In a move that leverages its core competencies in business-to-business communications solutions, Voicematix announced today that it would be delivering mobile wireless data solutions to the South African and New Zealand business markets.
The mobile delivery offering will be the first to provide a platform that allows key business information such as e-mail, calendar, contacts, CRM information, ERP information, document libraries and other data to be accessible from any Web-enabled mobile phone or wireless PDA (personal digital assistant).
"The move is one of natural progression which is part of the new communications model to enhance our proficiencies in delivering business information anytime, anywhere, on virtually any device," says Kevin Hurwitz, Chief Operating Officer for Voicematix. " Our mobile delivery platform expands on our core competencies of unified messaging and document distribution, and positions Voicematix at the forefront of these converging technologies and solutions."
Designed for both enterprise and ASP (application service provider) environments, Voicematix mobile delivery solution is wireless service and device independent, ensuring that the varying types of wireless devices and service providers used within corporations and by ASP customers will be compatible with Voicematix mobile wireless solutions.
The mobile delivery solution will embrace new standards, such as WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and WML (Wireless Markup Language), to hasten its time to market. The platform will be available in the first half of 2001.
The products and services will provide mobile access to many back-end databases, including leading GroupWare applications, document libraries, and CRM (customer relationship management) systems. By working with multiple databases at the same time, the platform saves customers time and money by allowing companies to deploy and manage one back-end wireless application server while providing users with wireless access to numerous data applications.
The platform couples Voicematix telephony-based mobility applications and mobile wireless data access to furnish a comprehensive solution.
Hurwitz continues, "we will leverage our channel of distribution and numerous strategic partners to facilitate a successful sales, implementation, and service models."
"More mobile phones were sold last year than the number of PCs and cars combined - and the demand for the latest wireless technology will continue to grow over the next several years," said Bob Egan, GartnerGroup vice president and research director, mobile and wireless.
Voicematix is introducing its wireless solution at a time when market demand is increasing rapidly. According to GartnerGroup, 80 percent of all new cellular phones will be Web-enabled by the end of 2003. Additionally, 60 percent of all PDAs will feature integrated wireless communications by the end of 2003.
Already South Africa and New Zealand`s leading independent unified messaging provider and leading provider of network fax solutions, Voicematix plans to leverage market growth in next-generation, Web-enabled mobile phones, wireless PDAs and other mobile wireless data technologies to facilitate rapid adoption of its mobility services which will also incorporate `one number technology` to be released next month.
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