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Funambol Enhances Open Source Mobile Cloud for Rich Media, Social Networks & Mobile Web 2.0 Apps
New Version 8.5 Enables 'Sync and Push' of Mobile Data, Rich Media and Messaging on Billions of Devices and PCs via the Cloud
| Source: Funambol
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - February 3, 2010) - Funambol, the leading provider of open
source mobile cloud sync and push email for billions of phones, today
introduced a major new version of its software. Funambol 8.5 propels the
company's open source mobile cloud platform into important new directions
by syncing diverse mobile data, rich media and messaging on billions of
phones and PCs. The company is also unveiling its new "build once, deploy
everywhere" framework that enables developers to use familiar web 2.0
technology to create one version of a web app that runs on mobile devices
with a rich UI, offline storage and social capabilities. This provides
several advantages: fast time to market, easy development and native
look-and-feel.
"The mobile cloud is red hot, as device makers, operators and internet
companies rush to provide the best mobile cloud sync and push messaging
experience," said Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO. "At the same time,
open source is a mobile game-changer, as it provides ultimate flexibility
and control. We are excited to help companies provide innovative mobile
cloud sync and push messaging services by extending our open source
platform for rich media and social networks. Companies will also benefit by
being able to rapidly create rich mobile web apps for scores of devices
more easily."
Funambol will demonstrate its software at Mobile World Congress in
Barcelona this month. The company will show its software syncing mobile
data and rich media on a wide variety of devices, social networks and
content sites via the cloud. The devices include smart phones such as
Android as well as e-picture frames, e-book readers and e-tablets (such as
iPad). Social network and content sites will include Facebook, Flickr and
Picasa. In addition, Funambol will demonstrate the rapid creation of mobile
web 2.0 apps that can be deployed on popular mobile platforms, such as
iPhone and Android, from a single source, using JavaScript and AJAX. To
view a demonstration at Mobile World Congress, please email
info@funambol.com with a meeting request or visit Funambol's booth #1J46 in
Hall 1. Funambol version 8.5 is scheduled to be available in 90 days.
About Funambol
Funambol is the #1 mobile open source project in the world and the leading
provider of open source mobile cloud sync and push email solutions for
billions of devices. The company's open source software has been downloaded
millions of times by 50,000 developers in 200 countries, which helps ensure
that Funambol rapidly supports the latest mobile devices. Funambol's
commercial software has been adopted by the top companies in mobile,
including many of the largest device manufacturers, operators, service and
content providers, software companies and system integrators. Funambol is
headquartered in Silicon Valley with R&D in Europe. For more information,
please visit http://www.funambol.com. You can also follow Funambol on
Twitter at http://twitter.com/funambol.