Vertical Industries Turning to Pocket PCs for Development and Deployment

Sports Stadiums, Manufacturers, Community Service Organizations and Software Providers Target the Pocket PC for Any Time, Anywhere Information Access

NEW YORK -- June 27, 2000 -- Today at PC EXPO 2000, Microsoft Corp. announced that several new enterprise customers and software providers across a range of vertical industries are developing solutions for and deploying Microsoft^® Windows^®-powered Pocket PCs to solve business problems and increase revenues in new and innovative ways. Companies such as The Pirelli Cables and Systems LLC and stadiums such as Madison Square Garden and Coors Field are finding that Pocket PCs can help them boost customer service and business efficiency.

"The power and flexibility of the Pocket PC platform is creating new opportunities for industries to realize the business value of providing real-time mobile transactions and access to essential information any time, anywhere," said Ben Waldman, vice president of the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft. "Companies are finding that deploying Pocket PCs with customized applications that take advantage of the strengths of the Windows-based Pocket PC platform, the high-resolution color screens, large memory storage space, wireless capability and significant processing power can help increase productivity and efficiency and improve customer service."

Pocket PCs Paving the Way in a Variety of Industries

Enterprises targeting the Pocket PC for development and deployment include those in government as well as the financial services, retail, manufacturing, business-to-business e-commerce, sports and entertainment industries.

Read about River Run Software Group's example of a Pocket PC software solution and deployment for the Government Market:

River Run Software Group used its OnSite inspection application to satisfy the requirements of the not-for-profit Connecticut Policy and Economic Council (CPEC). CPEC's City Scan Project, which uses Casio Pocket PCs outfitted with OnSite software, allows inspectors to survey and record the condition of city services, such as public works, police, fire, and parks and recreation. Pocket PCs are used to enter information on specific conditions into a database and track those conditions against benchmarks set by the community. This project empowers citizens to set community priorities and hold city government accountable for performance goals. Once again, the inherent platform strengths, storage capacity and especially the capability of capturing graphic images via the color camera led CPEC to choose the Pocket PC against competing products.

For more information, visit our website, www.riverrun.com, or contact Taffy Holliday, Executive Vice President, at taffy_holliday@riverrun.com or (203) 861-0090 ext.12

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