Satellite Weather Imagery now available on Palm Devices with
WorldMate 2005 Professional Edition version 5.0
Lod, Israel June 29, 2005 – MobiMate ® , the leading provider of travel services for mobile devices, announced today that WorldMate 2005 Professional Edition version 5.0 for Palm OS was released. This award-winning business travel service provides subscribers with a host of best-of-breed wireless content services for their travel needs. The new release adds animated weather imagery to the services, allowing users to view worldwide satellite conditions and U.S. radar, satellite, precipitation and temperature maps.
“We have a devoted following amongst Palm device users," stated MobiMate's CEO Nadav Gur, “as such, we are committed to the continual improvement and enhancement of WorldMate for Palm.”
In concurrence with the demands of these customers, MobiMate also decided to change its policy regarding it's highly acclaimed Real Time Flight Status service, and turn the service into an unlimited yearly subscription instead of a pay-per-use service.
WorldMate is an all-in-one package for the frequent business traveler, featuring essential services including world time, global weather forecasts (provided by The Weather Channel – weather.com), comprehensive Flight Schedules (provided by OAG WorldWide), currency and measurement converters and more.
MobiMate’s products, services, corporate information and more can be found at www.mobimate.com.
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 nine (9) platforms including Java, BlackBerry®, Palm OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile for Pocket PC and for Smartphone, Symbian UIQ, Series 60, Series 80 and 90 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
About MobiMate®
MobiMate Ltd. is a wireless application service provider whose focus is on serving business travellers 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. 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.