ThinAirApps, Inc. today announced that its ThinAir wireless e-mail application for the Palm VII(TM) handheld has now reached the 20,000-user mark. The company has also announced that ThinAir Server(TM), a platform that delivers wireless access to groupware and other corporate data from any device, has been installed by over 1,000 corporate customers at various stages of deployment ranging from evaluation usage to fully licensed installations. These milestones place ThinAirApps as a front-runner in the fast growing market of wireless software and application companies.
"This announcement is significant in that it demonstrates the onset of the next stage in the evolution of wireless data in the U.S.," said Kelly Quinn, senior analyst for wireless communications at Aberdeen Group. "With 20,000 real, deployed users of ThinAir wireless e-mail, ThinAirApps is helping to lead the adoption of productive wireless data applications."
ThinAir is a free application and service that enables individuals using the Palm VII, VIIx, OmniSky-equipped Palm V handheld, or any Palm with Clipper support to have instant access to personal e-mail from their ISP or Web-based-email account, such as Yahoo or Hotmail. ThinAir allows users to read newsgroups and do ICQ paging as well. Palm Inc. now includes ThinAir on the installation CD that is shipping with all Palm VIIx handheld computers and will be including the application with the Mobile Internet Kit coming this year, which Palm will offer to its installed base of several million users. ThinAir has been the number one download from Palm.Net(TM) since January 2000.
"Like a lot of people, I've come to depend on my e-mail both in my personal and professional lives," said Kim Ribbans, vice president, The Communication Works. "I began using the ThinAir e-mail client with my Palm VII a few months ago when it became too inconvenient to lug my laptop on trips. I love being able to check my e-mail wherever I am -from the beaches of Virginia to the deserts of New Mexico. Of all the applications I've tried on my Palm, I've found ThinAir to be the most powerful and the easiest to use."
ThinAir Server, the company's enterprise wireless application server and integrated groupware support is now empowering hundreds of users at companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, the Houston Chronicle and the Portland Trailblazers.
ThinAir Server enables employees to access corporate e-mail, groupware, and other enterprise data in real-time from any Research In Motion, Pocket PC, Symbian, or Palm operating system-based wireless handheld, as well as any Internet-enabled mobile phone. With ThinAir Server, Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes users can read, respond to, and delete e-mail in real-time from their inbox as well as any personal or shared folders.
In addition, users can interact with their corporate calendars, server-side address books, and to-do lists. With the release of the Wireless Software Development Kit for ThinAir Server, developers can build their own wireless applications on top of the ThinAir Server platform.
"We are pleased that so many people are using our applications and enjoying the freedom to stay connected to the e-mail that they have come to depend on," said Nathan Freitas, CTO, ThinAirApps. "When we developed ThinAir over a year ago, we were looking for ways to help people get the most out of these new wireless technologies. Now, individuals and corporate users of all kinds are seeing the value of wirelessly enabling applications using our ThinAir Server and Wireless SDK. As wireless technology continues to catch on, we are excited about all of the ways we will be able to innovate and expand on how we can help people live and work in a mobile world."
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