Siebel Systems and Sprint PCS Form Strategic Alliance for Wireless E-Business Applications

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Siebel Systems, Inc., a leading provider of eBusiness application software, and Sprint PCS, the nation's fastest-growing wireless network, announced a strategic alliance to jointly market and sell nationwide access to Siebel eBusiness Applications via the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business. This partnership extends Siebel Wireless to perform optimally on Sprint PCS' 100% digital, 100% PCS nationwide wireless network, allowing business customers to access industry-specific, time-critical customer, supplier, and partner data remotely and securely.

Key Takeaways:

  • The strategic alliance aims to provide business customers with real-time access to corporate enterprise information, enhancing productivity, improving customer service, and creating a competitive advantage.
  • The partnership encompasses joint field sales training, event marketing, and field deployments of Siebel Wireless on Sprint PCS' all-digital, all-PCS wireless network.
  • The companies will jointly integrate and optimize end-to-end wireless service solutions for wireless network and device management, systems integration, and integration of wireless functions.
  • Siebel eBusiness Applications such as Siebel eSales, Siebel eService, Siebel eChannel, and Siebel Industry Solutions will be enabled to run on the Sprint PCS 100% digital, 100% PCS nationwide wireless network.
  • The companies plan to provide leading wireless products and services, including solutions for the financial services, high technology, and communications industries.
  • Siebel Systems' software will be optimized for Sprint PCS' all-digital, all-PCS wireless network, providing seamless access to industry-specific data and applications.

Statistics:

  • Sprint PCS serves more than 20 million business and residential customers, with $20 billion in annual revenues.
  • The company operates the largest 100% digital, 100% PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas, including over 4,000 cities and communities.
  • Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Sources:

  • [Siebel Systems, Inc. and Sprint PCS Announce Strategic Alliance (No date given)]
  • [Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL)]
  • [Sprint PCS Web site at http://www.sprintpcs.com]
  • [Sprint Corporation (NYSE: PCS)]