Sprint Alleviates Manually Creating and Managing Wireless Phonebooks With
RELATED SYMBOLS: (FON)(PCS)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb 14, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- For easier
and more convenient editing of Sprint PCS Address Book entries, Sprint (NYSE:
FON, PCS), which operates the largest all-digital, all-PCS nationwide network
and is the fastest growing wireless carrier, today announced the availability of
Sprint PCS Contact Synchronization Software. This new software, created by
FutureDial Incorporated, is designed to simplify the management and
synchronization of address book numbers by alleviating the need to re-input
contact names and numbers in select new or existing Sprint PCS Phones. The
software will be available next week at Sprint Stores nationwide for $29.99.
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Sprint PCS Contact Synchronization Software reads contact information from the
Sprint PCS Phone and Microsoft(R) Outlook (R). The Sprint PCS Contact
Synchronization Software offers two options for address book editing. 1) The
phone list displays existing entries from the phonebook for editing and
updating. 2) The Microsoft Outlook view displays a dual screen containing both
the phonebook list and the Microsoft Outlook contact list from which Sprint PCS
customers can "drag and drop" selected entries into the phone list. When editing
is complete, customers can simply export and synchronize the revised entries
back to the Sprint PCS Phone and/or Microsoft Outlook.
"The reality is that most of us use our Sprint PCS Phones as portable address
books that contain critical contact information we need whether on- the-go or at
home," said John Garcia, senior vice president of sales and distribution for
Sprint's wireless division. "Working with FutureDial, we packaged the new Sprint
PCS Contact Synchronization Software in an easy-to-use program that makes
updating these files a snap and removes re-inputting information manually."
"We are pleased to develop this software with Sprint PCS, which will be sold as
an accessory in Sprint Stores," said George C. Huang, President and CEO of
FutureDial. "This new software clearly meets the demand for a simple- to-use
software program that allows Sprint PCS customers to edit, transfer and store
important address book and contact information for their Sprint PCS Phones."
The new Sprint PCS Contact Synchronization Software supports the latest Sprint
PCS Phones including (by manufacturer):
-- Kyocera 2035, 3035 and 6035
-- LG InfoComm TP1100, TP5200 and TP5250
-- Motorola ST7762, ST7868 and StarTAC
-- Samsung 3500, 6100, 8500, N200, I300 and UPROAR M100
-- Sanyo 4000, 4500, 4700, 5000, 6000 and 5150
In addition to the handset models listed, future Sprint PCS Phones will have
syncing software provided via a web page download along with subsequent software
releases.
The Sprint PCS Contact Synchronization Software requires a cable that is part of
the Sprint PCS Wireless Web(TM) Connection Kit. These kits are available at
www.sprintpcs.com or at Sprint Stores nationwide for $59.99.
About Sprint
Sprint is a global communications company serving 23 million business and
residential customers in more than 70 countries. With more than 80,000 employees
worldwide and $23 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying state of the art network technologies,
including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network.
Sprint's award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone is being extended to key global
markets to provide customers with a broad portfolio of scalable IP products.
Sprint's high-capacity, high-speed network gives customers fast, dependable,
non-stop access to the vast majority of the world's Internet content. Sprint
also operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network
in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan
areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities.
For more information, visit the Sprint PCS web site at sprintpcs.com
.
About FutureDial, Incorporated
FutureDial, Incorporated is a privately held software company with headquarters
in Sunnyvale, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. The company's mission
is to provide easy-to-access and easy-to-use software products and services that
bring people and information together wirelessly or on the Internet. FutureDial
plans to be a leading provider of productivity, connectivity and communications
software products that fundamentally change the way people connect and
communicate online and wirelessly with each other around the world.
For more information, visit the FutureDial web site at futuredial.com
.
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