ONTHEROAD.COM SNAPSHOTS DOUBLE EVERY TWO WEEKS WITH AVANTGO.COM

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 1999—Today ontheroad.com announced that downloads of its Snapshots available for Palm and other handheld devices are doubling every two weeks thanks to AvantGo.com, the first, free interactive Internet service from AvantGo, Inc. Snapshots provide individuals a quick overview for one city, one week, written with the business traveler in mind and organized in a compact form for easy access. They include the best restaurants for conducting business, as well as arts, entertainment, and business events. A handheld device owner can quickly and easily download Snapshots at AvantGo.com (http://www.avantgo.com) or ontheroad.com (http://www.ontheroad.com).

According to ontheroad.com, since the AvantGo.com service went live in May of this year, individual users have increased their downloads to approximately 4,000 Snapshots a day. ontheroad.com expects the numbers to continue increasing because Snapshots are tailor-made for handhelds, providing information in an easy-to-use format on the most convenient to carry platform.

"With a handheld device, AvantGo.com and ontheroad.com, thousands of individuals can now have customized travel destination information at their fingertips," said Felix Lin, CEO of AvantGo, Inc. "Whether they are at home or on the road, AvantGo.com makes it possible to access the customized information they want, where and when they need it most."

"AvantGo.com makes it extremely easy to get ontheroad.com Snapshots," said Malcolm E.A. Kaufman, ontheroad.com CEO. "Individuals who get our Snapshots delivered to their handhelds are getting fast, convenient, up-to-date lists of the top business and cultural events and the best restaurants for business dining, which equates to a more productive and enjoyable business trip."

AvantGo.com is a free, interactive service that puts the power of the Web in the palm of your hand. AvantGo.com gives individuals "on the go" connectivity to personalized content and rich interactive applications with easy access to thousands of popular Web sites via their Palm OS or Windows CE-based handheld computers. AvantGo.com enables consumer and business users to interact with personalized content off-line or wirelessly in real-time – anytime, anywhere.

About AvantGo

The authority in managing mobile information, AvantGo, Inc. offers solutions for extending Web-enabled, enterprise and consumer applications to handheld computers such as those based on the Palm Computing (NASDAQ: COMS) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows CE platforms. The company recently launched AvantGo.com, a free service for accessing personalized Web content from leading partners. AvantGo also spearheaded the Mobile Application Link initiative, an open, industry standard for connecting mobile devices to server-based applications. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.avantgo.com or call 650-638-3399.

About ontheroad.com

ontheroad.com serves the information and service needs of the business travel market. The company's Web site (http://www.ontheroad.com) is specifically designed to provide efficient access to an insider's network of business services, restaurants, and entertainment options organized by city and by week with a six-month forward calendar. Snapshot is currently available through AvantGo.com, ClubCorp International, Express Reservations, HotOffice, MindSpring, MobileStar, Plumtree, SABRE BTS, Schwab, Travelocity.com, WebFlyer.com, and other leading companies serving the business travel market.

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