News Releases: StyleTap Platform

StyleTap Announces Plans To Bring Thousands of Mobile Applications To Apple iPhone™

2008-05-30T10:47:00.001-04:00

TORONTO, Canada, May 30, 2008 – StyleTap Inc. today announced plans to bring to market a version of StyleTap^® CrossPlatform for the iPhone ™ and the iPod^® touch, which will instantly allow over 20,000 mobile applications to run on these popular devices. Further information about the product, including how it will be marketed and sold, will be made available in early July 2008.

In addition, the company announced that StyleTap personnel will be at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA from June 9-13, 2008, and will be available to meet with mobile application developers interested in learning more about StyleTap CrossPlatform for the Apple devices. Interested parties should contact StyleTap via email at sales at styletap.com, or through the contact form on the StyleTap website.

In February 2008, in order to determine the level of interest, StyleTap posted a video to Viddler and YouTube (see www.styletap.com/product_apple.php for links to the videos) showing an experimental prototype of StyleTap CrossPlatform running existing mobile applications on an iPod touch. The response was instant and overwhelming – the videos have been viewed more than 800,000 times and the company received many emails from both end-users and application developers expressing great interest in having such a product available.

“The iPhone is one of the hottest new mobile devices out there,” said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO of StyleTap Inc., “And the response to our video has convinced us that many, many consumers, and companies, will eagerly jump at the change to buy iPhone devices if they can continue to run their must-have applications.”

Technically, StyleTap CrossPlatform is an excellent fit with the iPhone, as the powerful processor and large screen allows applications written for Palm OS® devices to run at full speed and at full screen resolution. The iPhone touch screen technology works in a very natural way with mobile applications originally designed for touch screen devices.

Many popular mobile applications have been written by passionate people who used their domain expertise to create extraordinarily useful applications. However, few of these same people can justify the time, cost and risk incurred in porting these applications to other mobile operating systems, especially since the number of operating systems continues to multiply as the market gets more and more fragmented. StyleTap CrossPlatform solves this problem.

StyleTap CrossPlatform offers developers the best of both worlds: with no changes and therefore no work required on their part, developers can now sell their applications to millions more users who use other devices running StyleTap CrossPlatform. However, if they do wish to use unique features of new devices, StyleTap CrossPlatform provides simple extensions that give them access to those capabilities without having to completely re-write or convert their applications.

StyleTap CrossPlatform has successfully enabled developers of applications originally written for Palm OS devices to deploy their applications on the millions of handheld PDAs and smartphones running Microsoft Windows Mobile. These same applications will soon be available to the hundreds of millions of users with smartphones based on the Symbian OS platform, with the impending release of StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian OS, currently in the beta testing cycle.

About StyleTap Inc.

StyleTap Inc. is a privately-held Canadian software company founded in 2000 whose mission is to provide the essential software ingredient that enables mobile applications to run on any smartphone. StyleTap Inc. is the developer of StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian and StyleTap CrossPlatform for Windows Mobile which are robust, high performance software platforms that enable Symbian OS and Windows Mobile devices to run thousands of software applications that are also compatible with Palm OS devices. StyleTap continues to expand the capabilities of its existing products and extend its unique technology to run on additional devices and operating systems.

For further information, please visit www.styletap.com or contact:

StyleTap Inc.:
Lew Shepherdson
Tel: 613-823-7660
Email: press at styletap.com

Disclaimer: StyleTap Inc. and StyleTap CrossPlatform are not affiliated with, or authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way by PalmSource Inc., ACCESS Co. Ltd., Palm Inc., or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries. Palm OS is a registered trademark of PalmSource Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Apple, iPhone and iPod are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Symbian and all Symbian based trademarks and logos are trademarks of Symbian Software Limited. UIQ and all UIQ-based marks and logos are trade marks of UIQ Technology. Microsoft and Windows Mobile are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. StyleTap is a registered trademark of StyleTap Inc. in Canada, the United States and other countries.
Copyright © 2008 StyleTap Inc. All Rights Reserved.

