BW0562  OCT 26,1999       13:45 PACIFIC      16:45 EASTERN


( BW)(CA-MARIN-RESEARCH) 3Com Palm VII Wireless Access Now Available for the Project Gateway Enterprise Project Management System


    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    LARKSPUR, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999--Marin Research Inc. today announced the availability of the Project Gateway(TM) Wireless Portal.
    This new software enables users of 3Com's Palm(R) VII handheld PDA to access and update corporate project management data from their handheld devices.
    "This represents the latest step in our vision to provide project information everywhere," according to Marin Research Inc., CEO Gary M. Cole.
    Using a Palm(R) VII and the Project Gateway(TM) Wireless Portal provides secure access to real time project reports, program dashboards, and team work plans. It also allows mobile professionals to post issues, update status reports, and report task status.
    Project Gateway is the leading application for project and program management using the Lotus Domino(R) platform. Project Gateway Repositories serve a corporate project community with task information, charts, issues and document tracking, news and discussion support, workload forecasts, timesheets, cross project coordination services and automatic, agent based notifications.
    Pricing: The Project Gateway Wireless Portal software is now available as part of the Project Gateway Repository Suite for US customers at no additional charge.
    Marin Research, Inc. specializes in project management technology and services. Its products, Project Gateway(TM) and Project Observatory(TM), are installed in over 400 sites worldwide and are localized for distribution in Japan by Kubota Systems Inc.
    More information about Marin Research Inc. and live access to the Project Gateway Wireless Portal is available on the firm's world wide web site at http://www.marinres.com

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     CONTACT: Marin Research Inc.            
              Gary Cole, 415/461-9784      
              gcole@marinres.com           
              http://www.marinres.com

     KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
     INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE HARDWARE PRODUCT