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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
PalmSource Announces Winners of U.S. Fall 2005 Powered Up Awards
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 19 -- PalmSource, Inc., provider of
Palm OS(R), a leading operating system powering next generation phones and
mobile devices, today announced the winners of the Fall 2005 U.S. Powered Up
Awards. The awards are co-sponsored by Palm, Inc., CNET Download.com,
Cingular Wireless and PalmGear.com, a division of Motricity. The Fall 2005
U.S. Powered Up Awards recognize Palm OS developers who have created
innovative software applications representing the best of breed in the Palm
Powered(TM) Economy and take advantage of the advanced features of Palm
Powered phones and mobile devices.
Fall 2005 U.S. Powered Up Awards have been awarded in five categories:
Enterprise/Productivity; Wireless/Over-the-Air; Multimedia;
Games/Entertainment and In-House/Custom (generally not commercially
available). In addition, for the first time, the Powered Up Awards feature a
monetary prize for the Best-In-Class grand prize and all category winners.
Selected from over 4,000 nominations submitted over a four-week period,
the five Fall 2005 U.S. Powered Up Award winners were chosen by a panel of
judges representing the award's sponsoring companies. Nominated applications
were evaluated using the following criteria:
-- Innovation -- Solutions that are truly unique and run on the latest
Palm Powered devices;
-- Popularity -- Solutions that lead the industry in sales and downloads;
-- Benefits -- Solutions that enhance quality of life;
-- Ease-of-Use -- Solutions that are simple, elegant and useful;
-- Support -- Solutions that are regularly updated with readily available
product support.
"We believe these awards, the caliber of the applications nominated and
the fact that a record 4,000 nominations were submitted, further demonstrate
the continued strength, creativity and vibrancy of the PalmSource developer
community," said Albert Chu, vice president of business development for
PalmSource. "Palm OS(R) developers continue to innovate at a rapid pace with
increased diversity, making smart mobile device and phone applications more
valuable by providing users with what is right for their needs, whether for
business, communications, learning or entertainment. We, along with our
co-sponsors are delighted to recognize the contributions of these developers
and celebrate the value Palm OS developers offer the entire Palm Powered(TM)
Economy."
Winners of the Fall 2005 U.S. Powered Up Awards
Best-In-Class
SonicAdmin 4.1 from Avocent Corporation
SonicAdmin enables IT professionals to securely manage computer systems
and network equipment from the palm of their hand, anytime, anywhere. Users
can interface remotely with enterprise applications such as Microsoft
Exchange, NetIQ's AppManager and Calamp's TelAlert. SonicAdmin also enables
users to perform critical IT functions such as resetting passwords, rebooting
systems, stopping and restarting services, killing processes, reprogramming
routers and firewalls and more. More information about Avocent and SonicAdmin
can be found at http://www.avocent.com and http://www.sonicmobility.com .
As winner in the Best-In-Class category, Avocent receives USD $10,000; a
smartphone or handheld of their choice from Palm; a Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 from
Cingular, and a co-marketing package valued at approximately USD $20,000.
Enterprise/Productivity
Two applications tied for first place in this category:
FieldRanger wGPS from BlueTech LLC and GoodAccess from Good Technology,
Inc.
FieldRanger wGPS
FieldRanger wGPS from BlueTech LLC, saves time and money, simplifies
dispatching, and helps manage field-based employees and work orders.
Customers remain connected to their mobile workforce without visiting job
sites. While service technicians receive work orders, track time and capture
signatures in the field, office-based employees and dispatchers can easily
track field worker locations using the assisted Global Positioning System
(GPS) integrated into mobile phones and cellular networks. FieldRanger shares
data seamlessly with Intuit QuickBooks, the nation's number one selling
accounting software package, reducing errors and time spent on data entry.
FieldRanger allows customers to spend less time managing their jobs and
employees and more time growing their businesses. More information about
FieldRanger can be found at http://www.fieldranger.com .
