Pumatech, Inc. (Nasdaq:PUMA), the leading provider of software infrastructure for the mobile Internet, announced that it will extend its Intellisync synchronization solution to support the yet-to-be named Java-based handheld device developed by Sharp Corporation, a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies in electronics. Pumatech's Intellisync software will provide users of the new personal digital assistant (PDA) with complete English-language synchronization support of calendar, contact, and task data for Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Exchange and other popular PC-based PIMs.
"As leading hardware vendors such as Sharp continue to introduce next-generation mobile devices for consumers and the enterprise, we will maintain our commitment to support these new classes of device with our Intellisync synchronization software products," said Brad Rowe, CEO, president, and co-founder of Pumatech. "As an industry pioneer and a leading end-to-end infrastructure provider for mobile, wireless and Internet-based devices, we have the technology and expertise to support Sharp in its efforts to provide consumers and corporations with a device that empowers them to manage their personal and professional lives more effectively."
The next-generation PDA from Sharp Corporation offers the enterprise market the best way to connect to their most essential information while away from their desk, yet it is versatile enough to satisfy the personal needs of today's busy mobile lifestyle. The Sharp PDA offers a broad range of native business, personal productivity, and entertainment applications, and can easily be enhanced to adapt to each customer's changing needs through a growing number of industry-standard hardware and software expansion options.
"With the introduction of our new Java-based PDA, we are reinforcing our commitment to meeting the needs of our mobile customers who have relied on our hardware offerings for years," said Hiroshi Uno, general manager of the mobile systems division at Sharp Corporation. "We believe Pumatech can help us enhance the capabilities of our Java/Linux handheld devices by integrating a rich synchronization experience for our customers."
Intellisync software provides a powerful synchronization solution enabling consumers and enterprise customers to keep their most important information -- calendars, e-mail, contacts and tasks --constantly up-to-date between handheld devices (including the new Java-based PDA from Sharp) and the broadest range of PC applications. With its patented Data Synchronization Extensions Technology (DSX Technology(R) engine), only Intellisync lets customers simultaneously synchronize handheld organizer data with multiple PC applications like Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes and Organizer, Novell GroupWise and ACT!.
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