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Handango Launches Tablet PC Catalog; Mobile Downloads Leader Enters the Software Market for Microsoft Tablet PCs

Posted on: Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 09:00 CST

HURST, Texas, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Handango, the leading provider of mobile content, announced that it has entered the rapidly-growing market for downloadable Tablet PC software with the launch of a Tablet PC catalog. Customers can download applications on Handango's Web site at http://www.handango.com/ and on the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Software store at http://microsoft.handango.com/tablet . Now, Tablet PC owners have a place to discover and download the best selection of software for their Tablet PCs. Additionally, Handango has extended its robust marketplace platform, Handango AMPP, to support Tablet PC applications, enabling Tablet PC manufacturers to create new streams of revenue through their own branded software storefronts.

"As the leader in mobile content, Tablet PC is a natural market for Handango. Handango's strength is in creating marketplaces for digital products, and with our entry into this market, Tablet PC owners now have a single place to discover and purchase great software," said Randy Eisenman, chief executive officer and president of Handango. "Our partners in the mobile ecosystem will benefit from this initiative as well. Tablet PC manufacturers now have a way to capitalize on the growth of Tablet PC software by using Handango's platform, Handango AMPP, while developers will gain access to the millions of customers who visit Handango's network of channels on a monthly basis."

Since the launch of Tablet PCs in 2002, more than one million devices have been shipped. According to IDC, Tablet PC shipments are predicted to rise more than 85 percent in the next two years, creating a rich market for Tablet PC software.

"Microsoft is pleased to support Handango's entrance into this industry," said Robert Williams, director of business development for the Mobile Platforms Division at Microsoft. "We see Handango doing for Tablet PCs what it has done in other mobile download industries -- providing developers with a simple and scalable path to market while offering customers an excellent selection of software products for their mobile computers."

Commercial software development for Tablet PC is also on an aggressive upward trajectory. Handango estimates that more than 400 applications will be available by the end of 2006.

Handango provides Tablet PC developers with a suite of go-to-market services, including a wide variety of demand generation programs and distribution on Handango's Web site and Handango-powered channels. Additionally, Tablet PC developers can license Handango's e-commerce platform for sales of software from their own web sites.

For more information on how to offer your Tablet PC applications on Handango, please contact tabletpc@handango.com or visit http://www.handango.com/partners .

About Handango

Handango is the leading provider of mobile content, bringing over 50,000 applications and 25,000 digital media titles to market through an extensive global distribution network that reaches millions of mobile users. Handango's application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP, has been chosen as the mobile software delivery platform for Nokia, Motorola, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Orange SA, Sony Ericsson, Palm, Microsoft, Sony, HP, Sega Mobile, AOL and more than 100 others. For more information, visit http://www.handango.com/ .

Handango

CONTACT: Ashley Walker of Handango, +1-817-548-2192, orAshley@handango.com

Web site: http://www.handango.com/http://www.handango.com/tablethttp://www.handango.com/partners

Source: PRNewswire

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