3COM Weather Report: Get Your Five-Day Weather Forecast --
on a Handheld; Weather24 and AvantGo Deliver "Weather To Go" Content
for Mobile Computer Users - BW, 09:08 a.m. Jun 29, 1998 Eastern
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1998--Planning a Fourth
of July picnic?
Want to know the weather conditions?
Mobile computer users can now get the latest local forecast from Impromptu's
Weather24 Channel loaded onto their handhelds every time they HotSync via
AvantGo.
AvantGo Inc., the authority in managing mobile information, has teamed up with
Impromptu, a leading developer of personalized information solutions, to deliver the
latest, local weather conditions and five-day forecast to users of handheld devices,
such as those based on the Palm family of connected organizers.
Most people check the weather forecast every day on TV or the radio, but now for
the first time, handheld users can have it delivered, like the newspaper -- only free
-- to their handheld device. Additionally, users can choose the location of their
weather information.
For professionals on the go, AvantGo and Weather24 make it easy to be prepared
for both local and out of town weather conditions.
"We believe in providing users with customized solutions, which is why AvantGo's
content program is ideal for Weather24," said Tom Karlo, president of Impromptu
Inc. "With Weather24, handheld users can have fast and easy online weather
information -- without a permanent network connection."
With Weather24 To Go, handheld users gain a visual and written description of their
local five-day forecast. Then, even off-line, users can switch between Fahrenheit
and Celsius to view the current conditions and forecasts. Soon, the Channel will
also include moon phases, as well as sunrise and sunset information.
"We are delighted to be working with Impromptu to deliver Weather24 To Go," said
Felix Lin, CEO of AvantGo Inc. "We expect this Channel to be very popular with
handheld users because it is the first to provide weather conditions in a format that
is easy to read and easy to carry."
AvantGo sells software that takes advantage of Web technology to build, deploy
and manage mobile applications on Palm Computing and soon WindowsCE platform
devices. Using AvantGo Desktop and AvantGo Client together, mobile users
choose the Web addresses or AvantGo content partner "Channels," they would like
to receive.
With push button simplicity, the channels are updated each time the user
synchronizes the handheld device with the desktop computer. In addition to
Weather24, AvantGo's "Web to Go" partners include CNET, Excite, Fox,
InfoWorld, Mercury Center, The New York Times, TVGEN and Wired Digital
About Impromptu Inc.
Weather24 (www.weather24.com) is the Internet's leading web site offering
customized weather solutions, including support for personalized information
systems such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer Active Desktop Channels and
AvantGo's "Web To Go" mobile information software. Weather24 is operated by
Impromptu Inc., as part of its network of personalized information services.
Impromptu is a privately held company based in New York, NY. For more
information, please visit the company's Web site at www.impromptu.com or call
212/879-1554. About AvantGo Inc.
AvantGo Inc., the authority in managing mobile information, extends enterprise
applications to handheld computers, such as those based on the Palm Computing
platform, including the 3Com Palm III, the 3Com PalmPilot connected organizer
and IBM WorkPad PC Companion, and soon Microsoft Windows CE-compatible
devices.
AvantGo is a privately held company based in San Mateo, Calif., and funded by
21st Century Internet Venture Partners (www.21vc.com), Hambrecht & Quist
(www.hamquist.com), Adobe Ventures II (www.adobe.com) and private
investors. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at
www.avantgo.com or call 650/638-3399.
Copyright 1998, Business Wire
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