DIALOGUE DELIVERS EMAIL TO MOBILE PHONE -- A WORLD FIRST (WAP)
August 23, 1999 - SHEFFIELD, UK, M2 PRESSWIRE:
newspage.com
Dialogue Communications today announced the world's first successful transmission of an email to a WAP (Wireless Access Protocols) enabled mobile phone. This breakthrough extends the functionality of the mobile handset, which is set to become a core component of the wireless internet.
The Dialogue solution enables users to view, reply and delete emails directly from the mobile handset. All actions can be stored in a mailbox for review at a later stage from a normal desktop PC.
"Nokia are delighted to see leading developers like Dialogue building solutions for the new WAP technology", said Nokia Mobile Phones wireless data manager Matt Chatterley. "Their software will make everyday communications like email even easier for our Nokia 7110 WAP phone users and we expect it will be available to a wide audience."
WAP is an open global standard for communication between mobile handsets and computer applications, including the internet. WAP-based technology is used in the design of advanced, interactive and real-time mobile services such as on- line news. For more information about WAP, please see www.wapforum.org.
"The introduction of this new technology allows people on the move to use the mobile phone as the focal point for all their communications needs," said Dialogue Communications sales and marketing director Paul Griffiths. "It is a major step towards the ultimate goal of a mobile media phone capable of communicating both sound and vision."
Sheffield-based Dialogue Communications develops value-added data services for GSM mobile phone networks. Products include PageMail - the UK's leading software solution for Short Messaging Service (SMS), which has achieved sale's of over 250,000 units in over 20 countries - and Expressway Enterprise Edition (e3), a server which provides SMTP gateway with SMS. For further information about Dialogue Communications, please see www.dialogue.co.uk.
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. It is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and I P networks including related services. The company was recently awarded Best Manufacturer by Mobile News in the UK. Nokia also supplies multimedia terminals and computerdisplays. In 1998, net sales totaled EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 51,000 people.
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