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Pat Rodden, Fiori

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New Tripod Data Systems Products

PORTLAND, Ore.

April 14, 2004

Fiori continues its successful relationship with Tripod Data Systems with the completion of 2 new products, the TDS Ranger and TDS Recon.  Both products have fulfilled the goal of developing a rugged handheld for the surveying industry.  These products can be dropped, kicked, submerged in water, and left to dry in a hot desert or icy tundra.  These two handhelds stand up to any extreme activity you can throw at them, and are proving to be very successful in the industry with both users and reviewers.

About Tripod

Tripod Data Systems (TDS) produces rugged handheld computers for extreme outdoor and industrial environments, software for land surveying and construction applications, and GIS systems for field data collection and automation. TDS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trimble. The company is headquartered in Corvallis, Ore., and was founded in 1987. For more information about TDS, visit www.tdsway.com, email info@tdsway.com or call 541-753-9322.

About Fiori

Founded in 1994, Fiori is an award-winning contextual research and design company. Fiori applies a unique, context-driven approach, where the study of real people in the real world inspires and guides the development of products, services and communications. Fiori has two Pacific Northwest offices, with research and design in Portland, Oregon, and business development and operations management in Seattle, Washington. Fiori’s clients include the Fortune 500 and companies on their way there. Clients include Bioject, Dagger, Intel, HP, LSI Logic, Precor, Samsung and Yakima. Fiori has been recognized with over 20 international awards including awards from Business Week, Metropolis Magazine, Germany’s Red Dot, Japan’s Good Design, Chicago Athenaeum and CES Innovation. For more information, visit http://www.fioriinc.com.

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