StyleTap® CrossPlatform for Symbian OS™

2007-10-16T01:25:00.000-04:00

StyleTap® CrossPlatform Brings Thousands of Mobile Applications to Symbian Smartphones

TORONTO, Canada, October 16, 2007 – StyleTap Inc. today announced StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian OS™ which will allow over 20,000 existing applications to run on current and future Symbian smartphones.

StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian OS brings the largest library of smartphone applications to the largest community of smartphone users, with over 145m Symbian smartphones shipped to date, to over 250 major network operators worldwide.

StyleTap CrossPlatform is compatible with most applications written for Palm OS® devices, and enables them to now run on Symbian smartphones. This gives consumers unprecedented freedom to choose the smartphone that meets their needs without losing their investment in mobile applications and accumulated data.

StyleTap CrossPlatform also gives application developers a compelling solution which can help leverage their existing mobile assets to target more devices. Instead of their applications running on a set proportion of mobile devices because they cannot afford to re-engineer their applications for each new device brought to market, StyleTap CrossPlatform offers developers access to millions more potential customers with no re-engineering required.

"By enabling thousands more mobile applications to be used by millions more users, StyleTap CrossPlatform creates enormous value for consumers, application developers and smartphone vendors," said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO of StyleTap Inc., "By bringing StyleTap CrossPlatform to Symbian OS, the global market-leading smartphone OS, we are fulfilling our commitment to support the smartphone industry to the fullest possible extent."

StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian OS is the newest member of the StyleTap CrossPlatform family of products which will continue to grow to include additional smartphone operating systems. StyleTap is demonstrating CrossPlatform at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London, and expects to ship the product in the first quarter of 2008. Pricing has not yet been finalized. StyleTap CrossPlatform will support Symbian smartphones based on UIQ 3 and S60 3rd Edition. Companies or individuals interested in receiving information about the release of StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian should visit www.styletap.com and subscribe to the StyleTap blog.

"Symbian OS has established itself as the leading OS for smartphones in the world today," said David Wood, EVP of Research, Symbian Ltd., "As smartphones play an ever increasing role in people's lives, application software will grow more and more important. We welcome the rich library of applications that StyleTap brings to the Symbian ecosystem and encourage their developers to take advantage of the Symbian marketplace."

"StyleTap CrossPlatform will bring great value to users of mobile phones based on UIQ. They will now be able to access an extensive set of new applications for their UIQ phones from Sony Ericsson and Motorola. We are very pleased to see this innovation come to market", said Elisabet Melin, VP Marketing, UIQ Technology AB.

About StyleTap Inc.

StyleTap Inc. is a privately-held Canadian software company founded in 2000 whose mission is to provide the essential software ingredient that enables mobile applications to run on any smartphone. StyleTap Inc. is the developer of StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian and StyleTap CrossPlatform for Windows Mobile which are robust, high performance software platforms that enable Symbian OS and Windows Mobile devices to run thousands of software applications that are also compatible with Palm OS devices. StyleTap continues to expand the capabilities of its existing products and extend its unique technology to run on additional devices and operating systems.

For further information, please visit www.styletap.com or contact:
StyleTap Inc.:
Lew Shepherdson
Tel: 613-823-7660
Email: press at styletap.com

Disclaimer: StyleTap Inc. and StyleTap CrossPlatform are not affiliated with, or authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way by PalmSource Inc., ACCESS Co. Ltd., Palm Inc., or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries. Palm OS is a registered trademark of PalmSource Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Symbian and all Symbian based trademarks and logos are trademarks of Symbian Software Limited. UIQ and all UIQ-based marks and logos are trade marks of UIQ Technology. Microsoft and Windows Mobile are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. StyleTap is a registered trademark of StyleTap Inc. in Canada, the United States and other countries. Copyright © 2007 StyleTap Inc. All Rights Reserved.

