BarPoint Expands Executive Management Team: Two from Symbol Technologies, 3Com to Head Business Development

Business Wire, Oct 1, 1999

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1999--

BarPoint.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BPNT), developer of a revolutionary new way of using the Internet to deliver product and comparative pricing information to consumers, today announced the appointment of two key additions to its executive management team.

Robert M. Whittle, formerly a senior manager at Symbol Technologies, Inc., the leading producer of barcode hardware, joins as senior vice president, business development.

David Novak, formerly alliance relations manager with the Palm Computing unit of 3Com Corporation, joins as director, business development.

BarPoint.com has strong alliances with Symbol Technologies and Palm Computing and worked closely with Mr. Whittle and Mr. Novak in cultivating these relationships. Leigh Rothschild, chairman and chief executive officer of BarPoint.com, said their expertise will prove very valuable as BarPoint.com prepares to launch its pioneering new service. This service will enable shoppers to instantly access, via the Internet, a database of product-specific information such as comparative pricing data using the UPC barcodes of consumer products and wired and wireless communications devices such as palm computers.

"Rob and Dave join the team with strong familiarity with the company's objectives," Mr. Rothschild said. "They are well positioned to spearhead our business development effort, expanding our business alliance and partnership relationships and thereby contributing to the execution of our strategic plan."

Mr. Whittle has been in technology, marketing and business positions in the computer industry for the past 20 years. At Symbol, he was responsible for marketing, product management, and business development of mobile device software including the Palm product line, which includes the popular SPT 1500 model. Earlier he was with Novell and with IBM, where he was named National Rookie of the Year.

Mr. Novak, in three years with Palm Computing, was involved in market development, third party solution support, relationship management and platform evangelism. Earlier he was with Apple Computers, working in the Apple Link, eWorld and Worldwide Channel systems groups and the Partnership Evangelism team.

Founded in 1998 BarPoint.com, Inc. is dedicated to Connecting the Real World to the Cyber World, using innovative, patent pending technology and an extensive database of more than 100 million consumer products linked to their UPC Barcodes. Coming soon, www.barpoint.com will offer consumers the opportunity to search for product specific information and shop for products by entering any UPC Barcode number. In addition to visiting BarPoint from their desktops, consumers will be able to access the BarPoint server from a variety of hand-held and wireless devices including the Palm VII from 3Com/Palm Computing (Nasdaq:Coms), interactive pagers such as those from Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), hand-held scanning devices such as those manufactured by Symbol Technologies (NYSE: SBL) and other PDAs.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding the Company's business strategy and future plans of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific to the matters discussed in this press release. These and other important factors, including those mentioned in various Securities and Exchange Commission filings made periodically by the Company, may cause the Company's actual results and performance to differ materially from the future results and performance expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to provide public updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements made herein to reflect changes in the Company's expectations or future events.

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