PocketScience Brings Global Mobile E-Mail to Palm V and Vx Devices with Palmdock DockV Pro Attachment.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2000 PocketScience Inc., provider of PocketMail(TM) mobile e-mail service See Internet e-mail service. and developer of the award-winning PocketMail BackFlip back·flip intr.v. back·flipped, back·flip·ping, back·flips To perform a backward somersault, especially in the air. n. A backward somersault. (TM), which brings global mobile e-mail to the Palm Computing(R) platform, announced today the availability of Palmdock DockV Pro, an adaptor that will enable all Palm V(TM) and Palm Vx(TM) organizers to work with the mobile e-mail device. The PocketMail BackFlip, introduced in January, provides a fast, inexpensive and easy-to-use mobile e-mail solution for more than five million users of Palm Computing platform-based devices. The PocketMail BackFlip is a small hardware device that snaps on to the back of the Palm organizer. It allows users to send and receive e-mail and send fax messages from any landline or wireless phone in the world, including digital CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). and GSM phones, without the need for a phone jack, cradle or cable. Since its release, the PocketMail BackFlip has received a number of excellent reviews and awards, including Best Communication Hardware Runner-Up in Tap Magazine's Top Palm Products for 1999 and as a March 2000 Best Buy in the Editor's Choice section of Money magazine. The Palmdock DockV Pro, bundled with the PocketMail BackFlip, is available for purchase through the PocketMail Web site at www.pocketmail.com for only $129. Unlimited PocketMail service is $9.95 per month. Subscribers to PocketMail's $99 annual service plan get the Palmdock DockV Pro at no additional charge. "We've enjoyed tremendous reviews for our PocketMail BackFlip, and we are excited today to be able to put this new device in the hands of Palm V and Vx owners who have been anxiously awaiting a solution for their mobile communication needs," said Ed Esber, 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 PocketScience. "Millions of Palm users will now have a simple and affordable means of sending and receiving e-mail with their Palm organizer." Sending and receiving e-mail messages with the PocketMail BackFlip is as easy as dialing a toll-free number, holding the device against a telephone handset and pushing the PocketMail button. PocketMail can consolidate other e-mail addresses such as ISPs, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and corporate networks and there is no limit to the number of toll-free calls to access the service or the volume of e-mail messages users send and receive. The BackFlip transfers e-mail messages directly to the Palm device, where they can be read, stored, replied to, or forwarded to another e-mail address. Benefits of the PocketMail BackFlip include:
-- Easily manage PocketMail messages with the customizable
folders
-- Integrates with the Palm Address Book
-- Handles vCard and vCalendar attachments
-- Small form factor: 3.25"(W) x 6"(H) x 1"(D) and 5.5 oz (incl.
batteries)
-- Proprietary acoustic coupler
-- Palmdock DockV Pro provides a secure fit for the Palm V/Vx
organizers
About Solvepoint Solvepoint Corporation is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation founded in 1999 to provide innovative hardware, software and technology services in the rapidly expanding 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 marketplace. Its Palmdock DockV Pro, an enhanced version of the popular Palmdock, enables users of the Palm V and Vx organizers to use Palm III-compatible peripherals such as the PocketMail BackFlip. Solvepoint is headquartered in West Chester, Pa. and offers its products and services worldwide. Additional information can be found on the Internet at www.solvepoint.com. About PocketScience PocketScience Inc. 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. founded in 1995 to make mobile e-mail and Internet service affordable and easy to use for everyone. Its PocketMail platform enables e-mail on mobile devices communicating over wireless and landline networks worldwide. With headquarters in Santa Clara, the company is pursuing its mission through a combination of key technologies, expertise in electronic messaging, and strategic partnerships. At its inception, PocketScience was a member of the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Ames Technology Commercialization Center. Additional information on PocketScience and PocketMail can be found on the Internet at www.pocketmail.com. PocketScience is a trademark and PocketMail is a registered trademark of PocketScience Inc. |
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