Attention Business Editors:
Infowave enters Phone.com Alliances Program
Infowave to deliver access to Microsoft Exchange from
Internet-enabled phones
BURNABY, BC, Dec. 10 /CNW/ - Infowave Software, Inc. (TSE:IW), a leading
provider of wireless solutions for mobile access to Microsoft Exchange,
Intranet and Internet information from portable devices has joined the
Phone.com(TM) (Nasdaq:PHCM) Alliances and Developer Programs. Infowave
customers can already access corporate information from a wide range of mobile
devices and now will have added access from WAP (Wireless Application
Protocol) enabled wireless phones.
``Infowave already delivers compelling and robust wireless solutions to
corporations and we are delighted to see them bringing that enterprise
expertise to Phone.com-enabled wireless phones,' says Phone.com's Director of
Developer Marketing Kathy Simpson. ``The corporate market has very specific
wireless application needs and we are happy to be working with Infowave, a
company who focuses on this market.'
``The Phone.com browser links people to their most important information
such as email, calendar, contacts and other Intranet information. We see the
corporate market as a perfect fit for WAP solutions,' says Simpson.
According to Strategy Analytics, there will be 525 million WAP handsets
shipped in the US and Europe between 1999 and 2003.
The Phone.com Alliance Program delivers valuable tools and highly
leveraged sales and marketing programs to its members as well as providing
direct access to Phone.com's wireless carrier and device manufacturer
partners.
``We are excited to have joined the Alliances Program. Phone.com has
clearly established itself as a leader in the WAP space and access to their
unique programs and partners will be a great asset to our ongoing sales and
marketing efforts,' says Ron Jasper, vice president of marketing at Infowave.
``We've always been about choice and this initiative helps us extend that
choice to this important type of mobile device. Our customers will be able to
pick up a wireless WAP phone, laptop, PDA or pager and access their
ever-changing corporate information wherever they happen to be.'
Infowave first demonstrated its WAP capability at the Microsoft Exchange
Conference in October 1999, and expects to ship commercial product in early
2000.
Infowave's software provides fast wireless access to email, the Internet,
corporate intranets and web-based applications for mobile workers who need
real-time access to important desktop information when they are away from
their desks. Infowave's customers can choose from a spectrum of mobile
devices including phones, pagers, handheld computers and laptops. Infowave's
software sends the right information to the right device at the right time.
About Infowave
Founded in 1984, Infowave develops, markets and sells specialized
software solutions for wireless and printing computing and is headquartered in
Vancouver, Canada. Infowave's Wireless Division builds mobile business
solutions that use the power of wireless communications to extend the reach of
enterprise computing. Infowave for Exchange and Infowave for the Net are
advanced and secure wireless solutions for connecting mobile workers to key
corporate information and applications. Symmetry(TM) provides interactive
wireless access to Microsoft Outlook(TM) email, schedules, contacts and
calendar from pagers and PCS phones. Infowave's Imaging Division builds
award-winning printing solutions - PowerPrint(R) and StyleScript(R) software
kits provide Apple(R) Macintosh(R) users with improved print quality and
access to more than 1,600 printers.
Note: Infowave, the Infowave logo, PowerPrint and StyleScript are
trademarks of Infowave Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners. Some of the above trademarks may be registered in
certain jurisdictions. This news release contains certain forward-looking
statements about the shipping of PowerPrint
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For further information: Corporate - Infowave Software, Inc., Todd Carter, cfo@infowave.com,
(800) 463-6928; Investor Relations - The Investor Relations Group, infowave@invrel.com, (800)
444-9214 or (604) 689-5255 |
