Beyond.com Selected as Palm Reseller; Beyond.com Authorized To Sell in Government and Consumer/SOHO Markets.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2000 Beyond.com(TM) (Nasdaq:BYND) today announced that it has been selected for the Palm Computing(R) Inc. Authorized Reseller Program, named "ResellerPro", effective immediately. Under the terms of the agreement, Beyond.com will be authorized in the new ResellerPro program to sell, market and merchandise Palm Computing handheld organizer devices and related accessories to the government, as well as the consumer/SOHO markets. The partnership expands an earlier agreement between the two companies. In December 1998, Palm selected Beyond.com to build an online Web store that caters to the software needs of Palm Computing organizer customers. Beyond.com has also sold a limited number of Palm products off its own website. With its new ResellerPro status, Beyond.com can now offer an expanded product line of Palm products to its consumer and SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. customers and market and sell Palm Computing handheld organizer devices and accessories to government agencies. "Palm(TM) is an innovative leader in handheld computing devices, and we are pleased to provide our customers with an easy, efficient method of obtaining Palm's best of breed products." said John Vigouroux, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Beyond.com. "Our Palm showcase and Platinum center provide customers with abundant content and guidance to help them find the best Palm product and accessories to fit their needs." As part of the overall marketing and merchandising effort, Palm products will be featured on Beyond.com's website under the Handhelds tab, (http://www.beyond.com/handheld.htm) designed to help customers easily navigate the site for portable computing products. Additionally, the Palm Showcase (http://www.beyond.com/hardware/showcase/palmpilot.htm) provides product information and customer ratings for Palm handheld devices. And Beyond.com's Palm Platinum Center, (http://www.beyond.com/palm.htm) provides customers with a guide to software and accessories that have successfully passed compatibility testing established by 3Com. About Beyond.com Beyond.com is an e-commerce services provider that builds and manages Web stores for businesses and sells software and computer related products to the government, corporate and consumer markets. The company's eStore division allows software publishers, hardware manufacturers and systems OEMs to launch a full-featured e-commerce store in a few weeks. Businesses can choose from an array of offerings, including website design and construction, transaction processing, physical and electronic order fulfillment, customer support, marketing, and merchandising support and reporting. Customers include Compaq Computer, Executive Software Inc., HP Shopping Village (a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard), Intelligolf, McAfee.com Inc., Palm Computing, Symantec Corp., Systran Software Inc. and Telex. Beyond.com's government division provides digitally downloadable software and related services to a growing list of government agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (or OCC) was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States. (OCC OCC See: Options Clearing Corporation OCC See Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). ), Bureau of Engraving and Printing Noun 1. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency Department of the Treasury, Treasury Department, United States Treasury, Treasury - the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal (BEP BEP Black Eyed Peas (band) BEP Brevet d’Études Professionnelles (French: vocational qualification) BEP Business Entry Point BEP Break-Even Point BEP Bit Error Probability BEP Bureau of Engraving & Printing ), Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department (DLA DLA dog leukocyte antigen. ), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency (now National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; US government) NIMA never in mitosis gene a (molecular biology) NIMA North Idaho Mycological Association ) and Patent and Trademark Office (PTO PTO abbr. 1. Parent Teacher Organization 2. or p.t.o. please turn over 3. power takeoff PTO or pto please turn over Noun 1. ), a division of the Department of Commerce. Beyond.com also operates its own online store http://www.beyond.com/, where customers can find an expansive selection of software and computer related products. Beyond.com Corporation trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ("BYND"). More information on the company can be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). |
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