BT and PocketScience Sign PocketMail Letter of Intent; PocketScience and BT Bring Low-Cost Mobile E-Mail to United Kingdom and Europe.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 1999-- PocketScience Inc., provider of PocketMail(TM), signed a letter of intent with British Telecommunications plc (BT)(SYMBOL:BTY BTY Battery BTY Betty BTY Back To You BTY Better Than You BTY Blessings to You ) to license PocketMail mobile e-mail. Through a revenue sharing revenue sharing Funding arrangement in which one government unit grants a portion of its tax income to another government unit. For example, provinces or states may share revenue with local governments, or national governments may share revenue with provinces or states. arrangement with PocketScience, BT's Internet and Multimedia Services Division will have the exclusive license to market and sell the PocketMail mobile e-mail solution in the United Kingdom. The UK PocketMail service is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2000. PocketMail is the most affordable, portable and simple way to send and receive e-mail from any phone worldwide. BT is one of the largest telecom providers in the United Kingdom and the world's 66th largest company 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. Forbes magazine. The BT agreement is the second overseas venture for PocketScience Inc.; PocketMail Australia will launch in November 1999. PocketScience is currently in discussions in multiple countries as part of its strategy to bring affordable mobile e-mail for people throughout the world. Sending and receiving e-mail messages with PocketMail is as easy as dialing a number, holding an inexpensive handheld device against the telephone handset and pushing a button. In addition to landline phones, PocketMail devices will include support for digital wireless phones including GSM, the wireless protocol standard for the UK. PocketMail will be incorporated with BT's talk21 e-mail system and will allow users to consolidate mailboxes for other ISPs via the PocketMail service. "Bringing PocketMail to the UK is the next logical step for PocketScience. Europe is a very advanced wireless society, where demand for portable communications continues to grow. A simple and affordable mobile e-mail solution will broaden appeal to a wider market," said Neil Peretz, president of PocketScience. "We're thrilled to license our PocketMail technology to such an influential and respected telecommunications company See telecom company. ." "As a leading provider of telecommunications and wireless services in the UK, we are committed to delivering innovative mobile solutions to the market," said Mark Hughes This article is about the Welsh footballer. For other people with the same name, see Mark Hughes (disambiguation). Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky general manager, BT Internet & Multimedia. "By working with PocketScience to market PocketMail's innovative e-mail solution, we're creating a total communications offering for our existing and new customers. Mobile telecommunications in the UK is enjoying substantial growth and we will be bringing a device to market that makes it easy and economical for people to send and receive e-mail whilst on the move. We are very excited and looking forward to the service launch." About BT Internet & Multimedia BT Internet & Multimedia Services is one of the UK's largest providers of online services for consumer and business use. Its product portfolio includes:
-- BT Internet -- providing a range of Internet services
-- btclick.com -- free Internet access service with no registration,
fixed term contracts or monthly subscriptions
-- BT Internet PC -- Internet access package including PC,
installation, tuition, delivery and free weekend access
-- talk21 -- free e-mail address service
-- Wide-ranging portfolio of e-business solutions and Intranet
services.
About PocketScience PocketScience is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded in 1995, by Neil Peretz and Scott Fullam, to make mobile e-mail service See Internet e-mail service. affordable and easy to use for everyone. Its PocketMail platform enables e-mail on mobile devices communicating over wireless and landline networks. Currently, Sharp and JVC JVC Victor Company of Japan (or Japan's Victor Company) JVC Jewelers Vigilance Committee JVC Jesuit Volunteer Corps JVC Jet Vane Control (directs VLS-launched missiles) JVC Jonker-Volgenant-Castanon manufacture PocketMail devices. With headquarters in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif., the company is pursuing its mission through a combination of key technologies, expertise in electronic messaging See e-mail and messaging system. , and strategic partnerships. At its inception, PocketScience was a member of the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Ames Technology Commercialization Center. Additional information on PocketScience and PocketMail can be found on the Internet at www.pocketscience.com. Note to Editors: PocketScience and PocketMail are registered trademarks of PocketScience Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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