ARDIS Announces Wireless E-mail Software for Apple MessagePad 130
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — August 7, 1996 — ARDIS today announced that Mail on the Run!(R), electronic mail software developed by River Run Software Group(R) for the ARDIS nationwide wireless network, now supports the Apple(R) MessagePad 130.
Mobile professionals can use Mail on the Run! with a MessagePad equipped with a Personal Messenger(TM) 100D Wireless Modem Card from Motorola to access industry-popular e-mail systems, Microsoft(R) Mail and Lotus(R) cc:Mail, and send and receive messages from virtually any location.
To provide one-stop wireless solution shopping, NewtonSource, the leading Newton reseller in the U.S., will offer a Mobile Mail product bundle that includes ARDIS airtime services, Mail on the Run! software, the Apple MessagePad 130 and a Personal Messenger 100D Wireless Modem Card from Motorola. The bundled solution transforms the MessagePad 130 into a wireless e-mail client, enabling users to send, receive, preview, edit, forward, file, delete and store messages virtually anytime, anywhere.
"Bundled solutions offer wireless customers the easiest, most efficient path to making mobile communications work for them," said Dan Croft, senior vice president, Marketing Operations at ARDIS. "Our relationship with NewtonSource will not only speed total wireless solutions into the hands of those that need them, but will also provide the superior support services necessary to back them up."
"Our Mobile Professional Solutions initiative for the Apple MessagePad 130 brings the world of corporate e-mail directly to this PDA, and ARDIS network coverage ensures that that world is always within reach," said Stephen Elms, president of NewtonSource. "Collaborative efforts of this sort are yielding the robust solutions that drive mobile work force success."
Mail on the Run! Mail on the Run! software enables users to wirelessly send, receive, preview, store, forward and reply to messages on corporate standard e-mail systems. The software includes filtering capabilities that allow e-mail users to collect only those messages that they want to retrieve. Optimized for wireless environments, Mail on the Run! also includes encryption and data compression capabilities that provide security and cost-efficient messaging.
The Apple MessagePad 130 The MessagePad 130 runs the award-winning Newton 2.0 operating system, and features user-controllable back-lighting for on-demand use and a non-glare screen that works in any lighting condition. With its additional system memory, the MessagePad 130 offers improved performance with communications solutions, such as Internet Protocol (IP) applications and wireless LANs, as well as improved multi-tasking support.
Pricing and Availability Mail on the Run! software for the Apple MessagePad 130 will be distributed in bundled solutions by NewtonSource at Macworld as part of its Mobile Mail solution, providing the convenience of one-stop shopping. Limited time promotional pricing is available.
About NewtonSource With locations in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston, NewtonSource is the leading specialty retailer of Apple MessagePads, peripherals, software and accessories. NewtonSource's success stems from the expertise of its sales representatives and a firm commitment to providing customers with a high level of personal service. Customer support programs include an 800 technical support and product information line, World Wide Web site (www.newtonsource.com) and the new NewtonSource Mobile Professional Seminar Series.
About River Run River Run Software Group, based in Greenwich, Conn., is an ISO 9001 certified corporation. It has been developing and marketing mobile computing and network management software products since 1989.
About ARDIS ARDIS operates the first and largest nationwide wireless data network enabling in-building and on-street data communications between mobile workers, using notebook computers and personal digital assistants, and host computers. The ARDIS network serves the top 410 metro areas in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and covers more than 80 percent of the population and 90 percent of the business activity in the United States. The service enables executives and mobile workers to access their corporate information systems or to communicate instantaneously with their peers from virtually any location.
Note to editors:
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ARDIS is a registered servicemark of ARDIS Company. All other products mentioned in this release are trademarks of their respective holders.
MessagePad is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc.
NewtonSource is a service mark of Apple Computer Inc.
Mail on the Run! and River Run Software Group are registered trademarks of River Run Software Group, Inc.
CONTACT:
ARDIS
Naomi Yeransian, 847/913-4233
naomi.ardis@radiomail.net
or
Copithorne & Bellows
Albie Jarvis/Jon Bornstein, 617/450-4300
born.ardis@radiomail.net