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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Smart Global Joins Palm Powered Mobile World
SUNNYVALE, Calif., PalmSource Mobile Summit and DevCon, May 24
PalmSource, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSRC), provider of Palm
OS(R), a leading operating system powering next generation mobile devices and
smartphones, announced today that Smart Global, the world's first mobile
application service provider for the small and medium enterprise market (SME)
based in the UK, has joined the Palm Powered Mobile World (PPMW) program.
Building upon Smart Global's partnership with O2, the leading UK network
operator, the Smart Global and PalmSource collaboration is expected to expand
Smart Global's mobile product portfolio to include comprehensive support for
Palm Powered(TM) devices.
Smart Global will integrate additional Palm OS applications tailored
specifically for the European markets. These applications will be jointly
defined by leveraging from among the 400,000-plus registered Palm OS
application developers that address the needs of the SME. Both companies
intend to jointly identify the Palm Powered devices to best support the newly
tailored Smart Global applications.
"Smart Global joining the PPMW represents our intentions to further expand
our unique market proposition and create a new breed of mobile applications
and services fully integrated into mobile devices," said Guy Rosenhoiz,
executive vice president and founder of Smart Global. "The PalmSource
operating system and range of business focused devices offers one of the most
compelling solutions for such a proposition. With PalmSource's proven
commitment to excellence we believe that, through this partnership, Smart
Global will be able to offer an unparalleled user experience and value to its
customers."
Smart Global's services are tailored to address the most important needs
of small office, home office (SOHO) and SME enterprises in mobilizing their
business. Services are specifically designed to improve productivity, enhance
control, cut costs and enhance organizations' communications. Smart Global's
services are fully hosted, managed and subscription based, thus eliminating
the need for any up front investment or IT integration with the business
back-end servers.
Smart Global services are broadly appealing and include email and calendar
push, contacts and tasks synchronization; instant messaging; real-time
business and market information; mapping and navigation solutions, as well as
more complex workforce, sales and time management services. Services support a
wide range of mobile devices and PDAs and are automatically downloaded to
users' mobile devices over-the-air.
"Having Smart Global as a charter member in Palm Powered(TM) Mobile World
underscores PalmSource's commitment to drive the adoption of wireless Palm
OS(R) applications in the European market," said David Nagel, chief executive
officer and president of PalmSource. "Together with our industry leading
partners such as Smart Global, we are furthering the position of Palm OS as
one of the most service-ready platform for smartphones and mobile devices."
About Palm Powered Mobile World
Launched in the Fall of 2003, Palm Powered Mobile World is designed to
connect global mobile operators, infrastructure and middleware providers and
software developers to efficiently bring Palm OS software applications and
solutions to market, providing increased revenue opportunities and a superior
user experience for Palm Powered smart mobile devices. More information on the
Palm Powered Mobile World program can be found at
http://www.palmsource.com/operators.
About Smart Global
Smart Global, a UK based company in partnership with network operator O2,
is the world's first provider of mobile data services targeted at small and
medium sized businesses. All services have been specifically designed to
address the unique needs of the SME and as such are fully hosted, require no
installation or IT integration with back-office systems and are extremely
simple to provision with the software sent directly to the subscriber's mobile
device. Smart services are supported by a wide range of mobile phones, PDAs
and BlackBerry devices, with payment via a monthly subscription fee, meaning
no up-front investment is required. Businesses have the added reassurance of
Smart Global's dedicated customer care team and online support, freeing them
from the daily hassle of technology management. Please visit
http://www.smartglobal.com for more information.
About PalmSource
PalmSource, Inc., the company behind Palm OS(R), a leading operating
system powering smart mobile devices, is a leading developer of software for
mobile phones and other mobile devices. Its products include a wide range of
software for mobile phones at all price points. More than 39 million mobile
phones, handhelds, and other mobile devices run PalmSource software. More than
45 companies worldwide have licenses to PalmSource software, including Fossil,
Garmin, GSPDA, Kyocera, Lenovo, palmOne, Samsung, Sony, and Symbol
Technologies. Palm OS has 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.
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