Aladdin Announces GoBar 2.5 for Palm OS Devices; Gives Users Power And Freedom to Customize Handhelds Like Their Computer.Business Editors Macworld San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2001 Booth No. 1707 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2001 Aladdin Systems' GoBar 2.5 Application for Palm OS Devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Palm OS devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. Expected to Ship Q1 of 2001 World renown for developing top-of-the-line PC and Macintosh utility software, Aladdin Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Aladdin Systems Holdings Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ALHI ALHI American Leisure Holdings Inc ), today announced the launch of GoBar(TM) 2.5 -- an easy-to-use, popular and sophisticated utility application for Palm OS(TM)-based handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. . GoBar provides users with unprecedented levels of handheld customization and data utilization, while giving their Palm OS devices a familiar looking desktop look and feel. "GoBar gives your Palm computing device a familiar interface, similar to that of your desktop computer," said David Polzine, Palm OS product manager. "With its easy-to-use features and customization tools, anyone who regularly uses their Palm device will find that GoBar gives them a variety of desktop-like options that make owning a Palm-based handheld even more enjoyable and productive." GoBar 2.5 Features GoBar 2.5 is an alternative application "launcher" utility, specifically designed for Palm OS-based devices, such as Palm Pilots, Handspring hand·spring n. A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet. Visors, Sony Clie(TM) devices or other Palm OS handhelds. New features include: -- Color and/or grayscale backgrounds: Unique color background and grayscale combinations allow users to personalize their handheld -- Advanced Drag-and-Drop capabilities: Gives users the ability to move Palm applications and databases between categories and/or folders -- New & Improved 3D icons: Provides for a more up-to-date and fun look and feel -- New Beaming tool: Gives users Drag and Drop beaming -- New Trash Can: Allows users to delete files by simply dragging and dropping files onto the trash can icon -- Battery charging status display: Gives users instant information as to the charging status of their batteries -- Support for Sony's "jog-wheel" control: GoBar supports the new jog-wheel capabilities with Sony Clie devices "Having the ability to access and organize applications on your Palm device using either desktop-like heirarchical menus and Drag and Drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. or the standard Palm "tap and scroll To continuously move forward, backward or sideways through the text and images on screen or within a window. Scrolling implies continuous and smooth movement, a line, character or pixel at a time, as if the data were on a paper scroll being rolled behind the screen. See auto scroll. " gives GoBar users the best of both worlds," continued Polzine. Pricing & Availability Aladdin GoBar 2.5 is available now from the Aladdin Systems Web site (www.aladdinsys.com/). For a limited time, GoBar will be available for a special promotional price of $9.95. The estimated street price is $14.95. Registered users of older versions of GoBar will be able to upgrade for free (http://www.aladdinsys.com/gobar/). System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. Aladdin GoBar 2.5 works with Palm OS 2.0 and greater, and supports color-capable Palm OS devices. About Aladdin Systems Inc. Aladdin Systems Inc.: Helping Transmit, Access and Organize Information(TM). Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings Inc. (OTCBB:ALHI), is in its second decade of developing and publishing award-winning business and consumer products. Aladdin provides computing solutions that help people transmit, access and organize their information. Aladdin is located at 245 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, Calif. 95076; telephone: 831/761-6200; fax: 831/761-6206. For more information about Aladdin, visit the company's Web site at http://www.aladdinsys.com, or e-mail info@aladdinsys.com. Note to Editors: StuffIt, GoBar and the Aladdin Logo are trademarks of Aladdin Systems Inc. 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