Targus Introduces a Stowaway Keyboard for the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC; Portable Keyboard Maximizes Potential of the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC

Business Wire, April 19, 2000

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

Targus Group International Inc., the leading global supplier of portable solutions, announced that it will be the sole distributor of the Stowaway keyboard for the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC from Hewlett-Packard Company. The award-winning Stowaway keyboard was developed by California-based Think Outside. The product is a full-size portable keyboard that folds up to about the size of the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC, weighs less than half a pound, and enhances the HP Jornada 540 Series Pocket PC capabilities by enabling a user to type emails, take notes, and input data in mobile environments.

"The HP Jornada represents the next generation of pocket PC devices," said John Sargent, Director of Business Development for Targus. "Providing the Stowaway to the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC users will maximize the portable potential of this device. We are very pleased that HP has selected us to distribute the Stowaway."

"We have selected Targus as the exclusive Stowaway distributor based on their strong retail presence and global distribution," said Kok-Khoon Lim, general manager of HP's Asia Pacific Computing Division. "We know that our users need to have as much flexibility as possible when operating the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC, and the Stowaway helps provide that."

The HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC features fast synchronization for easy desktop information updates, instant access to email and the Web, familiar applications such as MS Word and Excel, and MP3 and WMA capabilities for listening to music.

The Targus Stowaway keyboard for the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC will be available early this summer for $99.99 through Targus retail outlets and the company's Web site.

For more information about the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC, please visit www.hp.com/jornada

About Targus

Targus pioneered the notebook computer carrying case, partnering with corporations, retailers and OEMs to provide the best possible protection for notebook PCs. As the leading global supplier of portable solutions, Targus continues to define and shape the market for portable computing accessories. Targus has offices on every continent and distributes in over 145 countries.