FranklinCovey Announces Agreement with Fujitsu to Market New TabletPlanner Software with Stylistic Tablet PC

Business Wire, Nov 7, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2002

New TabletPlanner Software for Tablet PC Allows Users To Maximize

Digital Age with Familiar Paper Planning Environment

FranklinCovey(R) (NYSE:FC), a global firm providing training and tools to assist individuals and organizations in measurably increasing their productivity and effectiveness, today announced a marketing agreement with Fujitsu(c) that allows a trial version of the new FranklinCovey TabletPlanner(TM) Software for the Tablet PC to be accessed from the new Fujitsu Stylistic(R) Tablet PC.

"Improving information and knowledge worker productivity has always been a focus of FranklinCovey and by introducing the TabletPlanner software, we feel individuals have a new tool that helps them remain focused on an organization's highest priorities in order to execute on key organizational objectives," said Jeff Anderson, vice president of technology products for FranklinCovey. "Fujitsu has been a great partner to work with because they recognize how the Stylistic Tablet PC, combined with the TabletPlanner software, can be such an effective productivity and effectiveness solution."

TabletPlanner, which is powered by Agilix Labs, is a unique planning and productivity software application for the Windows-powered Tablet PC that combines the ease of the Tablet PC's handwriting interface with the storage capacity, organization, indexing and recall capabilities of a mobile notebook computer.

"The addition of value-added applications like the FranklinCovey TabletPlanner are essential to illustrate the hardware functionality of the Stylistic ST Series Tablet PC," said Sara Nelson, vice president of marketing, Fujitsu PC Corp. "The Tablet PC is a productivity tool. We are confident Fujitsu customers will appreciate the organizational and time management capabilities offered by the TabletPlanner application."

With screen views similar to the traditional paper-based FranklinCovey Planner, TabletPlanner is an ideal product for maximizing the power, versatility and mobility of the Tablet PC. The natural handwriting interface allows users to fully implement the FranklinCovey Planning System(TM) methodology into a completely digital format. The TabletPlanner software for the Tablet PC allows users to incorporate popular FranklinCovey productivity methodology such as the Appointment Schedule, Prioritized Daily Task List(TM), Daily Notes and much more, into their daily planning. In addition, it allows users of the application to automatically organize and quickly access handwritten and typed notes, e-mail and documents by utilizing the natural pen-based interface and state-of-the-art search and retrieval capabilities.

Tablet Planner will make its debut on Nov. 7 during national launch events of the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system in New York City, as well as 62 regional Microsoft launch events throughout November.

TabletPlanner has been developed around FranklinCovey's world-renowned Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities time management and productivity curriculum, in which more than 20,000 professionals are trained each month. The application is also based upon the FranklinCovey Planning System principles practiced by more than 6 million people around the world.

About FranklinCovey

FranklinCovey is a global firm providing training and tools to assist individuals and organizations in measurably increasing their productivity and effectiveness. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. Organizations and professionals access FranklinCovey products and services through corporate training, licensed client facilitators, one-on-one coaching, public workshops, catalogs, 180 retail stores and www.franklincovey.com. More than 3,000 FranklinCovey associates provide professional services and products in 39 offices and in 95 countries.

About Agilix Labs

Agilix Labs Inc. combines demonstrated leadership in text indexing and electronic publishing with supporting large scale Internet communities and information management advances to deliver next-generation software solutions. As an innovative developer of mobile wireless solutions for the Tablet PC, Agilix Labs is the exclusive developer of the FranklinCovey TabletPlanner solution. A privately held firm, Agilix is based in Provo, Utah. For more information, visit www.agilix.com.

About Fujitsu PC Corp.

Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Fujitsu PC Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and the leading provider of ultra-mobile computing solutions. Fujitsu PC Corp. delivers high-performance mobile computing solutions for the North American market, including a wide range of LifeBook notebooks and Stylistic(R) Tablet PCs. Fujitsu PC Corp. emphasizes leading-edge technology, exceptional product quality, user comfort and productivity, and outstanding customer service as primary competitive advantages. More information on Fujitsu PC Corp.'s complete line of mobile computing solutions is available at www.fujitsupc.com or 877/FPC-DIRECT.