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Glide Launches for Linux: Linux Users can now Access the Complete Glide Suite of Desktop and Mobile Applications

2007-04-16 18:51 2807

Linux Users Can Choose from a Wide Selection of Linux Compatible Mobile Phones

NEW YORK, April 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- TransMedia officially launches today 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.

Glide OS 2.0 Beta supports the following phones for Linux users.

BlackBerry Pearl (8100)

BlackBerry 8700

BlackBerry 8800

Cingular 8125 (Supports Streaming Media)

HP iPAQ

HP hw6510

Motorola Razr V3

Motorola SLVR

Motorola ROKR

Motorola Q (Supports Streaming Media)

Nokia 9300 Nokia E62 (Supports Streaming Media)

Nokia 6102i (Supports Streaming Media)

Nokia 6682 (Supports Streaming Media)

Palm Treo 650

Palm Treo 680 (Supports Streaming Media)

Palm Treo 700P (Supports Streaming Media)

Palm Treo 700W (Supports Streaming Media)

Palm Treo 750 (Supports Streaming Media)

Palm LifeDrive Samsung Blackjack (Supports Streaming Media)

Samsung A707 (Supports Streaming Media)

Samsung D807 (Supports Streaming Media)

Sony Ericsson w600i

Sony Ericsson w810i

TMobile SDA (Supports Streaming Media)

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 synchronize all of your files on your local desktop(s) to and from Glide's hosted web services. 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. 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 email 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 emails using your favorite email

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.

Linux users can sign up for a free Glide account today at http://www.glidedigital.com on their Linux PCs or on their cell phones at http://www.glidemobile.com .

Sign up for a free Glide account today at http://www.glidedigital.com from your PC or on your cell phone at http://www.glidemobile.com .

This press release was prepared using Glide Write.

Source: TransMedia
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