Clip & Go / Strategy Games Press Release

GEOWORKS AND HP ANNOUNCE CLIP & GO
AND STRATEGY GAMES FOR THE NEW
HP OMNIGO 100 HANDHELD ORGANIZER

First Co-Branded Applications Developed by Geoworks, Sold, Supported by HP

ALAMEDA, Calif. (October 16, 1995) -- Geoworks (Nasdaq/National Market System Symbol: GWRX) and Hewlett-Packard Company today announced HP OmniGo 100 Clip & Go and HP OmniGo 100 Strategy Games. These software applications are the first of what the two companies expect to be a range of co-branded applications, developed by Geoworks and distributed and supported by HP, that enhance the functionality built into the new GEOS-based HP OmniGo 100 handheld organizer. These applications enable customers to highly personalize their handheld organizer to meet their individual needs.

Geoworks is committed to ensuring that extended functionality in the areas of communications, connectivity, productivity, content and entertainment, is available through complementary applications for the HP OmniGo 100 handheld organizer. In addition to co-branded applications from Geoworks and HP, a range of applications from independent software vendors (ISVs) is also available.

"Partnering with HP to develop the HP OmniGo 100 organizer has enabled Geoworks to realize its strengths, not only as a provider of a leading mobile operating system platform but also as a provider of compelling aftermarket applications," said Gordon Mayer, president & CEO. "We will continue to develop applications and work with key ISVs to provide additional value to HP OmniGo 100 users."

"By leveraging Geoworks' software expertise and the open architecture of the GEOS platform, we are able to offer customers of the HP OmniGo 100 a personal organizer they can truly personalize," said Kheng Joo Khaw, general manager of HP's Asia Pacific PC Division. "From day one, customers can select from a set of useful applications, from either HP and Geoworks or third parties, for entertainment, personal finance, wireless messaging, paging, email, PC connectivity, and news, stock and weather information."

Co-Branded Applications

Developed by Geoworks and distributed and supported by HP, the first co-branded applications include HP OmniGo 100 Clip & Go and HP OmniGo 100 Strategy Games. HP OmniGo 100 Clip & Go provides an innovative, simple way to transfer data from a Windows-based PC to the HP OmniGo 100 handheld organizer and back again. Through a serial port connection, users can cut or copy and paste text, spreadsheet, and ink data on the PC to the organizer and vice versa. Applications supported include Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, QuattroPro, Microsoft Word, AmiPro, WordPerfect and Microsoft Paintbrush. HP OmniGo 100 Clip & Go is $69.95 (U.S.)

HP OmniGo 100 Strategy Games is a collection of six challenging classics including: Tiles, Black Box, Decode, Uki, Hi Ho and Four in a Row. These games provide hours of brain-teasing entertainment while on the road. HP OmniGo 100 Strategy Games is $49.95 (U.S.)

ISV Applications

As a result of growing ISV support for the GEOS platform, a range of independent software vendors today announced complementary applications:

Pocket Quicken(, from Intuit, Inc., is an application that allows users to instantly organize their personal and business finances, even on-the-go, and is available for free when customers purchase the HP OmniGo 100 handheld organizer.

Septor, from Notable Technologies, is a customizable financial information service, which provides wire news, proactive price and volume alerts and stock quotes for specified issues.

WyndMAIL, from Wynd Communications Corp., is a two-way wireless messaging service that economically integrates email, pager and phone messages, as well as wireless faxing. The service also provides up-to-date news and stock quotes.

HP OmniGo 100 Connectivity Pack, developed by Palm Computing, provides seamless connectivity of PIM data from the HP OmniGo to the PC.

About Geoworks

Geoworks is committed to delivering total product solutions by working closely with its hardware partners and ISVs. GEOS, which has been licensed by a number of leading consumer products companies, provides an open platform solution and patented, flexible user interface, that enables the expansion of a range of mobile devices with the addition of aftermarket products and services from third party software developers. In addition, HP has made a significant equity investment in Geoworks.

For more information on Geoworks and the GEOS operating system, contact Geoworks at 1-510-814-1660 or on the World Wide Web at http://www.geoworks.com/.

About Hewlett-Packard

Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications and measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 99,900 employees and had revenue of $25 billion in its 1994 fiscal year.