WorldMate Comes to Your Desktop PC
The WorldMate Desktop Companion Eases Business Travel Management
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Lod, Israel � September 2004 � The much-anticipated WorldMate® Desktop Companion, a companion application to MobiMate�s highly successful WorldMate Professional Edition, has been announced. WorldMate Desktop Companion assists business travellers in managing their travel information on both their PCs and their mobile devices, interacting with WorldMate 2004 Professional Edition on their handhelds.
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Designed for frequent business travellers, WorldMate Desktop Companion allows a user to create, edit and manage one�s travel itineraries on a desktop PC, and then synchronize these with a handheld device using WorldMate Professional Edition. In addition, WorldMate Desktop Companion provides the user with world clocks, global weather forecasts from The Weather Channel (weather.com), and flight details automatically using a service supplied by the Official Airline Guides (OAG), the world�s leading source of independent flight schedule information.

�WorldMate Desktop Companion presents the next step in WorldMate�s evolution into a main-stream business travel tool, encompassing business travel through all stages - from planning to execution,� stated Nadav Gur, MobiMate�s CEO. �WorldMate has become an indispensable tool for professional travellers - streamlining travel information management as well as rescuing passengers from the unavoidable travel delays and mishaps. WorldMate takes the stress out of business travel.�

Following the announcement, MobiMate has also released version 3.5 of its award winning WorldMate 2004 Professional Edition for Palm OS® devices, a version that synchronizes directly with the WorldMate Desktop Companion.

WorldMate Desktop Companion is now available for purchasing from MobiMate�s web-site. For more information about The WorldMate Desktop Companion, go to: www.mobimate.com/worldmate/desktop.

About WorldMate Travel Companion
WorldMate Travel Companion is a state-of-the-art PC application that interacts with WorldMate Professional Edition and allows the user to create & manage itineraries on a PC, and then synchronize them to a handheld and use them while travelling. WorldMate Travel Companion also features world clocks, Global Weather forecasts from dozens of thousands of locations worldwide, and a Flight Details service powered by OAG, allowing the user to receive full information about a flight based on a flight number and date alone. WorldMate Travel Companion is an add-on product to WorldMate 2004 Professional Edition and is sold only to valid subscribers of that service. Currently it only supports WorldMate 2004 Professional Edition on Palm OS. Support for Windows Mobile for Pocket PC and other platforms will be announced later this year.

About WorldMate
WorldMate is a leading mobile travel application service for smart mobile devices, with hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. In 2004, WorldMate won the Handango Champion awards as the �Best Travel application for Palm OS� and the �Best Travel application for Symbian OS�. Key features include flight schedules, itinerary management, world clocks, a world day/night map , worldwide weather forecasts from The Weather Channel updated on-line, a currency converter with daily exchange rate updates, measurements converter, and more. It is available for Palm OS®, Pocket PC®, Symbian UIQ, Series 60 and Series 90, BlackBerry, and J2ME handsets. The service is based on a Client / Server model, with the server hosted by MobiMate. WorldMate�s unique on-line capabilities make it a natural complement for wireless mobile devices.

For a Free trial download & more information, please visit www.mobimate.com/worldmate.

About MobiMate Ltd.
MobiMate (www.mobimate.com) is the clear leader in the mobile travel-related services category with WorldMate - the leading mobile travel service. MobiMate�s unique approach to the Mobile Internet sees the product as a combination of clever, attractive and user friendly software, valuable content and services from recognized sources, and an on-line service delivering this content to the end-user�s device. This approach has brought WorldMate to the esteemed position it now occupies - a best seller over multiple mobile device platforms. MobiMate�s leadership in this space has been recognized by leading handset and PDA vendors who bundle MobiMate products with their devices, including Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard and others. MobiMate�s partners include The Weather Channel Interactive Inc, OAG and other notable travel-related companies.

MobiMate, WorldMate and WorldMate Desktop Companion are registered trademarks of MobiMate, Ltd. The Weather Channel, and weather.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Weather Channel Interactive inc.; Official Airline Guide and OAG are trademarks or registered trademarks of OAG Worldwide Ltd. BlackBerry is a registered trademark of Research In Motion Ltd. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Contact: 
MobiMate, Ltd.
Jennifer Charny
+972-8-9223622

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