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To: Jack Colton who wrote (44642)	5/24/1999 9:49:00 AM
From: Dolfan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90042

Build it and they will come. MapQuest.com Delivers Wireless Driving Directions to Palm VII(TM) Organizer Users PR Newswire - May 24, 1999 09:46 The Freedom to Access Directions Goes Wireless with MapQuest.com and the 3Com Palm VII Organizer NEW YORK, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- MapQuest.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MQST), a leader in advanced mapping systems, announced that it now provides driving directions to users of the Palm VII(TM) organizer, a new and wireless handheld computing product from Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company (Nasdaq: COMS) The new Palm VII organizer, available today in the New York Metropolitan tri-state area, provides fast, secure and easy out-of-the-box access to personal, business and Internet information. The product enables users to quickly and easily obtain important information from various Web sites remotely, conduct e-commerce transactions and send and receive instant messages, all via wireless connection to the Internet. With mobile connectivity to MapQuest.com Palm VII users can access driving directions without desk-top synchronization or even connecting to a telephone line. "The MapQuest.com and Palm Computing connection offers an incredible solution for the mobile professional," said David Ingerman, Vice President of Marketing for MapQuest.com. "According to a January 1999 report from Jupiter Communications, the ability to access driving directions is the number one, most desired application for mobile devices. The ability to source site-specific directions from virtually anywhere will provide tremendous utility for Palm VII users," Ingerman added. "MapQuest.com offers valuable mapping services and directions for anyone who drives a car, and yet that information is most useful in locations where a desktop PC is not available and a laptop is impractical," said Andrea Butter, acting vice president of marketing, Palm Computing. "Palm VII users are able to access MapQuest.com from a car, a parking lot, or wherever they happen to be when they need information most." About MapQuest.com MapQuest.com, Inc. (www.mapquest.com) is a leader in advanced mapping systems. The Company launched its popular web site (www.mapquest.com) in 1996. Today, MapQuest.com receives more than 3.1 million unique visitors monthly*, to its consumer web site. As part of their business-to-business services, MapQuest.com helps businesses integrate maps and driving directions into their Internet, Intranet and call center applications for improved marketing and customer service functions. MapQuest.com has developed a diverse network of more than 500 business partners, including: Yahoo (YHOO), Lycos (LCOS), Infoseek (SEEK), Excite (XCIT), AOL Digital City (AOL), CitySearch (TMCS), Travelocity (TSG), Bank of America (BAC), MasterCard, Kinko's, Blockbuster, and Dayton Hudson (DH). In addition to web-enabled mapping services, MapQuest.com also provides high-quality print maps to leading brands of reference books, travel guides and textbooks. It also provides the underlying mapping and driving direction technology and components to a variety of vertical industries, such as corporate travel, hotels, real estate and retailers.