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PalmGear Announces Top 10 Applications for Palm-Connected Handhelds for June URL(s): www.palmgear.com StreamLync Installation Utility Takes Top Honors; ZLauncher in Second Place NASHVILLE, TN(July 3, 2003)PalmGear (www.palmgear.com), the world's largest and longest running Palm OS-based consumer marketspace, announced today that its free StreamLync installation utility and ZZTECH's ZLauncher shareware application launcher were the two most frequently downloaded titles on the PalmGear site during the month of June. The top 10 list also included the FlyZip XR and FlyZip ZR compression/decompression utilities; the AeroPlayer enhancement for playing MP3 files on select Palm OS handhelds; the DataKeeper personal database utility; the HandyShopper shopping list utility; the Fire Viewer Suite graphics program; the HandChess II freeware chess game; and the NoviiRemote universal remote control software. "What is striking about this list is the longevity of some of these products and the way they reflect how the definition of a personal organizer continues to evolve," said Ryan Wuerch, president and chief executive officer of PalmGear.com. "Fire Viewer Suite has been one of the top performers on the PalmGear site since 1997 because it offers essential graphic functionality, while AeroPlayer has been a hit since it debuted on the site last November because it allows a handheld to double as an MP3 player. This shows a healthy maturation of the handheld market in general and the Palm OS platform in particular." The top 10 applications on the PalmGear site in June were: · PalmGear's StreamLync , a free one-touch installation utility available exclusively to PalmGear customers that eliminates up to 13 steps typically involved in downloading, extracting and inserting Palm OS software. · ZZTECH's ZLauncher, a system management program integrating the system supervisor, application/database manager and expansion card manager. · Datoru Drosibas Tehnologijas' FlyZip XR, a compressing and decompressing utility that doubles the amount of information stored on Palm OS handhelds without modifying the hardware. · Aerodrome Software's AeroPlayer, an enhancement that turns a Tungsten T, Tungsten C or Zire 71 into a portable MP3 audio player. · Ants Technologies' DataKeeper, a database utility that maintains personal information such as passwords, credit cards, bank information, birthdays, flights, hotels and URLs in a single location. · Datoru Drosibas Tehnologijas' FlyZip ZR, a special version of the compressing and decompressing utility designed specifically for Palm Zire and other devices with 2Mb memory only. · HandyShopper, a freeware shopping list utility that can also be used for other kinds of lists such as packing and auto maintenance. · Firepad's Fire Viewer Suite, a perennial favorite Palm OS graphics program that allows large images, web pages and even video to be displayed in 16-bit color. · HandChess II, a freeware chess game. · NoviiMedia's NoviiRemote, a universal remote control for TV, cable/satellite, DVD/CD, VCR and other home entertainment equipment. PalmGear.com offers a catalog of more than 18,000 software applications for Palm-based handhelds that makes it the largest Palm OS application directory in the world, with a "try before you buy" policy that enables shoppers to download any title for a trial period. About PalmGear: Since 1997, PalmGear has firmly held its position as the world's largest and longest running commercial Internet site devoted to third-party software solutions for the PalmOS platform. With its relationship to more than 14,000 registered PalmOS developers and its high-volume site traffic of more than three million unique visitors each month, PalmGear is poised to provide a solid increase in revenues for the developer community, encourage the development of new PalmOS solutions and further expand the Palm Powered handheld market. For more information, visit PalmGear at www.palmgear.com. PGHQ and the PalmGear.com logo are trademarks of PalmGear.com. PalmGear.com uses the PalmGear trademark under exclusive license from Palm, Inc. Palm, Inc. does not endorse nor is it affiliated with PalmGear.com. PalmSource and Palm OS are registered trademarks, and Palm Powered is a trademark, of PalmSource, Inc., a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. Palm, the Palm logo, the Palm Powered logo and PalmGear are trademarks of Palm, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.