Does anyone know what Puma does....check this.....Since emerging on the Silicon Valley landscape in 1995, Puma has been at the forefront of mobile
computing. The San Jose-based company was the first to enable infrared PC-to-PC connectivity and
data exchange through its TranXit® product line targeting notebooks, and then extended its reach to the
small device market with the widely adopted family of Intellisync synchronization software for the Palm
Computing, Windows CE and other mobile platforms. 1998 was a year of change for Puma as the
company helped drive the handheld device arena into a new phase and Puma took on the persona of a
"portal" to mobile computing. At the forefront of this change is Puma's groundbreaking debut of
Intellisync Anywhere, a dynamic solution to sync the corporate enterprise with handheld devices.
Intellisync Anywhere has the potential to enable handheld devices to have the same impact upon
corporations that notebook computers did in the late 1980's and early 1990's.
The company has also partnered with, Visto, PlanetAll (recently acquired by amazon.com), When.com
(recently acquired by AOL), and Jump! (recently acquired by Microsoft), establishing Puma as the
synchronization provider to Internet communities and services in cyberspace. In the telecommunications
industry, Puma has partnered with the world's largest cellular phone carriers, DDI and DoCoMo. This
strategic alliance between the two industry leaders is a key part of Puma's wireless Internet strategy to
provide the critical business application component necessary to enable the use of the Internet for
real-time wireless synchronization of critical data with a new class of devices. The new cellular phones
will have the data access and synchronization capabilities needed to enhance the power and convenience
of this new class of devices. Additionally, Puma has moved to become an enabler of a new generation of
mobile computing software through its acquisition of SoftMagicTM and the award-winning Satellite
Forms and MobileXtension product lines, and through the introduction of the Intellisync Software
Development Kit (Intellisync SDK). These far-reaching developments make the new Puma an important
gateway - a bridge between the old world of mobile computing and the new world of "anytime,
anywhere" information access and personalization. With Intellisync Anywhere, Satellite Forms, and the
upcoming server-based device connectivity platform (code-named Vulcan), Puma is Empowering the
Mobile EnterpriseTM.
Puma licenses its software products to more than 50 OEM customers worldwide for bundling with
leading notebooks and small computing devices. In addition, Puma sells its retail products through several
distribution channels both domestically and internationally, including major distributors, resellers,
computer dealers, retailers and mail-order companies. Internationally, Puma is represented by eight
distributors and resellers in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and New Zealand. Puma's customers
include Compaq, Acer, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, Matsushita, Mitsubishi Electronics, NEC, Seiko Epson,
Sharp, Texas Instruments and Toshiba. |
