Verizon Wireless and Xpherix Launch Remo, a Wireless Communications Tool

Strategic Insights -

Verizon Wireless and Xpherix Corporation have announced the launch of Remo, a powerful wireless communications tool that provides remote access to e-mail, contacts, and calendars through a wireless phone. Developed by Xpherix, Remo addresses the needs of millions of PC and wireless phone users who are disconnected from vital information while out of the office. With Remo, users can access their e-mail, contacts, and calendars using their wireless phone, eliminating the need for a laptop or other devices.

Key Takeaways:

  • Remo provides remote access to e-mail, contacts, and calendars through a wireless phone, addressing the needs of millions of users who are disconnected from vital information while out of the office.
  • Developed by Xpherix, Remo is a cost-effective alternative for accessing e-mail, contacts, and calendars, with a monthly access fee of under $8.
  • Remo offers a range of features, including email function, calendar function, and contacts function, which allows users to view, add, edit or delete calendar events and access numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, and notes from applications including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, or Palm software.
  • Remo also provides a quick message response feature for e-mail correspondence, a push-to-phone function that allows users to download numbers and e-mail addresses directly into the phone's built-in phonebook, and a T9 mode for typing words based on keystrokes.
  • Remo is available from Verizon Wireless on the LG VX6000 camera phone, with a one-day free demonstration option and a monthly access fee of $7.99.
  • Xpherix Corporation is the leading provider of personalized mobile connectivity solutions for corporations and mobile professionals, with a range of products and services that create incremental revenue opportunities for telecom carriers, call centers, and mobile device manufacturers.

Statistics:

  • 42 million: the number of PC and wireless phone users who are disconnected from vital information while out of the office (according to Xpherix Corporation)
  • 36 million: the number of customers of Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading provider of wireless communications
  • $7.99: the monthly access fee for Remo
  • 1,200: the number of Verizon Wireless Communications Stores where Get It Now-enabled phones are available
  • 50: the number of customized e-mail responses that can be saved on Remo
  • 22: the number of preloaded "Quick Messages" available on Remo

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Verizon Wireless and Xpherix Corporation Announce the Launch of Remo on Verizon Wireless' Get It Now Service" (Jan. 28, 2004)
  • Verizon Wireless, "Get It Now" (press release, no date)
  • Xpherix Corporation, "About Xpherix" (no date)
  • Microsoft Corporation, "Microsoft Outlook" (press release, no date)
  • Palm, Inc., "Palm" (press release, no date)