Direct Assist - Your Virtual Phone Book

[Kris Kumar]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.directassist.com.au' target='_blank'>http://www.directassist.com.au</a><br /><br /></div><i>"On the run? Need a phone number fast? Sick of paying for expensive operator assisted services? Direct Assist® is the answer you've been looking for. Direct Assist® is a straightforward, search tool that allows you to access multiple third party web based directories from around the world via your Windows Mobile powered device (Pocket PC or Smartphone). While the Direct Assist® software currently covers USA and Australia, it will shortly expand to cover new third party web based directories in countries such as Germany, UK, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/DirectoryAssist2.gif" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />If you frequently use the bulky phone books or call the operator assisted directory service, then this application can save you time and money. You can download the <a href="http://www.directassist.com.au/download_sp.shtml">trial version,</a> or <i>subscribe</i> to 24 months of service for $29.95 AUD (approximately $22 USD).

[Kris Kumar]

The thing about this application that impresses me is that the application takes in information and submits web queries to 'one or more' sites to get the user the desired information. Entering information on a Smartphone is cumbersome. Imagine having to go from one site to another site, punching in the same name and hitting the search button. Instead having an application that takes in the information only once and intelligently make queries on the web for results can be a time saver.

Looking forward to more such apps.

[Darius Wey]

Just a little heads-up for all Direct Assist users.

The newest version, 1.5, was updated today.

You can find the updated version on the company website or alternatively, you can click here. (http://www.pocketpccity.com/software/pocketpc/Smartphone-Direct-Assist-2004-8-19-ce-windowspoweredsmartphone.html)