StyleTap® Platform Supports Barcode Scanners

2007-05-28T23:34:00.001-04:00

Industrial handhelds running Windows Mobile® Can Now Run Thousands of Barcode Scanning Applications Written for Palm OS®

TORONTO, Canada, May 29, 2007 – StyleTap Inc., a leading innovator in software platforms for PDAs and smartphones, today announced version 1.1 of StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile that supports the barcode scanner hardware integrated into the leading industrial handheld devices from Intermec and Motorola-Symbol.

StyleTap Platform enables the world's largest base of mobile applications – the estimated 30,000 applications written to run on Palm OS – to run on Windows Mobile devices. In addition to these commercial applications, there are many thousands of specialized applications used by companies to run on handheld devices in stores, in delivery vehicles, in warehouses and everywhere in between. Virtually all of those applications use barcode scanners to gather and track information.

"Until now, many companies have been forced to continue using older Palm OS-based devices because of the prohibitive risk and high cost of re-writing proven, working applications just to get the advantages of new Windows Mobile-based devices" said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO of StyleTap Inc., "With this new version of StyleTap Platform, organizations can continue to run, without modification, most existing scanner applications on the new hardware. They get all of the benefits of the new devices, without the time, expense and risk of developing a new application just to do the same things the existing applications are already doing."

StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile creates a virtual Palm OS environment that will run most Palm OS applications, unmodified, on Windows Mobile PDA and Smartphone devices. While the Palm OS did not define a standard application program interface for barcode scanners, this version adds support for the widely-used barcode scanner interface introduced and promoted by Symbol Technologies (now part of Motorola). Most barcode scanner applications written for older Symbol devices such as the SPT1500 or SPT1800, will run unmodified on the newer Windows Mobile-based devices from Intermec (700, CN2B, CN3) or Symbol (MC50 and MC70).

"The capabilities of StyleTap Platform allow Intermec to offer its customers an attractive migration from their older generation of handheld devices," said Chris Krasinkiewicz, Country Manager, Intermec Canada (www.intermec.com), "Being able to run their existing applications means that customers can be buying devices today that offer them real benefits today as well as additional capabilities for the future."

Doug Scott, VP Information Technology for TST Overland Express, added "As a customer, it is definitely a bonus that we don't have to invest development time and effort in rewriting our mobile application just to support new hardware. However, the bigger benefit for us is that StyleTap Platform makes the deployment of the new hardware so much easier. Being able to keep using the same mobile application means there is no impact on end users and we avoid another round of user training, which frees our people and resources to invest in new capabilities that will enhance our business."

While this new release adds support for integrated barcode scanners, many customers are also successfully using barcode scanners (and GPS units, and other specialized hardware) that communicate with the handheld device via serial or Bluetooth® connections.

StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile can be downloaded for a free 14-day trial at www.styletap.com.

About StyleTap Inc.

StyleTap Inc. is a privately-held Canadian software company founded in 2000 to liberate mobile device users from the scarcity of application choices by empowering handheld devices to run thousands more applications. In April 2005, StyleTap released a preview version of StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile – a robust, high performance software platform that enables Windows Mobile devices to run the thousands of software applications written for Palm OS devices. In October 2006, version 1.0 was released, for Pocket PC phones and PDAs. StyleTap is actively extending its unique technology to run on additional devices and operating systems.

For further information, please visit www.styletap.com or contact:
StyleTap Inc.:
Lew Shepherdson
Tel: 613-823-7660
Email: press at styletap.com

Disclaimer: StyleTap Inc. and StyleTap Platform are not affiliated with, or authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way by ACCESS Co. Ltd., Palm Inc., Microsoft Inc., or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries. Palm and Palm OS are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows Mobile are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. StyleTap is a registered trademark of StyleTap Inc. in Canada and other countries. Copyright © 2007 StyleTap Inc. All Rights Reserved.

