AppForge Announces MobileVB Support for Palm OS 5.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003 AppForge, Inc., a leading provider of software products and services for the handheld, mobile and wireless industry, today announced MobileVB 4.0, with support for Palm OS(R) 5 running on Palm Powered(TM) mobile devices such as the Palm Tungsten tungsten (tŭng`stən) [Swed.,=heavy stone], metallic chemical element; symbol W; at. no. 74; at. wt. 183.85; m.p. about 3,410°C;; b.p. 5,660°C;; sp. gr. 19.3 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6. and the Sony Clie family of products. MobileVB is a mobile and wireless development tool that integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services that run on any platforms . Palm OS developers use specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. MobileVB controls, libraries, and modules to create applications within the Visual Studio IDE (1) (Integrated Development Environment) A set of programs run from a single user interface. For example, programming languages often include a text editor, compiler and debugger, which are all activated and function from a common menu. . MobileVB ships with more than 30 standard controls, as well as modules and libraries for database synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. , telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. , and gaming. MobileVB applications can be tested from within the IDE and compiled into single-file installation packages for distribution. "AppForge MobileVB works with Palm OS 5 to interoperate See interoperable. with existing business technologies and leverage IT investment in developer tools and skills," said Charlie Tritschler, vice president of product marketing, PalmSource. "This solution is designed to further advance the Palm OS platform in the enterprise market by enabling the development and deployment of robust mobile solutions for Palm Powered devices." "With AppForge making their MobileVB Booster Booster - A data-parallel language. "The Booster Language", E. Paalvast, TR PL 89-ITI-B-18, Inst voor Toegepaste Informatica TNO, Delft, 1989. runtime available to the Palm OS 5 community, we can now make it even easier for businesses to build mobile applications by leveraging their organization's existing Microsoft developer skill set, while continuing to take advantage of the power and efficiency AppForge delivers on all Palm handhelds," said Jonathan Oakes, senior director of business solutions, palmOne. With the addition of Palm OS 5 support, Microsoft developers can create mobile applications using their existing tools and knowledge and deploy those applications on more than 90 percent of the leading mobile and wireless devices. MobileVB 4.0 will enable existing Visual Basic developers to create robust solutions for Palm Powered mobile devices, while encouraging new developers to build on the Palm OS platform. "We expect to see a significant number of new MobileVB developers who wish to quickly create applications for the Tungten line of devices from palmOne as well as all the other great Palm OS 5 devices on the market." said Gary Warren, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AppForge. "Current MobileVB developers should expect to have their existing MobileVB applications running under Palm OS 5 in a matter of hours." Pricing and Availability The suggested retail price of AppForge's MobileVB 4.0 version is US $899. The product will be available in October 2003. Customers who purchase MobileVB between September 1 and the release of MobileVB 4.0 will receive a free upgrade to 4.0. All other registered users of MobileVB can upgrade for US $249. Additional information about pricing, upgrades and support policies is available on the AppForge Web site at http://www.appforge.com. AppForge Booster is an operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. extension that enables handheld devices to run applications written with AppForge MobileVB and Microsoft Visual Basic. The AppForge Booster for Palm OS 5 can be downloaded free of charge from the AppForge website at http://www.appforge.com/booster. Developers also have the option of bundling Booster with their applications or providing links and/or download files from their own websites. About AppForge AppForge, Inc., a leading provider of software products and services for the handheld, mobile and wireless industry, enables businesses to quickly develop, market and distribute cross-platform mobile and wireless applications across market segments. AppForge products enable developers to write applications for more than 90% of the world's leading mobile and wireless devices. AppForge is financed through leading institutional venture firms including Draper drap·er n. Chiefly British A dealer in cloth or clothing and dry goods. [Middle English, weaver or seller of cloth, from Old French drapier, from drap, cloth; see Atlantic, Grosvenor Funds and Council Ventures. For more information on AppForge, visit the company's Web site at http://www.appforge.com. Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm Powered is a trademark of PalmSource, Inc., a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. |
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