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SDA India | April 18, 2007
GLIDE LAUNCHES DESKTOP/MOBILE SUITE FOR LINUX PC USERS
TransMedia, a provider of media management and collaboration applications, has released the complete Glide Suite of Desktop and Mobile Applications for Linux users. Linux users will now be able to access, edit and share virtually all of their files stored on their Linux PCs from a wide selection of cell phones.
"Glide provides a user-friendly desktop interface for Linux, a powerful suite of applications and seamless interoperability with Windows, Macs and a wide selection of cell phones," said TransMedia Chairman and CEO, Donald Leka.
Some of the phones Glide OS 2.0 Beta for Linux users:
* BlackBerry Pearl (8100)
* Motorola Razr V3
* Nokia 9300 Nokia E62 (Supports Streaming Media)
* Palm Treo 700P (Supports Streaming Media)
* Samsung A707 (Supports Streaming Media)
* Sony Ericsson w600i
* TMobile SideKick
Glide automatically syncs your photos, music, videos, documents, iCal calendars, Address Book contacts, and Safari, Camino and Firefox bookmarks from your computer via the Internet so you can access virtually all of your digital stuff from your cell phone. Glide achieves the ideal of anytime, anywhere access by making it possible to synchronise all of your files on your local desktop(s) to and from Glide's hosted web services, the company mentioned.
Glide's compatibility engine then serves up your files in the proper format and bit rate for access on various devices and for easy sharing.
Glide serves as your digital companion that travels with you even when you change phones, service providers or upgrade your systems. Effectively, Glide provides one unified file and information management system and productivity suite for all of your devices.
According to the company, Glide's mobile applications enable Linux users to create while on the go. Glide stands alone in this approach.
* Compose a document on your mobile device, save it and then access and edit it later on your Linux PC without the need to e-mail it from your phone.
* Edit photos with 75 photo manipulation tools and order prints all on your mobile device or Linux PC.
* Send large files in 5k e-mails using your favorite e-mail address with no attachment limits and without filling up the recipient's inbox.
* Create elegant multimedia websites from your cell phone or Linux PC and edit later from either device.
Glide's mobile services enable Linux users to leap frog current and soon to be released mobile offerings that require uploading files locally from your computer via a USB 2.0 cable, Bluetooth etc. to your cell phone.