BELLSOUTH AND AIR2WEB LAUNCH WIRELESS DATA SOLUTIONS.BellSouth and Air2Web have formed an alliance to deliver a new service to BellSouth customers, providing mobile access to applications and enterprise data. By enabling BellSouth's e-Platform infrastructure with Air2Web's Mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. Platform software, customers can now extend the reach of critical applications to a greater percentage of mobile users. By integrating Air2Web's wireless platform into its e-Platform infrastructure, BellSouth is the first regional telecommunications carrier to develop, market and deliver wireless data solutions as part of its core network. Through the alliance, BellSouth will provide remote access to inventory levels, email, sales data, shipping status, stock quotes, travel systems, weather forecasts and a variety of other information. Companies will now be able to perform functions through handheld wireless devices that were previously limited to "hard-wired," land-based connections such as order management, customer service and internal communications  This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's . .
"Providing wireless access to a plethora of applications in real-time is revolutionizing business today," said Jai Menon, BellSouth's executive vice president of applications, strategy and product innovation. "This capability, delivered via a multitude of wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. devices, brings untold advantages to companies' employees and customers, adding efficiencies and flexibility to business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . BellSouth and Air2Web will participate in joint marketing, sales and application development to deliver these solutions." BellSouth recently accepted a position on Air2Web's board of directors and both companies serve as technology advisors to one another. "Air2Web is excited about partnering with BellSouth to offer seamless wireless solutions for customers," said Sanjoy Malik, president and 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 Atlanta-based Air2Web. "By hosting Air2Web's Mobile Internet Platform in its e-Business Centers, BellSouth is able to serve as host and network provider at the same time. As a result, customers will benefit from efficient implementation, enhanced security, superior reliability and management of wireless solutions." Air2Web delivers a powerful and comprehensive platform for wirelessly enabling solutions across any carrier, network or device including: interactive pagers, short message service (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 Web-enabled phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). The Mobile Internet Platform allows businesses to extend the capabilities of sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. , customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. , supply chain management and e-mail through wireless devices anytime, anyplace. The Mobile Internet Platform will be hosted in the BellSouth e-Business Centers, where customers will benefit from additional network security and redundancy. Cingular Wireless Expands Customer Options "Bringing innovative, new wireless data applications to market quickly is key to Cingular Wireless' continued growth and expansion," said Stephen Krom, vice president of marketing, data and Internet services for Cingular Wireless. "Today's announcement expands the options for Cingular customers who will be able to take advantage of BellSouth's e-Platform infrastructure and Air2Web technology for enhanced wireless business applications ... applications that are scaleable, secure and reliable, and that will benefit mobile workers and customers throughout the U.S." Cingular Wireless is the second largest wireless company in the U.S. and a provider of wireless business-to-business marketplace, serving over 21.3 million customers nationwide. Cingular offers business customers technologies that advance the creative use of wireless capabilities. Cingular is expected to offer end-to-end wireless solutions through BellSouth's e-Platform early next year. The Weather Channel Harnesses Power of Wireless Enablement The Weather Channel Inc. (TWC TWC The Weather Channel TWC Time-Warner Cable TWC Texas Workforce Commission (also seen as TWFC) TWC The Wellness Community TWC The Washington Center TWC Teachers & Writers Collaborative TWC Trustworthy Computing ), based in Atlanta, is the only 24-hour international weather network and is seen in more than 80 million homes nationwide. Using the Air2Web Mobile Internet Platform, The Weather Channel is delivering severe weather alerts, such as tornado and flood warnings, via digital cell phones and alphanumeric pagers at no charge to TWC cable viewers and users of weather.com, the Web site of The Weather Channel. The company's alerts report how long the storm warning is in effect, as well as the location of the storm. "It has been six months since we launched our wireless application with Air 2Web, and we are pleased with the service we're able to provide to consumers," said Tom Flournoy, vice president of product management for The Weather Channel. "Adding BellSouth's hosting services to our wireless offering will optimize our solution, and we are looking forward to the distributed network and additional security that BellSouth's data center brings to Air2Web 's platform." As a result of the BellSouth/Air2Web alliance, many of Air2Web's existing customers including UPS, Delta Employees Credit Union and Six Continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. Hotels will be hosted in BellSouth e-Business Centers, providing direct access to BellSouth's managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality and network infrastructure. Experts Agree Industry is Ripe for Wireless Enablement According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. INSIGHT's report "Wireless Data, Wireless IP and Vertical Markets 2001-2006," 48 million workers have jobs that require time away from the office. The increasing mobility of the U.S. workforce, and the availability of wireless devices to link workers with corporate databases, customer records and Web sites, will drive demand for wireless data services. By 200 6, the report predicts, 27 percent of all wireless business revenue will emanate from wireless data services. "Wireless data applications are becoming more and more prevalent as businesses and consumers alike are demanding anytime, anyplace capabilities," said Roberta Wiggins, director, Wireless/Mobile Communications, Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. . " It is becoming increasingly important for providers such as BellSouth to partner with technology enablers to extend applications closer to the end-user. In the long-run these alliances increase customer loyalty and decrease customer churn." About Air2Web Air2Web's Mobile Internet Platform enables customers to create, deploy and deliver enterprise applications to their customers and employees using any digital wireless device including Short Message Service (SMS) and Web-enabled phones, personal digital devices (PDAs) and pagers. To date, Air2Web has more than 65 production deployments with blue-chip customers providing wireless enabled financial applications, critical field force applications, customer relationship management, M-commerce and subscription-based content services. Customers include companies such as Delta Employees Credit Union, ABN AMRO ABN AMRO Algemene Bank Nederland-Amsterdam Roterdam Bank (Dutch bank) , Digital Insight, Corillian, ADC Telecommunications ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. History In 1935, Ralph Allison founded ADC Telecommunications in the basement of his south Minneapolis home, inventing ADC's very , Lexmark International, Nortel, UPS, Holiday Inn, Intercontinental and Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. hotels, the Weather Channel, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. SportsLine and other leading finance, travel & hospitality, media & entertainment, health care, retail and transportation companies. About the BellSouth e-Platform BellSouth's e-Platform initiative incorporates the robust network infrastructure that delivers reliable dial tone everyday with the latest in fiber optic connectivity, hardware and software to create the ideal environment for hosting data-intensive applications and services. The BellSouth e-Platform utilizes the latest in connectivity options including DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing and Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. to deliver customer-driven applications and services such as hosting, security and storage to businesses and consumers alike. The e-Platform is powered by 3.6 million miles of fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power , state-of-the-art BellSouth e-Business Centers, 1,650 central offices, 50 BellSouth Managed Facilities, 20,000 SONET rings and over 700 fast-packet switches to create an integrated, distributed e-business platform. BellSouth's e-Platform initiative leverages this extensive network infrastructure and experience with data services to deliver the speed, reliability and security required for next-generation e-business applications. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications services company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, serving nearly 46 million customers in the United States and 16 other countries. Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, BellSouth provides a full array of broadband data and e-commerce solutions to business customers, including Web hosting and other Internet services. In the residential market, BellSouth offers DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary high-speed Internet access, advanced voice features and other services. BellSouth also provides online and directory advertising services, including BellSouth Real Pages.com. BellSouth owns 40 percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless company, which provides innovative wireless data and voice services. Air2web can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.air2web.com/. For more information, call 404/829-8723. |
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