SoonR Supports Nokia AJAX-Enabled Browser, Delivering Faster, More User-Friendly Mobile Services

April 18, 2007; 03:31 AM
SoonR, the only company that delivers the power of the PC and Mac to mobile phones, today announced support for Nokia’s AJAX enabled browser available in all S60 3^rd Edition devices. Both SoonR and Nokia are industry leaders in utilizing AJAX to improve the mobile experience.

AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript and XML), a Web development technique, improves users’ mobile web experiences by delivering better response time, easier navigation and a simpler interface. Nokia’s AJAX-enabled browser allows rich mobile applications to be developed for S60 3^rd Edition devices. SoonR leverages the S60 browser to give users faster, better mobile access to their most important PC applications and data.

“Nokia is one of the world’s leading handset manufacturers and is now providing a fully integrated AJAX-enabled browser to users around the world,” said Martin Frid-Nielsen, CEO of SoonR. “SoonR has been the first software developer to provide an AJAX-enabled mobile solution. Using our two technologies together magnifies the benefits even further for mobile business and professional users.”

"We're excited to see SoonR bringing the user experience for their innovative solution to the next level by taking advantage of our newest browser technologies,” said Franklin Davis, Head of Business Development, Nokia.

“SoonR taps the built-in capabilities of Nokia’s AJAX-enabled browser to provide their users with a better, faster experience and with no additional software to install on the handset,” said Ajit Jaokar, CEO of Futuretext and chair of Oxford University’s Next Generation Mobile Applications Panel.

SoonR’s AJAX enabled interface will be available immediately for all S60 3^rd Edition devices as part of the SoonR service. AJAX enabled phones are automatically detected, allowing users access to these enhanced capabilities with no action required.

For more information about the S60 browser, please visit http://s60.com/browser

About SoonR

SoonR lets users tap into the power of their computers from any Internet-capable mobile handset or remote computer, anywhere in the world, across any network and without the requirement of servers or expensive software. The SoonR service links mobile phones and remote computers to applications and data on any Internet connected computer. People can remotely access SoonR Desktop to search and access documents and images, SoonR Organizer for email, scheduling and contacts and SoonR Talk for mobile VoIP. SoonR integrates with Google Desktop Search, Yahoo! Desktop Search, X1, Spotlight, MSN Desktop Search, Outlook Office 2007 and Skype. PC-based data is automatically formatted for any mobile device and without any SoonR software on the handset. SoonR is built on a secure and extensible, open standards based application platform and works across carriers and handset operating systems including Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Palm and others. The basic SoonR service is free.

Since internet access is necessary to use SoonR, the user must have data service from their carrier and some carrier SMS charges may apply.

SoonR was founded in 2005 and is based in both Silicon Valley and Denmark. For more information, visit www.soonr.com

SoonR is a registered trademark of SoonR, Inc. Nokia, Skype, Google, Spotlight, Yahoo!, X1, Windows Vista, Microsoft, MSN, Office 2007, Outlook, Mac OS, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Blackberry, Palm are trademarks of their respective owners.