NowSpeed, Inc., a wireless Internet Application Service Provider (ASP), today introduced the NowSpeed Mobile E-Mail Portal(TM), the industry's first service that gives users quick and easy access to corporate-quality e-mail from practically any wireless device including mobile phones, browser-enabled mobile phones, pagers, Palm computing devices and other PDAs. NowSpeed delivers the first device-and network-independent mobile e-mail service that leapfrogs current wireless e-mail solutions by giving users a single, consistent view of their e-mail regardless of their access choice. This makes mobile e-mail as powerful as their corporate e-mail because users retrieve e-mail from whatever device they prefer without having to duplicate their efforts the next time they check e-mail from a different device. In a separate announcement today, NowSpeed also offered special free introductory pricing for the first 5,000 charter members to subscribe.
"For mobile professionals, e-mail management continues to be a sore spot. It's a tremendous challenge to fully use and manage e-mail on the road beyond the limits of accessing e-mail and attachments through a dial-up connection on a laptop," said David Reske, president and CEO of NowSpeed. "Many wireless e-mail solutions actually exacerbate the problem because of limited capabilities which force users to duplicate efforts reading, filing, deleting, or forwarding e-mail they've already acted upon from their wireless device when they return to their desktop. This all results in inadequate information, wasted time and personal frustration. NowSpeed's Mobile E-Mail Portal is unique because it makes mobile e-mail as powerful as enterprise e-mail."
NowSpeed's Mobile E-Mail Portal lets users quickly and easily download important e-mail and attachments to PDAs or browser-enabled mobile phones or listen to them over a phone. Available in the Professional Edition for individuals and departments and the Enterprise Edition for organizations, the subscription-based service enables users to perform four central functions with their e-mail:
-- Notify: Personalized notification of specified new e-mail on pager or SMS-enabled mobile phone
-- Listen: Text-to-speech allows users to listen to their e-mail over any phone
-- Read: Read e-mail on a mobile phone with Web browser
-- Download: Download synchronized messages to a wireless PDA or laptop
"Users who need access to corporate e-mail when they're away from their desks have been penalized by wireless solutions that lack the ability to support attachments, have limited device support and force cumbersome and repetitive e-mail management on their mobile devices and desktops. Furthermore, it's been incredibly frustrating for IT to manage," said Robert Friedman, chief technology officer at NowSpeed. "Our Mobile E-Mail Portal squarely addresses these challenges. We are delivering corporate-quality e-mail with attachments, IMAP support and advanced features such as listening to your e-mail. Above all, we are offering it as a low cost, pay-as-you-go service, so IT isn't faced with huge procurement, maintenance and support costs."
NowSpeed allows mobile users to access a consistent view of their corporate e-mail from nearly any mobile device. Key features and benefits include:
-- Fully Featured E-Mail Anytime, Anywhere: Work smarter by receiving and using complete e-mail, including attachments, regardless of mobile device
-- Increased Productivity/Shortened Response Time: Manage e-mail once from any mobile device without duplicating efforts back at the office; read e-mail immediately, not whenever users can dial up on a laptop or get back to the office
-- Rapid Download: Dramatically increases the download speed of e-mail and attachments to the mobile device
-- Fully Supported E-Mail Service: Subscription-based approach eliminates the need to buy, support and maintain new server hardware and software
-- Leverage Existing Investments: Extend the reach of existing mobile devices and e-mail accounts
-- Enterprise E-Mail Server Compatibility: Supports Lotus Domino (Notes) Mail Server, Microsoft Exchange, IMAP4 and POP3
Through its ASP business model, NowSpeed offers a practical, simple and cost-effective method for rolling out mobile e-mail services throughout an organization and its mobile workforce. By delivering this capability as a subscription-based service, NowSpeed enables organizations to leverage today's leading wireless Internet technologies while reducing capital costs for equipment, maintenance and internal support.
Pricing and Availability
Available immediately, NowSpeed's Mobile E-Mail Portal Professional Edition is priced from $5.95 to $14.95 per month for one year for customers signing up before September 15, 2000 and from $7.95 to $19.95 per month thereafter. As a special introductory offer, the first 5,000 subscribers will receive free service for one year. The Enterprise Edition service will be available in the Fall 2000.
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