SAN JOSE, Calif. - (Jan. 16, 2001) - PUMATECH, Inc. (Nasdaq: PUMA), a leading provider of software infrastructure for the mobile Internet, today announced that Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a global Internet communications, commerce and media company, has selected Pumatech's intellisync software as the default integrated synchronization solution for Yahoo!® Calendar (http://calendar.yahoo.com), Yahoo! Address Book (http://address.yahoo.com) and Yahoo! Notepad (http://notepad.yahoo.com). Yahoo! will incorporate Pumatech's Intellisync engine into these popular Yahoo! services, allowing people to synchronize their schedules, contact information, to do lists, and notes between the Internet and their desktops or handheld Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).
"Working with a significant Internet player such as Yahoo! illustrates how our core synchronization software is proliferating to the world's largest Internet companies," said Brad Rowe, president and CEO of Pumatech. "Over the last year, we have enhanced and extended our synchronization capabilities with other features to offer consumers, business professionals and e-businesses a rich, comprehensive mobile experience that allows them to fully leverage the potential of their wireless devices."
"This newly updated functionality will give our millions of users around the world an even easier way to keep their business and personal lives in sync and organized," said Lisa Pollock, senior producer at Yahoo!. "We strive to provide our users with the best and easiest-to-use tools to improve the overall efficiency of their daily lives. Intellisync software has proven it can do just that, with its simple user interface and ability to synchronize information between devices such as PCs and handhelds."
YAHOO! STRENGTHENS ITS SYNCHRONIZATION OFFERINGS WITH INTELLISYNC
Yahoo! is enhancing its free synchronization capabilities by integrating Intellisync software as the default option for users of Yahoo! Calendar, Yahoo! Address Book and Yahoo! Notepad. When Yahoo! users synchronize information from these applications with their mobile device or desktop application of choice, Intellisync will communicate with those programs, taking all changes and updating them simultaneously on all applications and devices. Yahoo! joins a number of major Internet companies such as Critical Path, Intranets.com and Intuit that have recently licensed Pumatech's synchronization engine, a key component of the company's Mobile Application Platform (MAP). MAP is Pumatech's architectural platform that is enabling e-businesses, Internet companies and enterprises to build leading-edge mobile solutions by providing Internet access, change detection, notification and wireless synchronization to mobile devices.
ABOUT PUMATECH
Pumatech (Nasdaq: PUMA), formerly known as Puma Technology, Inc., is a leading provider of software infrastructure for the mobile world. The Company, which has long been the leader in synchronization with its Intellisync technology, is in the process of rolling out recently acquired, leading-edge personalization, notification and Web-browsing services integrated with synchronization. Pumatech now offers a comprehensive application suite, the Mobile Application Platform (MAP), for the delivery of highly personalized content to any mobile device. It is the only integrated solution that fully supports all mobile devices and standards, including WAP phones, SMS-enabled phones, Palm OSÒ handhelds, Pocket PCs, Web sites, and desktop applications, such as Outlook. Companies using PumatechÔ products can create powerful mobile solutions that give customers and employees anytime, anywhere access to relevant information. Pumatech's mobile solutions are used by a wide range of leading companies, mobile device manufacturers, telecommunications carriers, software companies, and individuals. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Pumatech offers more information on its products and services at www.pumatech.com.
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