Featuring OS-Independent, PC-Synchronized Functionality with Address Book, Calendar, To-do List and Memo Applications
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (February 8, 1999) ¾ CTIA's WIRELESS '99 ¾ Unwired Planet, Inc. (UP) unveiled UP.Smart,™ the new integrated suite of OS-independent smartphone software applications, that delivers the most popular PDA features to digital mobile phones. Tightly integrated with UP.Browser,™ the Unwired Planet™ WAP-compatible microbrowser, UP.Smart enables instant access to locally stored personal information, as well as live access to Email, Internet- and intranet-based information services. The pioneer licensee of UP.Smart, Innovative Global Solution, Inc. (IGS), today demonstrated the first-to-market example of UP.Smart, the NeoPoint™ 1000, at a joint press conference with UP at CTIA's Wireless '99 show.
"Mobile professionals want a wireless phone with integrated, intuitive and easy-to-sync organizer applications without sacrificing size, weight or battery life," said Alain Rossmann, chairman and chief executive officer of Unwired Planet. "UP.Smart provides a phone-centric solution which enables easy-to-use, single-handed operation."
UP.Browser in conjunction with UP.Smart allows manufacturers to deliver a device that performs the most popular functions of today's Personal Digital Assistants, without sacrificing the essential ergonomics and price-point of a mass-market phone--in other words, a "smartphone done right."™ UP.Smart's Address Book, Calendar, To-do List and Memo applications transform the phone into an indispensable companion for mobile users. To provide the synchronization solution between UP.Smart and PC-based personal information management applications, Unwired Planet has partnered with Puma Technology.® Utilizing Puma's Intellisync® software, users will be able to synchronize information stored by UP.Smart with information stored by Microsoft® Outlook,™ Symantec® ACT!,® Lotus Organizer® and other PIM software.
Optimized for single-handed use, UP.Smart equips users with rapid access to personal information while on the go. Any one of a thousand contacts can be located and dialed or Emailed at the push a button. Tight integration with Tegic's T9™ text input system assures fast and easy text entry, giving users the ability to create appointments or memos quickly. PC-synchronization assures changes made on the phone are reflected back on the PC, and vice versa.
"We're extremely excited to be working with Unwired Planet on UP.Smart," said Brad Rowe, president and chief executive officer of Puma Technology. "With the elegant UP.Smart phone application suite and our patented Intellisync synchronization solution, vendors will be able to provide the seamless integration to key PC applications that their mobile customers will require."
"UP.Smart achieves a significant move forward in device consolidation," said Terry Yu, vice president of product marketing and development for Sprint PCS. "We believe that adding productivity tools such as a microbrowser and personal organizer enhance our ability to deliver integrated voice and data services on the nation's largest, 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless network."
The UP.Smart phone application suite is available now for licensing from Unwired Planet, in conjunction with UP.Browser.
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