StyleTap® Platform for Windows Smartphone Preview Version Now Available

2007-01-18T19:37:00.000-05:00

Windows Smartphones Now Run Thousands of Mobile Applications

TORONTO, Canada, January 18, 2007 – StyleTap Inc., a leading innovator in software platforms for PDAs and smartphones, today announced that the preview version of StyleTap Platform for Windows Smartphone is now available.

StyleTap Platform enables the world's largest base of mobile applications – the estimated 30,000 applications written to run on Palm OS® – to run on Windows Smartphones, including the new Motorola Moto Q™, the T-Mobile Dash™ and the Samsung Blackjack™. These smartphones have experienced very strong sales growth since their introduction last year. However, because they have novel display formats and lack the touchscreens found on traditional Pocket PC devices, relatively little application software is available for these new devices.

"The big problem in the mobile world is that it gets more and more fragmented as major vendors bring out more and more devices that are incompatible in large and small ways with the other devices on the market," said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO of StyleTap Inc., "Software applications that add great utility to these smartphones and PDAs tend to run on a diminishing proportion of these devices, because the developers cannot afford to re-engineer their applications for every new device that appears. The result is bad for consumers who get less useful devices and bad for developers who get smaller markets for their products. StyleTap seeks to counter this trend by enabling a diverse set of devices to run the same software applications with no re-engineering required. We already support the wide variety of Pocket PCs on the market; today we are adding the Smartphone; and in the future we intend to address other popular devices, such as those based on the Symbian OS™."

StyleTap Platform for Windows Smartphone enables most Palm OS applications (including multimedia applications and games) to run, unmodified, on any device running Windows Mobile® 5.0 for Smartphone. The software comes with everything needed to download and run Palm OS applications, and supports cut and paste of text and bitmaps between Windows Mobile applications and Palm OS applications.

StyleTap Platform supports the landscape screen orientation favored by many of the newer devices. It also provides a display cursor controlled by the 5-way navigation button as a substitute for a touchscreen.

StyleTap Platform for Windows Smartphone can be downloaded for a free 14-day trial at www.styletap.com. The preview version is a public release intended to solicit feedback from early users on any issues or problems prior to official release. We expect the preview period for StyleTap Platform for Windows Smartphone to be less than 60 days.

Users purchasing the preview version during the preview period will get a free upgrade to the official version when it is released.

About StyleTap Inc.

StyleTap Inc. is a privately-held Canadian software company founded in 2000 to liberate mobile device users from the scarcity of application choices by empowering handheld devices to run thousands more applications. In April 2005, StyleTap released a preview version of StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile – a robust, high performance software platform that enables Windows Mobile devices to run the thousands of software applications written for Palm OS devices. In October 2006, version 1.0 was released, for Pocket PC phones and PDAs. StyleTap is actively extending its unique technology to run on additional devices and operating systems.

For further information, please visit www.styletap.com or contact:
StyleTap Inc.:
Lew Shepherdson
Tel: 613-823-7660
Email: press at styletap.com

Disclaimer: StyleTap Inc. and StyleTap Platform are not affiliated with, or authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way by PalmSource Inc., ACCESS Co. Ltd., Palm Inc., Microsoft Inc., or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries. Palm OS is a registered trademark of PalmSource Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows Mobile are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. StyleTap is a registered trademark of StyleTap Inc. in Canada and other countries. Copyright © 2007 StyleTap Inc. All Rights Reserved.

StyleTap® Platform Version 1.0 Now Available

2006-10-31T00:01:00.000-05:00

Run Thousands of Palm OS® Applications on Windows Mobile®

TORONTO, Canada, October 31, 2006 – StyleTap Inc., a leading innovator in software platforms for PDAs and smartphones, today released version 1.0 of StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile, allowing applications originally written for Palm OS to run on Windows Mobile Pocket PC PDAs and phones. Thoroughly tested by tens of thousands of preview users, StyleTap Platform is the first in a family of products that will bring the same capability to devices that run other operating systems, such as Symbian OS™ and Windows Mobile for Smartphones.

