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BulletIN.net and Cable & Wireless Deliver First Wireless Internet Services throughout the Caribbean.


Business Editors

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Dec. 12, 2000

Business users in 10 island nations to enjoy mobile e-mail and

information services See Information Systems.  

Corporate customers of Cable & Wireless in the Caribbean are able to turn their wireless phones into hand-held mobile offices thanks to a partnership between the wireless carrier and BulletIN.net.

Cable & Wireless has selected BulletIN(TM) wireless messaging/Internet infrastructure and software products to deliver mobile messaging, localized information content and advanced e-mail services See Internet e-mail service.  to business users in Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, the Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (kā`mən), British dependency (2005 est. pop. 44,300), 100 sq mi (259 sq km), comprising three islands in the West Indies. , Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts Noun 1. St. Kitts - the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
Saint Kitts, St. Christopher, Saint Christopher

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Christopher-Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Christopher-Nevis, St.
, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Turks and Caicos.

These will be the first such wireless enhanced services available on the islands. Cable & Wireless will market the services, with support from BulletIN.net, as Cable & Wireless MobileMail.

"Adding an industry leader such as Cable & Wireless to our growing list of wireless carrier partners further demonstrates the high-quality messaging solutions and value that BulletIN.net provides," said Marlin Nelson, BulletIN.net president. "In today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002.  world, time is money, and immediate access to important information is essential. With BulletIN products, Cable & Wireless business users tired of lugging heavy laptops on trips just to dial in for e-mail now have a solution as portable as a pocket-sized wireless phone."

Custom Web sites, developed by BulletIN.net for each island, allow Cable & Wireless customers an online option for subscribing to and personalizing their MobileMail services. Cable & Wireless' customer call center will also enroll subscribers.

BulletIN.net's technology allows standard Internet e-mail messages to be filtered, sent to and accessed via mobile phones using the wireless Short Messaging See SMS.  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.
) capability. Cable & Wireless will be using BulletIN.net's SMS Gateway equipment as well as providing services to its customers using BulletIN Corporate, a software solution that allows users to receive their office/LAN e-mail on their wireless devices, including mobile phones, pagers and palm computers.

About Cable & Wireless

Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue of over (pound)9 billion (US$14 billion) in the year to 31 March 2000 and customers in 70 countries. Its operations around the world offer a full range of telecommunications services. Cable & Wireless' focus for future growth is on IP (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
) and data services and solutions for business customers. It is developing advanced IP networks and value-added services in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region in support of this strategy. With the capability of its global IP infrastructure and its strength in key markets, Cable & Wireless holds a unique position in terms of global coverage and services to business customers. For more information, visit www.cw.com.

About BulletIN.net

BulletIN.net is a leading provider of two-way wireless Internet connectivity solutions for wireless carriers. Currently working with wireless providers including Vodafone UK, Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is New Zealand's largest mobile phone operator, based in Auckland. The company was formed in 1998, after Vodafone purchased BellSouth's New Zealand operations. , Click GSM, Cable & Wireless and BellSouth Mobility DCS BellSouth Mobility DCS, LLC headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, was a BellSouth subsidiary.

BellSouth Mobility DCS operated 1900MHz GSM networks in a number of states in the South, clustered around South Carolina.
, as well as Internet messaging provider Mail.com, BulletIN.net has more than 140,000 provisioned subscribers. With 10 office locations worldwide, BulletIN.net provides service and support for a global market. For further information, visit www.bulletin.net.
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