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Company Press Release
ComputerLiteracy.com Launches Online
Store for Palm Computing Platform
Developer Documentation
Print-on-Demand Program Delivers Updated Hard-Copy Documentation to
Development Community
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999-- ComputerLiteracy.com (NASD:CMPL)
today announced it is working with Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com Company (NASD:COMS) to deliver
on-demand hard-copy documentation via a custom online store serving the developer community of the
fastest-growing handheld computing platform today, the Palm Computing® platform.
ComputerLiteracy.com has launched an online store accessible from the Palm OS(TM) Development
Zone -- located at palm.com -- and is using unique print-on-demand capabilities to
provide an active community of more than 15,000 developers a quick and easy way to order
documentation and reference tools to assist in the development of third-party applications for the Palm
Computing platform.
ComputerLiteracy.com is the exclusive provider of special print-on-demand, hard-copy titles covering the
core system services and functions of the Palm Computing platform, which is the basis for the
award-winning Palm III(TM) and PalmPilot(TM) connected organizers, the new Palm IIIx(TM) and Palm
V(TM) devices and the Palm VII(TM) product, due out later this year.
''ComputerLiteracy.com's expertise in print-on-demand technical documentation and reputation for
flawless customer service made them the right partner to support our active and growing Palm
Computing platform developer community,'' said Gabriel Acosta-Lopez, director of platform development
services for Palm Computing.
ComputerLiteracy.com's unique print-on-demand capabilities enable partners like Palm Computing to
provide hard-copy versions of important documentation products without the overhead of an internal
publishing operation. This print-on-demand system of delivery allows ComputerLiteracy.com to release
new documentation instantly and maintain up-to-the-minute updates for existing technical
documentation. ComputerLiteracy.com also delivers technical documentation for top technology firms
including IBM and SAP.
At the co-branded ComputerLiteracy.com store, developers may purchase the newly released Palm OS
Conduit Reference Guide, which provides complete information on creating conduits, or links, that allow
synchronization between Palm Computing platform applications and desktop software applications. The
store also offers bundled complete sets of the core documentation for the Palm OS software
development kit (SDK); each of these titles also may be purchased separately. In addition, the store
recommends popular related titles such as O'Reilly & Associates' Palm Programming: The Developer's
Guide, and PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide.
As with all custom-designed ComputerLiteracy.com resource sites, the Palm OS Development Zone
online store provides direct access to ComputerLiteracy.com's world-class selection of technical and
business books, manuals and training materials. ComputerLiteracy.com offers technical information
resources spanning more than 800 technical subject categories, recommended reading lists, book
reviews written by readers and industry experts and sophisticated search tools to assist shoppers in
finding the right resource to serve a particular technical challenge.
About ComputerLiteracy.com
ComputerLiteracy.com is the leading online retailer of information resources singularly focused on
technical professionals. With more than 300,000 technology-focused information resource titles from
more than 8,000 publishers, ComputerLiteracy.com offers individual and corporate customers online
access to the broadest, most comprehensive selection of technical and business books,
technology-based training solutions, product manuals, research reports and other information resources.
The company offers discounts of up to 40 percent on books and resources, and all in-stock orders
placed by 4 PM PST ship the same business day. Visit ComputerLiteracy.com on the web at
www.computerliteracy.com.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties
including, among others, ComputerLiteracy.com's limited operating history, anticipated losses, the
unpredictability of its future revenues, competition, risks associated with system development and
operation risks, management of potential growth, and risks of new business areas, international
expansion, business combinations, and strategic alliances. Actual results could differ materially from
those discussed. More information about factors that potentially could affect ComputerLiteracy.com's
financial results is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Registration Statement filed on Form SB-2 on November 19, 1998, as amended. All
forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof, and
the Company assumes no obligation to update such statements.
Note to Editors: 3Com, the 3Com logo, and Palm Computing are registered trademarks, and Palm,
Palm OS, PalmPilot, Palm III, Palm IIIx, Palm V and Palm VII are trademarks of Palm Computing, Inc.,
3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. This product is not manufactured by Pilot Corporation or Pilot
Corporation of America, manufacturers and distributors of writing instruments. All other brands and
product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
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