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When I got my first smartphone I found it a very hard transition from a touch screen device.  That is until I was led to use SBSH Facade.  It totally changed my experience to one that was filled with productivity and ease of use.  Now SBSH has improved upon the experience with their latest release of Facade and from what I can see, it is going to be terrific.

So what is Facade?  It is a front-end interface that appears on your screen each time you power on your device.  It has a simple tab-based design that gives you immediate access to all your important information at a glance.  

According to the Press Release, SBSH Facade 2 provides you a new Home Panel with date and clock, alarms, profiles, pending counters, weather, appointments and tasks … and there is more like a custom home screen plug-in integration, with multiple plug-ins in a single Facade panel; Integration with all major PIMs; Category colors and icons; Easy skin packaging and installation and much more!

 SBSH Facade 2 Highlights

• Home Tab – Date and time, alarms, profiles, pending counters, appointments and tasks – all in one screen display!
• Custom Plugins – Host any custom home screen plugin within Facade panels
• Appointments and Tasks – Powerful combined display including both appointments and tasks in a single section
• PIM Integration – Special integration with all major PIMs: SBSH Calendar, Pocket Outlook, Pocket Informant, AgendaOne and Agendus
• Category Icons and Colors – Use category icons and colors as part of your agenda display! Includes automatic use of SBSH Calendar category icons and configuration
• Monthly Calendar – Monthly calendar tab shows the days of each month within a Facade tab
• More Weather – Integration with SBSH PocketWeather revamped, including new forecast weather buttons and current temperature
• Skin Packages – Designers can now create installable layout packages, simplifying skin installation to a single file
• MRU Buttons – Most recently used button shortcuts now available
• Windows Mobile 6.5 – Fully compatible with Windows Mobile 5 through 6.5 devices

Users who registered Facade 1.x before July 1st 2009 are entitled to upgrade to the new version for only $7.95.

Pricing and Availability
Facade 2 costs $14.95
Facade 2 can be purchased using the SBSH Online Store using the following URL:
https://www.mobihand.com/cart1.asp?posid=362&pid=7010

Check out more about SBSH Facade here:  http://www.sbsh.net/products/windows_mobile_smartphone/facade and look at all the screenshots … very impressive!

You can read the FULL Press Release here:  http://www.sbsh.net/press/128/Facade_2