3Wedge Offers World’s Most Comprehensive, Easy to-Use Handheld Golfing Software
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — June 14, 1999 — 3Wedge Corporation today introduced ultraCaddie(TM) software — the most comprehensive, easy-to-use golf application for the Palm Computing(R) platform.
ultraCaddie software, the world's first golfing software with caddie-like functionality, includes an electronic caddie feature that enables golfers to quickly calculate and determine the best golf club for a particular situation. In addition, ultraCaddie software can track and calculate up to 41 different useful and important player statistics for comparison and analysis. ultraCaddie software also simplifies the accounting of more than 16 of the most popular side games with 54 different options and up to the minute status.
"ultraCaddie is a winner!" said Denny Reily, director of OEM relationships, Palm Computing. "All of the functions are easy to use. The betting and club selection functions are excellent. Great product! It is what I will use to score my rounds."
ultraCaddie software performs the advisory role of a live caddie by providing expert club recommendations based on a player's input regarding prevailing conditions such as wind speed and direction, fairway slope, hazards, pin placement and lie conditions.
"ultraCaddie software will help golfers better understand and execute their golf game," said Richard McCaffrey, president of 3Wedge. "ultraCaddie software ends the limitations of paper score cards while adding a whole new dimension to the golf game. It's the long overdue application of technology to facilitate the scoring, statistic gathering and analysis, and club selection that typically only the pros have enjoyed."
ultraCaddie software works and looks like a paper scorecard, but captures far more information and displays it in easy-to-view pages on the Palm Computing(R) devices. The easy to use software allows players to be up and running without any training. Golf data can be added with a few simple pen strokes. Golfers can track the accuracy of their drive, approach shot, and first putt. Instant feedback is available by viewing 19 automatically-calculated statistics, including: greens in regulation, birdies, pars, bogies, net score, adjusted score and much more.
Once the round is done, players can perform a HotSync(R) operation and automatically transfer the data they captured in ultraCaddie software on their handheld device to the system's RoundAnalyzer software on a desktop computer. RoundAnalyzer stores round database information and provides endless options to select players and rounds for analyzing any of 41 different statistics.
To add to the fun, ultraCaddie software accurately tracks multiple side games on a per hole, per game, and per player basis, eliminating the need for difficult to read annotations penciled in on the margins or score boxes of a conventional paper score card. In fact, ultraCaddie software offers golfers a "what if" calculating capability for those all too common "if I had only" conversations at the 19th hole.
ultraCaddie software runs on all Palm Computing platform devices including the newly released Palm VII(TM) connected organizer. Desktop computer requirements include Windows(R) 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0; hard disk space of 12MB to operate, 25MB to install; and a minimum of 16MB RAM (32MB RAM recommended), video capability of 256 colors at 800×600 resolution; and 150 MHz PC or higher (recommended).
ultraCaddie software is available immediately via the Web at http://www.ultracaddie.com, from the Palm Pilot Gear site at www2.viaweb.com/pilotgearsw/3wedgeinc.html and through online retailer Beyond.com at http://www.beyond.com/PKSN10424/prod.htm. The suggested introductory retail price for ultraCaddie software is US$ 59.95.
Located in Mountain View, Calif., 3Wedge is devoted to the development of handheld computing applications for sporting and recreational enthusiasts. ultraCaddie is the debut product from 3Wedge. Visit the company on the web at http://www.ultracaddie.com for more information.
Note to Editors: ultraCaddie and 3Wedge are trademarks of ESEA. Palm Computing and HotSync are registered marks and Palm, Palm OS, and Palm VII are trademarks of Palm Computing or 3Com Corporation. All other names are trademarks of their respective holders.
CONTACT:
Integrity Communications
Linda Goncalves, 408/294-2338
[email protected]