"Users from around the world purchased the preview version of StyleTap Platform, and we used their feedback to make version 1.0 faster and even more robust and capable," said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO and co-founder of StyleTap Inc. "Long-time Palm OS users are thrilled to continue running their favorite Palm OS applications on their new Windows Mobile devices, while existing Windows Mobile users are delighted with the vast library of additional applications that StyleTap Platform makes available to them."

"The benefits of StyleTap Platform are not just for end users," said Lew Shepherdson, VP Sales & Marketing for StyleTap. "Application developers and OEMs have readily seen how supporting StyleTap Platform immediately expands the market for their products and creates unimagined cross-platform opportunities. Similarly, corporate customers, including Fortune 50 companies, are already saving time and money by deploying proven Palm OS applications on new hardware with StyleTap Platform."

The StyleTap software includes everything necessary to run most applications and games written for any version of Palm OS (including version 5 applications that use ARMlets). It supports virtually all Windows Mobile Pocket PC devices, including phones with square screens (like the popular Palm Treo™ 700 series) and PDAs with high-resolution VGA screens, in portrait or landscape mode. Programs run at full speed, even animated games and multimedia applications. Network applications work great through WiFi, serial or USB connections. Infrared (IR) and Bluetooth® communications are also supported.

"There's an enormous base of wonderful software written for Palm OS, and it's great to see those products available on a much wider range of hardware," said Michael Mace, author of the popular Mobile Opportunity blog (mobileopportunity.blogspot.com), a principal at Rubicon Consulting, and former Chief Competitive Officer at Palm. "The mobile industry and mobile users desperately need a single consistent platform that would let developers write software once and run it anywhere. Mobile Java was supposed to do that, but it failed miserably. I'm delighted that StyleTap has tackled this problem on Windows Mobile, and I look forward to them extending their product to other operating systems."

Applications written for Palm OS devices run, unmodified, on StyleTap Platform. If they wish, application developers can extend programs that are fully compatible with Palm OS by using StyleTap APIs that optimize execution speed and the user experience on Windows Mobile devices. Direct access to native libraries is available for specialized applications. Already, hundreds of developers are incorporating StyleTap Platform in their application strategies. The Runs on StyleTap program offers developer support and co-marketing tools.

"It was an easy decision – supporting StyleTap Platform allowed us to effectively double the size of our potential market," said Tim Norman, President of NormSoft Inc. (www.normsoft.com), makers of Pocket Tunes™, the leading audio player software for Palm devices. "Since our product really stresses the capabilities of the Palm OS, we've been very impressed by the stability and performance of StyleTap Platform. In fact, the only thing more impressive has been the support we've received from StyleTap."

A corporate version of StyleTap Platform (to be announced soon) will include support for barcode and RFID scanners and other hardware-specific capabilities.

StyleTap Platform can be downloaded and purchased online at www.styletap.com for US$49.95. A free 14-day trial is available and email and web-based support is included. Anyone who purchased a preview version can upgrade to version 1.0 at no charge.

About StyleTap Inc.

StyleTap Inc. is a privately-held Canadian software company founded in 2000 to liberate mobile device users from the scarcity of application choices by empowering handheld devices to run thousands more applications. In April 2005, StyleTap released a preview version of StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile – a robust, high performance software platform that enables Windows Mobile devices to run the thousands of software applications written for Palm OS devices. In October 2006, version 1.0 was released, for Pocket PC phones and PDAs. StyleTap is actively extending its unique technology to run on additional devices and operating systems.

