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OmniSky Expands to Pocket PC, Bringing Wireless Entertainment, Finance, News, Shopping, Sports, and Travel to Multiple Mobile Device Platforms

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OmniSky Corp. has announced the expansion of its award-winning wireless Internet and e-mail service to the Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC platform, offering users real-time, color wireless access to the Internet, e-mail, and online content. This move further solidifies OmniSky's strategy to support leading platforms and provide branded wireless Internet services across various mobile handheld devices. With the OmniSky service, Pocket PC customers can access a vast and growing portal of Web content optimized for handheld mobile devices, including entertainment, finance, news, shopping, sports, and travel information.

Key Takeaways:

  • OmniSky's wireless service will be extended to the Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC platform, offering users real-time, color wireless access to the Internet, e-mail, and online content.
  • The service will be available on the Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Jornada Pocket PC, with demonstrations taking place in the Microsoft and OmniSky booths at CTIA.
  • The OmniSky wireless service covers 118 major metropolitan areas, encompassing over 160 million people, and offers unlimited usage for a fixed monthly fee of $39.95.
  • The OmniSky portal organizes information into various categories, including entertainment, finance, news, shopping, sports, and travel, and provides links to nearly 1,000 popular Web sites optimized for handheld mobile devices.
  • OmniSky has partnered with leading wireless hardware, services, and infrastructure providers, including AT&T Wireless, PSINet, Aether Systems, and InfoSpace, as well as popular online content and commerce providers such as AOL, eBay, e*Trade, and Yahoo!.
  • OmniSky currently offers its service on the Palm V and Palm Vx handheld mobile devices and expects to offer service on multiple devices, platforms, and networks capable of offering users a compelling wireless experience.

Statistics:

  • The OmniSky service covers 118 major metropolitan areas, encompassing over 160 million people.
  • The service offers links to nearly 1,000 popular Web sites optimized for handheld mobile devices.
  • OmniSky currently has over 118 major metropolitan areas covered by its service.
  • The OmniSky wireless service will be available on the Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Jornada Pocket PC.
  • The service will offer unlimited usage for a fixed monthly fee of $39.95.

Sources:

  • "OmniSky Expansion to Pocket PC Brings Wireless Entertainment, Finance, News, Shopping, Sports and Travel Information to Multiple Mobile Device Platforms" - PR Newswire
  • OmniSky Corp. - Company Website
  • Microsoft - Company Website
  • "Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries." - Microsoft Website

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