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Press Release
New PalmSource Business Applications Program Signs 16 Enterprise Developers In First Six Weeks
Palm OS Business Solutions Program Is Designed To Reduce Time-to-Market, Open New Sales Channels, Raise Product Awareness for Mobile Business Applications
CeBIT AMERICA, NEW YORK, - June 18, 2003 - PalmSource, Inc., provider of the popular operating system for handheld and smartphone devices and the Palm OS® subsidiary of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), today announced that its new Palm OS Business Solutions Program has been successful with 16 enterprise software developers signed on during its first six weeks.
With mobile computing emerging as a top priority for businesses, Palm Powered™ handhelds and smartphones extend remote access to corporate e-mail, mission-critical databases and enterprise-class software for mobile workers in thousands of companies worldwide. Palm OS Business Solutions aligns enterprise developers from PalmSource's 270,000-strong developer community with the needs of today's mobile businesses.
Participants in the Palm OS Business Solutions program work with Palm OS licensees, system integrators and other strategic partners to prepare their applications for market delivery. Members receive targeted marketing support and "enterprise-ready" certification from PalmSource, a trusted name in enterprise mobility.
Signed to date, members of Palm OS Business Solutions Program are:
Best Software, Inc. Best Software helps small and medium-sized businesses automate workflow with a wide range of business management software and services. Best delivers easy-to-use, scalable and customizable applications as well as expert consultation to 1.7 million customers in North America. For more information, visit www.bestsoftware.com.
Credant Technologies Credant Mobile Guardian (CMG) helps growing mobile enterprises secure critical data stored on handheld devices through centrally managed policy administration and remote user authentication. This cost-effective and efficient model helps customers participate fully in the mobile workplace and remain confident that their critical information is secure. For more information, visit www.credant.com.
DataViz, Inc. DataViz provides productivity software for the Palm Powered mobile device market, optimizing desktop applications for access on handheld computers and smartphones. One example is Documents to Go, which allows mobile business professionals to write and edit Word, Excel and Power Point files on any Palm OS handheld or smartphone. For more information, visit www.dataviz.com.
ePocrates, Inc. ePocrates offers clinical software and services for handheld computers. ePocrates Rx Pro contains a drug database, clinical tables and guidelines, information on drug interactions, and instructions for treatment of infectious diseases. ePocrates customers also benefit from information-sharing with a proprietary network of over 725,000 registered health care professionals. For more information, visit www.epocrates.com.
iambic, Inc. iambic helps businesses of all sizes save time, manage work flow and get the most out of their handheld computing experience. iambic's diverse family of handheld software addresses contact and schedule management, sales forecasting, time and expense tracking, word processing, spreadsheet analysis, money management and beyond. For more information, visit www.iambic.com.
MARGI Systems, Inc. MARGI provides Presenter-to-Go, a simple, fast and flexible tool for delivering high quality, color presentations on a handheld device. MARGI's customers include corporate executives, sales and marketing professionals, educators and healthcare workers. For more information, visit www.margi.com.
Mobility Electronics, Inc. Mobility Electronics is the parent firm of Cutting Edge Software, Inc. and iGo Direct Corporation. Cutting Edge Software makes the office productivity applications Quickoffice and Mobilefile. Quickoffice allows access to Word, Excel and PowerPoint on any handheld device, while Mobilefile provides remote access to desktop computer files on any wireless-enabled handheld. iGo Direct Corporation offers accessory products that add functionality to handheld computers and make mobile computing easier. For more information, visit www.mobilityelectronics.com.
Nexic, Inc. Nexic provides custom software for mobile users of the Novell GroupWise messaging platform. Nexic applications simplify Palm OS device integration with the GroupWise world, offering solutions for data transfer, e-mail retention, contact management, calendering and account management. For more information, visit www.nexic.com.
Notify Technology Notify offers cross-platform support for handheld wireless e-mail and personal information management (PIM) applications. NotifyLink provides secure over-the-air synchronization and push notification for Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, GroupWise, and Netscape. NotifyLink software supports a variety of Palm Powered devices on various networks simultaneously. For more information, visit www.notifycorp.com.
NS Basic Corporation NS Basic for Palm OS is a powerful and easy-to-use software development environment. Palm OS developers can use NS Basic to write and test BASIC programs on desktop computers, then download the programs to Palm Powered handhelds or smartphones to run them. For more information, visit www.nsbasic.com.
Pumatech, Inc. Pumatech provides organizations with software and services that synchronize and distribute critical information throughout the enterprise. Organizations can choose to use Pumatech's ready-made enterprise offerings, or they can leverage Pumatech's professional services team to create custom solutions built upon Pumatech's core enterprise platform. For more information, visit www.pumatech.com.
Snapperfish, Ltd. SnapperMail by Snapperfish puts the power of a desktop e-mail client onto any Palm Powered device. The application includes support for native desktop format attachments and a user interface specifically optimized for smartphones. For more information, visit www.snappermail.com.
Spontaneous Technology, Inc (Spontec) Spontaneous is the provider of Spontaneous Virtual Private Network (sVPN) software for Palm Powered devices. sVPN software allows Palm OS devices to remotely access -securely and in real-time - corporate applications, enterprise data and personal information stored behind corporate firewalls. For more information, visit www.spontec.com.
Trustdigital PDASecure by Trust Digital allows large enterprises to deploy encrypted software across thousands of mobile devices. Because encryption is centrally managed, critical data can be securely accessed and transferred from one device to another without having to reconfigure security settings. For more information, visit www.trustdigital.com.
Visto, Inc. Visto provides enterprises of all sizes with secure access to corporate applications over any network and on a broad array of handheld computers and smartphones. Products include Visto Mobile Access Solution, Server Edition, which helps departments and enterprises remotely access corporate e-mail. Visto MessageXpress is designed for individual access to corporate, Internet and POP3 email. For more information, visit www.visto.com.
XcelleNet XcelleNet helps a wide range of businesses manage customer facing, critical business solutions used by mobile computer and remote users. XcelleNet software brings mobile business into the real-time enterprise by addressing systems management, database synchronization and process automation. For more information, visit www.xcellenet.com.
For more information about the Palm OS Business Solutions Program, visit www.palmsource.com/developers/businesssolutions.
About PalmSource PalmSource is the company behind Palm OS, the popular operating system for handheld and smartphone devices. Licensed by industry leaders -- including Aceeca, Acer, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Garmin, GSL, Handspring, HuneTec, Kyocera, Legend, Palm, Samsung, Sony, Symbol and Tapwave as well as Palm OS Ready Partners including ATI, Intel, MediaQ, Motorola, Samsung Semiconductor and Texas Instruments -- Palm OS has shipped on more than 29 million handheld and smartphone devices, and given rise to a large community of users, enterprises, developers and manufacturers, who together make up the Palm Economy. PalmSource's headquarters is located at 1240 Crossman Ave. in Sunnyvale, Calif. PalmSource is a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM). More information about PalmSource, Inc. www.palmsource.com.
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