Beyond.com Partners With Palm Computing to Open Online Software Store
for Palm Computing Organizer Users - BW, 08:04 a.m. Dec 17, 1998 EST
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1998--
Internet software superstore Beyond.com(tm)
(Nasdaq:BYND) said today that it has been chosen to build an
online store that caters to the software needs of Palm
Computing(R) organizer customers.
For devotees of the pocket-sized, connected organizer, the
online store represents the most convenient way to buy the more
than hundreds of software applications now available for the
Palm Computing platform. Some popular applications include
productivity, scheduling/contact management, email, and
business programs.
To ensure the high caliber of product, Beyond.com will sell
Palm(tm) platinum-branded software in the new store. Palm
Computing-compatible products that bear the platinum label are
required to meet rigorous standards for quality, usability and
hardware and software compatibility.
Under the agreement, Beyond.com is the only software store
featuring platinum-branded products that has been granted a
direct link to its web site beyond.com from Palm
Computing's web site palm.com, making it easier
for the more than two million Palm Computing organizer
owners to stock up on software and accessories for their
devices. The debut of the store will help holiday shoppers find
the ideal holiday gift for Palm Computing aficionados.
"Opening an online store devoted to software for the Palm
Computing platform reinforces Palm's leadership position in
hand-held computing technology," said Brian Sroub,
vice-president of marketing at Beyond.com. "We support Palm
in the delivery of software that helps people stay connected and
organized from shirt pocket to desktop."
Andrea Butter, acting vice-president of marketing at Palm
Computing, Inc., a 3Com company, said, "We chose
Beyond.com to build the electronic store because of its Internet
expertise, reputation for customer satisfaction and superb
relationships with quality software developers."
The store will offer boxed and digital download versions of
such popular Palm Computing compatible software titles as
IntelliGolf by Karrier Communications, Desktop to Go by
DataViz, and Smartcode's HandMAIL.
About Beyond.com
Beyond.com sells commercial, off-the-shelf software to the
government enterprise, corporate and consumer markets,
offering its customers a better place to buy software. Visitors to
the company's online store (http://www.beyond.com) enjoy a
comprehensive selection of software backed by customer service
and competitive pricing. Approximately 30,000 software
stock-keeping units (SKUs) are available for online purchase
with more than 3,300 SKUs available for immediate, electronic
delivery, including software from such major publishers as
Adobe, Lotus, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Symantec.
The company has established strategic marketing alliances with
America Online, Inc., Excite, Inc., Netscape Communications
Corporation and Network Associates, Inc. Additionally,
Beyond.com offers publishers transaction processing, physical
and electronic order fulfillment, customer support, site design
consultation, marketing support and reporting. Beyond.com is
incorporated in Delaware as software.net Corporation.
Software.net Corporation has applied for federal registration of
the marks BEYOND.COM and BEYOND DOT COM.
Beyond.com trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol
("BYND").
To the extent that this news release discusses expectations about
software.net's (Beyond.com's) expectations about plans to
grow the company's revenue or customer base as a result of its
new online store for Palm computing organizer customers, these
statements are forward-looking within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are
subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results for
the fourth quarter of 1998 and subsequent quarters could differ
materially from any future performance suggested above.
Among the factors that could affect subsequent periods include:
Reductions in or cancellations of customer orders, changes in
relationships with software suppliers, changes in relationships
with strategic partners, changes in the product mix sold by the
company, competition from other online software resellers or
publishers, inability to raise sufficient capital on satisfactory
terms, or at all, and other factors described in the company's
prospectus dated June 17, 1998, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Beyond.com news and
product/service information is available at the company's World
Wide Web site located at beyond.com.
Copyright 1998, Business Wire
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