Alltel Offers Handango InHand for BlackBerry Customers.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Alltel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AT) BlackBerry customers now can download software applications and games directly to their BlackBerry 7250(TM) handheld device using Handango InHand. Alltel has partnered with Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, to offer Handango's intelligent device-resident download client, Handango InHand, which is available for download at no charge from www.alltel.com. "Alltel BlackBerry customers now have immediate access to a wealth of business applications, productivity software, games and other downloads," said Wade McGill, vice president of wireless product management for Alltel. "The Alltel Axcess Shop offers one-click access to a catalog of BlackBerry applications, multiple purchasing options and many other features." "We are excited Alltel chose Handango InHand as their mobile content solution. Handango InHand for BlackBerry will enable Alltel customers to use their BlackBerry for more than just email," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "With a premium list of applications available for download, customers will be able to personalize their BlackBerry devices in a variety of ways. Additionally, Handango InHand will provide Alltel with an avenue to increase revenue and customer loyalty." Alltel and Handango also are offering an online portal to Handango's premier catalog of applications to customers. Built on Handango's robust application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP AMPP Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl AMPP Actual Medicinal Product Pack (UK) AMPP Advanced Materials and Processing Program , the online Alltel Axcess Software Store (www.handango.com/alltel) provides customers yet another fast, efficient way to find, download and purchase applications for their phones. The data and voice-enabled BlackBerry 7250 features email, phone, browser, SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. and organizer applications in a single, integrated handheld. Offering Bluetooth(R) support and ample memory for application and data storage, the PC-style 33-key QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys. phone offers an easy-to-use trackwheel and intuitive menu interface. The dual-band phone See dual-band handset. also provides customers with a bright, backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. 240x160 display screen and integrated attachment viewing. About Handango Handango is the leading provider of mobile downloads bringing over 50,000 applications and 25,000 digital media titles to market through an extensive global distribution network that reaches millions of mobile customers. Handango's application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP, has been chosen as the mobile software delivery platform for Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. , palmOne, Microsoft, HP, Sega Mobile, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and more than 100 others. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com. About Alltel Alltel is a customer-focused communications company with more than 15 million customers in 36 states and nearly $10 billion in annual revenues. |
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