San Jose, Calif. (11/26/02) - Pumatech, Inc., the leading provider of synchronization software and services, today announced that its Intellisync® software received the Pocket PC Magazine 2002 Best Software Award in the category of synchronization. Intellisync enables synchronization of email, calendar, contacts and tasks between handheld devices and PC applications such as Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes. Pocket PC Magazine, recognized by the industry as a leading source of information on products and services relating to the Pocket PC platform, recently awarded honors to the top Pocket PC software solutions that enhance productivity and enjoyment of the Pocket PC device.
Intellisync was one of the few winners from over 1,400 product submissions for Pocket PC Magazine's Best Software Awards 2002. All winners and finalists were selected based on software reviews conducted by Pocket PC Magazine's product editors, board of experts, other online reviewers, as well as input from the publication's readers.
"Receiving this prestigious award from Pocket PC Magazine, acknowledging our advanced Intellisync synchronization software, reaffirms our commitment to ensuring that essential, up-to-date information is available to business users, when and where they need it," said Woody Hobbs, president and CEO of Pumatech. "Synchronization involves a complex series of actions that must be transparent to the user. Pumatech's ability to successfully handle this difficult, technical challenge has resulted in companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Siebel, Yahoo! and General Motors adopting the Intellisync synchronization engine."
For more information, or to purchase Pumatech's Intellisync synchronization products, please visit www.pumatech.com, or call 1-800-248-2795.
A feature article on the winners is currently available in Pocket PC Magazine's 2003 Buyer's Guide. For more information about the Best Software Awards 2002 and the Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories, visit www.pocketpcmag.com.
ABOUT INTELLISYNC
Intellisync software provides a powerful synchronization solution that enables users to keep their most important information - calendars, e-mail, contacts and tasks - constantly up-to-date between Palm OSÒ, Pocket PC, Windows CE and Symbian Release 5.0-compatible handhelds and the broadest range of PC applications. With its patented DSX TechnologyÒ engine, only Intellisync lets customers simultaneously synchronize handheld organizer data with multiple PC applications like Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, Lotus Notes and Organizer, Novell GroupWise, ACT! and more.
ABOUT PUMATECH, INC
Pumatech, Inc. (NASDAQ: PUMA) provides organizations with a comprehensive suite of software products and services that synchronizes and distributes critical information throughout an enterprise. Organizations can choose to use Pumatech's ready-made enterprise offerings, or they can leverage Pumatech's professional services team to create custom solutions built upon Pumatech's core enterprise platform. Pumatech's customer and strategic partner base includes Global 2000 companies such as Siebel, Oracle, Yahoo!, NTT DoCoMo, Eastman Kodak, Sony, JPMorgan Chase, Boeing and General Motors. The Company has headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices in Munich, Tokyo and London. Pumatech offers more information on its products and services at www.pumatech.com.
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 may be trademarks of their respective owners.