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Palm OS emulator StyleTap for Windows Mobile released in full version November 02, 2006 [General] | By Edward J. R. Long-term Palm OS users can now switch to Windows Mobile and continue using their old software for Palm OS. Existing users of Windows Mobile phones can have more fun by running numerous (also free) applications for Palm OS. Installation of Palm OS programs to Pocket PC with StyleTap is easy. One can use included tool for PC, or one can just copy *.PRC and *.PDB files that constitute Palm OS applications to the Pocket PC and then double-tap on them so that they are installed easily within StyleTap. We have tried it ourselves with some random Palm OS application and it works: 
Information from StyleTap Inc. follows. * * * * * StyleTap Platform Version 1.0 Now Available Run Thousands of Palm OS Applications on Windows Mobile StyleTap Inc. 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.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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