and Palm VII is a trademark of 3Com or its subsidiaries. BarPoint and BarPoint.com are trademarks of BarPoint.com, Inc.