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To: matt dillabough who wrote (1597)	9/8/2000 12:17:49 AM
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"this sounds very cool-a to me.... Coola Inc. Extends Wireless Messaging to Palm VII and Omnisky at DEMOmobile2000 Business/Technology Editors DEMO mobile 2000 PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000-- Radical new patent-pending technology allows users to transfer information of their choice from any web site or email to the appropriate application on wireless and non-wireless Palm OS(R) device Coola Inc., the developer of a new technology that provides an open, new pipe to carry any information from the World Wide Web to Palm applications in a single click, today launched a wireless extension to the Coola(R) service, offering a total convergence solution to bridge the gap between the Web and mobile and wireless devices. Coola's radical new patent-pending technology, which allows users to transfer information of their choice from any web site or email to the appropriate application on any Palm OS(R) device, was unveiled at the DEMOmobile 2000 conference. DEMOmobile focuses on the best of new products and technologies designed to meet the needs of mobile professionals. Coola was selected from a list of about 400 technology companies to showcase its product at the conference. "Coola offers a new communication mechanism that allows any Web site owner to Palm enable their site in five minutes without worrying whether the user is a wireless user or a non-wireless user who syncs later," said Sudha Jamthe, President of Coola. "Coola is the first to offer this technology to carry any information from the Web to Palm applications allowing users to take information and share it directly with their friends' Palm in a single click without worrying about the underlying technology and wireless connectivity of the receiver." "I have confidence in Coola's outstanding management team and I know that they will be the leading innovators in this exciting new mobile information management space." said Paul English Vice President of Technology, Intuit Small Business Division, and a member of Coola Inc. Board of Directors. The Coola service includes: -- Users take charge! A user can simply fill a form at www.coola.com or at any of the Coola partner sites with the information they want to send to Palm. The user then has a choice of taking the information to their own Palm, sending it to a friend's Palm, putting it in an email, or pasting it on their web-site for the world to use. Because Coola buttons are created for specific pieces of information, Palm users can pick and choose the information that is relevant to them without being forced to take the entire web page. -- Transfer Information by Email: Coola is the only service that allows email users to transfer contact, event, or other information to sync to a Palm device. -- Palm enable Web Sites in Five Minutes: With Coola, web site owners can Palm enable their sites in five minutes or less, and extend their brand into the mobile space. -- "Send to a Friend's Palm": Coola allows users to share information such as job leads, movie schedules, and party invitations directly with their friend's Palm. The Opportunity Ms. Jamthe said: "Coola is creating a new convergence space in carrying information from the Web to mobile users by operating at the application layer and freeing users and Web sites from worrying about who is wireless and what technology they are using." "Coola's Circle of Friends works equally well with conventional Palm platform devices as well as wireless handhelds like the Palm VII and with Omnisky," said Jim Forbes, the producer of DEMOmobile 2000. "It's intuitive and allows you to quickly send information of all types, including appointments or addresses, directly to another Palm user, making it easier to coordinate and share information as you move between a desktop and a mobile or wireless device." About Coola, Inc. Privately held and founded in December 1999, Coola, Inc. develops and markets a radically new communication mechanism that allows Web site owners to Palm enable their site in five minutes. Coola offers wireless and non-wireless Palm users the freedom to take information of their choice from the Web or e-mail to their Palm applications. The company's vision is to make information mobile and facilitate migration of mobile users to wireless. Coola is the first to offer an open, new pipe to carry any information from the Web to Palm applications allowing users to take information and share it directly with their friends' Palm in a single click. Coola is located in Woburn, Mass., and can be contacted at (781) 938-9075 or on the Web at: www.coola.com. Coola is a trademark of Coola, Inc., PalmOS is registered trademark and Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. Other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.