MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phoenix Technologies
Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTEC), the leader in PC 3.0(TM) products, services and embedded
technologies, today announced BeInSync Mobile to deliver continuous and
seamless synchronization of mission-critical business data and rich media
personal files that constitute a user's digital life. BeInSync Mobile utilizes
Funambol's mobile open source technology to extend the reach of BeInSync(TM),
Phoenix's online synchronization and continuity solution, to the mobile phone
category. Consumers can now experience seamless data synchronization between
their phones and PCs, keeping their digital lives always 'in sync.'
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BeInSync Mobile is now in beta and will be available later this year at
http://www.beinsync.com. The service is being demonstrated in Funambol's booth
#1J46 (Hall 1) at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona this
week.
BeInsync Mobile redefines the way users can conveniently and securely
access, share, and protect documents, rich media files, photos and other
important digital data. Phoenix's patent-pending, peer-to-peer BeInSync
technology, coupled with Funambol's mobile open source technology, allows
users to access their digital resources anytime and anywhere. Users now have
the ability to automatically keep files and folders synchronized and backed up
across all digital devices, including smartphones and PCs.
The BeInSync offering sets a new standard for ease-of-use and supports the
widest selection of handsets in the market. Phoenix's PC OEM partners can now
use BeInSync to offer new services to their customers and provide more
offerings than what is available today from existing services such as Apple's
popular MobileMe. By offering such services, PC OEMs have an opportunity to
significantly boost device sales and service revenues.
"Phoenix is driven by the needs of the mobile PC user and the benchmark of
our PC 3.0(TM) strategy is to provide products and services that make the
computing experience simpler, more efficient and more secure. BeInSync Mobile
fulfills a significant desire by consumers to have continuous access to all of
the content that make up their digital lives and puts powerful and flexible
mobility options into their hands," said Woody Hobbs, President and CEO of
Phoenix Technologies.
"Phoenix is at the forefront of providing mobile consumers and SMBs with
convenience-driven products that deliver greater efficiency and simplicity,
goals that Funambol shares in creating our technology for continuous content
availability," said Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO. "We are excited to
partner with Phoenix on BeInSync Mobile to provide a simpler and superior
solution to managing users' digital and mobile lives."
"Phoenix has transformed itself from being a leading provider of firmware
to a leader in consumer solutions that fulfill a variety of mobile PC user
needs, and BeInSync Mobile is a continuation of that strategy," said Tim
Bajarin, one of the world's most sought-after personal technology pundits.
"BeInSync and Funambol together provide sophisticated continuous communication
technologies that translate into powerful mobile access for consumers."
About Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTEC), the leader in PC 3.0(TM)
products, services and embedded technologies, pioneers open standards and
delivers innovative solutions that enable the PC industry's top system
builders and specifiers to differentiate their systems, reduce time-to-market
and increase their revenues. The Company's flagship products and services --
Phoenix SecureCore, Embedded BIOS, Phoenix FailSafe, HyperSpace, BeInSync and
eSupport -- are revolutionizing the PC user experience by delivering
unprecedented performance, security, reliability, continuity, and ease-of-use.
The Company established industry leadership and created the PC clone industry
with its original BIOS product in 1983. Phoenix has 159 technology patents and
136 pending applications, and has shipped in over one billion systems. Phoenix
is headquartered in Milpitas, California with offices worldwide. For more
information, visit http://www.phoenix.com.
Phoenix, Phoenix Technologies, Phoenix SecureCore, Embedded BIOS, Phoenix
FailSafe, HyperSpace, BeInSync, BeInSync Mobile, eSupport, PC 3.0 and the
Phoenix Technologies logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All other marks referenced herein are the property
of their respective owners.
Safe Harbor
The statements in this release include forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, but
not limited to, the availability of BeInSync Mobile later this year and its
functionality, and the ability of OEMs to leverage BeInSync Mobile. These
statements involve risk and uncertainties, including: unexpected technical
challenges and delays, including defects, errors, code bugs and glitches;
unexpected challenges relating to our relationships with Funambol and our OEM
customers; our ability to successfully compete in new markets where we do not
have significant prior experience; competing technology and offerings of
competitors; end-user demand for our products and solutions; the ability of
our OEM customers to leverage BeInSync Mobile and provide compelling services;
our ability to convert trial users of our products and services into paying
licensees; our ability to hire and retain key employees; and our ability to
protect our intellectual property rights. For a further list and description
of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in the forward looking statements in this
release, we refer you to the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form
10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements
included in this release are based upon assumptions, forecasts and information
available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Global Press Office
Tel : +1 408 570 1060
E-mail: public_relations@phoenix.com
