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IDG's InfoWorld and AvantGo Partner to Offer InfoWorld Electric on Handheld Computers
Business Wire, May 18, 1998
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1998--InfoWorld, a pace-setting IS newsweekly that covers products used in corporate enterprises, today announced an agreement with AvantGo Inc., the authority in managing mobile information, that will make information published on InfoWorld Electric (www.infoworld.com) available to users of handheld computers.
InfoWorld is the only AvantGo content partner with a "channel" that provides news, reviews and opinions on enterprise computing.
AvantGo software takes advantage of Web technology so that companies can build, deploy and manage mobile applications on Palm Computing and soon WindowsCE-compatible platform devices. Mobile users choose the Web address or channel they want to receive, and that channel is updated each time the device is synchronized.
The InfoWorld To Go channel will offer the top 10 news stories, which are updated daily, plus weekly product reviews and opinions from such industry luminaries as Bob Metcalfe, Robert X. Cringely, Nicholas Petreley and Mark Tebbe. Other publishers announced today as content partner "channels" include: CNET, Excite, Mercury Center, The New York Times and Wired.
"For 20 years, InfoWorld has been the leader in providing extremely valuable news and information that helps our readers make difficult purchase decisions," said Stephen D. Moylan, president/CEO of InfoWorld.
"As more IT decision makers increase their business travel, convenient access to timely information becomes critical. Now, our readers can get the most up-to-date news, reviews, and insights on enterprise computing from more than 100 editors -- all in the palm of their hands."
As part of the partnership, InfoWorld To Go will be a premier channel on the AvantGo Web site (www.avantgo.com). Readers of InfoWorld Electric will be able to download free trial software from AvantGo by following directions published on InfoWorld Electric at http://www.infoworld.com. As a partner, InfoWorld will be pre-configured as a channel for the AvantGo Desktop and AvantGo Client software.
"AvantGo is helping deliver the 'Web To Go' by selecting content partners with channels that we feel reflect the interest of mobile computing users," said Felix Lin, CEO of AvantGo, Inc. "InfoWorld provides key technology news for the enterprise, which is critical for people making major IT purchase decisions."
About AvantGo Inc.
AvantGo Inc., the authority in managing mobile information, extends enterprise applications to handheld computers, such as those based on the Palm Computing platform, including the 3Com Palm III, the 3Com PalmPilot connected organizer and the IBM WorkPad PC Companion, and soon Microsoft WindowsCE-compatible devices.
AvantGo is a privately held company based in San Mateo and funded by 21st Century Internet Venture Partners and private investors. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.avantgo.com or call 650/638-3399.
About InfoWorld
Headquartered in San Mateo, in the heart of Silicon Valley, InfoWorld Media Group publishes InfoWorld Electric (www.infoworld.com). InfoWorld Electric, the leading enterprise computing authority on the Web, publishes daily technology news, product reviews, opinions, and interactive discussion forums, along with a weekly e-mail newsletter (the InfoWorld Scoop) and a complete archive of InfoWorld's print edition.
InfoWorld is the pace-setting IS newsweekly that focuses on editorial coverage of client/server products used in corporate enterprises. InfoWorld's $21 million cross-platform, networked test bed -- the InfoWorld Test Center -- conducts the industry's most trusted testing of enterprise products.
In addition, its news organization has earned a reputation for the timeliness and accuracy of its coverage of the people, technologies, products and companies that make a difference in the IT industry.
InfoWorld Media Group is a wholly-owned independent business unit of IDG, the world's leading IT media, research and exposition company. IDG publishes more than 285 computer magazines and newspapers and 500 book titles and offers online users the largest network of technology specific sites around the world through IDG.net (http://www.idg.net), which comprises more than 200 targeted Web sites in 52 countries.
IDG is also a leading producer of 110 computer-related expositions worldwide and provides IT market analysis through 49 offices in 41 countries worldwide. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com.
CONTACTS: InfoWorld, San Mateo
Kelli Flanagan, 650/312-0582
Mike Thomas, 650/312-0515
or
Evans Communication for AvantGo
Joanna Kulesa, 408/423-2300
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