CE Software announces MobileVision(TM); LAN-based Mail Connection for Motorola's Marco Wireless Communicator.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1995--CE Software today announced MobileVision(TM), an application that provides QuickMail(R) users wireless access to their mailboxes via the Marco(R), Motorola's new Wireless Communicator. MobileVision, initially available for QuickMail, the No. 1 selling Macintosh E-mail system, will soon be available for both cc:Mail and Microsoft Mail An earlier and simple messaging system from Microsoft that runs on PC and AppleTalk networks. Gateways are available to a variety of mail systems including X.400, PROFS and MHS. Microsoft Mail-enabled applications are written to the MAPI programming interface. See Microsoft Exchange. as well. With MobileVision, users send and receive messages from the road just as they would back at their offices. Users simply turn on the Marco Wireless Communicator, and their messages are instantly, and automatically downloaded to the device -- no dial-in is required. MobileVision eliminates the need for two mailboxes -- one at the office and one on the road. "With MobileVision, the term remote user becomes obsolete," said Ford Goodman, 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 CE Software. "CE Software has redefined mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings . With MobileVision you are always on the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ." New Age in Mobile Connectivity Once a MobileVision user turns on the Marco Wireless Communicator, a signal is instantly sent to the nearest ARDIS (Advanced Radio Data Information Service) The first wireless data network in the U.S. It was formed in 1983 by Motorola and IBM to support IBM field service technicians. wireless tower. The tower forwards the signal to the InfoTAC radio transmitter located on the QuickMail server. Mobile users can have all their incoming messages sent to their Marco Communicator or they can establish parameters for forwarding messages using MobileVision's server-based rules. Rules can be set-up to send only those messages that meet the sender, recipient, subject, priority or date criteria set by the user. MobileVision rules can be modified either at the office or from the road. For example, imagine a regional sales person had originally established a rule that only urgent messages would be forwarded to her Marco Wireless Communicator. However, now she has been delayed at the airport and would like to read all her mail. With MobileVision, she can seamlessly change the predefined rules and download all her mail. "MobileVision for QuickMail is just the starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the ," said Goodman. "Future releases of MobileVision will deliver access to other leading LAN-based mail systems." TeamVision MobileVision is CE Software's first TeamVision product. TeamVision is an enabling technology which provides the infrastructure necessary to allow users to use any workgroup application with any database or mail system. TeamVision has both mail and database components. MobileVision 1.0 is written to CE Software's Quick-Messenger Application Programming Interface(API). Future releases of MobileVision will use CE Software's TeamVision enabling technology and will be completely interoperable across all platforms. MobileVision will take advantage of the E-mail systems users have already invested in by offering VIM (Vendor Independent Messaging Interface) A programming interface developed by Lotus, Novell, IBM and others. In order to enable an application to send and receive mail over a VIM-compliant messaging system such as cc:Mail, programmers write to the VIM interface. , MAPI (Mail API) A programming interface from Microsoft that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail (MS Mail) messaging system. Microsoft applications such as Outlook, the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI. , and MHS (1) (Message Handling Service) An earlier messaging system from Novell that supported multiple operating systems and other messaging protocols, including SMTP, SNADS and X.400. It used the SMF-71 messaging format. interoperability. MobileVision will extend wireless access to other non-mail applications by utilizing the workgroup application development platform provided by TeamVision. Requirements MobileVision requires a Marco Wireless Communicator, MobileVision client and server software, an InfoTAC radio transmitter, an ARDIS account, and a Macintosh server running System 7, MobileVision for QuickMail also requires QuickMail 3.0 running on a Local Area Network. Pricing and Availability MobileVision will ship in February and will be available through CE Software and will be sold in a 1 user pak for $200, a 5 user pak for $875, a 10 user pak for $1,500, a 50 user pak for $5,000, and a 100 user pak for $8,000. CE Software Inc. Established in 1981, CE Software Inc., a subsidiary of CE Software Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS Symbol CESH) develops and markets electronic mail, scheduling and workgroup applications software for Windows/DOS and Macintosh environments. With over 2.8 million users worldwide, CE Software is a leading provider of LAN-based software applications for workgroups. For more information contact, CE Software Inc., 1801 Industrial Circle, West Des Moines, Iowa West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents. 50265. Phone 800-523-7638 inside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Outside the United States call 515/221-1801. NOTE: Motorola and Marco are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. Copyright(C) 1995 CE Software Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: CE Software Inc., West Des Moines West Des Moines (də moin`), city (1990 pop. 31,702), Polk co., S central Iowa, a growing suburb W of Des Moines; inc. 1893 as Valley Junction, renamed 1938. Products manufactured there include cement, metal items, and pumps. Jessica Dunker, 515/221-3020 E-mail: jessica_dunker%cedsm@uunet.uu.net or Curtis Lee, 515/221-3074 E-mail: curtis_lee%cedsm@uunet.uu.net |
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