SAN JOSE, Calif. (6/18/01) - Pumatech, Inc (NASDAQ: PUMA), the leading provider of software infrastructure for the mobile world, today announced its full support of the Symbian Release 5.0 platform via its Intellisync 4.0 software. Symbian develops the EPOC mobile wireless operating system for mobile devices, such as the Psion Revo. Pumatech already supports Palm OS , Pocket PC and Windows CE platforms with Intellisync 4.0. Intellisync 4.0 with Symbian support is immediately available via download from the Pumatech.com web site for $69.95.
Pumatech is a founding member of the Symbian Connectivity Partner Program, which was established to accelerate the production of best-of-breed wireless connectivity solutions for the Symbian platform. Pumatech provides synchronization software and expertise for two-way synchronization on the desktop between a variety of PC-based applications and Symbian-compatible devices. In the future this will be extended to support multi-point, Web-based synchronization of calendar, e-mail, contacts and tasks between Symbian-compatible devices and home PCs, work PCs, and Internet PIMs, using a network, dial-up, or wireless connection to the Internet.
"Our synchronization technology has enabled the integration of mobile devices into the everyday lives of today's business professionals and consumers alike by offering a tool that expands the capabilities of their devices," said Richard Walker, vice president of marketing and online services for Pumatech. "By offering full connectivity to the increasingly-popular Symbian platform, we are demonstrating our committed support to the widest array of wireless platforms on the market."
ABOUT INTELLISYNC
Intellisync software from Pumatech provides a powerful synchronization solution, enabling consumers to keep their most important information - calendars, e-mail, contacts and tasks - constantly up-to-date between Palm OS, Pocket PC, Windows CE and Symbian devices and the broadest range of PC applications. With its patented Data Synchronization Extensions Technology (DSX Technology® engine), only Intellisync lets customers simultaneously synchronize handheld organizer data with multiple PC applications like Microsoft Outlook and Schedule+, Lotus Notes and Organizer, Novell GroupWise, ACT! and many more.
ABOUT PUMATECH
Pumatech (NASDAQ: PUMA) 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-capable 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 Fortune 500 companies, mobile device manufacturers, telecommunications carriers, software companies, and individuals. Pumatech has headquarters in California, Tokyo and London. Pumatech offers more information on its products and services at www.pumatech.com.
ABOUT SYMBIAN
Symbian owns, develops and licenses a software platform for next generation mobile phones. Owned by Ericsson, Matsushita, Motorola, Nokia and Psion, Symbian's mission is to license the Symbian platform to all mobile phone manufacturers and to create a mass market for next generation mobile phones by working closely with wireless networks, content, services, messaging and enterprise wide solution providers. For more information see www.symbian.com.
Cautionary Statement: Except for historical information, all of the expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the ability to integrate the software and related technologies in and timely manner and successfully deploy the service, and risks related to market acceptance of combined services offered through this service. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the company's business, please refer to the reports filed with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks relating to possible product defects and product liability, risks related to international sales and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations, continued acceptance of Pumatech's products, increased levels of competition, technological changes, dependence on intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in Pumatech's periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities.
Pumatech, the Pumatech logo, Intellisync, and DSX Technology are trademarks of Pumatech, Inc., that may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Palm OS is a registered trademark of Palm, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.