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Redesigned Site Adds New Hardware/Accessories Section, New Knowledge Base & More NASHVILLE, TN - PalmGear (www.palmgear.com), the world's largest and longest running Palm OS̉-based consumer marketspace, announced today that it is offering a 15% discount on "Best of Class" purchases on the new PalmGear website that debuted this month. The promotion applies to 100 "Best of Class" applications which are comprised of PalmGear's Premier and Growth Partners. The discount began on July 19 and will last through August 3, 2003. The redesigned PalmGear site adds a new hardware and accessories section for one-stop shopping, new Palm-related information resources, and a variety of new navigation features enabling users to quickly zero in on products of interest. "The handheld market has grown exponentially since we launched PalmGear.com six years ago, and we have built the first completely new site in our history to organize the enormous volume of Palm-related products and resources into a format that will enable Palm enthusiasts to find everything they need quickly and easily," said Pam Parish, Vice President of Marketing for PalmGear.com. "We're giving a 15% discount on the "Best of Class" applications to encourage customers to see what the new PalmGear.com has to offer." New features on the PalmGear site include: · A new hardware and accessories section in partnership with MobilePlanet, enabling site visitors to fulfill all of their Palm OS needs without leaving the PalmGear site. · A step-by-step guide to help navigate throughout the website. · A searchable knowledge base that answers a wide variety of Palm-related support questions such as how to change a user name, play MP3 files, and delete applications. · Enhanced product search capabilities enabling users to sort the site's 18,000+ software titles by hobby, occupation, device type or category for faster shopping. · A new eBook button on the main navigation bar. · Easier-to-use product recommendations on the home page, including Hot New Applications, Top Five Downloads and PalmGear Picks. · Streamlined purchasing via a mini-shopping cart on the home page that provides access to the complete cart with one click, plus a list of the user's five most recent software downloads with "buy" buttons for fast checkout. PalmGear.com is the largest Palm OS application directory in the world, with a "try before you buy" policy that enables shoppers to download most titles for a trial period. The site also simplifies Palm OS software installation with StreamLync, a 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 onto handheld devices.