Nextel and My Docs Online Partner to Provide Wireless Remote File Access Solution for Mobile Professionals.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers RESTON, Va. & NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001 Partnership provides Nextel customers with access to desktop files and email attachments See e-mail attachment. from their wireless phones Nextel Communications Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NXTL), a leading provider of fully integrated, all-digital wireless services, and My Docs Online, a leader in remote file access and wireless messaging solutions, today announced an alliance to provide Nextel customers with an inexpensive, easy-to-use remote solution for wirelessly accessing and managing desktop files and email attachments. With My Docs Online's service, Nextel subscribers can now store, access, view, email, print and fax files and documents from Nextel Internet-ready phones. The addition of My Docs Online supports Nextel's strategy to provide mobile workers with the most effective, innovative solutions to communicate with colleagues and customers as well as boost productivity when working away from the office. My Docs Online offers Nextel subscribers a fully secure, personal virtual drive accessible from any business system, home computer or wireless device. Users can view text from Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. , WordPerfect, Excel, RTF (Rich Text Format) A document format from Microsoft for encoding text and graphics. It was adapted from IBM's DCA format and supports ANSI, IBM PC and Macintosh character sets. , and Adobe PDF files See PDF. on Nextel Internet-ready phones and store hundreds of business files and documents on their My Docs Online virtual drive. Subscribers can also email and remotely print contracts, proposals, presentations, price lists and other important business documents from their wireless phones while at customer sites or remote offices. "If you can send, forward or fax your most important documents at the press of a button regardless of your location, it's bound to increase your productivity," Tim Dunne, vice president, e-Business at Nextel. "Nextel's network supports the wireless data applications that help mobile professionals stay on top of critical information." The Nextel 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. (IP) based packet data network is "always on," available for data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. . "Our alliance with Nextel provides business people with an innovative way to truly harness the power of the Internet from the convenience of a wireless phone," said Steve Dempsey, president of My Docs Online. "Combining My Docs Online's service with Nextel's Wireless Web service offers customers a proven solution for today's mobile business marketplace. Now, whether working while traveling, at a customer's office, or from the field, the mobile professional has access to the important files and documents needed to conduct business." My Docs Online is included in Nextel Wireless Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. . My Docs Online's pricing starts at $9.95 per quarter, with optional fax packages available for faxing in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Additional pricing options can be found at www.mydocsonline.com/nextel.html. About Nextel Nextel Communications Inc., based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in 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. covering thousands of communities across the United States. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc., currently serve 188 of the top 200 U.S. markets. Through recent market launches, Nextel and Nextel Partners service is available today in areas of the U.S. where approximately 220 million people live or work. In addition, through Nextel International, Inc., Nextel has wireless operations and investments in Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, the Philippines, Peru, Chile and Japan. About My Docs Online My Docs Online, Inc., a leader in wireless messaging and virtual file access, offers a secure Web-based service for storing, accessing and delivering files on the Internet. Focusing on the needs of mobile professionals, workgroups, and businesses, My Docs Online delivers 'anywhere, anytime, any device' file access. My Docs Online enhances the messaging capabilities of wireless devices, including Palms, Pocket PCs, RIM Blackberries, Web-enabled phones, and Motorola 2-way pagers equipped with Motorola's vClient. My Docs Online's products are available through www.mydocsonline.com, or through our partnerships with, AvantGo, Bell Mobility, Nextel, OmniSky and Palm.net. For more information about My Docs Online, visit our Web site at www.mydocsonline.com. Nextel and the Nextel logo are trademarks and/or service marks of Nextel Communications, Inc. My Docs Online is a registered trademark of My Docs Online, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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