AvantGo Debuts Mobile Inspection Solution At 6Th Annual MCUG Forum 2002; AvantGo Mobile Inspection Reduces Costs and Improves Data Quality.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MCUG Forum 2002

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2002

AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGO), the leading provider of mobile enterprise software, is debuting AvantGo Mobile Inspection(TM), a packaged mobile application designed to improve business inefficiencies that result from performing inspection, asset tracking, loss prevention, safety and environmental audit tasks. The solution will be unveiled at the sixth annual Mobile Computer User Group Forum 2002, held April 10-12 in London.

A variety of industries, including energy, utilities, government and manufacturing, require employees to carry paper and pencil on the job to capture vital data. From inspecting aircraft and checking for regulatory compliance to performing home appraisals and tracking assets, these people are responsible for billions of pieces of paper, facts and figures. At each turn, there is unlimited potential for human error before each piece of paper makes it back to the office for filing or entry into a computer system. Organizations with large field forces can experience substantial data transcription errors, slowed information dissemination and high variances in the quality of the data they capture using error-prone, paper-based systems.

These paper-based processes can be improved with mobile solutions. Using AvantGo Mobile Inspection, organizations and government agencies with large field forces can reduce costs and improve data quality. By allowing organizations to create and deploy electronic forms on mobile devices, AvantGo Mobile Inspection eliminates transcription errors and improves the timeliness and quality of data collection. It also streamlines work flows by electronically transmitting results directly to backend systems and providing managers with the information they need to make timely, more informed operational decisions. For the approximately 200,000 U.S. government inspectors, as well as field employees in the private sector, this can mean tremendous cost and time savings.

"When you think about all of the people throughout the world and all of the things we use that are inventoried or tracked on paper, it's astounding," said Richard Owen, AvantGo's CEO. "When organizations begin replacing paper and pencil-based business processes with mobile solutions, such as AvantGo Mobile Inspection, they gain a low cost way to yield substantial cost reductions, productivity increases and customer service improvements. By improving upon paper-based work processes, everyone wins -- from management to employees to customers."

AvantGo Mobile Inspection Reduces Costs and Improves Data Quality

AvantGo Mobile Inspection delivers the following capabilities to organizations performing inspection, asset tracking, loss prevention, safety and environmental audit tasks:

-- Interactive data collection forms -- The mobile application provides
electronic inspection forms with standard controls (radio buttons, dropdowns,
and text fields), as well as advanced controls (barcode scanning, signature
capture, images and free-form drawings). These inspection forms enable field
employees to perform data collection tasks quickly and efficiently, ensuring
consistent, accurate information.

-- Access to existing corporate data -- AvantGo Mobile Inspection offers access
to backend data sources, ensuring that inspectors have the reference
information they need. Access to compliance and violation histories, procedure
guidelines, codes and regulations not only improves inspections, but also
improves productivity by eliminating travel to the office in order to access
reference materials.

-- Inspection Management Console -- The Inspection Management Console enables
managers to rapidly create and deploy data collection forms -- with no
programming required. The Console also enables easy assignment of inspectors to
routes and locations, and provides reports on completed inspections. And
because IT resources are not required to create, deploy or maintain inspection
forms and routes, the result is low total cost of ownership (TCO).

-- Automatic inspection database updates -- The mobile application
automatically updates the inspection database without any database
administration as new forms are created and existing forms are modified.

Like all AvantGo mobile enterprise applications, AvantGo Mobile Inspection supports mobile devices based on the Pocket PC and Palm OS operating systems, including those manufactured by Compaq, HP, Symbol, Palm, Sony and Handspring. This gives organizations the flexibility to use devices that best meet their business requirements and the ability to support new devices as they are introduced.

Additionally, the enterprise mobile application operates wirelessly -- both online and offline -- enabling inspectors to use the application in any location, regardless of whether or not they have access to a wireless service. When connections are available, inspectors can use the application wirelessly to get current information and submit forms instantly.

The solution is built using open standards, including JavaScript, XML and HTML, so integration with existing systems and customization is easy. For organizations that want additional customization, AvantGo Client Services provides a package that includes installation, integration with existing databases and customization (e.g. form validation and enforced work rules).

AvantGo Presents At Sixth Annual MCUG Forum 2002

AvantGo Mobile Inspection will debut on Thursday, April 11 at noon during a presentation entitled "Field Force Automation" given by AvantGo senior product manager, Lubos Parobek.

About AvantGo

AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGO) is the leading provider of mobile enterprise software. AvantGo solutions automate business processes and improve the exchange of information between companies and their employees and customers, resulting in improved business efficiencies and more effective customer interactions. AvantGo solutions include the best-of-breed mobile software platform for creating and deploying enterprise applications, proven customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) and personal information management (PIM) mobile business applications, and professional services to assist in the strategy, design and delivery of end-to-end mobile solutions. AvantGo's customers, which include 28 of the Fortune 100 and over 2500 companies in 50 countries, include McKesson Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Cisco Systems, FedEx, Scottish Power, The US Senate, Tyco, Harvard Medical School, American Express, The World Economic Forum, BG Group, plc., Genencor and Alcatel. For more information, please visit www.avantgo.com.

Cautionary Statement

Except for historical information, all of the expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the ability of customers to experience the anticipated benefits, such as improved quality of field forces, improved productivity and work flow of employees, reduced errors and lower total cost of ownership. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the companies' business, refer to the companies' latest filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.

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