Agilix(TM) GoBinder(TM) 2005 Takes First Prize Award in Microsoft Tablet PC Developer Contest

GoBinder Recognized for its Mobile Learning Benefits for Students and Educators on Mobile Computers With Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005

Agilix Labs, Inc., a leading developer of mobile software solutions, today announced that GoBinder 2005 received First Prize in the Microsoft Tablet PC Developer Contest for its rich support of digital ink for the education market. Additionally, GoBinder provides universities and students with a replacement for expensive paper and printing costs while preserving and even extending the usefulness of the paper-like experience into the digital realm.

"When we first saw the Tablet PC, we knew immediately that digital ink in the classroom would have a huge impact on teaching and learning," said Curt Allen, President and CEO at Agilix. "We are pleased that GoBinder demonstrates the benefits of the Tablet PC so well for students and educators, and believe this award validates what we're hearing from thousands of customers who are using GoBinder to improve their grades, organize their research, and mobilize their course management systems."

About GoBinder

Agilix GoBinder is the digital replacement for the old-fashioned, three-ring binder. GoBinder helps students and educators stay organized and manage all their learning material in a mobile, portable environment. GoBinder's intuitive "binder" interface provides tabs to organize appointments, assignments, course notes, and more. The course note tabs can store any kind of information, including documents in PDF, PowerPoint, Word, HTML, Flash, video, or other multi-media formats. GoBinder 2005 also works with Microsoft Outlook and Palm devices to easily import and share existing calendar, task, and contact details.

While Agilix GoBinder provides a complete assignment organizer and note-taking solution for Windows XP laptop or desktop computers with keyboards, using GoBinder on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition provides a more natural user experience. With the added benefit of digital ink, students and teachers can add appointments and tasks, write out complex equations, collaborate during lectures, annotate documents, or take hand-written notes on electronic filler paper using familiar colored pens and highlighters.

GoBinder is the perfect companion for campuses and students who use web-based course management systems like Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, eCollege, or open-source offerings. Today, lecture materials are predominately created and distributed with electronic tools. Unfortunately for students, to truly use the learning and teaching materials that come in PDF, PowerPoint, or other electronic formats, the vast majority of documents ends up being printed to paper and added to a three-ring binder to be usable. The CIO at Temple University reported 6 to 7 million pages are printed annually as a result of deploying a course management system, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars of additional costs for the institution (Computerworld, April 5, 2004). At most universities, however, the cost of paper and printing is passed on directly to the students.

With GoBinder, campuses and students can avoid the cost and hassle of printing their lecture notes to paper. More importantly, electronic notes and lecture material become "active" information during the learning experience because students can annotate, search, and share their learning faster and easier than they can with paper.

"GoBinder lets me create a personal copy of all the information my history professor puts on Blackboard," says Michelle Weems, a junior at Sam Houston State University. "Now I organize everything in my own way with my computer without needing to kill trees by printing everything out to paper. I'm a better student because I can take notes on the lecture outlines during class, plus I can review or read anytime without having to logon to the web. GoBinder is a powerful study tool since I can quickly search and find answers in my own notes or in the documents prepared by my professors rather than hunting through pages of paper."

Additional information and a free 30-day trial version of GoBinder are available at www.gobinder.com. GoBinder is priced at $49.95 for education customers and can be purchased online at GoBinder.com. Campus-wide licenses of GoBinder and Agilix Mobilizer for Blackboard(TM), a solution that extends Blackboard and enables mobile learning through leveraging existing course content, are available by contacting Agilix at sales@agilix.com or http://www.gobinder.com/forms/pilots.aspx.

About the Tablet PC Developer Contest

GoBinder was selected as the First Prize winner from among 260 product submissions. Initial screening of applicants was performed by Tablet PC Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), influencers with Tablet PC and software expertise. The final round of judging took place at ZiffDavis offices in San Francisco in front of a panel of industry experts, including Enderle Group analyst Rob Enderle, PC Magazine editor in chief and the editorial director of Ziff Davis Media Michael J. Miller, PC Magazine editor Konstantinos Karagiannis, eWeek analyst Jason Brooks, ExtremeTech editor Loyd Case, and editor in chief of Ziff Davis Internet Jim Louderback. For details, see the full story on the PC Magazine web site at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1734139,00.asp.

