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ProximityMail - first Bluetooth chat program for Microsoft smartphone announced February 19, 2004 [MS Smartphone] | By anonymous 1. ProximityMail is a similar product to BuZZone but it is available not only for Pocket PC devices but also for Microsoft Smartphones. At this moment there is only 1 (one) model of Microsoft smartphones with built-in Bluetooth available - the HTC Voyager (branded as Orange SPV e200, Qtek 8080, i-mate 2, O2 Xphone) - but till summer 2004 several models of Microsoft smartphones with integrated Bluetooth will be released. Please note: Smartphone 2003 operating system offers native support for Bluetooth (built-in into OS, accessible through Microsoft´s API). More info follows. * * * * * Inventop to release ProximityMail for Smartphone Cellphones Inventop, a leader in the proximity messaging space, today announced ProximityMail for Windows Mobile Smartphone device release scheduled for Q1 2004. "We are pleased to announced this upcoming release in Q1," said Virginie Glaenzer, Chief Executive Officer " We believe that the Cellphone market is now getting more mature on integrating Bluetooth as a standard component. Future ProximityMail releases will include Symbian OS compatibility." Last fall, devices carrying Bluetooth technology began shipping at a rate of 1million a week, which is impressive and seven out of 10 of those devices are cell phones. In 2003, the Zelos Group predicts that about 2.2 million Bluetooth-equipped mobile handsets will be shipped, about 2.8 percent of all handsets sold. The Zelos Group found that the total installed base of Bluetooth handsets will represent 1.4 percent of all mobile subscribers. In 2004, an estimated 7.8 million Bluetooth-enabled handsets will ship, or 9.4 percent of the total, and the installed base will represent 5.1 percent of all mobile subscribers. According to Zelos, by 2008, about 60 percent of all handsets in the market will include Bluetooth. ProximityMail smartphone introduces a new feature to cellular phones called ProximityMail proximity contact. It’s like a mobile chat room or newsgroup that allows anonymous, public or private proximity communications. It enables users to create groups, subscribe (or not) to those of interest without knowing a specific user’s phone number or email address. When two users want to connect directly, they can use a simple Texto-Me(SMS) and Call-Me one-click button. Inventop focuses on serving the needs of Carriers, as this pre-contact application increases network usage and billable airtime as well as customer satisfaction and loyalty. Inventop is already talking to several major US and European carriers to add ProximityMail service to their product offering. ProximityMail™ transforms Bluetooth enabled devices into a localized community-messaging network. It incorporates Inventop’s Patent-pending BluePing Network™ technology, which enables hassle-free peer-to-peer networking, expanded Bluetooth effective range well beyond 10 meters, instantaneous “random area networks”, and powerful communications capabilities for cellphones and other devices. Patents are pending on BluePing and Proximity Mail. "Proximity Mail" and BluePing" are Inventop trademarks * * * * * To read more click here.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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