For further information, please visit www.styletap.com or contact:
StyleTap Inc.:
Lew Shepherdson
Tel: 416-504-1551 ext 555
Email: press at styletap.com

Disclaimer: StyleTap Inc. and StyleTap Platform are not affiliated with, or authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way by PalmSource Inc., ACCESS Co. Ltd., Palm Inc., Microsoft Inc., or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries. Palm OS is a registered trademark of PalmSource Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows Mobile are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. NormSoft and Pocket Tunes are among the trademarks owned by NormSoft, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. StyleTap is a registered trademark of StyleTap Inc. in Canada and other countries. Copyright © 2006 StyleTap Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Last Chance to Take Advantage of Discount Pricing for Preview Version of StyleTap® Platform

2006-09-20T18:16:00.000-04:00

October Release Planned for Official Version of StyleTap Platform

TORONTO, Canada, Sept 20, 2006 – StyleTap Inc., a leading innovator in software platforms for PDAs and smartphones, today announced that the discount pricing for the preview release of StyleTap Platform will end in October 2006 with the official release of version 1.0 of the product.

Customers wishing to take advantage of the discount pricing need to purchase their copies of the preview version of StyleTap Platform before the October launch of the official version. Everyone who has purchased any release of the preview version will be entitled to upgrade their copy of StyleTap Platform to the official 1.0 version when it is available.

"We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to join the thousands of users who have already purchased the preview version of StyleTap Platform at the discount price of US$29.95", said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO and co-founder of StyleTap Inc., "Based on feedback from end-users, corporate customers, application developers and potential partners, the price for the production version will be significantly higher than the current discount price."

StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs enables most Palm OS® applications and games to run, unmodified, on any device running Windows Mobile, including Palm Treo™ smartphones. The software comes with everything needed to download and run Palm OS applications, and supports cut/paste of text and bitmaps between Windows Mobile applications and Palm OS applications.

StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs is available for a free 14-day trial at www.styletap.com.

About StyleTap Inc.

StyleTap Inc. is a privately-held Canadian software company founded in 2000 to liberate mobile device users from the scarcity of application choices by empowering handheld devices to run thousands more applications. In April 2005, StyleTap released a preview version of StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile – a robust, high performance software platform that enables Windows Mobile devices to run the thousands of software applications written for Palm OS devices. Even in its preview phase, StyleTap Platform has generated widespread acclaim from paying customers who include both consumers and enterprises. StyleTap is actively extending its unique technology to run on additional devices and operating systems.

For further information, please visit www.styletap.com or contact:

StyleTap Inc.: Lew Shepherdson
Tel: 416-504-1551 x555
Email: press at styletap.com

Laubrass Inc. Partners with StyleTap Inc. to Provide UmtPlus™ Work Measurement Software for Pocket PC

2006-02-15T08:00:00.000-05:00

MONTREAL, Canada and TORONTO, Canada, Feb. 15, 2006

Laubrass Inc., a leading provider of software for work measurement, today announces a technology alliance with StyleTap Inc., to provide Pocket PC support for the UmtPlus™ software platform.

"Laubrass has long been recognized as a leader in handheld work measurement software, but until now it has only been available for use on Palm OS® devices," comments Charles Brassard, President and Founder of Laubrass Inc. "The StyleTap® Platform for Windows Mobile™-based Pocket PCs allows our customers to choose from a wider range of handheld devices, while still maintaining the same look-and-feel that UmtPlus™ users are accustomed to."

"StyleTap has helped Laubrass to reach a large new market of devices quickly and with minimal additional expense," said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO of StyleTap Inc. "StyleTap Platform is a boon to the large community of handheld software developers who need to address new device markets, but do not want to rewrite their software. Laubrass has shown just how well this can work, even with an application as sophisticated and rich as UmtPlus."

Free trial versions the newest version of UmtPlus for Windows Mobile are available at www.laubrass.com. StyleTap Platform is available at www.styletap.com.

About StyleTap Inc.

