Put the Knowledge of Top Business Books in the Palm of Your Hand; getAbstract.com Offers Book Abstracts On Your Palm Pilot

Business Wire, August 31, 2000

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2000

getAbstract.com continued its pioneering efforts in the field of knowledge compression today when it announced that its book abstracts now can be downloaded onto Palm Pilot handheld devices.

With this new feature, executives can obtain critical knowledge extracted from the latest business books while on the road, at the airport, or on the train.

Through agreements with more than 30 publishers throughout the U.S. and Europe, including Simon & Schuster, McGraw-Hill and Time Warner, getAbstract provides its customers with concise, five-page abstracts of the most important books published in the fields of business, management and career development.

The abstracts -- currently available in English and German -- include key concepts, a professional summary, salient quotes, a no-nonsense critique, background information on the author, the newest "buzz words," and a candid, proprietary rating. These abstracts reduce the amount of time executives have to spend keeping current on the latest advancements in business, management and strategy.

The getAbstract.com Web site conveniently offers a Palm reader to download onto your Palm Pilot. Once you have the program, simply download the abstract that you have selected to your PC and then hotsync! Because the abstracts are only 8KB, you can load dozens at a time.

"Because we know today's executive is always on the go, flying, working from home, or commuting each day, we are always looking for ways to make it easier for our clients to access and read our abstracts," said Stephan Hostettler, COO and partner, getAbstract.com. "Clients can now read abstracts on e-mail, through the database, or on their Palm Pilot."

getAbstract.com sells yearly subscriptions offering full access to its database of abstracts, which also can be purchased individually at the company's Web site. Customers can create personalized profiles that identify their areas of interest and then receive relevant abstracts via e-mail, or download them directly from the site.

Based in Switzerland, with offices in New York, Miami, Hong Kong and Beijing, getAbstract.com is a pioneer in compressing business and management knowledge. Founded in 1999, getAbstract.com provides its clients and subscribers with concise five-page abstracts, available in several languages and across multiple platforms. The company generates original content and refines existing information that has high strategic and operational relevance. For more information, please see www.getAbstract.com.