PRESS RELEASE
June 3, 2003
Apple’s iSync 1.1 Broadens Support for Mobile Phones; Adds Safari Bookmark Syncing
MARKHAM, Ontario—June 3, 2003—Apple® today announced the release of iSync1.1, Apple’s breakthrough synchronization software that lets usersautomatically sync their contacts and calendars on their Mac® with those ontheir cell phones, Palm OS devices and iPods. iSync 1.1 adds support forover 20 mobile phones from Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and Siemens, aswell as Mac-to-Mac synchronization of Safari™ bookmarks for .Macsubscribers. iSync 1.1 supports more Bluetooth-enabled phones than any othersyncing software and has added syncing via USB for several Motorola phones.
“Mobile phones are a part of everyday life for millions of us, and iSync 1.1now lets us easily take our contacts and calendars everywhere we go, righton our mobile phone,” said Sina Tamaddon, Apple’s senior vice president ofApplications. “iSync 1.1 brings Apple’s incredible sync technology to over90 percent of the U.S. wireless market.”
“iSync 1.1’s support for�Series 60-based smart phones, such as the�Nokia3650 and�Nokia 7650, demonstrates�seamless interaction between the mobilephone and the personal computer at its best. The Series 60 Platform is builton open standards and technologies, thus the industry-leading companies,such as Apple, can easily and conveniently develop and offer advancedapplications like personal information management (PIM) to the users ofSeries 60-based devices,” said�Mika Saravirta,�director,�Nokia MobileSoftware.
In addition to Safari bookmark syncing, .Mac members can now access andorganize their favorite websites from any Mac and with the ability to syncMac® OS X Address Book contacts, Mac.com email, iCal™ calendar events and ToDo lists, .Mac members always have their most important information at theirfingertips. iSync 1.1 is available immediately as a free download andrequires Mac OS X version 10.2.5 and iCal 1.0.2. A list of iSync compatibledevices is available at www.apple.com/isync.
Apple Canada Inc. is headquartered in Markham, Ontario and is a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple products are available at more than450 Authorized Apple Canada Dealer locations across Canada.
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