Founded in 2000, StyleTap Inc. is a privately held Canadian software company based on the idea that the same application software should run on many different kinds of handhelds, regardless of operating system. In April 2005, StyleTap released the preview version of StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile, which provides a robust, high performance platform to run the thousands of software applications that were originally designed for the Palm OS on Windows Mobile devices.

About Laubrass:

Founded in 1993, Laubrass facilitates and optimizes the process of conducting quality audits and work measurement studies by leveraging handheld computing tools. Their software programs are being used in a variety of industries internationally. Some of Laubrass' biggest clients include: Walmart, Pfizer, GAP, Royal Bank Financial, Fed Ex, Mayo Clinic, Paccar Truck Manufacturers ... just to name a few.

StyleTap® Platform Enables Palm® Treo™ 700w Users to Also Run Palm OS Applications

2006-02-06T22:36:00.000-05:00

The first Windows Mobile™ device from Palm, the Treo 700w, can now also run Palm OS® applications using StyleTap Platform

TORONTO, Canada, 6 February 2006 – StyleTap Inc., a leading innovator in software platforms for PDAs and smartphones, today announced that its latest preview version of StyleTap Platform now supports the Palm Treo 700w.

Users of the Palm Treo 700w can now choose from thousands of existing Palm OS applications to find the software that best meets their needs. As the first handheld device from Palm that runs the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system, the Treo 700w is attracting much attention from long time users of Palm devices. Usually a decision to switch operating systems means that users must suffer through a long, frustrating and expensive process of evaluating and buying new applications and then converting all of their existing data over to the new device.

“StyleTap Platform gives owners of the Treo 700w the best of both worlds”, said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO and co-founder of StyleTap Inc., “They now have the choice of using new applications designed for Windows Mobile, or they can keep running their familiar Palm OS applications.”

StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs enables most Palm OS applications (including games!) to run, unmodified, on any device running Windows Mobile, including the Treo 700w. The software comes with everything needed to download and run Palm OS applications, and supports cut/paste of text and bitmaps between Windows Mobile applications and Palm OS applications.

StyleTap platform eliminates the need to wait for new versions of applications and games that support the square screen of the Treo 700w. Users can use existing Palm OS versions that already support the square screen format found on other devices from Palm.

StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs is available for a free 14-day trial at www.styletap.com.

About StyleTap Inc.

StyleTap Inc. is a privately-held Canadian software company founded in 2000 to liberate mobile device users from the scarcity of application choices by empowering handheld devices to run thousands more applications. In April 2005, StyleTap released a preview version of StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile – a robust, high performance software platform that enables Windows Mobile devices to run the thousands of software applications written for Palm OS devices. Even in its preview phase, StyleTap Platform has generated widespread acclaim from paying customers who include both consumers and enterprises. StyleTap is actively extending its unique technology to run on additional devices and operating systems.

For further information, please visit www.styletap.com or contact:

StyleTap Inc.: Lew Shepherdson
Tel: 416-504-1551 x555
Email: press at styletap.com

Techneos Systems and StyleTap Inc. to Provide Entryware for Pocket PC

2005-10-26T07:40:00.000-04:00

VANCOUVER, Canada and TORONTO, Canada, October 26, 2005

Techneos Systems Inc., a leading provider of software for mobile survey automation, today announces a technology alliance with StyleTap Inc., to provide Pocket PC support for the Entryware™ software platform.

“Techneos has long been recognized as a leader in handheld survey software, but until now it has only been available for use on Palm OS® devices,” comments Mark Cameron, President and co-founder of Techneos Systems Inc. “The StyleTap™ Platform for Windows Mobile™-based Pocket PCs allows our customers to choose from a much wider range of handheld devices, while still maintaining the same look-and-feel that Entryware users are accustomed to.”

