AvantGo arrives on the Sony Ericsson P910

Sony Ericsson has teamed up with iAnywhere Solutions, a subsidiary of Sybase, to provide AvantGo mobile content to users of its newly released Symbian-based P910 smartphone.

Using the technology Sony Ericsson said that owners of its smartphones will be able to synchronise with mobile websites containing news, weather, sports and entertainment using a desktop PC or wireless internet connection.

"AvantGo has been one of the top requests among our smartphone customers and we are thrilled to work with AvantGo to bring this solution to market," said Ulf Wretling, director and head of GSM/UMTS content development at Sony Ericsson.

Using the AvantGo 'sync and go' model, consumers can access news and content anywhere, even offline.

The P910's 'flight mode' setting makes it especially appealing to air travellers who can now access content when internet connectivity is temporarily suspended.

Neil Versen, senior director of AvantGo at iAnywhere Solutions, said in a statement: "AvantGo enhances Sony Ericsson's smartphone features with a proven content delivery solution that's available anytime.

"In turn, all Sony Ericsson smartphone users will have access to AvantGo, creating an important opportunity to grow our subscriber base."

AvantGo software is available through the Sony Ericsson P910 smartphone application bundle. P800 and P900 users can download the AvantGo software here.