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Official Press Releases
January
28, 2004
Verizon Wireless Launches Complete Connectivity Solution For
Mobile Subscribers - Remo™
Available Through Verizon Wireless' Get
It Now® Service, The Affordably Priced Remo Incorporates
E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar
BEDMINSTER, NJ and SAN JOSE, CA - Verizon Wireless, the nation's
largest wireless service provider, and Xpherix Corporation,
the leading provider of personalized mobile connectivity solutions,
today announced the launch of Remo on Verizon Wireless' Get
It Now service. For less than $8 monthly access, Remo is a
powerful communications tool that provides remote access to
e-mail, contacts, and calendars through an everyday data-enabled
wireless phone.
Remo, developed by Xpherix Corporation,
addresses the needs of millions of PC and wireless phone users
who are disconnected from vital information while out of the
office.
"Remo provides our customers a cost-effective
alternative for accessing e-mail, contacts and calendars while
away from their computers," said Jim Straight, vice president
of wireless Internet and multimedia services for Verizon Wireless.
"With the launch of this solution, Xpherix continues
to illustrate its ability to develop critical, convenient
and easy-to-use productivity applications."
Road warriors are not only looking for
an affordable solution, they are looking to lighten the load
when traveling or away from the office. Remo is an affordable
solution that connects mobile professionals to critical information
held in their PC and does it using the device most people
carry with them everywhere - the wireless phone.
"With Remo, wireless carriers like
Verizon Wireless can strengthen the relationships they have
with subscribers by providing them with a powerful, comprehensive
wireless data solution," stated Nick Walker, president
and CEO of Xpherix Corporation. "Remo makes mobile life
easier for these subscribers when traveling. Carrying multiple
devices can be a hassle in everyday business, such as travel
and dealing with new airport security screenings. Remo allows
business travelers to leave their laptops in the office and
use their wireless phones instead".
Features of Remo
Using Remo's Email function, which provides access to seven
user-defined POP or POP3 e-mail accounts, subscribers can
easily view, reply, and send e-mail right from their wireless
phone.
Remo's Calendar function enables subscribers
to view, add, edit or delete calendar events stored in their
home or office computer, even when the computer is not on.
Any changes made on the phone are automatically synchronized
back to their Microsoft Outlook® calendar.
The Contacts function gives access to
numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses and even the notes field
from applications including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook
Express® or Palm™ software.
With the touch of a button, subscribers
may also download numbers and e-mail addresses directly into
the phone's built-in phonebook. This 'Push-to-Phone' function
eliminates the need to type in contact numbers using the phone's
keypad. In addition, Remo provides camera phone users an easy
way to send pictures to friends and family without having
to type out e-mail addresses.
To facilitate typing, Remo offers a 'Quick
Message' response feature for e-mail correspondence. Subscribers
may save up to 50 customized e-mail responses; the product
comes preloaded with 22 'Quick Messages' that users can easily
tailor. Should the user need to type additional text, the
application utilizes T9 mode, which predicts words based on
keystrokes. Remo's integrated contacts capability allows users
to easily respond to an e-mail with a phone call without having
to change devices or manually enter phone numbers.
Remo is the latest addition to Xpherix'
award-winning product set. Only two months after its launch,
Xpherix' first BREW product, iPhonebook™, was recognized
as the "Best Productivity Application" at Qualcomm's
BREW Developer Conference. iPhonebook was quickly followed
by iDatebook™. All three applications are available
through Verizon Wireless' Get It Now service.
Pricing and Availability
Remo is initially available from Verizon Wireless on the LG
VX6000 camera phone. Subscribers can try a one-day free demonstration
of Remo or download the application for just $7.99 monthly
access, in addition to airtime used. Airtime is used during
the selection and download process and while using the application.
Get It Now-enabled phones are available in more than 1,200
Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, at participating RadioShack
stores, or on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com.
More information about Remo can
be found at www.remomobile.com. More information about Get
It Now can be found at www.verizonwireless.com/getitnow.
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