SOURCE: Six Apart
March 06, 2008 09:10 ET
Six Apart Announces Plans for Native TypePad iPhone Application
Company Continues Its Leadership and Innovation in Mobile Blogging
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2008) - Six Apart, the world's leading blogging
software and services company, today announced plans to continue its
leadership in the mobile blogging space by developing a native TypePad
mobile application for the iPhone with the soon to be released iPhone
Software Developer's Kit (SDK).
TypePad and Movable Type customers already benefit from an optimized iPhone
blogging interface through their device's web browser. iPhone users are
able to keep their TypePad and Movable Type blogs updated with the touch of
a finger.
Further development on a native iPhone application continues Six Apart's
long tradition of supporting bloggers who blog on-the-go on any of the
major mobile platforms. Six Apart's mobile applications support over 80% of
the fast-growing smartphone market, including Symbian Series 60, Windows
Mobile and Palm.
"Our users are already embracing mobile blogging and the advanced
capabilities of smartphones," said Stephane Delbecque, mobile product
manager of Six Apart, Ltd. "Providing a mobile option for our customers has
always been a priority and we will continue to develop applications as the
mobile market and our customers' needs grow."
For more information about mobile blogging with the iPhone on TypePad, to
sign up for alerts about the development of the native iPhone application
for TypePad, or to start a free TypePad trial, visit
http://www.typepad.com/mobile.
About TypePad
TypePad is the award-winning hosted blogging service preferred by
professionals, small businesses, and enthusiasts. TypePad provides a rich
set of features for publishing, updating, and sharing information on the
Web. No installation or configuration is required. TypePad blogs are fully
hosted and managed by Six Apart.
About Six Apart
Six Apart Ltd. provides award-winning blogging software and services that
change the way millions of individuals, organizations, and corporations
connect and communicate across the world every day. Founded in 2002 by
husband and wife team Ben and Mena Trott, Six Apart is a global company
with its headquarters in San Francisco, CA, and offices in Europe and
Japan. The company continues to lead in the blogging and social media industry with
the Movable Type publishing
platform, the TypePad hosted blogging
service, and Vox, a free blogging service
for friends and families. For more information visit the Six Apart
corporate web site at http://www.sixapart.com/.