AvantGo Integrated Into Pocket Internet Explorer for Pocket PCs; AvantGo Available on New Pocket PC Devices from Casio, Compaq, HP and Symbol Technologies

Business Wire, April 19, 2000

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000

AvantGo, Inc., a leading provider of business-to-business software and services for the mobile Internet, announced today that its award-winning client software is integrated with the Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer browser available today on Windows-powered Pocket PCs. This integration will provide users with immediate, out-of-the-box access to the free AvantGo(TM) mobile Internet service.

When Pocket PC users access Pocket Internet Explorer integrated with AvantGo, they are immediately presented with interactive and personalized content and applications from some of the most famous brands on the web, including MSN, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, Columbia Records and The New York Times (nytimes.com). Additionally, individuals with Pocket PC devices can use AvantGo to browse the entire web wirelessly or take their choice of web content with them for viewing off-line.

The integration of AvantGo on Pocket PCs also makes mobile devices increasingly compelling for broad deployment throughout large corporations. By simply entering a username and password for an AvantGo Enterprise(TM) Server, mobile professionals and field employees are able to quickly tap into their critical business applications. AvantGo Enterprise Server automatically delivers appropriate content and applications to authorized individuals without involving IT staff.

"The Pocket PC was designed to keep people connected to their most essential information, any time, anywhere," said Rogers Weed, director of marketing for the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "AvantGo, coupled with Pocket Internet Explorer, is an exceptional solution because without any additional downloads, Pocket PC users can access breaking news, stock quotes, the weather, movie times, restaurant listings, entertainment and more with full color and graphics, and continue to access that information whether they are online or offline."

"The industry would agree that connecting mobile devices to the Internet is the highest value proposition for these devices, and we are delighted that Microsoft has chosen AvantGo software as an effective mobile Internet solution for Pocket PCs," said Richard Owen, AvantGo CEO. "Today AvantGo runs on most mobile devices from leading manufacturers, including Casio, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard Company and Symbol Technologies, and we now make it simple for individuals and enterprise professionals to find the information they want, when they need it."

AvantGo Available on Pocket PC Devices From Leading Manufacturers

AvantGo is now integrated into Pocket Internet Explorer on the following devices from leading manufacturers:

--  Casio Cassiopeia E115 series
--  Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC
--  HP Jornada 540 Series Pocket PC
--  Symbol Technologies' PPT 2700 Pocket PC product family

About Pocket PC

Windows-powered Pocket PCs, the next generation PDAs from Microsoft and its partners, offer customers the best way to connect to their most essential information while away from their desk, yet are versatile enough to satisfy the personal needs of today's busy mobile lifestyle. Pocket PCs already include a broad range of native business, personal productivity, and entertainment applications, yet can easily be expanded to adapt to each customer's changing needs through a continually growing number of industry standard hardware and software expansion options.

About AvantGo

AvantGo, Inc., the business-to-business mobile Internet company, wirelessly extends Internet-based content and applications to handheld computers and Internet-enabled phones. AvantGo Enterprise Interactive Server and AvantGo Enterprise Publisher enable global organizations to build valuable relationships with their employees and customers by putting essential content and services at their fingertips any time, anywhere. The AvantGo mobile Internet service allows media publishers to easily extend their presence beyond desktop computers to individuals on the go without modifying their existing publishing systems. Using AvantGo, today hundreds of thousands of individuals are accessing free, interactive and personalized content from more than 350 leading media providers and thousands of user-submitted sites. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.avantgo.com or call 650-638-3399.

Note to Editors: AvantGo, AvantGo Enterprise and the AvantGo logo are trademarks of AvantGo, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.