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Geoworks Corporation
Nasdaq: GWRX
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 PROFILE
Geoworks helps mobile phones remember anniversaries and give you directions to the nursery. The company's software and services allow consumers and business professionals to access information and e-commerce services through mobile communication devices, including mobile phones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. Geoworks also licenses its smart phone operating system (40% of sales) to manufacturers such as Ericsson, Nokia, and Toshiba. Three customers account for about 90% of sales. The company's AirBoss Mobile Solutions suite provides wireless software and services for accessing corporate data via intranets and the Internet. Citigroup and Amazon.com own minority stakes in Geoworks.

 COMPETITION
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERICY)
Motorola, Inc. (MOT)
Openwave Systems Inc. (OPWV)

 DEALS
Deal: Amazon Invests in Geoworks
Date Announced: 02.17.99
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 5
Description: Online retail giant invests $5 million in wireless communications co.

 TRACKERS
Jun. 12, 2001 - LAYOFF TRACKER
43 laid off
Description: Planning to refocus the operations around one product strategy. Layoffs represent 22% of its staff.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2001 Sales (mil.): 16.60
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 37.2%
Employees: 158
Revenue per employee: $105,063.29

 KEY PEOPLE
• David L. Grannan
    CEO
• Timothy Toppin
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
960 Atlantic Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501
US
Phone: 510-814-1660
Fax: 510-814-4250
Online: Web Site

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