Avanquest Software and Hong Kong-Based GSPDA Complete Licensing Agreement; GSPDA to Bundle Popular Mobile PhoneTools Software with New S20 Smartphone.DENVER -- Avanquest Software, a leading developer and publisher of business and consumer software for the global PC market with operations in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, today announced that Group Sense PDA Group Sense PDA Limited (GSPDA) HKSE: 0601 is a Chinese manufacturer of personal digital assistants and smartphones. GSPDA is owned by Group Sense and is based in Hong Kong. One of its product lines is the Xplore series of personal digital assistants. Limited (GSPDA), a leading Asian mobile handset manufacturer, has entered into a world-wide license agreement for Avanquest's Mobile PhoneTools mobile PhoneTools is a program written by the French-based company Avanquest Software (formerly BVRP). The program allows users of Motorola and other brands of cellular phones to connect their cellular phones to their personal computer. software. Under the agreement, GSPDA will bundle Mobile PhoneTools initially with its recently announced S20 feature-rich handset which includes high-resolution color screen, 1.3MPixel camera, video capture, MP3 audio and MP4 video players, Bluetooth, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 1.0, and an SD memory card for storage of up to 2GB of applications, music, video and pictures. The S20, based on a Smartphone OS developed by SavaJe Technologies, will be offered under GSPDA's brand to operators in Asia and as a private label solution to help European and U.S. operators fill gaps in their portfolios. The new agreement provides further validation for Avanquest's expansion strategy in Asia, which in 2005 included opening of an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and sales division office in Shanghai to allow the company to work more closely with the region's rapidly growing number of mobile device design and manufacturing companies. "We are extremely happy to be working with GSPDA to enable them to add value to their diverse offering to mobile operators and their subscribers," said David Wright David Wright may refer to:
Mr. Francis Li, Marketing Director of GSPDA said, "The Avanquest's Mobile PhoneTools software enables GSPDA's first feature phone, S20, to communicate with PCs. By using the Mobile PhoneTools, besides synchronizing the contact information and calendars between the S20 and PCs, users can create and edit own screen background theme and wallpaper in PC and synchronize to their S20. It brings additional value to the phone user." Avanquest's Mobile PhoneTools lets mobile devices "talk" to PCs, greatly expanding the capabilities of both. By easily sharing data between the mobile phone and PC, the software makes it easy for cellular subscribers to synchronize data between their handsets and personal computers in addition to personalizing their phones. In addition to ensuring that contact information and calendars are synchronized and allowing use of the PC to create and edit content for downloading to the wireless device, Mobile PhoneTools also enables any cellular phone or Web-enabled mobile device to function as a modem for a user's laptop. This wide-area connectivity option makes Internet access possible almost anytime and anywhere without the need of a PCMCIA card or having to search for WiFi hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. . Mobile PhoneTools is compatible with Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 and XP and offers syncing capabilities with popular desktop programs such as Microsoft Outlook(R), Outlook Express(R), and MS Exchange(R), as well as Lotus Notes. Avanquest has sold millions of copies of its Mobile PhoneTools and provides support for the product in 26 languages, including Chinese, Korean, Thai, Czech and Russian. About Avanquest Software Avanquest Software is a global developer and leading publisher of best-selling personal and professional software designed for utilities, office productivity, communications and mobility worldwide. Headquartered in France, with operating units, subsidiaries and offices located in the United States, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, China and Korea, Avanquest Software products are marketed in over 100 countries, through e-commerce, OEM partnerships and IT resellers. Founded in 1984 as BVRP BVRP Bibliotheque Virtuelle Rene Pechere Software and listed since December 1996 on Euronext (ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. FR0004026714), Avanquest Software forms part of the Eurolist, NextEconomy segment and SBF SBF Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Franciscan School of Biblical Investigations; Jerusalem, Israel) SBF Small Block Ford (automotive engine) SBF Single Black Female SBF Société des Bourses Francaises 250 index. In 2005, Avanquest Software posted record financial results, with revenue of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 70.6M ($90.6M) and net income of EUR 6.9M ($8.8M). Additional information on Avanquest Software is available at http://www.avanquest.com. About Group Sense PDA Limited Group Sense PDA Limited (GSPDA), the flagship of its parent company, Group Sense (International) Limited, was established in 2000 in Hong Kong. Besides conventional PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). devices, GSPDA also produces converged products such as PDA-phones and smartphones. In September 2001, GSPDA rolled out the world's first Chinese-based PDA-phone model, e938, that featured an open OS architecture and full-range communication functions including voice, fax, e-mail, WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. . In the case of non-phone devices GSPDA adds Bluetooth to provide short-range connectivity with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. GSPDA is now selling devices to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Europe and the USA. More information is available at http://www.gspda.com |
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