One step forward for Maemo

Jul 29, 2010 13:47 GMT  ·  By

DataViz, the main provider of Office applications for all major smartphone manufacturer, just announced the availability of its Documents To Go Premium Edition on Nokia N900's Maemo 5.

Launched for the first time in December 2009 as a Viewer Edition, Documents To Go has been improved and updated and is now the first native Office suite for Maemo 5. Documents To Go Premium Edition enables Nokia N900 users to view, edit and create Microsoft Word and Excel files and email attachments on their device.

DataViz is thrilled to bring its years of mobile Office experience to the Nokia N900 device and Maemo platform,” said Bonnie Boyle, Documents To Go Product Manager, DataViz, Inc. “Documents To Go gives N900 users the confidence and flexibility to edit important files and attachments from anywhere without losing formatting.”

Some of the key features of the application include: Native Word and Excel file editing (including Office 2007 and 2010 files); Powered by InTact technology (DataViz’s proprietary technology which maintains all original document formatting); Password protection (with support for opening and editing password protected Word and Excel 97-2008 files, customers can be confident that data will be secure at all times); Quick keyboard shortcuts (easy keyboard shortcuts like undo, redo, cut and paste help you work faster); PowerPoint support coming soon (support for editing Microsoft PowerPoint files will be available as a free update once available).

If you want to start using Documents To Go Premium Edition, bear in mind that this requires the recently released OS update, version 1.2, to be installed on the N900. The Premium Edition should be available this week for $29.99, while the view-only version, Documents To Go Viewer Edition is available for only $9.99.

DataViz has a special offering for customers who have already purchased Documents To Go Viewer Edition v1 for Maemo, and who will receive a free upgrade to Premium Edition.