Garmin and Pumatech Team Up to Provide Intellisync Software For Global Positioning System `GPS' Devices

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Garmin and Pumatech Team Up to Provide Intellisync Software For Global Positioning System `GPS' Devices

SAN JOSE, Calif, July 9, 2001-- Garmin Also Licenses Pumatech's Intellisync(R) Lite Software To Deliver Synchronization For Future GPS-enabled Devices

Pumatech Inc. (Nasdaq:PUMA), a leading provider of enterprise-level software products and services that deliver highly relevant information - wherever and whenever it's needed, today announced two licensing agreements with subsidiaries of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRMN), a leading manufacturer of navigation, communication and information devices. Garmin will bundle personal information management (PIM) software enabled by Pumatech's Intellisync(R) Software Development Kit (Intellisync SDK) with products like its next-generation NavTalk(R) GPS-enabled smart phone for GSM networks.

Pumatech's Intellisync SDK will enable synchronization of calendar, e-mail, contacts, notes and to-do items between Garmin's devices and Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Organizer PC-based software. In addition, Garmin has licensed Pumatech's Intellisync Lite software to support future GPS-enabled devices.

"There is a market demand for integrated, feature-packed devices that deliver information, communication and navigation capabilities in a user-friendly format," said Dr. Min Kao, Garmin's co-CEO and co-chairman. "Our licensing agreements with Pumatech will allow us to take significant steps toward meeting that demand."

Pumatech's Intellisync Lite software will provide out-of-the-box synchronization for Garmin's future GPS-enabled devices. Time-saving benefits of synchronization include moving scheduled and rescheduled events directly into the user's calendar, identifying potential scheduling conflicts, and maintaining a single address book.

"Working with Garmin, a GPS leader, illustrates how our core synchronization software is proliferating to new devices by addressing the ever-changing needs of the mobile marketplace," said Brad Rowe, president, CEO, and co-founder of Pumatech. "We have continued to enhance and extend our synchronization capabilities to offer consumers, business professionals and e-businesses a rich mobile experience that allows them to fully leverage the potential of their wireless devices. Through bundling agreements like this one with Garmin, we are maximizing the utility of mobile devices by granting their customers access to the information they need, when and where they need it."

Through its operating subsidiaries, Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRMN) designs and manufactures navigation, communication and information devices. Its full product line serves the aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless and OEM markets. The company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit the Virtual Press Room at www.garmin.com/pressroom, or contact the Media Relations department at (913) 397-8200.

ABOUT THE INTELLISYNC SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (Intellisync SDK)

The Intellisync SDK is designed for Web portals, ISPs, handheld manufacturers, carriers/telcos and enterprise software companies developing contact management, e-mail, scheduling, or groupware applications for PCs and handheld devices that need to synchronize data with other applications and devices. With the Intellisync SDK, companies can quickly build on the industry-standard Intellisync synchronization software platform, while taking advantage of Pumatech's patented Data Synchronization Extensions Technology (DSX Technology(R) engine) to support multiple handheld devices and applications.

Intellisync software provides a powerful synchronization solution enabling consumers to keep their most important information - calendars, e-mail, contacts and tasks - constantly up-to-date between Palm OS(R), Pocket PC and Windows CE handhelds and the broadest range of PC applications. With its patented DSX Technology engine, only Intellisync lets customers simultaneously synchronize handheld organizer data with multiple PC applications like Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes and Organizer, Novell GroupWise, ACT! and more.

Pumatech, Inc. (Nasdaq:PUMA) provides organizations with a comprehensive suite of enterprise-level software products and services that deliver highly relevant information - wherever and whenever it's needed. The company's portfolio makes Pumatech a single resource, providing the infrastructure necessary to expand the boundaries of information. Organizations can choose to use Pumatech's ready-made enterprise offerings, or they can leverage Pumatech's professional services team to create custom solutions built upon Pumatech's core enterprise platform. Pumatech's customer and strategic partner base includes Global 2000 companies such as Siebel, Oracle, Yahoo!, NTT DoCoMo, Boeing, CNET and General Motors. The company has headquarters in California, Tokyo and London. Pumatech offers more information on its products and services at www.pumatech.com.

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