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COMDEX, LAS VEGAS, Nov. 17, 2002 -- RealNetworks today announced a strategic alliance that will enable consumers to use their Palm Tungsten T handhelds as digital audio players. RealOne Player Mobile, which is based on the Helix platform, will deliver audio multimedia playback and storage for both RealAudio and MP3 files on Palm's newest handheld, enabling users to play and store music wherever and whenever. Available by the end of the year, RealOne Player Mobile will enable consumers to: xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

* Transfer personal audio media collections from their RealOne Player on the

PC onto their Palm Tungsten T handhelds

* View full display of current tracks playing, including song name, album, and artist

* Select and playback songs from sound device cards

* Easily access content with the Tungsten T handheld's 5-way navigation

* Run multiple tasks while listening to RealAudio or MP3 programming

* Conserve battery power through the auto-dimming capability

The RealOne Player Mobile for the Tungsten T handheld is based on the Helix DNA Client, a software engine that device manufacturers and software developers can use to build a multiformat media player for any device. RealNetworks is working with the Helix Community to make the Helix DNA Client available for the Palm OS 5 platform, which will enable other media applications to be developed for the Tungsten T handheld and other Palm handhelds.

Availability

Palm Tungsten T handheld users will be able to download the RealOne Player

Mobile for free at www.real.com/player/mobile or by the end of the year at:

www.palm.com/realoneplayermobile

The RealOne Player Mobile also will be shipped with select future Palm handhelds.