Pumatech Announces Feature Enhancements

[Andy Sjostrom]

Pumatech releases Satellite Forms MobileApp Designer 5.2 Software and includes support for Palm OS 5.0 and feature enhancements for Pocket PC application development. Coupled with their Intellisync Server you can mobilize information from Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and other ODBC-compliant data stores as well as from Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. Read on for the entire press release!<!><br /><br />NEWS RELEASE<br /><br />Editorial Contacts:<br />Tamara Burnett<br />Amy Robertson<br />McGrath/Power Public Relations<br />(408) 727-0351<br />[email protected]<br />[email protected] <br /><br />PUMATECH ANNOUNCES SATELLITE FORMSÒ MOBILEAPP <br />DESIGNER 5.2 SOFTWARE<br />New Version Extends Support To Palm OSÒ 5.0 Handhelds And Provides Feature Enhancements For The Development Of Pocket PC Applications<br /><br /><br /> SAN JOSE, Calif. - (12/16/02) - Pumatech, Inc. (NASDAQ: PUMA), the leading provider of synchronization software and services, today announced the availability of Satellite FormsÒ MobileApp Designer 5.2 software. The latest version of Pumatech’s popular rapid application development (RAD) tool for handheld devices provides new support for Palm OSÒ 5.0-compatible handhelds and offers feature enhancements geared to developers building applications for the Pocket PC platform. Pumatech’s Satellite Forms MobileApp Designer software is an ideal tool for enterprises looking to build custom mobile applications, or to transform processes typically performed on paper to an electronic format for improved productivity and efficiency.<br />Satellite Forms 5.2 enables rapid development of sophisticated handheld applications that integrate seamlessly with desktop database applications or directly with server-based data via Pumatech’s Enterprise IntellisyncÒ Server technology. The software’s built-in “App Designer” enables users to quickly create applications without any knowledge of programming, by simply “dragging and dropping” Satellite Forms controls. Satellite Forms 5.2 offers a robust feature set, including color support, tools for creating custom menus and broad support for the most popular devices based on the Palm OS and Pocket PC 2002 platforms.<br /> <br />“Productivity, reliability and manageability - our primary goal is to deliver these core benefits to customers to help ensure the easiest and most affordable access to mission-critical information at any time,” said Pam Deziel, Pumatech’s vice-president of product management. “By adding support for Palm OS 5.0 handhelds, along with increased capabilities for Pocket PC developers, we’re providing a versatile solution that enables custom applications to be built for the wide range of devices used in the enterprise.”<br /><br />Pumatech’s Enterprise Intellisync Server software complements Satellite Forms MobileApp Designer 5.2 by providing connectivity between Satellite Forms-generated custom applications and essential corporate data residing in Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and other ODBC-compliant data stores. In addition to providing server-based connectivity for Satellite Forms applications, Enterprise Intellisync Server delivers local and remote synchronization of e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks among Palm OS/Windows CE/Pocket PC handhelds and Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes. Together, Satellite Forms and Enterprise Intellisync Server provide a complete solution for enterprises looking to extend the reach of their corporate data via mobile applications. <br /><br />PRICING AND AVAILABILITY<br />To order Satellite Forms MobileApp Designer 5.2, or for more information, call 1-800-224-5430, or visit the Pumatech Web site at <a href="www.pumatech.com">www.pumatech.com</a>. Priced at $995, Satellite Forms MobileApp Designer is now available and sold through Pumatech’s corporate sales force, value-added resellers and the Pumatech Web site.<br /><br /><br />ABOUT PUMATECH<br /><br />Pumatech, Inc. (NASDAQ: PUMA) provides organizations with a comprehensive suite of software products and services that synchronizes and distributes critical information for an individual or throughout an enterprise. Organizations can choose to use Pumatech's ready-made enterprise offerings, or they can leverage Pumatech's professional services team to create custom solutions built upon Pumatech's core enterprise platform. Pumatech's customer and strategic partner base includes Global 2000 companies such as Microsoft, Sony, Siebel, Oracle, Yahoo!, NTT DoCoMo, Boeing and General Motors. The Company has headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices in Munich, Tokyo and London. Pumatech offers more information on its products and services at <a href="www.pumatech.com">www.pumatech.com</a>.<br /><br />Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks relating to technological changes, dependence on intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in Pumatech's periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities.<br /><br />###<br /><br />Pumatech, the Pumatech logo, Satellite Forms and Enterprise Intellisync are trademarks of Pumatech, Inc., that may be registered in some jurisdictions. Palm OS is a registered trademark of Palm, Inc. The names of companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.