PalmSource today introduced PalmSource Installer, a new Palm OS application installation technology designed to streamline the online and over-the-air (OTA) download and install process of Palm OS applications onto Palm Powered™ smartphones and other wireless devices. As part of PalmSource's effort to make software titles more easily accessible for end users, PalmSource Installer can minimize the complexities commonly associated with loading software by providing one-touch software download and install functionality for Palm Powered smart mobile devices.
"We believe PalmSource Installer will extend our lead in providing best-in-class solutions that enable our Palm Powered partners to capitalize on the growing smartphone market," said David Nagel, president and CEO of PalmSource, Inc. "By making it simple and efficient to download applications, this breakout technology can help broaden the reach of Palm OS software applications and drive worldwide adoption of Palm Powered smart mobile devices."
"PalmSource Installer is a great solution that will enable us to build on our commitment to innovative wireless solutions for Palm Powered smart mobile devices," said Douglas Edwards, vice president of Handmark. "As a Palm Powered Mobile World partner, we look forward to continued innovation on the part of PalmSource to bring solutions that generate revenue opportunities for its partners."
PalmSource Installer offers registered Palm OS software developers and Palm Powered Mobile World operator partners the opportunity to deliver a superior user experience for Palm Powered smartphones and other wireless devices and gain greater exposure for their products. By enabling easier and more efficient software installation, PalmSource Installer minimizes technical support operations for software developers, freeing up resources to bring new Palm OS software applications to market. Palm Powered Mobile World operator partners report they gain increased data usage and ARPU on their wireless network by providing their customers with software applications that are easy to download, install and manage on a Palm Powered smart mobile device.
PalmSource Installer is designed to allow developers to bundle their Palm OS software application, support files and desktop components into a single, compressed software package that a user can download and install with a single touch of a button, whether via a HotSync™ connection to the PC or while on the go, via OTA delivery. PalmSource Installer is automatically downloaded whenever an end user downloads a PalmSource Installer enabled application package. In addition, PalmSource Installer is designed to leverage the ease-of-use of Palm Powered smart mobile devices to intelligently detect a user's device requirements, including memory, screen resolution and default languages to automatically install the appropriate files tailored to the device. The software applications optimized for online and OTA delivery to Palm Powered mobile devices draw from the more than 20,000 Palm OS software titles available today and found in the PalmSource software store located at
www.palmsource.com/software.
The public beta version of PalmSource Installer is free and available to registered Palm OS software developers in the PalmSource Developer Zone at
www.palmsource.com/developers. PalmSource Installer supports Palm Powered devices running all current versions of Palm OS.
09-29-2004, 11:15 AM
