RED MERCURY RELEASES PALM OS 5 SOFTWARE TITLES

Popular Software Titles Available for Next Generation Handhelds

CHICAGO, Illinois - October 17, 2002 - Red Mercury, LLC, a handheld entertainment software company, today announced the release of four popular Palm OS® applications optimized to support the new operating system, Palm OS 5. All Red Mercury® software titles will run on the recently announced Palm OS 5 handhelds expected in stores this fall.

The new Red Mercury releases are available now. Current users can upgrade for free. The new releases offer significant performance improvements and support for the new 320x320 and 320x480 high resolution screens.

"Our customers can expect to run Red Mercury software on whatever handheld they own. Whether it is an old hand-me down model or the newest device to hit the stores," states Scott Corley, President of Red Mercury, LLC. "However, we hope our software inspires users to go out and buy a cool, new, faster, high resolution handheld!"

Red Mercury continues to contribute to the Palm community by producing high quality, compelling and fun software that takes advantage of the latest handheld technology. Top selling Red Mercury products available for Palm OS 5 handhelds include:

  • AcidImage™ - full featured image viewer allows users to organize, view and share their digital pictures.
  • AcidSolitaire® and AcidFreecell™ - highly addictive, classic solitaire card games. Color backgrounds included or users can make their own.
  • Atom Smash™ - a fast action arcade game. Includes 64 levels of play. Users can create and share their own LevelPaks.

    Free demos of Red Mercury software products are available for download on the Red Mercury website, http://www.red-mercury.com. The full versions are also available for sale on the company website.

    About Red Mercury, LLC
    Red Mercury is a handheld entertainment software company located in Chicago, Illinois. Red Mercury develops and publishes high quality software for Palm OS. For additional information on Red Mercury products, visit the company's web site at http://www.red-mercury.com or email info@red-mercury.com.

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    Red Mercury, AcidImage, AcidSolitaire, AcidFreecell, and Atom Smash are registered trademarks or trademarks of Red Mercury, LLC. Palm OS is a registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. All other products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.