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Handango Hosts Third Handango Partner Summit Leading software publisher brings together mobile software leaders to explore the future of the mobile software industry during an exclusive three-day event SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - July 23, 2003 - Handango, the leading provider of mobile software and digital media, is hosting the third Handango Partner Summit this week at The Phoenician Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona from July 23 through 25. Sponsors of the 2003 Handango Partner Summit include Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Palm Solutions Group, Microsoft, Sony, Handspring, Sprint, Symbian, PalmSource, Kyocera Wireless, Motorola, CSL and @irBitway. This exclusive, invite-only event brings together the top 200 mobile software development firms and industry leaders from all over the world to discuss the future of the mobile software economy. This year's theme for the Handango Partner Summit, "Are You Ready," challenges attendees to get ready for the next wave of mobile users, devices and networks. Attendees will hear from executives and industry experts from the leaders in the mobile software industry. Opening and closing the event will be Michael King, senior analyst with Garter, and John Jackson, senior analyst of The Yankee Group, respectively. Other keynote addresses will be given by: - Donna Dubinsky, co-founder and chief executive officer for Handspring - Haroon Alvi, vice president, head of product applications planning for Sony Ericsson - Lee Epting, vice president of developer operations for Nokia - Ken Wirt, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Palm Solutions Group - Mark Spain, director of ISV services for the mobility group for Microsoft Additional speakers also include Russell Paik, vice president of product management for Sony and Jerry Panagrossi, vice president, ecosystem development for Symbian. "We're honored to have such an esteemed panel of speakers and attendees at the Handango Partner Summit," said Laura Rippy, chief executive of Handango. "This is an incredibly rare opportunity for some of the leading minds in the industry to get together and form the basis of collaboration that will help this market continue to grow." "The Handango Partner Summit is unique opportunity to meet and speak with some of the leading independent software vendors in the mobile industry," Donna Dubinsky, co-founder and president of Handspring. "Handango has done a tremendous job of gathering together leaders in the mobile space and providing a premier event to discuss market strategies and the future of the mobile economy." "Feature-rich mobile software and digital media are key factors to the success of Sony Ericsson handsets," said Rikko Sagaguchi, vice president, corporate applications and content development for Sony Ericsson. "We value the opportunity to share our vision and ideas with Handango's leading software partners and help shape the future of the mobile software market." "We have found the past two Handango Partner Summits an invaluable resource in sharing our vision and strategy for the Palm OS with mobile software leaders," said Ken Wirt, senior vice president of sales and marketing of Palm Solutions Group. "I anticipate this years event to be even better and look forward to networking with industry experts and pushing the level of excellence for the mobile software industry to new heights." "We strongly support the value third party applications and digital media bring to our customers," said Lee Epting, vice president of developer operations of Nokia. "We value the Handango Partner Summit as a unique opportunity for us to work closely with independent software vendors to collectively grow the mobile software industry." "The Handango Partner Summit is the ideal setting to team up one-on-one with independent software vendors and communicate our mobile message moving forward," said Mark Spain, director of ISV services, mobility group of Microsoft. "Microsoft is continually looking to further its support of the Pocket PC and Windows Powered Smartphone developer community and the Handango Partner Summit is the perfect opportunity to do this." The second day of the Handango Partner Summit, Handango will present the Handango Champion Awards, honoring the best in mobile software. The awards, judged by a collection of industry influencers, reporters and experts, are sponsored by Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Palm Solutions Group, Microsoft and Handspring. Winners and finalists will be announced on Monday, July 28, 2003. About Handango Handango is the leading publisher and platform for mobile software, bringing over 35,000 applications to market through an extensive global distribution network of online, retail and enterprise channels reaching more than five million mobile users each month. Handango's application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP, has been chosen as the mobile software delivery platform for Nokia, Motorola, Sprint, Orange SA, Sony Ericsson, Palm, Microsoft, Sony, HP, Handspring, SEGA Mobile, Sharp Electronics and more than 100 others. For more information, visit www.handango.com.