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SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2001) - Palm™ handheld users can now breathe
a little easier if their Palm handhelds and accessories - as well as the crucial
data they keep -- are lost or stolen: BoomerangIt will help get your items back.
Beginning next spring, Palm expansion cards, keyboards and modems will include the
BoomerangIt loss protection service, free for six months with product registration.
In addition, all Palm handheld users can get substantial discounts now for the BoomerangIt
service, which can be used with all Palm products, by shopping at - www.boomerangit.com/palmpromo
For today's many mobile product users, the BoomerangIt service is an essential,
yet inexpensive, security blanket, costing just pennies a year.
Palm handheld accessories such as expansion cards, keyboards and modems have become
as indispensable as the handhelds themselves. Unfortunately, many valuable mobile
products such as these will be lost or stolen, left accidentally in meeting rooms,
hotels, restaurants, rental cars, airports and other public spaces. Each year, a
staggering number of items are left behind by visitors, for example: 12,000 at the
Seattle-Tacoma Airport, 10,000 at Yosemite National Park and 30,000 at Bally's Hotel
and Casino in Las Vegas.
"By utilizing the BoomerangIt loss protection service, consumers can get lost or
stolen items returned more easily and efficiently," said Eddie Orton, founder and
CEO of BoomerangIt, Inc. "And Palm handheld users can get great discounts on the
service just in time for holiday shopping."
Beginning next spring, Palm expansion cards, keyboards and modems will contain a
free BoomerangIt product-protection label to be affixed to the item. To activate
the free six-month BoomerangIt service, the consumer will need to register the product
online. BoomerangIt packages (including key tags, luggage tags and labels for Palm
handhelds and accessories) are available now at discounted prices to owners of existing
Palm products. Click here to shop: www.boomerangit.com/palmpromo
Once registered, if the Palm handheld or accessory is lost or stolen, BoomerangIt
can help get it back. If the item is lost, anyone who finds it can contact BoomerangIt
using the instructions on the label and receive a reward, a free pack of BoomerangIt
labels and registrations. The information submitted to activate BoomerangIt service
is used to facilitate the return of a lost or stolen Palm handheld or accessory
to the rightful owner.
"Thanks to this special offer, our users stand a much better chance of recovering
their Palm handhelds, keyboards, expansion cards and other accessories should they
ever lose them," said Alan Urban, director of accessories and peripherals at Palm,
Inc. "Our customers have come to rely on our products to help them manage their
lives and increase their productivity. For a nominal fee, BoomerangIt's service
gives our users some peace of mind that their Palm products will be returned quickly
to them should they ever lose them."
BoomerangIt not only safeguards the handheld or accessory, but also protects from
the loss of irreplaceable data it keeps. BoomerangIt also guards your investment
by establishing a permanent record of ownership, acting as a "VIN" system for your
item, which is accessible to more than 16,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide.
BoomerangIt works with the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and its "McGruff® ID Armor®
the Crime Dog" program to help return lost and stolen items to their rightful owners.
Most lost items are left in hotels, restaurants, airplanes, and other public places,
which have a legal responsibility to hold them in their lost and found departments.
In addition to providing rewards to finders, BoomerangIt's extensive outreach and
awareness program with hotel, restaurant and transportation industry leaders, plus
police departments nationwide, ensures an effective rate of return.
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