AvantGo Integrated in Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the Pocket PC; Out of the Box, Mobile Users Gain Access to the Mobile Internet via Pocket Internet Explorer and AvantGo.com.Business/Technology Editors SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. and HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2000 AvantGo(TM), Inc., the authority in managing mobile information(TM), and Microsoft Corp. today announced that the new Microsoft Pocket PC will include AvantGo's award-winning software, which extends Web- and server-based data to mobile devices. The first company to take advantage of the new plug-in functionality of Pocket Internet Explorer A version of Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Pocket PC operating system. , AvantGo will provide Pocket PC users with immediate, out-of-the-box access to AvantGo.com(TM), the company's free interactive Internet service. With a new Pocket PC device and Pocket Internet Explorer integrated with AvantGo, mobile individuals will have access to the enormous range of brand name news, sports and financial information that is available through AvantGo.com the moment they synchronize See synchronization. their device. In wireless mode or using a desktop cradle, Pocket PC users can access more than 350 optimized channels, including MapQuest.com, FOXSports.com, FedEx Express FedEx Express, based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, is the world's largest cargo airline. It is a subsidiary of the FedEx Corporation and delivers packages and freight to more than 220 countries each day[1]. , The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition and Hollywood.com, as well as their own favorite websites by simply visiting www.avantgo.com and creating their own personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. account. For content and application providers, AvantGo.com reformats and compresses industry-standard HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , making it easy to offer existing web content to Pocket PC devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. . "Our goal for the Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. for the Pocket PC is to provide the most full-functioning web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. available for handheld devices to date, enabling a rich Internet experience on Pocket PCs both online and offline, and providing customers easy access to any website anytime, anywhere," said Rogers Weed, director of marketing for the Mobile Device Division at Microsoft. "By integrating the AvantGo.com service, customers can easily access a variety of premium Internet content for free, without the hassle of installing separate software." AvantGo's popular software is already bundled with handheld devices from industry leaders such as Hewlett-Packard Company. "The integration of the AvantGo.com service with Pocket Internet Explorer on the Pocket PC is definitely the right way to go," said Helen Chan, worldwide marketing manager for HP's Asia Pacific PC Division. "This solution will deliver a very compelling benefit to Pocket PC users, allowing them both offline and online access to web-based information. HP will deliver a Pocket PC when Microsoft announces availability of the Pocket PC software by the end of Q2." "Our solution is designed to deliver the information mobile individuals want and need -- any time, anywhere -- which is why it is exciting for our software to be integrated into Pocket Internet Explorer on every new Windows Powered Pocket PC device," said Stuart Read, vice president of marketing for AvantGo. "With the AvantGo Client that is integrated into Pocket Internet Explorer, corporations that purchase AvantGo Enterprise software can use the same familiar interface on the device to access enterprise applications and information." About AvantGo The authority in managing mobile information, AvantGo, Inc. wirelessly extends Internet, intranet and extranet applications to handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. based on the Palm Computing(R) platform and Windows Powered Pocket PC platform, and Internet-enabled phones. With its core products, AvantGo Enterprise(TM) for Fortune 1000 companies and AvantGo.com for individuals on the go, the company helps organizations stay closer to their customers. Using AvantGo.com, today hundreds of thousands of individuals are accessing free, interactive and personalized content from leading media providers on more than 350 optimized channels. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.avantgo.com or call 650-638-3399. Note to Editors: AvantGo, AvantGo.com, AvantGo Enterprise, the AvantGo logo and The Authority in Managing Mobile Information are trademarks of AvantGo, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Pocket Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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