WorldMate Version 8.0.1 now includes International Weather Forecasts for over 75 cities worldwide
REHOVOT, Israel, November 6, 2001 - MobiMate has announced today the release of WorldMate 8.0 for Palm Powered Devices. The new version includes on-line weather forecasts for over 75 cities worldwide.
WorldMate is the most popular Palm travel application for world travelers, businessmen and anyone who needs to be in touch with people around the globe. WorldMate includes World Clocks, a World Map, a Currency Converter with on-line currency rates, sizes & measurements comparison more. Features such as automatic Daylight Saving Time calculation and automatic online currency rate updates (through wireless modems or during HotSync) combined with an intuitive user interface, position WorldMate as the leading application in the Palm OS Travel category. The current addition of world weather forecasts, supplied by AccuWeatherTM allows a user to obtain weather information through the HotSync process or using a wireless modem.
"We are committed to increasing the span of content in WorldMate, making it a one-stop-shop for traveling and international businessmen", stated Kelly Murad, MobiMate's Vice President of Business Development. "WorldMate has received high acclaim from users and device manufacturers, and we would like to maintain its best-of-breed status."
About WorldMate®
WorldMate® is the world's leading mobile travel and itinerary management companion service, providing subscribed users with the ability to create, plan, manage and send travel-related trip itineraries in six (6) languages and on eight (8) platforms including Java, Blackberry, Palm OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile (Pocket PC), Symbian UIQ, Series60, Series80 Communicators and Desktop PC.
WorldMate® is the three time recipient of the Handango People's Choice Awards in the Travel and Business Enterprise categories, and has received countless wireless developer accolades and endorsements from Nokia, PalmOne, Sony Ericsson and Symbian, as well as awards from industry specific eZines such as PC Magazine, ZDNet, PocketPC Magazine, Geek.com and others.
For more information about WorldMate®, please visit
www.mobimate.com/worldmate
About MobiMate®
MobiMate® is a mobile application developer with numerous award winning travel and itinerary management product lines and hundreds of thousands of subscribed users worldwide. MobiMate's strategic partners include Nokia, Orange, The Weather Channel Interactive® Inc., Symbian, Handango, OAG, Sony Ericsson, Hewlett Packard and others, providing global distribution and international sales of the flagship WorldMate® product, which is available in Professional, Standard and Desktop Editions on multiple wireless platforms including Java, Blackberry, Palm OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile (Pocket PC), Symbian UIQ, Series60, Series80 Communicators and Desktop PC.
For more information about MobiMate, please visit
http://www.mobimate.com/company/index.shtml
MobiMate® and WorldMate® are registered trademarks of MobiMate, Ltd. The Weather Channel™ and weather.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Weather Channel Interactive ® Inc. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.