Corsoft Launches Aileron 5.0, Wireless ``Always On Email Notification'' Solution for Enterprise & Personal Users of Palm Powered PDAs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003 Corsoft Corp. announces the launch of Aileron aileron: see airfoil; airplane. 5.0, its wireless email solution for Palm OS(R) handheld devices. The new version of Aileron provides a more user-friendly interface, adds support for sending & receiving Adobe PDFs and various other attachments, and allows users to check multiple email accounts -- both business and personal (including AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , Hotmail and Yahoo). Aileron 5.0 also offers "push notification" to users of Handspring Treo devices, providing users with "always on" email service that notifies them when incoming email messages have been received. "People today commonly need to access multiple email accounts -- both business and personal -- but most wireless email applications don't provide an easy way to send and receive emails from more than one account," said Chirag Patel, Corsoft's 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. . "Aileron makes it easier than ever for a mobile professional to manage all of their communications through a single device." Aileron 5.0 is a business and personal wireless email solution rolled into one Adj. 1. rolled into one - made up of several components combined into a single entity combined - made or joined or united into one easy-to-use application. It has been designed for mobile professionals who want to manage both their business and personal communications from the same application. To speed up and simplify the preview of incoming email, Corsoft has added a new Preview bar similar to desktop email applications. The interface has also been redesigned to allow users to send and receive email, with attachments, from a single screen. Users of Handspring Treo devices can enjoy "always-on" email and be notified as new email arrives. Aileron provides push-enabled data notification for new messages using Short Messaging Service (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 a future release, Corsoft will expand "push notification" to users of Palm Tungsten C and other WiFi-equipped devices. In some instances, it is more appropriate to respond to an email with a phone call rather than a written reply. For converged devices, Aileron offers tight integration with the handheld's Address Book application and telephony capabilities, giving users the choice of either replying to email messages via phone call or email. A vital ingredient to any functional email solution for business purposes is the ability to send and receive attachments. Aileron 5.0 provides comprehensive support for attachments, including MS Office files (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe PDF, and graphic images (JPG, GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . , etc.). It integrates with third-party Palm OS applications including Web browsers and office document solutions (such as Quickoffice, Documents to Go, WordSmith word·smith n. 1. A fluent and prolific writer, especially one who writes professionally. 2. An expert on words. Noun 1. , etc.). Users can receive a document via email while on the road, make edits and wirelessly transmit it back to the office within minutes. Corsoft has also added the ability for users to send and receive faxes directly on their handhelds. Aileron provides a robust and highly secure wireless messaging solution for companies. It uses a multi-tiered architecture, optimizing network bandwidth and greatly reducing the typical download time for each attached document. Aileron Enterprise Server provides secure and native access to corporate mail servers like Microsoft Exchange. Corsoft uses Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography, algorithm) Advanced Encryption Standard - (AES) The NIST's replacement for the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The Rijndael /rayn-dahl/ symmetric block cipher, designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, was chosen by a NIST contest to be AES. (AES) to secure data between the handheld and the Aileron Enterprise Server, eliminating the need for Virtual Private Networks (VPN). It also maintains wireless synchronization with each users' email boxes to report all messaging activity on the mobile devices, such as messages read, deleted or sent. About Corsoft Corporation Corsoft Corporation is the leading provider of wireless software solutions enhancing business productivity for mobile professionals. Today, Corsoft provides a comprehensive suite of business quality messaging solutions that enable mail management (including attachments) for corporate and personal mailboxes with a secure unified mailbox on all Personal Digital Assistant (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). ) and mobile phone devices that operate on the Palm OS, regardless of wireless coverage. The company will soon unveil a solution to enable even non-wireless PDA users to access their email while traveling. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.corsoft.com. |
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