2007-12-20

Nokia selected as the mobility platform for PTC ERA email offering

Era Mail brings leading wireless email and PIM services to both enterprises and consumers

Nokia today announced that Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp. z o.o. (PTC), operator of the Era network in Poland, will offer Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email to its business and individual customers. The Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite software platform offers PTC the opportunity to address the widest market opportunity possible by resetting the cost and ease of use of mobile email and personal information management (PIM) functionality. PTC intends to offer the Era Mail branded service in Q1 2008. Already this month, PTC will offer selected small and medium sized enterprise customers the opportunity, to test the solution.

"We have evaluated several different email vendors in this space and are convinced that Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite is the best platform to help us bring mobile email to the mass market: Nokia offers the ease of use and they support a variety of mobile phones in addition to their Nokia Eseries devices", says Mr Klaus Tebbe, Strategy, Marketing and Sales Director, PTC Management Board Member. "Our relationship with Nokia enables us to broaden our current mobile email offering and market a PTC-branded email solution. We lead in the deployment of innovative business solutions in Poland, and are proud of launching the service as one of the first operators in Central Europe."

For enterprises, the new Era Mail service based on Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite means that business people can use their resources more efficiently, in real-time, wherever they happen to be. Moreover, the offering is targeted at companies and consumers who do not have their own mail servers and use widely available Internet email services. Only the login and password to the email account are required to activate the service, which brings email usability extremely easy also to the mass market.

"Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email is just the first step of making work go mobile," says Scott Cooper, senior vice president, mobility solutions, Enterprise Solutions Nokia. The solution offers a good price-performance ratio, high functionality and in particular is easy to use. As a result, it will not only bring greater value and flexibility to mobile business users and consumers, but also help to expand PTC's own business opportunity".

Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email works on any environment - ISP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes or Groupwise and can run on any kind of device platform - Java, Symbian, Windows, Palm or Pocket PC.

Information about the company: Nokia Oyj