SAN JOSE, Calif. - (12/03/02) - Pumatech, Inc. (NASDAQ NM: PUMA), the leading provider of synchronization software and services, today announced it has joined the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). The OMA is a consortium of nearly 200 of the world's leading mobile operators, device and network suppliers, information technology companies and content providers that have joined forces with the common goals of removing barriers to interoperability and accelerating the development and adoption of new technologies.
"Our participation in the Open Mobile Alliance reflects our solid commitment to addressing the ever-changing needs of the mobile marketplace through support of important industry standards and initiatives," said Woodson (Woody) Hobbs, president and CEO of Pumatech. "We look forward to working with the OMA to help drive industry-wide interoperability of mobile and wireless technologies."
The Open Mobile Alliance combines several industry standards bodies, including The Open Mobile Architecture initiative, WAP Forum, Location Interoperability Forum (LIF), MMS Interoperability Group (MMS-IOP), SyncML Initiative Ltd. and Wireless Village initiative. These bodies represent initiatives and standards that Pumatech has worked to support for several years, including the common synchronization standard promoted by the SyncML Initiative.
ABOUT THE OPEN MOBILE ALLIANCE (OMA)
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) delivers open standards for the mobile industry, helping to create interoperable services that work across countries, operators and mobile terminals and are driven by users' needs. To expand the mobile market, companies supporting the Open Mobile Alliance will work to stimulate the fast and wide adoption of a variety of new, enhanced mobile information, communication and entertainment services. The Open Mobile Alliance includes all key elements of the wireless value chain, and contributes to the timely and efficient introduction of services and applications. For more information, please visit www.openmobilealliance.org
ABOUT PUMATECH, INC
Pumatech, Inc. (NASDAQ: PUMA) provides organizations with a comprehensive suite of software products and services that synchronizes and distributes critical information for an individual or 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 Microsoft, Sony, Siebel, Oracle, Yahoo!, NTT DoCoMo, Boeing CNET 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.
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, the support of mobile and wireless technology standards, risks relating to 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.
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