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Intuwave & Contact Networks Bring Contact Management to EPOC based Wireless Smartphones[July 27th 2000] Intuwave, the wireless solution provider,
and Contact Networks, the developer and marketer of Internet-enabled,
contact-management tools that serve as critical components of wireless platforms
and devices, have formed a strategic partnership to bring the next generation of
information exchange services with integrated communication and commerce systems
to wireless devices based on the EPOC operating system developed by the Symbian
consortium. Under the terms of the agreement, Intuwave will use its
m-Network wireless service delivery platform and intimate knowledge of the EPOC
platform together with Contact Networks' Internet-based contact management
technology. As a result, users of the emerging EPOC based smartphones will have
access to unprecedented rich, always updated and accessible personal
information. "We believe that in the next generation of mobile services, we will see more intelligence built into handsets and other mobile devices" says Adam Hertz, president and CEO of Contact Networks. "The EPOC client software we are developing with Intuwave perfectly complements our unique service offering, by providing an unprecedented level of convenience, usability and integration. Our users will access the same rich personal information as they do on the Web, WAP or desktop, but view it using an intuitive interface which is tailored for the new, powerful phones we will soon see in the marketplace." Mark Melling, CTO and Managing Director of Intuwave,
explains that the new solution will also bring significant benefits to other
players in the mobile telephony value chain. "Network operators
particularly like the increased loyalty and handset usage that compelling mobile
applications bring, while hardware manufacturers are naturally enthusiastic
about the development of software applications that run on their handsets. Other
mobile solution companies are excited about the service possibilities that
having such rich personal information bring," he added. About Contact Networks Contact Networks, a Silicon Valley-based global enterprise,
focuses on personal information sharing and contact management as the critical
component of wireless and Internet-enabled communication platforms and devices.
Contact Networks works with wireless infrastructure providers, carriers and
portals to establish the industry's most advanced platform for interpersonal
wireless services, and to leverage the powerful technology underlying the
company's unique and powerful address book services. At the centre of these
services - delivered through a variety of access points, including WAP, voice,
desktop and the Web, are rich, timely contact information tools and integrated
communication and commerce services providing unique customer benefits that make
interactions among people simpler and more personal. About Intuwave Intuwave enables and builds secure, personalized, m-Commerce and content-rich wireless services, enabling consumers to receive services relevant to their passions, interests and needs, and transact, in real-time, wherever they are. Intuwave's state-of-the-art m-Network platform and series of products enable highly interactive, secure and personalized wireless services to be delivered to rich-client wireless devices based on platforms including Symbian's EPOC. Through the development of strategic partnerships with cellular carriers, wireless device manufacturers and technology partners, Intuwave is making the wireless handset the commerce device of the future, and enabling service providers and product retailers to realize the huge opportunity in the wireless marketplace. |
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