Verizon Wireless to Offer Enhanced PIM Functionality

[Mike Temporale]

http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/10/pr2004-10-25a.html

"Verizon Wireless, the nation’s leading wireless service provider, today announced it will offer an Enhanced Personal Information Management (ePIM) enhancement for Pocket Outlook on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 platform. This enhancement, exclusive to Verizon Wireless customers, gives business customers with Pocket Outlook utilizing Exchange Server 2003 four new and exclusive ePIM functionalities.Available with both Microsoft QuickStart and SmartStart programs for Exchange Server 2003 Mobile Messaging, the new functionalities include:

• Exchange Server 2003 global address list lookup;
  
• Meeting scheduling for mobile users with other contacts;
  
• The ability to view free and busy time of other contacts;
  
• Access summary information about a scheduled meeting after a meeting request has been configured."

It looks like Jason's complaint about being unable to invite attendees to meetings scheduled on your Smartphone has been solved. Of course, this is only a solution for Verizon customers.

[Mike Temporale]

http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/10/pr2004-10-25a.html

"Verizon Wireless, the nation’s leading wireless service provider, today announced it will offer an Enhanced Personal Information Management (ePIM) enhancement for Pocket Outlook on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 platform. This enhancement, exclusive to Verizon Wireless customers, gives business customers with Pocket Outlook utilizing Exchange Server 2003 four new and exclusive ePIM functionalities.Available with both Microsoft QuickStart and SmartStart programs for Exchange Server 2003 Mobile Messaging, the new functionalities include:

• Exchange Server 2003 global address list lookup;
  
• Meeting scheduling for mobile users with other contacts;
  
• The ability to view free and busy time of other contacts;
  
• Access summary information about a scheduled meeting after a meeting request has been configured."

It looks like Jason's complaint about being unable to invite attendees to meetings scheduled on your Smartphone has been solved. Of course, this is only a solution for Verizon customers.

[richmullikin]

4SmartPhone offers a plan that works with any Windows Mobile device regardless of the carrier you have service with.

You can have access to contacts, email, calendar and attached documents.

They're a new service provider company and the rates for individuals will start at $3.99/month and include the following:
· Usage of their own email addresses
· 100MB of mailbox space on a hosted Exchange Server 2003
· Over the Air (OTA) synchronization of email, contacts and calendar
· Mobile access using Outlook Smart Access
· PC access using Outlook Web Access ONLY (no Outlook support)
· Over the Air smartphone setup
· NO SOFTWARE to install on the phone or the PC
· Virus checking
· SSL Encryption and security
· Spam filtering
· Daily backups

Rich Mullikin