Electric Pocket Forms Relationship for PDA Messenger MMS Solution.Business Editors & High Tech Writers 3GSM World Congress 2002 WYE VALLEY, Wales--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2002 Electric Pocket today announces that it is a selected partner by Ericsson (Nasdaq:ERICY) on PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). Messenger, which is part of Ericsson's Multimedia Messaging Service See MMS. (MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. ) total solution. PDA Messenger enables Palm OS devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Palm OS devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. users to send handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. notes and sketches as multimedia messages to wireless users who can access MMS messages from any MMS enabled terminals, email accounts, and WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. enabled terminals. PDA Messenger brings powerful multimedia capabilities to Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) users, including the ability to import, annotate and send digital photographs. The ability to edit and share photographs over a wireless connection is widely expected to be one of the key drivers of the adoption of next-generation 2.5 G and 3G wireless technologies among businesses and consumers. Research groups predict that at least two billion wireless photo messages will be sent annually by 2004 and photo messaging will be one of the leading commercial uses of new wireless technology. PDA Messenger will be demonstrated by Ericsson at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes next week. Ericsson selected Electric Pocket as a partner on PDA Messenger, which is based on Electric Pocket's application. Ericsson has worked with application providers through Ericsson Mobility World, which is a global network of regional centers and global/local Ericsson Mobility World Web-based facilities, with the aim of encouraging rapid creation and market deployment of Mobile Internet applications and services. "We are delighted that our Multimedia Messaging product has been chosen by Ericsson and that it will form part of their MMS Infrastructure," said Steve Bennett, Electric Pocket's chief executive officer. "We are very excited by the opportunity this creates for the mass market adoption of our multimedia messaging solutions and the new capabilities that can be offered to the existing PDA user base." About Electric Pocket Electric Pocket was founded in January 2000 to research, develop and deploy leading-edge mobile and wireless communications solutions. Headquartered in the scenic Wye Valley of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. , U.K., the privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is spearheaded by a team of experienced engineers, whose past achievements encompass e-commerce, telecommunications and mobile computing. The company's award winning PDA software products are world best sellers in their field and have received widespread acclaim from press and industry pundits alike. Leveraging their expertise and product technology, Electric Pocket's consulting group has provided timely and cost-effective solutions to global companies including Palm, Handspring, Gap and Ubinetics. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.electricpocket.com |
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