In2M's Mvelopes Personal Now Accessible on Mobile Phones.DRAPER, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah, United States, located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people (as of 2000). -- In2M Corporation today announced that its award-winning personal budgeting system, Mvelopes Personal, is now accessible on web-enabled mobile phones. Mvelopes Personal becomes the first budgeting tool of its kind to offer a fully mobile extension, giving users real-time access to their spending information at the mall, the grocery store or anywhere they make spending decisions. The service is free to Mvelopes Personal members. "We've found that most people make good decisions about managing their money if they have the right information," said Brian Howell, senior product manager for Mvelopes Personal. "This new mobile access allows consumers to see important budget information right at the point of sale, so they can make smarter spending decisions, giving them complete control of their money whenever and wherever they spend. We're excited about leading the industry in this direction." Mvelopes members use the same secure username The name you use to identify yourself when logging into a computer system or online service. Both a username (user ID) and a password are required. In an Internet e-mail address, the username is the left part before the @ sign. For example, KARENB is the username in karenb@mycompany. and password to access Mvelopes on their mobile phone as they would on their computer. Wireless Transport Layer Security (standard, security) Wireless Transport Layer Security - (WTLS) The WAP standard related to security. WTLS is based upon its TCP/IP counterpart, Secure Sockets Layer. (WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security) The security services in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WTLS is based on TLS, the landline version that is widely used on the Internet. ) protocol encrypts all sensitive information during transmission. There is no synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. required. "Now with Mvelopes, you can log in on your PC at work, your Mac at home, and then your mobile phone on the road and always see the same accurate, up-to-date information," said Howell. "You always know where your money is and can decide where you want it to go." Phones supporting 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. 2.0 or with native Internet browsing capabilities are supported. A minimum screen size of 128 x 128 pixels is recommended to avoid formatting issues. For more information, please visit www.mvelopes.com. About Mvelopes Personal Mvelopes Personal is a rich Internet application See RIA and rich client. (RIA (Rich Internet Application) A Web-based application that approaches the speed and elegance of a local application. An RIA may refer to a browser-based application that uses AJAX or another enhanced coding technique. ) based on the envelope method of budgeting, where consumers divide their paycheck among virtual envelopes designated for specific areas of spending such as groceries, mortgage, food and entertainment. Mvelopes links to the user's financial institutions to automatically retrieve all transactions and balance information and then keeps a running balance of each envelope. Mvelopes was named one of "The 100 Best Products of 2006" by PC World magazine. About In2M Corporation In2M is a leading Internet and mobile software services company specializing in the development and delivery of financial productivity applications for personal and business use. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Draper, Utah, In2M 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. . In2M and Mvelopes are registered trademarks of In2M Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Note to Editors: For more information on Mvelopes Personal, including a reviewer's guide, a video tour and quick facts and features sheet, or for information on how to arrange for a free demo account, please visit www.mvelopes.com/mediakit. |
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