Puma Technology Receives PC Week Labs Analyst’s Choice Award for Satellite Forms 3.0 Software
SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 21, 1999 — Puma Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:PUMA), the leader in Mobile Device Management and Synchronization software, has received the prestigious PC Week Labs Analyst's Choice Award for its latest version of Satellite Forms 3.0, the premier visual Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for devices based on the Palm Computing(R) platform. Satellite Forms enables software developers to extend custom enterprise applications to handheld computers. According to PC Week Labs, Puma's rapid application development environment is much simpler to use for creating database applications than anything on the market.
PC Week is a professional publication that focuses on corporate computing and trends that impact enterprise-wide computing, which Puma has been at the forefront. Accredited analysts who view products that they feel excel in the industry and "raise the bar" for market standards present the PC Week Labs Analyst's Choice Award. With this award, PC Week acknowledges top products for achievement in providing high quality and standards that are unparalleled.
According to PC Week, the powerful RAD capabilities in Puma Technology's Satellite Forms 3.0 application for the Palm Computing platform products makes it a must for application developers. Beyond its easy-to-use control elements for creating simple data collection applications, Satellite Forms gives developers the ability to create complex database applications.
"Puma Technology is honored to receive this prestigious award from PC Week for our development of Satellite Forms," said Puma President and CEO Brad Rowe. "Satellite Forms is truly an industry first. This solution now allows people to customize their Palm Computing platform device according to specific corporate needs. Satellite Forms is further driving the corporate adoption of the Palm Computing platform products through its ability to extend the use of the device to new applications involving corporate databases. This award validates Puma's continued leadership in the mobile computing space and reaffirms its success in bringing cutting edge technology to the industry."
SATELLITE FORMS 3.0 AWARDED FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
Satellite Forms Version 3.0 includes improved performance and support for server synchronization software, making Satellite Forms the only development tool for Palm Computing platform products that include this built-in connectivity support. Other new features include an improved table architecture with support for importing database schemas, improved connectivity to Oracle and other ODBC databases and improved font support. Quick, easy, and cost-effective, Satellite Forms and Palm Computing platform products are a highly effective way to keep mobile workforces connected, making it ideal for mission critical, enterprise wide deployments.
Satellite Forms is a key member of Puma's Intellisync(R) platform which includes Intellisync Anywhere(TM) software for the corporate enterprise, Intellisync for individual users of handheld devices and the Intellisync Software Development Kit (Intellisync SDK) used by third party organizations for application compatibility with the Intellisync software family. Satellite Forms is now available with a price point starting at $ 369.
ABOUT PUMA TECHNOLOGY – EMPOWERING THE MOBILE ENTERPRISE(TM)
Puma Technology (Nasdaq:PUMA) is the leader in Mobile Device Management and Synchronization software which enables consumers, mobile professionals and information technology officers in the corporate enterprise to harness the full capabilities of handheld organizers/computers, "smart phones" and other wireless personal communication platforms. The Puma Technology(R) Intellisync software platform is the global standard for synchronization and control of the critical connection between unteathered handheld devices and vast stores of information found in corporate databases, the Internet and individual desktops. Puma is the only company that provides an end-to-end PDA management solution that addresses virtually every scenario for synchronization, total customization of device-based applications, centralized backup, security, information flow control, notification, and browsing of critical information. The company's end-to-end Intellisync platform enables the management and development of software to make handheld devices true extensions of the corporate server, the Intranet and individual desktops. The Intellisync platform enables up-to-the-minute, accurate, "anytime, anywhere" information in a wireless world and has been adopted worldwide by individuals, companies, mobile device manufacturers, telecommunications carriers and on-line contact, calendar and event services. The company, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., maintains a web site at www.pumatech.com. note to Editors:
Puma Technology, the Puma Technology Logo, Intellisync, Intellisync Anywhere, Empowering the Mobile Enterprise, and Satellite Forms are trademarks of Puma Technology, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other marks belong to their respective owners.
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