BOLT Mobile Browser Hits One Million Installs.Bitstream's BOLT Mobile browser A mobile browser (earlier referred to as a microbrowser or minibrowser) is a web browser designed for use on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or PDA. Mobile browsers are optimised so as to display Web content most effectively for small screens on portable surpasses one-million phone install milestone just over 4 months after public debut CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BITS) today announced that the BOLT(TM) mobile browser, the company's 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. for mobile phones of all types, has passed a major milestone, achieving its one millionth install just 18 weeks - just over four months - after its public debut. The BOLT mobile browser, built to be used on a wide range of mobile phones from simple "feature" phones to more advanced devices such as BlackBerry smartphones, has averaged greater than 50 percent growth in usage each month since the application made its public debut at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this past February. Since its introduction, BOLT users have consumed more than 22 terabytes (22,000 gigabytes) of data from 61 million web pages. "It's been fascinating to see the similarities in how BOLT is being used by people all over the world, despite different geographies, languages and cultures," said Anna Chagnon, president 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. of Bitstream. "For example, social networking See social networking site. social networking - social network is extremely popular all around the world. In some countries Facebook is the number one website visited by BOLT users, while in other countries Orkut leads. Even though the web destinations may be different, the usage patterns are strikingly similar all over the globe." BOLT users worldwide are discovering that BOLT's enhanced browsing experience leads them to spend more and more time surfing the Web from their mobile phones. More than 20 percent of BOLT users spend 30 minutes surfing the Internet per session, with more than half of those - a figure that continues to grow - spending more than an hour per session. In addition to social networking, search, web-based email Web-based email or webmail is a term referring to an e-mail service intended to be primarily accessed via a web browser, as opposed to through an application such as Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, Mozilla's Thunderbird or Apple's Mail. and video websites are top ten destinations all around the world. Built with proprietary compression, navigation and rendering technologies, BOLT enables users to find and read information quickly and easily. Once users have navigated to the specific section of the large web page they are viewing, they can then zoom in to display clear text and images that look crisp on even small mobile phone screens. People are particularly enjoying the video streaming See streaming video and video stream. feature of the BOLT browser - the only mobile browser that lets people enjoy streaming videos on average mobile phones from such popular video services as YouTube, vids.myspace.com, video.yahoo.com, blip.tv, dailymotion.com, metacafe.com and more. Of the total bandwidth used by all BOLT users surfing the Internet, a substantial portion was consumed by streaming video. BOLT's feature set includes: * Fast, secure, desktop-style web browsing on both high-end and low-end handsets * Streaming video capabilities * Split screen and full screen modes for easy navigation and viewing * Ability to easily add and select favorites and view browsing history * Intuitive keystroke key·stroke n. A stroke of a key, as on a word processor. key  stroke shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. for easier navigation and content
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* Protection against spyware and malicious or faulty add-ons * 23:1 compression, which uses less data than competing browsers BOLT is available for free to anyone as part of its public beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the . Visit http://boltbrowser.com to download BOLT today. About BOLT: The BOLT mobile browser, compatible with the majority of the world's 4 billion mobile phones, offers unrivaled speed and desktop-style web browsing including the ability to stream video. A patented split-screen viewing and intuitive keystroke shortcuts make navigating web pages simple. Download BOLT for free at http://boltbrowser.com - the mobile Internet has never looked this good on your phone. About Bitstream: Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a software development company focused on bringing unique software products to a wide variety of markets. The company's core software products include award-winning fonts and font rendering software, mobile browsing and variable data publishing The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. and web-to-print software for personalized marketing. For more information about Bitstream please visit www.bitstream.com. |
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