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SUNNYVALE, Calif., and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (July 14, 2003) - Good Technology, Inc. and Handspring (NASDAQ: HAND) today announced a strategic relationship to respond to meet the needs of mobile enterprises. Good Technology is working to deliver the GoodLink™ 2.0 wireless corporate messaging and information access system to the Handspring Treo 600. GoodLink 2.0 is the newest version of Good's award-winning, cradle-free, real-time synchronized system for wirelessly connecting users with Microsoft Exchange and other critical enterprise information. The Handspring Treo 600 combines a world-class phone and PalmOS-based organizer with messaging, e-mail, and Web browsing features, and is expected to be available this fall on major carriers worldwide including the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. The companies anticipate that the combination of GoodLink 2.0, the sleek Treo 600, and the breadth of Palm OS applications will create an exceptional wireless system for enterprise customers.

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"With GoodLink 2.0 and the Treo 600, Good and Handspring can offer businesses a sophisticated enterprise-class wireless email and data solution, on the most innovative converged device design," said Ed Colligan, founder, president and chief operating officer of Handspring. "GoodLink's 'Outlook-in-your-pocket' experience - including full email, calendar and contact synchronization - offers users an incredible benefit, offering a solution that doesn't compromise their wireless voice experience or their wireless data needs."

"Handspring's Treo 600 is a powerful converged device that provides world-class data and voice capabilities," said Danny Shader, CEO of Good Technology. "By combining the Treo 600 with GoodLink, we can offer enterprise customers a powerful package comprised of the most compelling voice/data device, GoodLink's enterprise-class messaging and data access capabilities, and the large and growing base of third-party PalmOS applications."

"The Treo 600 combined with GoodLink 2.0 offers the best converged solution we've seen for wireless corporate email, data access and voice," said Rick Abel, chief technology officer for SpencerStuart. "We have deployed Good's G100 wireless handheld today and we will deploy the Treo 600 with GoodLink once it becomes available."

About GoodLink 2.0
GoodLink 2.0 provides enterprises with cradle-free, real-time synchronized access to Microsoft Exchange Server-based data so that users can instantly access e-mail, contacts, calendar, notes and tasks when they are away from their desktops. GoodLink enables users to view e-mail attachments in Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, HTML, PDF and RTF file formats. The GoodLink system includes synchronizing server software, nationwide wireless service on a variety of networks, and applications software for a variety of devices and operating systems, including the Good™ G100, RIM 950™ and RIM 957™ wireless handhelds, and industry-standard devices based on PalmOS, and soon PocketPC. In addition, the GoodInfo™ wireless enterprise information system enables companies to extend valuable enterprise data sources wirelessly to their users.

About Good Technology
Good Technology is the industry standards-based leader in enterprise systems for wireless corporate messaging and information access. The Good Business System, which consists of GoodLink and GoodInfo, enables cradle-free, real-time, synchronized access to Microsoft Exchange and other critical enterprise information. The software and services that make up the Good Business System run on a variety of devices, freeing customers from the vendor lock-in of competing proprietary systems. Good Technology is located in Sunnyvale, Calif., and was founded in March 2000.

About Handspring
Handspring is a leading innovator in personal communications and handheld computing. The company's products include the award-winning Treo family of smartphones, and client and server software for fast Web access from handheld devices and mobile phones. Today Handspring sells its products and accessories at www.handspring.com and through select Internet, retail and carrier partners in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Middle East, and Mexico/Latin America. For further information, please visit www.handspring.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors including, among others, Handspring's success in introducing the Treo 600 to carrier customers and end users, the availability and quality of wireless enabled data networks, the degree to which Treo 600 combined with Good Technology applications will create an exceptional wireless system for enterprise customers and offer a solution that doesn't compromise wireless voice experience or wireless data needs, the feasibility of pairing Treo 600 and Good Technology products, and customer and consumer demand and acceptance of Treo 600. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties described in Handspring's most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Handspring and Good Technology assume no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

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