Gregory Sokoloff, CEO and co-founder of StyleTap Inc., says “Entryware software is a robust application that makes full use of the StyleTap™ Platform, and demonstrates the power of both software products in an enterprise setting. Techneos and StyleTap have worked together to ensure that Entryware runs with the same speed and elegance on a Pocket PC handheld as it does on a Palm OS® device.”

A full-function preview of Entryware™ software is available for download today at www.techneos.com. The StyleTap™ Platform for Windows Mobile™-based Pocket PCs is also available for a free 14-day trial at www.styletap.com.

About Techneos Systems

Techneos Systems is a privately held Canadian software company founded in 1995 to develop software for mobile survey automation. The Entryware platform for handheld survey software was first released in 2000, and has since been adopted by over 200 companies in more than 20 countries worldwide.

About StyleTap, Inc.

Founded in 2000, StyleTap Inc. is a privately held Canadian software company based on the idea that the same application software should run on many different kinds of handhelds, regardless of operating system. In April 2005, StyleTap released the preview version of StyleTap™ Platform for Windows Mobile™, which provides a robust, high performance platform to run the thousands of software applications that were originally designed for the Palm OS® on Windows Mobile devices. This first product has received widespread praise from end-users and industry partners alike. StyleTap is actively extending the reach of its technology to new devices, and new operating system environments.

For further information, please contact:

for Techneos Systems Inc.:
Asa Zanatta
Tel: 604 408 1389
Cell: 604 724 7755

for StyleTap Inc.:
Robert Chew
Tel: 416 504 1551 ext. 111

StyleTap™ Platform Runs Thousands of Palm OS® Applications on Windows Mobile™-based Pocket Pcs

2005-04-27T19:00:00.000-04:00

Toronto, Canada, April 27, 2005 - StyleTap Inc., a leading innovator in software platforms for PDAs and smartphones, today announced the availability of StyleTap™ Platform for Windows Mobile™-based Pocket PCs. This exciting new product allows applications originally written for Palm OS® handhelds to run on Windows Mobile™-based PDAs. With more than 20,000 Palm OS® applications available – many of them free – users of Windows-based PDAs will now have an enormous range of applications to choose from.

"With this product, users who decide to migrate from a Palm OS® device can keep running their favorite applications. And for the first time, existing Windows Mobile™ PDA users can access the vast array of popular, proven Palm OS® applications," said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO and co-founder of StyleTap Inc. "This is the first of a family of StyleTap™ Platform products that will extend this capability to other handheld operating systems such as Symbian OS™. StyleTap™ Platform is based on the idea that the same application software should run on many different kinds of handhelds, regardless of operating system. This not only benefits handheld users, but also allows developers to target a much larger customer base."

StyleTap™ Platform is fast, compact and comes with everything you need to run most of the thousands of third-party applications written for Palm OS® 5.2 (and earlier) devices. With StyleTap™ Platform, these applications appear and operate on a Pocket PC just like native Windows Mobile™-based programs. You can even cut and paste between Palm OS®-based applications and native Windows Mobile-based applications on the same handheld device.

While running the latest applications at full speed, StyleTap™ Platform also incorporates unique backwards compatibility features to fully support older applications as well. One such feature allows both newer and older game applications to perform direct screen updates.

StyleTap™ Platform for Windows Mobile™-based Pocket PCs takes full advantage of the larger VGA screens available on the latest Windows Mobile™-based PDAs, but it runs just as well on older model devices.

The product also includes the StyleTap™ Application Installer, which allows you to easily install third-party Palm OS®-based applications from your desktop Windows® system onto your handheld.

A full-function preview version of StyleTap™ Platform for Windows Mobile™-based Pocket PCs is now available for a free 14-day trial. At the end of the trial, you can purchase the preview version for the special introductory price of US$29.95. This price includes a free upgrade to StyleTap™ Platform for Windows Mobile™-based Pocket PCs version 1.0 when it becomes available. For more information or to download the product, please visit www.styletap.com.

Media contact: Robert Chew (press@styletap.com) 416-504-1551.