Guest peekie Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 As reported on www.msmobilenews.com: Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) announced today that it has signed an agreement with KPN to launch and sell the Voq™ Professional Phone and the VoqMail™ Professional Edition product to customers in the Netherlands. The new Voq Professional Phone, a pocketable Microsoft Windows Mobile™ based SmartPhone developed by Sierra Wireless, is expected to be commercially available to KPN customers in the second quarter of 2004. Designed for business professionals, the Voq Professional Phone is a new class of mobile phone that offers the best features of a mobile phone, a personal messaging device, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) - in one. The product offers a flip-open QWERTY thumbpad and easy-to-use software solutions including VoqMail, a secure, Always-there™ e-mail solution that requires no additional enterprise server or desktop redirector software to purchase, install, and maintain. The Voq phone will also offer unique search, send, and store capabilities delivered by the myVoq™ software application for easy and predictive search, storage, and sending of data. "For the majority of mobile professionals, fast, reliable access to customers and their information is critical at all times. And in today's competitive business environment, a mobile phone and e-mail have become the fastest and most effective means of communication for keeping in touch with the world," said Brian Stout, Director Business Line Business market, for KPN. "With the Voq Professional Phone, Sierra Wireless has tackled two of our customers' major demands with one, unique communication solution that addresses the voice and e-mail needs of our enterprise and corporate customers in one complete package." The new Voq phone will operate over KPN's GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network that offers global roaming. A complete communication solution for busy professionals, the Voq phone will enable KPN customers to stay connected with a fast and secure mobile solution that provides easy access to corporate and personal information wherever they need to be. "The Voq phone has been designed to provide busy mobile professionals with a compelling solution that combines best-in-class voice connectivity and data functionality. Through KPN's extensive network and global roaming agreements, and Voq's ability to function as a high performing phone and messaging solution, end users can ensure they stay connected wherever they are," said Derek Evans, Vice President & Managing Director, EMEA for Sierra Wireless. "We are proud to continue our partnership with KPN by offering the complete suite of Voq Professional Phone products - a new mobile solution that combines the best features in wireless technology for today's mobile professional." Powered by an Intel® Xscale® processor, the Voq Professional Phone is based on Microsoft Windows Mobile™ 2003 software and offers a rich telephony experience with the addition of a unique flip-open QWERTY thumbpad. The Voq Professional Phone provides: Phone-first capabilities with the power of a PDA and ability to sync to a Windows-based computer; The best features of mobile phone, messaging and PDA in a single device - resulting in lower cost, ease-of use, and fewer devices; The ultimate e-mail experience with secure, always-there e-mail and alerts, supporting standard, broadly deployed VPN and business e-mail systems including Microsoft Exchange™, Lotus Notes™, and Novell GroupWise™; Powerful search, send and storage capabilities with myVoq, which also offers the ability to enhance business applications and mobile web services. "The Voq Professional Phone is a great proposition for mobile professionals and testament to the type of hardware and design innovation made possible on the Windows Mobile platform," said Andy Haon, Director, Product and Solutions Management, Mobile Devices Division, Microsoft Corp. "Demand for mobile business applications is growing in the enterprise and we support Sierra Wireless and KPN in addressing this critical market." "With the new Voq Professional Phone, Sierra Wireless has done a great job delivering a computing and communications device with innovative design and enterprise-class capabilities" said Gadi Singer, Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Cellular and Handheld Group. "With the power and performance of the Intel processor and memory components, the Voq phone is delivering convergence and mobility for the business user." This is not the best news for dutch mobile owners as kpn are one of the most expensive for mobile phones and a business contract will be too expensive for most Smartphone owners in Holland. Dutch members can discuss this in the new dutch forum, and more details can be read on www.sierrawireless.com.
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