SwapDrive Announces Wireless Support for Online Storage
and File Management Service Phase I Support for Palm™ VIIx Users Now Available
Washington, D.C. - March 5, 2001 - SwapDrive, a
provider of online storage and file management software and services, today announced that the first
phase of the company's three-tiered wireless support initiative is now available. Wireless file access
and data storage is the latest enhancement to the company's Corporate Web service. Current and future
Corporate Web customers can utilize the wireless service at no extra charge.
Phase I wireless support will enable Palm™ VIIx Personal
Digital Assistant (PDA) users to access, view and manage their files and share data with customers,
partners and fellow employees. Phase II, expected to be integrated into the Corporate Web service
in Q2 of 2001, will extend support to additional wireless platforms. Phase III, which will be
rolled-out in Q3 of 2001, will include the ability to fax, upload, download and email files from
a wireless device.
According to SwapDrive CEO Marc Wallace, adding wireless
support to SwapDrive's Corporate Web provides PDA users with data access anytime and from anywhere. It
also eliminates the need for companies to purchase external PDA storage devices - an unnecessary capital
expenditure when data can be stored securely and reliably by an online storage service provider.
"Our wireless support initiative was developed to make PDAs more effective for corporations that use
the devices for critical business communications and transactions," explains Wallace. "The Corporate
Web wireless service will extend the functionality of PDAs by enabling the mobile workforce to have
instantaneous access to data and the ability to review, edit and send very large files, such as PowerPoint
presentations and complex, lengthy sales reports from anywhere using a Web-enabled PDA."
SwapDrive's Corporate Web
The SwapDrive Corporate Web is a secure, Internet-based service
offering that facilitates file access, sharing and collaboration among an enterprise's mobile, global workforce.
The service provides companies with a cost-effective alternative or complement to establishing, maintaining
and supporting in-house storage systems by enabling file access and sharing from any Web-enabled computer,
without any client software. The Corporate Web also allows a company to increase the value-add of its core
competencies by outsourcing storage and file management services, thereby reducing the Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO) of its storage network. Companies that have already made significant investments in their in-house
storage infrastructure can utilize the Corporate Web to develop and manage an online storage initiative.
Price and Availability
Support for the Palm VII PDA is now
available at www.swapdrive.com. The service is available as part of the
SwapDrive Corporate Web at no extra charge. Costs for the Corporate Web service range from $50 to $200 per
gigabyte per month depending on specific storage needs.
About SwapDrive
Founded in 1999, SwapDrive is a Web Storage
Solutions Provider (WSSP) that offers business users enhanced Internet-based file management solutions,
enabling them to access their files anytime, from anywhere, using just a Web browser. The SwapDrive
Operating Application Platform, a family of data storage software services, helps growing enterprises
quickly and easily access virtually unlimited data storage capacity and capabilities and manage existing
storage infrastructure services. SwapDrive has partnered with industry leading companies including
Exodus Communications, EMC, Veritas and StorageNetworks, Inc. SwapDrive is a venture-backed company
located in Washington, D.C. For more information about SwapDrive, please call (202) 393-9900 or visit
the company's Web site at www.swapdrive.com.
