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To: ynot who wrote (321)	8/23/1999 8:26:00 PM
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when crappola goes higher, it usually falls harder!

To: ynot who wrote (321)	8/23/1999 10:52:00 PM
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totaltele.com Dialogue Demos WAP-based E-mail Service By Vanessa Clark 20 August 1999 Dialogue Communications, U.K. mobile software developer, today demonstrated what it claims is the world's first WAP-enabled e-mail service for mobile phones. Dialogue will target both the corporate and the ISP market with the application. The current version works with the Microsoft Exchange system. A version for Lotus Notes is in the offing and the POP3 version for ISPs will be ready in 2 weeks, said Paul Griffiths, sales and marketing manager at Dialogue. The software allows users to access their regular e-mail server using a wireless application protocol-enabled mobile phone. Users can read, forward, compose and delete messages using their phones. For now, users can't download e-mail attachments on to their handset. The system merely indicates that an attachment has been sent. This is partially due to the relatively wireless data speeds, but also because a WAP interface has been designed to show content in 1400 bytes-sized "decks". This would make the viewing of a graphic or presentation file impossible. The company is looking at ways of scanning attachments and displaying the text said Griffiths. Also, as wireless data speeds increase with technologies like high speed circuit switched data (HSCSD), general packet radio services (GPRS) and third generation systems, Griffiths says the product's functionality will grow. Although the application is ready for corporates to install on their networks there are very few handsets with microbrowsers available yet. Alcatel has released a version in France and Nokia plans to launch its 7110 WAP-phone in the next few months.