SAN JOSE, Calif. (1/31/01) - Pumatech, Inc. (NASDAQ: PUMA), the leading provider of software infrastructure for the mobile world, today announced the appointment of Kevin Vine as new Vice President and Managing Director of Pumatech / Europe.
Pumatech Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Steve Nicol, commented that Mr. Vine is an experienced and valuable addition to the Pumatech management team and will lead the company's sales, marketing and systems organization in Europe.
Pumatech's European presence will be headquartered in the UK, with Mr. Vine heading up the London office, which the company expects to open in February 2001.
"With Kevin at the helm, the European team will be building on Pumatech's accomplishments in the United States and Japanese markets, particularly with the success of the Intellisync synchronization products," Mr. Nicol said. Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Vine said, "Pumatech has a very exciting future, particularly with the European launch of the company's Mobile Application Platform (MAP) and Intellisync.comSM Web service, which has propelled Pumatech into the wireless Internet space in the U.S. It is also one of my goals to help the company in its plan to aggressively target the enterprise market, one of the fastest growing areas for PDA application deployment." He continues, "We are strategically positioned to meet the evolving synchronization needs of the mobile workforce, and with the ever-increasing need for both enterprises and Internet service providers to build wireless applications and services, we are well placed to be the major player in this marketplace."
Mr. Vine joins Pumatech from Ericsson, where he was Vice President, Wireless Infrastructure. Prior to that he held senior management positions with 3COM, US Robotics and Digital.
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 OS handhelds, Pocket PCs, Web sites, and desktop applications, such as Outlook. Companies using Pumatech 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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