Egghead.com Selected to Sell Sony VAIO and Expanded Palm Product Lines; One-stop Shopping for Sony VAIO and Palm Products.Business Editors/High-tech Writers MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2000 Egghead.com(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: EGGS), a leading Internet real-time retailer, today announced that it has been selected as one of the premier online retailers for both the expanded Palm(TM) line of products and the complete line of Sony VAIO (Video Audio Integrated Operation) Sony's trade name for its desktop and laptop PCs. In mid-1998, Sony introduced its 505G series of subnotebooks that were the first in ultra-thin Pentium portables. (R) desktop and notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. products. Under the Palm, Inc. ResellerPro Authorized Reseller program, Egghead.com offers an expanded Palm product line including such popular high-end devices as the Palm Vx(TM) handheld computer 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. , the Palm IIIxe The Palm IIIxe is a discontinued Palm personal digital assistant that was designed and manufactured by Palm, Inc. Product data Manufacturer's part number: 3C80304U Dimensions
"Palm, Inc.'s authorization of Egghead.com to sell the complete line of Palm products supports recent studies which rank Egghead.com as one of the top online retailers," said Jeff Sheahan, president and COO of Egghead.com. "Incorporating Sony's line of popular VAIO desktop and notebook computers gives us an edge in providing our customers with some of the most in-demand PC products." Egghead.com offers a full range of brand name, technology products to its target Small Office and Home Office audience, from surplus goods available for auction to its superstore of retail merchandise. With its new status as an approved reseller for Palm, Inc. and Sony, Egghead.com now offers a one-stop shopping solution for Palm(TM) and Sony VAIO products. About Egghead.com The new Egghead.com is a leading Internet retailer specializing in technology products for the office and home. Egghead merged with Onsale, Inc. in November 1999, and offers a wide range of items from computer hardware and software to consumer electronics, sporting goods and vacation packages. Its auction site offers bargains on excess and closeout closeout, closure the finalization of a feeding program in a feedlot. The cattle are sold and a balance sheet is struck which includes the costs of feeding and housing or confining them. goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . Egghead.com combines broad selection, low prices and excellent service to provide an outstanding online shopping experience for businesses and consumers. Egghead.com is located on the Internet at www.egghead.com. This press release contains "forward-looking" statements, including projections about our business, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements in the future tense, and statements that we "expect", "plan"', "estimate", "anticipate" or "believe", are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us at the time of this release and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations as a result of numerous factors. For example: additional issuances of our common stock may have the effect of lowering the market price of our shares; it may be more difficult than we anticipate, as a result of continued strong competition, to increase our customer base, average spending, or gross margins; and we may encounter unexpected difficulties in implementing our business plans. These and other risks and uncertainties associated with our business are detailed in our most recent Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , and the prospectus and any supplements filed in connection with the registration statement covering this offering, which are on file with the SEC and available through www.sec.gov. Note to Editors: Egghead.com and Onsale are registered trademarks of Egghead.com, Inc. All other trademarks are of their respective holders. Palm, Palm Vx, Palm IIIxe and Palm IIIc are trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries |
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