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IntelliGolf Ships for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Smartphones for US Open Golf Tournament June 09, 2004 [MS Smartphone] | By Edward J. R. "With Smartphone sales projected to be in the millions, we believe IntelliGolf sales will continue to expand rapidly on the Windows Mobile platform." - millions? Well... Information from the software vendor follows. * * * * * Karrier Communications, leaders in sports enhancing software, today announced the shipment of its new IntelliGolf golf scoring software for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Smartphones. IntelliGolf is the #1 selling golf scoring software for PalmOne handhelds, Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, and Sony Ericsson (Symbian OS-based) P800/900s in over 100 countries worldwide. The new IntelliGolf for the Smartphone software includes all 7 S's of golf: Scoring, Shot tracking, 30+ Sidegames, 250+ Statistics, 19,000+ Signature courses, Sharing of information, and Satellite GPS. IntelliGolf provides the type of statistics, scoring, and shot tracking information that professional golfers have come to expect from their caddies. Now amateur golfers will be able to track scores, shots, wagers, and statistics 'on course' using their Windows Mobile-based Smartphone. Add on a GPS receiver and IntelliGolf users will be able to accurately view distances from tee-to-green using its latest IntelliGPS technology. SRP: $29.95/$39.95. "Through IntelliGolf's full use of the advanced communications technologies and multimedia capabilities in Windows Mobile software for Smartphones, end users are provided with an excellent golfing experience on and off the golf course," said Mark Spain, director of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "We are excited that Karrier Communications is extending its acclaimed IntelliGolf application for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs to support Windows Mobile-based Smartphones. End users can enjoy the benefits of Windows Mobile software at work and at play. It's an ideal combination." "Using Microsoft's development tools, our engineers we were able to port the full IntelliGolf 7.0 software for the Pocket PC platform to the Windows Mobile Smartphone platform within a few months." said Craig Schmidt, president of Karrier Communications. "With Smartphone sales projected to be in the millions, we believe IntelliGolf sales will continue to expand rapidly on the Windows Mobile platform." IntelliGolf includes all 7 S's of golf plus free access to the largest international golf course database in the world. At over 19,000 courses, IntelliGolf users are able to download course essentials, digital scorecards (i.e. hole yardages, par ratings, hole handicaps, etc), and GPS coordinates into their handheld or handset for use with IntelliGolf. Each course takes only 5Kb of memory. Competing products charge $9.95 to $19.95 per course download and can require as much at 100Kb of memory. For more information click here.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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