JP Systems Announces One-Touch Communicator, a Personal Communication Solution Exclusively for the Palm Computing Platform
NEW YORK — June 15, 1998 — Product is Truly Universal in Its Application, Enabling Users to Connect From Anywhere, At Any Time
Today, at PC EXPO, JP Systems Inc. announced the release of a breakthrough personalized communications package for the Palm Computing(R) platform, One-Touch Communicator(TM).
This powerful software package is designed exclusively for users of the 3Com PalmPilot(TM), IBM WorkPad PC Companion(TM) and PalmIII(TM) connected organizers and is easily integrated with virtually all communications networks. With the One-Touch Communicator, PalmPilot connected organizers, IBM WorkPad and Palm III connected organizer users can send, receive, store, reply to and forward text messages to any email system, as well as to numeric and alphanumeric pagers.
"With the One-Touch Messaging Solution, mobile professionals no longer have to travel or call back to the office to retrieve vital information," said Prabhaker Guniganti, president JP Systems Inc. "This easy and convenient access to information via different networks significantly improves productivity, efficiency and customer service. Undoubtedly, this gives the mobile professional an unprecedented competitive advantage."
The platform-independent One-Touch Communicator is a fully featured software package that can be used anywhere. It provides two-way messaging and email connectivity for the Palm Computing platform in three different ways. First, One-Touch Communicator can connect to a wireline modem, a wireless IP modem, or to the Skytel/MCI two-way pager. The full SMTP and POP3 protocol facilitates messaging to any intranet or Internet connection. Second, users may also configure up to six distinct email accounts within the software application.
The easy-to-use user interface also pulls the email addresses and pager numbers from the Address List and lists them alphabetically within the One-Touch GUI. This eliminates the need to create a separate contact list within One-Touch because the software thoughtfully does this for the user. Finally, when composing email, One-Touch Communicator automatically creates the header information for existing contacts with a single tap on the contact name. The software also supports filtering and Rule wizards within the program.
"JP Systems has created a business solution that enables users to communicate with others more efficiently," said Mark Bercow, vice president of strategic alliances and platform development at Palm Computing, a 3Com Company. "The One-Touch Communicator will impact the way people do business."
One of One-Touch Communicator's unique features for the PalmPilot or Palm III connected organizer user is the ability to send and receive Vcards and Vcalendars as attachments to or from Microsoft Outlook(TM) or any other software that supports Vcards and Vcalendars — all without synchronization using a wireless or wireline modem. This powerful feature allows users to update and organize their Outlook databases independent of a PC from wherever they are at anytime. This also enables users to send a Memo, To Do List, or Contact Information to another PalmPilot organizer, Palm III organizer, or IBM WorkPad as attachments.
The receiver then downloads the information on his or her own PalmPilot connected organizer in the appropriate application. With these features, users can update and organize their information from one place, and also effectively communicate information to a group of users or an individual. By providing group and simultaneous email and paging, a messaging back-up system and allowing the capability of establishing multiple email accounts on the Palm Computing platform, One-Touch Communicator is the complete communications solution for mobile professionals.
JP Systems Inc. is a multi-faceted global software and system solution provider, committed to the design and development of products for the paging and wireless industries. JP Systems partners with major corporations to develop customized solutions for information and wireless technologies. The company designed a mission-critical paging system for the New York Stock Exchange, called the JPS 1000 system, which is believed to be the busiest customer-owned paging system in the world. For more information, please visit JP Systems on the Web at www.jpsystems.com.
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