MobiMate's WorldMate Supports Palm's Line of Windows Mobile-based Treo Smartphones.

Lod , Israel Jan. 9th, 2006 – MobiMate®, the leading provider of mobile travel services, announced today that WorldMate 2006 Professional Edition now supports Palm, Inc.'s line of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Palm® Treo™ Smartphones. (1)

WorldMate business travel applications provide subscribers with a host of best-of-breed wireless content services. In use by over a million users worldwide, WorldMate products have been veritable best-sellers on all leading handheld platforms, including both Windows Mobile and Palm OS ®. WorldMate Professional Edition has been a top-10 seller on Palm Treos since the first Treo was released in 2002 and continues to thrive as a top application on both these platforms. The WorldMate Product Line facilitates travel planning, travel expense reporting, and access to critical online services ranging from weather forecasts and currency exchange rates to world times, flight schedules and real-time flight status.

“WorldMate was born on Palm devices, and it has migrated to Windows Mobile in recent years." stated MobiMate's CEO Nadav Gur, “The latest announcement by Palm to support Windows Mobile devices strengthens our ties to this market leader, whose vision of mobile communications and computing is driving our industry.”

"WorldMate is at the forefront of the mobile applications industry and is a must-have application for many of our customers," states Paul Leeper, director of Developer Relations at Palm, Inc. "We are glad that it will be supported on our upcoming line of Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphones and believe it will be as successful there as it has been on our Treo and Tungsten models in the past."

About Treo Smartphones

Palm Treo smartphones make it easier than ever for mobile professionals to stay connected. By combining a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, an organizer, messaging and web access, (1) Treo smartphones let users organize and simplify their business and personal lives all in one place.

Announcements about Palm, Inc. can be found at Palm's Press Room at http://www.palm.com/us/company/pr/ .

About WorldMate®

WorldMate® is the world's leading mobile travel and itinerary management service, providing subscribers with a host of services for travel planning, travel execution and travel reporting. Mobile services range from weather and currency information to flight schedules and real-time flight status. Utilities include travel expense reporting, itinerary planning and exchange, currency conversion, calculators, world clocks and much more. The WorldMate product line is available on nine (9) platforms including Java, BlackBerry®, Palm OS®, Microsoft Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Palm and Smartphone, Symbian UIQ, Series 60, Series 80 and 90 Communicators and Desktop PC. It is the only mobile application worldwide to have been a top-10 best seller on more than 5 platforms to date.

WorldMate® is the six time recipient of the Handango Champion award in several categories, and has received countless wireless developer accolades and endorsements from Nokia, Palm, 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

About MobiMate®

MobiMate Ltd. is a mobile application service provider whose focus is on serving business travelers throughout their travel experience. MobiMate is the clear leader in this category, being the only company worldwide with a best-selling product on all open mobile application platforms.

MobiMate's leadership in this space has been recognized by leading handset and PDA vendors who bundle MobiMate products with their devices, including Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Hewlett Packard and others. MobiMate's partners include Palm, The Weather Channel Interactive Inc, OAG and other notable travel-related companies.
For more information about MobiMate, please visit http://www.mobimate.com/company.shtml



MobiMate® and WorldMate® are registered trademarks of MobiMate, Ltd. Palm, Palm OS and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. Windows Mobile is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

(1) Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. ISP may also be required.

 

 



Press Contact Information:
Rachel Grossman-Fefer
Product Marketing Manager,
MobiMate Ltd.
T: + 972 8 922 3622
E: press@mobimate.com
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