DataViz Optimizes Documents To Go for Palm Foleo Mobile Companion.DataViz Provides Built-in Business-document Compatibility for New Generation of Mobile Devices MILFORD, Conn., & CARLSBAD, Calif. -- DataViz[R], Inc., a leading provider of Microsoft[R] Office compatibility solutions, and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced their continued alliance with the latest addition of Documents To Go[R] for Palm[R] Foleo[TM] mobile companions. The award-winning mobile Office suite, Documents To Go, will provide Foleo customers with the ability to create, view and edit Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. , Excel and PowerPoint compatible files on their mobile companions. [NOTE: Today Palm announced the Foleo mobile companion. Video and images are available from Business Wire (http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5410999) and from Palm's Multimedia Library (www.palm.com/MultimediaLibrary).] The Palm Foleo The Palm Foleo mobile companion was a Linux-based subnotebook announced by Palm Inc. on May 30, 2007 [2], and cancelled on September 4, 2007, that was intended as a companion device for all brands of smartphones, though it only supported Windows Mobile or Palm OS based is the first computer designed to be a companion to a smartphone. With the press of one button, the mobile companion's large screen displays wireless email Wireless Email or Push E-mail for enterprises is an email solution for small handheld platforms that is secure and managed centrally by enterprise server. Wireless technology adoption has seen a dramatic increase over the past few years. from a smartphone paired via Bluetooth[R] technology.(1) A full-size keyboard makes editing email and attachments quick and easy, and the built-in 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. provides reliable wireless Internet access See how to access the Internet. .(1) With Foleo's instant on/off capability, light and small size, and 5-hour battery life, Palm expects the mobile companion to establish a new category of personal-computing products. Documents To Go allows users to create, view and edit native Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint compatible files on a Palm Foleo mobile companion. In addition to retaining all original file formatting with InTact Technology[TM], Documents To Go works with the built-in Foleo email application to access a wide variety of attachments, from sales contracts Sales Contract Contract between a seller and buyer for the sale of goods, services, or both. to sports schedules. Furthermore, file access also can be achieved through use of an SD Card (sold separately) and Bluetooth technology. "DataViz is proud to have worked with Palm since the conception of this exciting product venture, as the value proposition when dealing with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. attachments is obvious," said Dick Fontanta, president for DataViz. "With the Foleo's 'instant on' approach, full keyboard and Documents To Go, customers can take mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings to an entirely new level and dramatically increase personal productivity." By building the Foleo on an open Linux-based platform and publishing the tools developers might need, Palm hopes to establish a vibrant developer community to create new applications that extend the mobile companion's built-in capabilities. Documents To Go demonstrates how exciting technology and applications can be ported to the Foleo mobile companion. "Over the years, Palm and DataViz have built a successful relationship bringing Documents To Go to Palm products and providing users with a great experience," said Mark Bercow, senior vice president of business development for Palm, Inc. "The capability to view and edit Microsoft Office documents on the Foleo will prove to be a powerful business tool for mobile professionals." For more information on the Foleo mobile companion, please visit www.palm.com/seefoleo. To sign up for notification about Foleo availability, please visit www.palm.com/foleonotify. About DataViz, Inc. DataViz is an industry leader in developing and marketing Office compatibility and productivity solutions across a variety of platforms including Palm OS, Symbian OS An open standard operating system for data-enabled mobile phones (smartphones) from Symbian Ltd., London (www.symbian.com). It supports Java, PC synchronization, Bluetooth local wireless access and GPRS packet-switched data. , Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. , BlackBerry, Java, Windows and Macintosh. With solutions that include its award-winning mobile Office suite, Documents To Go, and Exchange ActiveSync client, RoadSync, DataViz is committed to providing premium solutions that mobilize 'Microsoft Office' for today's knowledge workers and provide instant access to critical files and business data. The company has developed strategic partnerships with Palm, Microsoft, Motorola, Sony, Apple, Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. , Nokia and other industry leaders worldwide. More information about DataViz, Inc. is available at https://www.dataviz.com. About Palm, Inc. Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important information from anywhere. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm[R] Treo[TM] smartphones, Palm Foleo[TM] mobile companions and Palm handheld computers, as well as software, services and accessories. Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store). More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com. (1) Requires compatible phone with Bluetooth wireless technology. Email requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. and/or VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. may also be required. Within wireless service coverage area only. A dial-up networking See dial-up network and Win Dial-up networking. plan from a service provider may be required at an incremental cost Incremental Cost The encompassing change that a company experiences within its balance sheet due to one additional unit of production. Notes: Incremental cost is the overall change that a company experiences by producing one additional unit of good. above and beyond the service provider's regular smartphone data plans. Broadcast Video and Other Palm Materials Broadcast video and other materials are available online from Palm's Multimedia Library (www.palm.com/MultimediaLibrary). Press can register at the site, which is hosted by The NewsMarket (www.TheNewsMarket.com), a web-based news and video archive, to browse and preview an extensive content library and order footage directly from their desktops. Registration and ordering on the site is free. Palm, Foleo and Treo 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. All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. (c)2007 DataViz, Inc. |
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