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February 25, 2004
SMARTNER, HANDANGO AND OPENBIT
LAUNCH ALWAYS-ON MAIL FOR INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS
The winner of 3GSM 2003 Award for Best Corporate Wireless Application
now available globally for individual users
Cambridge, England and Helsinki,
Finland - 25 February 2004: Smartner, the European leader in mobile
email and office solutions, today announced global availability of
Smartner Duality Professional, an Always-on Mail solution for
individual users. Smartner Duality Professional is available by credit
card purchase in most countries in the world, and for mobile
subscribers of close to 70 operators in Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Australia, China, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, with a rapidly growing coverage.
“We are excited about the partnership with Handango and Openbit. Now,
for the first time, individual users can achieve the benefits of
Always-on Mail immediately”, says Ari Backholm, Executive Vice
President, Smartner. “Simply download the software if it is not
pre-installed in the device, confirm the subscription, and go!”
Smartner Duality Professional extends access to Microsoft® Outlook™
and Lotus Notes to PDAs and smartphones. It automatically pushes new
emails to the mobile device without any user interaction, and provides
users with complete control over their desktop functions while away
from their office. Users can access their desktop functions in
real-time, with all actions mirrored simultaneously on their desktop.
The unique technology powering Smartner Duality enables the solution to
be deployed by the user in 15 minutes without entering a single
configuration at the device, making it feasible for normal
non-technical users to enjoy the benefits of Always-on Mail.
Smartner Duality Professional is available for existing devices through
Smartner web site (www.smartner.com),
Handango (www.handango.com) and
pre-installed in mobile devices purchased from various operators and
retail outlets. Available plans include 30-day subscription for EUR 4
and 6-month subscription for EUR 20.
"We are proud to announce our co-operation with Smartner and are
delighted to offer our solution to Smartner and their customers.
Smartner Duality is an excellent application and we believe it will
spread fast among users by friend-to-friend distribution option OpenBit
License Manager Pro offers." Said Harri Myllylä, Business
Development Director, Openbit.
“We are thrilled to have Duality Professional running on Windows Mobile
software. Smartner’s personal information management solutions open the
gates to a range of compelling applications and services for the mobile
professional, making email access easier and more intuitive,” said Annemarie
Duffy, Mobility Marketing Manager, Microsoft EMEA.
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About Handango
Handango is the leading provider of mobile downloads, bringing over
50,000 applications and 25,000 digital media titles to market through
an extensive global distribution network that reaches millions of
mobile users. Handango's application management and provisioning
platform, Handango AMPP, has been chosen as the mobile software
delivery platform for Nokia, Motorola, Sprint, Verizon Wireless,
Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, Orange SA, Sony
Ericsson, palmOne, Microsoft, Sony, HP, Sega Mobile, AOL and more than
100 others. For more information, visit www.handango.com.
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About Openbit
Open Bit Ltd develops and markets mobile content distribution
technologies. Customer base consists of application developers and
mobile content distributors such as mobile phone manufacturers, network
operators, and Internet portals & shops. License Manager Technology
is designed to enable secure distribution of mobile applications and
content. The technology also features content super distribution and
direct license fee payment from mobile handset using premiums SMS.
www.openbit.com
The names of actual
companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
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