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| Support for cingular 8100 series Pocket PC Delivering on its vision toprovide enterprise-class wireless messaging and corporate application accessacross an extensive choice of mobile devices, Good Technology, the leadingprovider of industry standards-based enterprise handheld computing softwareand service, today announced that its GoodLink and GoodAccess solutions willsupport the Cingular 8100 series Pocket PC running Microsoft Windows Mobile5.0. The combination of Microsoft's robust operating system, the 8100 series'full feature-set, including QWERTY "slider" keyboard, Cingular's nationwide*EDGE network, and Good's secure, reliable unified mobility platform providesenterprises with a comprehensive solution for real-time, push-access to email, intranet browsing and other business critical applications. "Good continues to enable a greater number of enterprise users to enhancetheir productivity on a choice of handhelds uniquely suited to their needs, "said Rick Osterloh, vice president, products, Good Technology. "The Cingular8100 series is a great choice for enterprise users who prefer a large touchscreen supporting both portrait and landscape modes, and the power of theWindows Mobile 5.0 operating system. Combine that with the security and OTAmanagement of GoodLink and GoodAccess, and enterprises have an end-to-endhandheld computing solution for maximum mobile productivity." Adding to its breadth of handheld choices on Windows Mobile-based PocketPC, Smartphone, Palm OS and, in the future, Symbian-powered Nokia handhelds, Good now supports a greater range of line of business needs with a fully-featured Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC. The integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetoothsupport, and quad-band support make the Cingular 8100 series an ideal choicefor customers in the healthcare, field service and manufacturing sectors whodepend on integrated, mobile access to PIM, voice, and other criticalenterprise applications while on the go. "The Cingular 8100 series running GoodLink on Cingular's high speed EDGEnetwork brings an outstanding end user experience and the robust IT managementcapabilities required by the most demanding mobile enterprises to yet anothergreat Cingular business device, " said Michael Woodward, executive director, mobile professional solutions for Cingular Wireless. "GoodLink gives Cingularthe ability to offer customers access to corporate e-mail on a wide choice ofenterprise-class handhelds, and we're pleased to be able to add the Cingular8100 series Pocket PCs to our portfolio of GoodLink-enabled devices." GoodLink and GoodAccess are tightly integrated with the Cingular 8100Series Pocket PCs, providing mobile employees with the same usability thatGood users at more than 8, 000 corporate accounts have come to love. A commoninterface across industry standard handhelds reduces training time, troubleshooting difficulties, and total cost of ownership for IT, andmaximizes end user device choice with a secure, managed solution. In addition, Good Technology enables business customers to better managetheir mobility costs with Zero-IT Touch() Secure Over-The-Air (SecureOTA()) upgrades, over-the-air application distribution and management, andprotects enterprise assets with FIPS-certified security all the way from theenterprise perimeter through the transport network down to the device. The Cingular 8100 series gives customers the best in connectivity, productivity, and mobility with Windows Mobile 5.0; integrated Wi-Fi andBluetooth support; persistent memory storage that retains information evenwhen the device's battery is depleted; quad-band international roaming andEDGE. Cingular's EDGE network is the largest high-speed national wirelessdata network in the U.S. with availability in 13, 000 cities and towns andalong nearly 40, 000 miles of major highways. Customers will have "world phone"capabilities through Cingular's roaming agreements with carriers in more than165 countries for voice and 95 countries for data. GoodLink and GoodAccess for the Cingular 8100 series are availableimmediately for mobile enterprises with Microsoft Exchange and, in the summerof 2006, for IBM Domino/Lotus Notes corporate email systems. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |