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FirstHand Technologies Extends Enterprise Mobile Unified Communications With Support for Additional Smartphones

Company Adds Nokia E65, BlackBerry® Pearl and BlackBerry® 8800 Series Mobile Devices to Supported Device List

OTTAWA, May 16, 2007 –FirstHand Technologies, an innovator in transforming mobile devices into full-featured business telephones, today announced that it has added the Nokia E65, BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry 8800 Series smartphones to its supported device list.

“FirstHand Technologies continues to differentiate itself from the competition by consistently adding new and popular smartphones and dual-mode devices to its list of supported mobile devices,” said Dave Hattey, president and CEO of FirstHand Technologies. “Enterprises benefit from the additional device support because they can now extend the functionality of their IP-PBXs and other servers, including presence, IM and corporate directory, to an even greater range of mobile devices. Mobile workers also benefit because they don’t have to change mobile devices in order to enjoy the benefits of Mobile Unified Communications.”

The Mobile Unified Communications solution from FirstHand Technologies is a powerful enterprise fixed/mobile convergence solution that delivers:

• Single-number reachability
• Simultaneous ring
• Common voice mailbox
• Instant group calling

The solution also comes with full call-screening capabilities for all calls – even four- five- or six-digit internal enterprise calls. The solution is enabled by an intuitive unified communications user interface that includes corporate directory, presence, voice messaging, instant messaging, conferencing and more.
Employing Windows Mobile, Nokia E-series and RIM Blackberry devices, mobile users can—from within the enterprise campus (VoWiFi) or outside (GSM/CDMA cellular networks)—seamlessly access the same features used at their desktops. The fixed-mobile integration solution is enterprise-centric, mobile-operator agnostic and independent of cellular network technologies (GSM/CDMA).

Hattey added, “One of the biggest challenges enterprises face is the continual rollout of new, cutting-edge mobile devices and making the decision about whether or not to purchase them. With FirstHand’s vast experience working with the BlackBerry, Nokia (Symbian) and Windows Mobile operating systems, enterprises can confidently add the devices on our supported device list trusting that they will inter-operate with the FirstHand Mobile Unified Communications solution.” 

FirstHand Technologies is a BlackBerry Alliance and Symbian Platinum Program member among other partner programs. To view the list of supported devices, go to http://www.firsthandtech.com/products/supporteddevices.php.

About FirstHand Technologies (www.firsthandtech.com)
FirstHand Technologies mobilizes enterprise unified communications by extending the functionality of IP PBXs and related servers to a variety of smartphones and dual-mode devices over WiFi/cellular networks. Mobile devices are effectively transformed into business telephones and are fully integrated into enterprise communications and business processes. The FirstHand Technologies enterprise-centric, fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) solution delivers enterprise telephony features and “single number” seamless connectivity over cellular and/or WiFi networks enabling organizations to achieve “enterprise communications everywhere.”

Using such devices as Windows Mobile, Nokia E-series and RIM Blackberry, the mobile user can—from within the enterprise campus (VoWiFi ) or outside (GSM/CDMA)—seamlessly access the same features they use at their desktop. Your enterprise will benefit from continuous mobile collaboration and communication, faster unified communication abilities, higher customer responsiveness, and increased productivity. For more information, please visit www.firsthandtech.com.

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FirstHand Technologies, FirstHand Mobile Assistant and FirstHand Mobile Console are registered trademarks of FirstHand Technologies. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies. © 2007 FirstHand Technologies Inc.

 

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