Bell Mobility, Wysdom And CART To Offer Racing Fans Wireless Access To Molson Indy Results; Bell Mobility Subscribers Will Have Exclusive Access to Major CART Race Results.Business Editors/Technology Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2001 Bell Mobility customers no longer need to race to keep up with the latest Molson Indy Molson Indy can refer to any of the following races:
"For the first time, Bell Mobility customers will be able to use their .com ready phone to get the latest information on the Molson Indy, one of the hottest sporting events of the season," said Kelly Dixon, General Manager, Wireless Internet and Data, Bell Mobility. "Whether fans are at the race, at home, or in transit, they will be able to access real time information about everything from the team standings to their favourite drivers." In addition to unofficial results of the practice sessions, qualifying sessions, starting grid and the Molson Indy race itself, Mobile Browser users will have access to complementary and exclusive information about CART (Championship Auto Racing Team) racing and the Molson Indy. For example, customers can look up driver standings and obtain team and driver information. They can also access late-breaking news and future race information. "The wireless site we developed for Bell Mobility is refreshed at least once every 60 seconds in order to provide users with up-to-the-minute details about the Molson Indy," noted Kashif Hassan, 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 Wysdom. "This site was built in just two weeks, using our patented rapid application development tool, MAP Blueprints (MBp). The Molson Indy is a major stop on the CART tour so, we can expect to serve live data to approximately 100,000 users this weekend." An "Indy" bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. has even been added to the Mobile Browser's "What's New" and "Sports" sections to facilitate access to this new service. This will enable users to open their Mobile Browser and easily locate the Molson Indy site. Built on Wysdom's Mobyle Application Platform(TM) (MAP), MAP Blueprints is utilized to rapidly develop wireless, desktop or web applications for multiple devices and protocols. It offers a patented error-avoidance system, visual programming and reusable libraries that can be fully customized and configured to meet customer needs. About Bell Mobility Bell Mobility, a division of Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for , provides a complete range of innovative wireless communications solutions: PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. and cellular, web-browsing and data, two-way messaging, paging and airline passenger communications services. Bell Canada, Canada's national leader for communications in the Internet world, provides connectivity to residential and business customers through wired and wireless voice and data communications, high speed and wireless Internet access, IP-broadband services, e-business solutions, local and long distance phone and directory services. Bell Canada is owned by BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. Inc. of Montreal (80%) and by SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications Inc. of San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. (20%). For more information please visit www.bell.ca. About Wysdom Inc. Wysdom is a wireless software and infrastructure company that enables its customers to offer comprehensive, user-centric mobile products and services. Wysdom licenses its Mobyle Application Platform(TM) (MAP) to Carriers, Enterprises and e-Businesses allowing them to deploy applications that empower users to manage information, commerce and communications on any device. Wysdom employs more than 175 people and has operations in Toronto, Montreal, Boston, San Jose and Belgium. For more information, please visit www.wysdom.com |
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