AT&T Wireless Debuts Qsent, Inc. iQ Products; Users Can Hail a Taxi, Find Preferred Radio Stations.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers LAKE OSWEGO Lake Os·we·go A city of northwest Oregon, a residential suburb of Portland. Population: 35,800. , Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2000 Qsent, a provider of infrastructure and next-generation services for the mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. , announces that the company's Qradio(sm) and iQtaxi(sm) services are now available on the AT&T Digital PocketNet(sm) service (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AWE). Qsent's iQtaxi (iqtaxi.com) service, the nation's largest real-time transportation reservation service, is available through AT&T Digital PocketNet service's new travel services portfolio. Users have the ability to reserve a taxi, sedan or limousine from their Internet-ready phone using AT&T Digital PocketNet service -- even silently during a meeting. Users simply select their pick-up and destination locations from a list of previous entries, or enter a new location on their mobile phone and enter their pick-up time. Within minutes, iQtaxi will have reserved transportation and sent confirmation. Qsent's iQradio service, a nationwide interactive radio station directory that finds stations anywhere in the country that match listener preferences, will be included as part of the AT&T Digital PocketNet service. iQradio's one-of-a-kind database makes it easy for users to find stations by artist, talk show, sports team or network programming on the go. iQradio will also be found under the Travel Services menu. "There continues to be great demand among wireless users for products that offer convenience and flexibility," said Patrick Cox, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Qsent. "Qsent's iQ products offer a rich and productive wireless Internet experience for busy travelers." About Qsent Qsent was founded in 1998 by wireless communications veterans Patrick M. Cox and Kevin S. Anderson, and Internet technology expert Greg A. Keene. Chairman and CEO Cox, and president and COO Anderson, co-founded Metro One Telecommunications Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. (NASDAQ:INFO) is a provider of directory assistance with call centers located in the United States. It employs 1,640 people. Corporate headquarters are located in Beaverton, Oregon. (Nasdaq:MTON MTON Metric Ton MTON Megaton(s) MTON Measurement Ton ) and helped lead the company from start-up through IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. . CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. Keene has managed the development of hundreds of Web sites for clients around the world. Headquartered in Lake Oswego, Ore., Qsent is a privately held, venture capital funded corporation. For more information on Qsent, visit www.qsent.com or send email to info@qsent.com. About AT&T Wireless Services AT&T Wireless Services (NYSE:AWE) operates one of the largest digital wireless networks in North America. With more than 15 million subscribers AT&T Wireless is committed to being the premier provider of high-quality wireless communications services, whether mobile or fixed, voice or data, to businesses or consumers, in the U.S. and internationally. |
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