Cost-Effective Tool To Help Businesses Increase Web Traffic And Strengthen Visitor Retention
SAN JOSE, Calif. (3/1/01)--- Pumatech (NASDAQ:PUMA), the leading provider of software infrastructure for the mobile Internet, today announced Mind-it for Webmasters, a powerful service that helps businesses increase Web site traffic and improve customer retention and loyalty. This service allows webmasters to easily integrate Mind-it "buttons" into their sites, enabling consumers to track web content and be notified automatically when that information is updated. Mind-it for Webmasters delivers a cost-effective solution for managing communications with sites' customers.
As of March 1, 2001, the Mind-it for Webmasters service is available for $795 per year. As a special introductory offer, Pumatech is offering the service for $595 to webmasters who sign up during the month of March 2001. The service is now available from Pumatech's wholly owned subsidiary, NetMind Technologies, Inc. (www.netmind.com), and carries a 30-day money-back guarantee.
"As a mobile Internet infrastructure provider, we are delivering a strong value proposition for businesses on the web who want to reach and retain audiences by providing personalized, valuable information to consumers," said Richard Walker, vice president of marketing and online services for Pumatech. "With Mind-it for Webmasters, Pumatech provides a service focused on delivering economic value to its customers. Mind-it enables sites to lower customer acquisition costs, build site loyalty and drive new revenue through incremental consumption of ads, products, and/or services."
Mind-it for Webmasters is based on the Mind-it change-detection/notification component of Pumatech's Mobile Application Platform (MAP), the common server platform on which the Company is building its new mobile solutions.
POWERFUL ARRAY OF FEATURES AND BENEFITS IN STORE FOR WEBMASTERS
In addition to providing a means for businesses to create 1-to-1 relationships with their online customers, Mind-it for Webmasters includes a broad set of supplemental features to the service. These features leverage Pumatech's existing assets and are designed to provide real value to Mind-it for Webmasters customers:
ABOUT MAP
The Mobile Application Platform (MAP) is the common server platform on which Pumatech is building its new mobile solutions. MAP is designed for maximum scalability and performance, provides ubiquitous access to mobile devices over both wired and wireless media, and does not require the PC to act as a gateway to the network. The platform is hosted in the public Internet space in Pumatech's Intellisync.comSM Web service, and is available for licensing to carriers, ISPs and Web portals, as well as to corporations looking to utilize its capabilities behind firewall installations.
ABOUT PUMATECH
Pumatech (Nasdaq: PUMA), formerly known as Puma Technology, Inc., is the 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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Pumatech, the Pumatech logo, and Intellisync are trademarks of Pumatech, Inc., that may be registered in some jurisdictions. Mind-it is a trademark of NetMind Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pumatech, Inc. Intellisync.com is a servicemark of Pumatech, Inc. Palm OS is a trademark of Palm, Inc. All other product or company names are trademarks of their respective owners.