OmniSky Corporation (Nasdaq:OMNY), a leading global provider of award-winning wireless applications and services, and CompuCom Systems, Inc (Nasdaq:CMPC), a leading digital infrastructure solutions provider, announced today an agreement to jointly provide large-scale Fortune 1000 enterprises with turnkey mobile business services that support mobile professionals and their handheld devices.
The objective of the alliance is to enable large enterprises to empower their mobile professionals through wireless access to their corporate e-mail (Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes) behind the firewall and Internet. As part of the agreement, CompuCom will include OmniSky in its ConvergeMobile(TM) Solutions portfolio.
"Together, OmniSky and CompuCom offer enterprise customers industry-leading wireless mobile services and a cost-efficient, knowledgeable, single-point-of-contact for their wireless application and handheld needs," said Andy Simms, Vice President of sales for OmniSky. "By leveraging CompuCom's infrastructure and integration expertise with Fortune 1000 customers, OmniSky can more rapidly empower enterprises with tools that provide wireless access to corporate e-mail and business-critical applications."
OmniSky and CompuCom together provide mobile professionals with secure access to corporate data, mobile business applications, and Internet functions that improve productivity, reduce employee downtime, and increase client service. CompuCom leverages client-proven core competencies to design and deliver comprehensive mobile business solutions. CompuCom's ConvergeMobile(TM) services simplify the deployment, integration and ongoing support of the mobile business infrastructure by applying innovative technologies from partners like OmniSky, Handango, and ThinAirApps.
"OmniSky's expertise in delivering wireless communication services enhances our ability to deliver an integrated suite of wireless and mobile solutions to our clients," said Daniel Elliott, CompuCom's Vice President of Mobile Business Solutions. "Our people, processes and technologies are focused on reducing the complexities associated with operational transitions, new technology adoption and ongoing management. CompuCom's services are intended to accelerate the alignment of information technology with an organization's business objectives through assessment, design, implementation and support services."
CompuCom's ConvergeMobile(TM) Business Solutions include:
-- Consulting Services
-- Customization and Deployment
-- Wireless and Mobile Application Integration
-- Outsourcing Services
-- Infrastructure and Integration
-- Partner Solutions
This relationship reflects OmniSky's strategy to provide easy connectivity to major enterprise applications, enabling enterprises to increase productivity by extending wireless services to their mobile workforce. The company's strategy supports carriers, online service providers, value-added service providers, and systems integrators who want to offer valuable wireless services to their customers. The CompuCom and OmniSky combination is designed to help companies turn down time into productive time and stay on top of business and personal communications.
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