GoodAccess
GoodAccess from Good Technology, Inc., securely mobilizes critical
information kept in enterprise systems, improving the productivity and
effectiveness of mobile professionals and extending the value of investments
in enterprise applications. More information about GoodAccess can be found at
http://www.good.com .
As winners of the Enterprise/Productivity category, both BlueTech LLC and
Good Technology will each receive two Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphones from
Palm and Cingular; USD $1,000, and a co-marketing package valued at
approximately $20,000.
Wireless/Over-the-Air
Pocket Express from Handmark
Handmark Pocket Express delivers news, weather, sports, stocks,
directories, movies, maps and more to wireless handsets. The personalized
Pocket Express experience is faster than mobile web surfing by orders of
magnitude, and the intuitive PageOne interface serves up content with a
fraction of the clicks required by mobile web browsing. More information
about Handmark Pocket Express can be found at http://www.handmark.com .
Handmark receives a Palm TX, from Palm; a Palm Treo 650 smartphone from
Cingular; USD $1,000 and a co-marketing package valued at approximately
$20,000.
Multimedia
Pocket Tunes from NormSoft, Inc.
Pocket Tunes(TM) turns Palm Powered(TM) devices into portable audio players.
Pocket Tunes Deluxe, plays Internet radio, WMA and MP3 files, and supports
online subscription music services, providing users access to millions of
sounds. More information about Pocket Tunes for Palm OS(R) can be found at
http://www.pocket-tunes.com .
NormSoft receives a Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile manager, from Palm; a Palm
Treo 650 smartphone from Cingular; USD $1,000 and a co-marketing package
valued at approximately $20,000.
Games/Entertainment
EDGE-Extreme Dungeon Game Experience from zanegames
Set in a dark medieval world of demons and dragons, elves and dwarves,
rogues and wizards, good and evil ... EDGE (Extreme Dungeon Game Experience)
is an exciting "real-time" Role-Playing Game (RPG) with console-quality
graphics and a deep storyline. Vibrant isometric imagery, rich sound, and
smooth animation take handheld gaming to a new level. More information about
EDGE can be found at http://www.zanegames.com .
As winner of this category, zanegames receives a Palm Tungsten(TM) E2
handheld from Palm; a Palm Treo 650 smartphone from Cingular; USD $1,000 and a
co-marketing package valued at approximately $20,000.
In-House/Custom (not commercially available)
Palm Field Inventory by Medtronic, Inc.
Developed specifically for its field sales force, Medtronic's Palm Field
Inventory is a Palm OS(R) application designed to enable the Medtronic field
sales force to view field inventory locally on a Palm Powered(TM) device. In
addition to viewing the inventory, the application also enables the user to
perform a number of tasks including search for a product throughout a region;
record sales and create purchase orders; request product replenishment with
specific delivery dates and times; transfer products and send questions
directly to customer service.
About PalmSource
PalmSource, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ACCESS Co., Ltd, is the
company behind Palm OS(R), a leading operating system powering mobile devices
and phones. PalmSource's products include a wide range of software for mobile
phones at all price points. More than 40 million mobile phones, handhelds,
and other mobile devices run PalmSource software. PalmSource and Palm OS have
given rise to a large community of users, enterprises, developers and
manufacturers, who together make up the Palm Powered(TM) Economy. More
information about PalmSource is available at http://www.PalmSource.com ,
http://www.PalmSource.co.uk , http://www.PalmSource.fr , http://www.PalmSource.de ,
http://www.PalmSource.com/es and http://www.PalmSource.com.cn .
NOTE: ACCESS is a trademark or registered trademark of ACCESS Co., Ltd.
in Japan and other countries. PalmSource, Palm OS, Palm Powered and certain
other trademarks and logos are trademarks which are either owned by
PalmSource, Inc., or its affiliates or are licensed by PalmSource, Inc., from
Palm Trademark Holding Company, LLC, and which may be registered in the United
States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and other countries. Palm,
Treo, Tungsten, Zire and LifeDrive are among the trademarks or registered
trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other trademarks belong to
their respective owners.
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