Press Release

Tapwave Launches Native Application Programming Model

New Toolset Enables Native ARM Application Development on Tapwave Devices

Mountain View, CA, September 22, 2003 - Tapwave, Inc., creator of the Tapwave Zodiac, is proud to announce that it has created the Tapwave Native Application (TNA) Model, which makes native ARM development available to the Tapwave development community.

Built on top of PalmSource's PNO and FAST Technology, the Tapwave TNA gives all developers the ability to build native ARM applications for use on Tapwave devices. The Tapwave TNA makes it possible for the general development community to access this technology via Tapwave's unique combination of development tools.

• Tapwave SDK
• Tapwave Native Application runtime
• Metrowerks CodeWarrior 9.2
• Metrowerks Standard Library for ARM
• Palm OS Debugger
• Palm OS Simulator

"We certainly expect more development models like this one to follow, as developers have been asking for access to exactly this type of functionality for a while," said Peng Lim, co-founder and CEO of Tapwave. "Still, we're gratified to present a comprehensive native ARM toolset, and we'll continue to work hard on innovating new ways to save developers time and money."

"Palm OS provides a flexible and open architecture that enables licensees, such as Tapwave to develop diverse products and innovative applications that deliver a unique a user experience," said David Nagel, president and CEO, PalmSource.

The Tapwave TNA model provides many unique features that enable developers to write powerful Palm OS applications. Some primary benefits include:

• Native ARM development - Developers no longer need to write 68k code.
• Native ARM APIs - For the first release, the Tapwave TNA will support about 600 native arm APIs (not PACE wrappers).
• No code segment size limit - Developers have successfully built working applications with code segments larger than 1MB.
• Huge memory allocation limit - Each application can allocate up to 8MB memory in a single chunk.
• Standard C/C++ library support -- Easy debugging and customization, including floating point, mathlib, , , , , , and many others.
• Global variable and relocation support - This functionality includes C++ virtual function table.
• Extensive APIs - This includes most of Palm OS System functions, all Tapwave APIs, zlib, Berkeley sockets and more.
• Compatibility - The TNA possesses binary compatibility with future Palm OS releases.
• Easy debugging - Using VC++ on PalmSim, and Palm OS Debugger on devices using a serial cable, the TNA makes debugging fast and simple.

Other Developer Support
For developers, Tapwave also offers a fully customized version of the X-Forge 3D game engine (www.x-forge.com) for rapid prototype and development. In conjunction with the Tapwave hardware offerings, the company will both publish games and continue to aggressively support independent game development specifically for the Tapwave platform. By keeping the platform open, building a strong developer support program, and providing a distribution channel, Tapwave will leverage the thousands of developers focused on mobile gaming and build a strong win-win business opportunity. Since announcing the company in May 2003, more than 500 game developers have signed up for the Tapwave development program and requested the Software Development Kit (SDK).

About Tapwave, Inc.
Pioneers of a new category called mobile entertainment gear, Tapwave is changing the way people live, play and interact on the go. Founded in May 2001, Tapwave is a privately funded startup company in Mountain View, CA. Through a wealth of experience and strong partnerships, Tapwave is developing a portfolio of innovative next-generation products tailored to deliver the most fun and function in mobile entertainment gear. More information about the company can be found on the Internet at www.tapwave.com.