SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - September 10, 2008) -
Avanquest Software, a leading
developer and publisher of business and consumer software for the global PC
market, today unveiled the latest version of its SendPhotos end-to-end
solution to enhance the user experience in high-res digital image capture,
management and sharing through a complete personal-imaging ecosystem that
spans the camera phone, Web and PC.
Introduced here today to the wireless and software industry professionals
during the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment show at San Francisco's
Moscone Center West, SendPhotos is a full-featured online photo storage,
sharing and editing tool that automates uploading of camera phone images to
Avanquest's SendPhotos Web portal (
www.sendphotos.com) or any portal of the
user's choice for immediate posting, sharing or synchronization with the
photo library on the user's PC.
SendPhotos delivers a complete value-added service that can drive 3G
network data utilization to boost ARPU for operators and increase sales of
higher resolution camera phones to their network subscribers. Available
both as an OEM customizable version and directly from Avanquest in a retail
version, the latest SendPhotos edition lets users share photos from the
SendPhotos web server using popular photo sharing and social networking
sites. Ordering professional prints and photo-based gifts is also
available as a service for direct shipment to the user or pick-up at a
local retail outlet.
Compatible with a range of Symbian- and Java-based mobile handsets from all
major manufacturers, SendPhotos mobile client lets users automatically
send, upload and share their photos from the mobile device. A dedicated
version for iPhone with photo editing feature will also be launched. The
software's unique device memory management feature detects the phone or
external memory level to automatically move photos to the Web server,
replacing the original with a thumbnail on the device to avoid memory
overload and enabling users to snap virtually an unlimited number of
photos.
"SendPhotos was designed from the ground up to enable today's multimedia
users to create and customize their own digital imaging ecosystem," said
Julie Shevlin, Vice President, OEM, Avanquest Software. "Avanquest's
objective is to tightly bind a mobile device, remote services and PC
applications, providing a seamless and satisfying experience on all fronts.
This true convergence adds real value to the end-user experience, OEM
customers and their partners."
The elements in the SendPhotos digital imaging ecosystem, all of which can
be tailored to meet the feature and branding requires of OEM partners such
as wireless operators or mobile device manufacturers, include:
-- SendPhotos PC Client: Includes photo editing features, Crop, Red Eye
Removal, Brightness/Contrast and Color and Exposure Correction, and
provides more than 200 design templates for creating "Photo Stories" which
are automatically resized and converted to HTML for emailing to friends and
family or for posting online.
-- SendPhotos Web: The SendPhotos Web menu makes it easy to grant access
rights for Private and Public sharing options and facilitates creation of
guest accounts. Photo management features give users the ability to easily
view photo details, use search function to quickly locate photos and to
create slideshows.
-- SendPhotos Mobile Client: The SendPhotos Mobile Client's easy Set-up
Wizard walks users through creating their SendPhotos Web login and general
application settings. The software also includes options that allow mobile
subscribers to avoid costly data charges associated with uploading photos
while roaming.
SendPhotos employs a modular architecture based on a next generation
platform and allows content to be automatically distributed to multiple PCs
and storage devices in a home network and to connected personal media
players (PMPs) and the growing base of digital picture frames as well.
The updated edition of SendPhotos will be available in October. Wireless
and software industry professionals who wish to see a demo of SendPhotos
can visit Avanquest Software in Meeting Room MR-25 at the Moscone Center
West in San Francisco, during the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment show
from September 10-12.
About Avanquest Software
Avanquest Software is a global developer and leading publisher of
best-selling personal and professional software designed for utilities,
office productivity, communications, multimedia and mobility worldwide.
Avanquest Software products are marketed in over 100 countries, through
retail channels, e-commerce, OEM partnerships and IT resellers. Founded in
1984 as BVRP Software, Avanquest Software has been listed since December
1996 on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714). Additional information on Avanquest
Software is available at
www.avanquest.com or
http://about.avanquest.com.
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