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Information flows freely from professors through web-based course management systems and frictionless, digital communication mediums like email. Students face new challenges in learning today. That's why students need Agilix GoBinder. GoBinder is a student-focused software application that puts the student in control. Additional information and a free 30-day trial of GoBinder can be found at www.gobinder.com .

GoBinder™ delivers a compelling application for students right from the start. However, harnessing GoBinder's mobile capabilities and extending the university's course management systems delivers a huge win for the university and the student.

With GoBinder, students can:

• Track assignments and due dates
• Store and organize information from course management     systems, including Office files, PDFs, and web pages
• Annotate lecture notes with highlighters and pens
• Replace paper with a digital note-taking solution that offers text and digital ink
• Search for answers in lecture notes and research
• Share information with peers
• Supports laptop and Tablet PCs
• And more

Core Features in Agilix GoBinder:

• Customizable binder tabs
• Integrated syllabus and calendar to keep track of assignments
• Document and note organizer to store lecture notes
• Document annotation with highlighters and pens
• Storage of reports, web pages, Microsoft Office documents, and more
• Note taking application to replace paper with digital note pages using text or digital ink
• Searching of any note or document in GoBinder, including handwritten notes
• Sharing between students and professors
• Automatic saving of work
• Cut, copy, and paste of information into reports or assignments
• Address book—email and instant messenger addresses, phone numbers, etc.
• Customizable interface for university logos, images, and colors

GoBinder works on any Microsoft Windows XP computer, including laptops, and offers enhanced functionality for Tablet PCs. The Tablet PC is the computer of choice for students and provides the power of Windows XP, works with standard Office applications, supports WiFi, delivers ultra mobility, and adds input through a stylus and digital ink, making it easy for students to replace paper and take notes in their own handwriting.

PORTABLE LEARNING SOLUTIONS
GoBinder provides a rich-client application with a mobile, off-line use database. GoBinder delivers value and enhances web-based course management or eLearning systems. Students can continue to study or work on projects even when they are not connected to systems that require a live Internet connection. By combining web systems with a mobile solution, students benefit as they are able to study regardless of location. Universities benefit by providing students with extended, disconnected use of critical systems. Additionally, bandwidth and connectivity concerns can be offloaded to local data storage.

Agilix Mobilizer™ for Universities

Agilix Mobilizer extends student use of web-based course management systems, like Blackboard Learning System™, into offline-use scenarios so student s can access and use course content in settings where an Internet connection is not available . Used in conjunction with course management systems, Agilix Mobilizer and GoBinder provide an integrated solution that increases student learning. More information about pilot opportunities is available www.gobinder.com.

AGILIX MOBILIZER™ KEEPS STUDENT AND PROFESSOR IN SYNC
Agilix Mobilizer™ extends GoBinder by providing bi-directional synchronization with back-end data systems. As an optional component to GoBinder, Agilix Mobilizer makes it possible to move and synchronize local data storage with server-based systems. Changes made on the server are updated or pushed out to GoBinder ' s local database. Students benefit as they always have the latest information posted to the server. Students receive the latest changes or more easily interact and collaborate with the professor. Faculty benefit from the bi-directional sync as students can more easily submit assignments from their local database into a digital drop box on the server.

Agilix Mobilizer is delivered as two components: 1) a server-side, Blackboard Building Block provided free of charge to the university, and 2) a plug-in for Agilix GoBinder. Agilix Mobilizer supports Blackboard v6.x server environments, including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Unix.

Used together, Agilix GoBinder and Mobilizer provide an enhanced learning experience for students. "BYU is focused on improving the effectiveness of teaching and learning through the integration of appropriate technology," said Jon Mott, Director at the Center for Instructional Design at Brigham Young University . "In particular, we look for technology solutions that leverage our investment in Blackboard. Based on our preliminary use, we are optimistic that Agilix Mobilizer and GoBinder solutions will enhance student and faculty use of Blackboard to produce a richer and more flexible teaching and learning experience."