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Funambol Open Source Lets Cloud Providers Sync Billions of Mobiles
Enables Public and Private Clouds to Sync Mobile Phones and Devices With Any Data
| Source: Funambol
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - December 1, 2009) - Funambol, the leading provider of open
source mobile cloud sync and push email for billions of phones, today
announced that its open source software now syncs billions of mobile
devices with public and private compute clouds. Funambol's software allows
cloud computing providers such as Amazon and others to sync billions of
devices with any data or content.
"As we head into 2010, more companies are offering cloud computing," said
Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO. "Yet, today's clouds are not equipped to
handle the billions of mobile devices that people want to use to access
cloud data and content. Funambol's open source platform adds mobile
capabilities to any cloud, enabling cloud providers to wirelessly sync any
data, anytime, anywhere."
With Funambol's open source mobile cloud platform, cloud providers do not
need to reinvent the wireless wheel to sync cloud content with wireless
devices. Funambol's open platform provides an easy, affordable and fast way
to enable billions of mobile devices to sync cloud-based data.
Wireless devices are quickly expanding beyond smartphones to include
printers, cameras, mp3 players, e-readers, e-photo frames and appliances.
Device compatibility and management are essential to ensuring that data
flows smoothly between devices and the cloud. The increased bandwidth of 4G
networks makes this more complex. Because it is open source software and
built on open standards, Funambol is uniquely positioned as the leader in
mobile cloud services to address these challenges.
Funambol's award-winning open source mobile cloud sync and device
management platform is based on the latest Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
standards. The company's mobile client software supports billions of
wireless devices, connecting them with social networks, email systems,
computers and databases. Funambol's AJAX web 2.0 portal allows viewing,
managing and sharing cloud data. These components make all clouds 'mobile,'
enabling devices to be integrated into cloud-based systems.
About Funambol
Funambol is the leading provider of mobile open source cloud sync and push
email for billions of phones. Funambol open source software has been
downloaded over three million times by 50,000 developers in 200 countries.
The commercial version of Funambol has been deployed by the largest device
manufacturers, mobile operators, portals, service providers and ISVs in the
world, including AOL, 1&1, EarthLink and CA, Inc. Funambol is headquartered
in Redwood City, California. For more information, please visit
http://www.funambol.com. You can follow Funambol on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/funambol.