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Avvenu Remote Access Service Supports New Palm Treo 700w; Free Service Lets Mobile Users Remotely Access Their Home and Office Computers Directly From Their Palm Treo 700w Smartphone.


PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California
Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries.
, Calif. -- Avvenu, Inc. today announced that its unique remote access service supports Palm, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:PALM) new Palm(R) Treo(TM) 700w smartphone, the first Treo smartphone to run Microsoft Windows See Windows.

(operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then.
 Mobile 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.
 and provide high-speed wireless access via Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess EV-DO (EVolution-Data Only) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers worldwide that use the CDMA technology, including Verizon and Sprint in the U.S. EV-DO works on EV-DO cellphones as well as laptops and portable devices that have EV-DO modems.  network. Specifically optimized for Palm devices, Avvenu gives Palm customers fast access to their documents, folders and photos directly from their Treo 700w The Palm Treo 700w is a combination PDA/cell phone officially announced on September 26 2005[1]. As Palm's first Windows Mobile-powered Treo, the 700w offered an alternative for users who want or need to use Microsoft software.  smartphone. Users can access critical files anytime and anywhere they have wireless access by easily linking to any of their computers. In addition to accessing their own content, users of Palm Products can quickly and securely share access to their content with colleagues, friends and family.

"The Avvenu service is a useful addition to the Treo 700w smartphone experience, providing true seamless connectivity to the content on the user's office or home computer," said Page Murray, vice president of marketing at Palm, Inc. "Avvenu transforms a Palm device into a portal that can access any of the user's files -- anywhere in the world they have a wireless connection."

Avvenu's powerful remote access features let users view or download files and photos. Every important document is immediately available directly from the user's computer. The Avvenu service also allows users to share files or folders with co-workers. The content being shared doesn't have to be downloaded to the Palm device or uploaded to a centralized server -- all sharing is directly off of the host computer. There are no file size limits, so users can use their Treo 700w smartphone to quickly share hundreds of megabytes of data.

"The Avvenu service is a terrific companion for the Treo 700w smartphone," said Keith Barraclough, Avvenu founder and 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. . "The high-speed wireless data access and Windows Mobile OS functionality of the Treo 700w combined with Avvenu's ability to securely connect users to their files and folders from anywhere, makes the Treo 700w an outstanding mobile computing platform."

Users enjoy the security of knowing they have safe, password-protected access to their files and folders when using Avvenu. All data transfers are encrypted and transmitted using 128-bit SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. , the web standard for secure transactions. Avvenu also intelligently manages the connection to match the device being used. Avvenu's smart viewing feature scales large files, such as photos, to the right size for fast viewing on mobile devices. Avvenu also lets users search their desktop computer from any web-enabled mobile device using Google Desktop Search See Google Desktop. .

In addition to the Treo 700w, Avvenu also supports the Treo 650 smartphone, the LifeDrive(TM) mobile manager, and the new Palm TX handheld with affordable Wi-Fi connectivity. The Avvenu service is free for users of Palm Products and may be downloaded directly from the Palm website at www.palm.com/avvenu.

About Avvenu

Avvenu's unique remote access and sharing technology gives users unobstructed access to their most important content from a web-enabled mobile device or computer anytime, anywhere. Avvenu users can access important documents when traveling, share pictures while still on vacation or distribute large files to colleagues -- in seconds. The Avvenu service is based on the company's patent-pending technology in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution. Avvenu, based in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation).
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, is a privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
 with venture funding provided by Charles River Ventures, Worldview world·view  
n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung.
1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.

2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group.
 Technology Partners, and Motorola Ventures. For more information visit www.avvenu.com.

Avvenu is a trademark of Avvenu, Inc. Palm, Treo and LifeDrive are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.
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