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Intridea Microblogging App Goes MobileFeb 10, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Agile Web 2.0 development company Intridea, extended its position in the enterprise microblogging space with the announcement of open source native clients for mobile platforms and an Adobe Air desktop application for its enterprise blogging application Presently. The company's new browser-independent desktop implementation of Presently is built on the Adobe AIR platform. Presently for the desktop lets users view their timelines, post status updates, and receive real-time notifications of incoming updates, on any platform, using a simple, intuitive interface. The AIR-based application gives users compact, always-on, desktop access to Presently, making it easier and faster to post and read updates while keeping other applications open for productivity and speed. Users can now have full-featured status update capabilities on the Apple iPhone, BlackBerry, Google Android or Windows Mobile device to interact with co-workers anywhere, on any platform. The new mobile clients offer full Presently functionality including status updates, viewing of the user's update stream and replies, private direct messaging and more. "Key to the adoption of any enterprise social business app is the ability to make it work in a way that supports our customers' business objectives and is consistent with their corporate culture," said David Naffis, senior partner and head of product development for Intridea. "Whether for insurance adjustment, mobile CRM or any other application, our customers recognize the value of real-time status updates for better communications and collaboration. By offering a multitude of mobile platform options, and open sourcing each client, we're trying to give developers the freedom they need to deliver mobile microblogging for any conceivable application." All of the native clients and the Adobe AIR desktop application are available now. - The Presently iPhone application is based on the open-sourced Natsulion Twitter iPhone application. It is available for free in the App Store on iTunes. - On the Android platform, the Present.ly application is based on the open-sourced Twitter application, TwitterDroid. You can download the application for free at the Android Marketplace. - The BlackBerry application can be downloaded on Intridea's BlackBerry page. - For users of other devices, Intridea offers a generic mobile web version of Present.ly. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |
