Funambol Launches Version 8

California-based Funambol has launched version 8 of its open source software, which syncs mobile data and content with social networks, email systems and PCs.

The company has redesigned the user interface of its AJAX web portal, making it easier for users to access mobile data and rich media in the cloud.

The updated portal gives direct access to mobile phone contacts, calendar, email account, profile, phone settings, and mobile and desktop clients.

It also provides remote auto-setup and configuration of SyncML settings on billions of phones, as well as a “quick add” process to set up Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, AOL or POP/IMAP email accounts.

Funambol’s recent sales growth was partly attributed to the popularity of mobile cloud sync.

In the second quarter of 2009 sales grew exponentially after the introduction of the open source mobile cloud sync software.