Bell Canada Offers Greater Choice for Corporate E-mail and Data Solutions for Wireless Customers <<
Bell Mobility first in North America to offer Good(TM) Mobile
Messaging software and Good Mobile Defense for Palm(R) Treo(TM)
smartphone and Pocket PC customers
TORONTO, Ontario and SANTA CLARA, California,July 13 2006 ---
Bell
Canada and Good Technology, Inc. today announced a comprehensive corporate
e-mail and data access solution for mobile business professionals that support
Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones and Pocket PC wireless devices. Available
immediately for Bell Mobility customers, Good(TM) Mobile Messaging and Good
Mobile Defense provide enterprise-class push e-mail and functionality with
advanced mobile security applications to improve productivity and safeguard
sensitive corporate information and systems.
"In today's mobile business environment, handheld devices have become
avital productivity tool for mobile professionals," said Christopher
Shannon,general manager, Wireless Service and Products, Bell Mobility. "As
devices continue to deliver greater computing power and more sophisticated
applications, the ability to safeguard corporate information and the security
of these devices is extremely important."
Working with Good Technology, mobility customers now have access to an
easy to manage mobile messaging and security solution that is designed to
provide secure, fast and reliable communications and also protect company
systems and confidential corporate assets no matter the number of devices or
locations.
Good Mobile Messaging offers users secure and fast access to corporate
e-mail (including feature-rich attachments) as well as contacts, calendar,
tasks, notes, and other corporate data directly from their wireless device.
Good Mobile Defense is a sophisticated security application that ensures
critical information is protected when a wireless device is lost, stolen or
misused. For example, IT administrators can remotely manage each device,
customize multiple security policies and protection levels, and can clear the
wireless device of any sensitive information, files, or saved e-mail
instantly.
"As enterprises continue to mobilize their workforce, there is an
increased need for wireless applications that are secure and easy to manage
across a range of industry standard handhelds," said Terry Austin, president,
worldwide sales and marketing, Good Technology. "Together with Bell, we're
making mobility a reality for businesses in Canada."
Key features of Good Mobile Messaging and Good Mobile Defense include:
- Intuitive user interface with robust features on Palm Treo smartphones
and Windows(R) Mobile wireless devices
- End-to-end encryption of all data that is exchanged between server and
device
- Two-way wireless synchronization of Microsoft(R) Exchange and
IBM Lotus (R) Domino(R) functions between device and desktop PC to
easily manage applications including e-mail, contacts and calendar
- Secure Over-the-Air(TM) installation and upgrade functionality for
provisioning additional business, productivity and security
applications onto wireless devices including the latest anti-virus,
firewall, and other security software
- Proactive handheld scanning and policy management to ensure that only
pre-authorized devices access the corporate network
- Enterprise-class security and compliance manager for verification and
authentication for mobile devices
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Good Mobile Messaging and Good Mobile Defense are available on
multipleBell Mobility wireless devices. For more information, please visit:
www.bell.ca/wireless or www.businessonthego.ca.
About Good Technology
Good Technology makes mobile computing easy and essential for everyone.
The company's flagship products, Good(TM) Mobile Messaging (formerly
GoodLink), Good Mobile Intranet and Good Mobile Defense, securely extend IBM
Lotus(R) Domino(R), Microsoft(R) Exchange, and other enterprise systems to a
variety of the most popular smartphones and networks. Good's software and
managed service deliver a rich user experience, low total cost of ownership
through Secure Over-The-Air(TM) management, industry-leading security and
enterprise-class support and service. Good Technology products are available
through authorized wireless carriers, value-added resellers and directly
through Good Technology. GOOD(TM), the GOOD and Design logo(TM),
GOODLINK(TM)and GOOD TECHNOLOGY(TM) are Good Technology's primary trademarks.
Other marks belong to their respective owners. For more information visit
www.good.com.
About Bell Canada
Bell Canada is Canada's national leader in communications with 28 million
customer connections across the country. The company provides consumers with
simple solutions to all their communications needs, including telephone
services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and
voice over IP. Bell also offers integrated information and communications
technology (ICT) services to businesses and governments, and is the Virtual
Chief Information Officer (VCIO) to small and medium businesses (SMBs). Bell
is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Communications
Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Bell is
wholly-owned by BCE Inc. For information on Bell's products and services,
please visit www.bell.ca, and for corporate information on BCE,
please visit
www.bce.ca
Palm, Treo and LifeDrive are among the trademarks or registered
trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product
names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or
services of, their respective owners.
For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Paolo
Pasquini, Bell Canada Media Relations, (416) 581-3311, 1-888-482-0809,
paolo.pasquini@bell.ca; Meghan Roman, Horn Group for
Good Technology, (401)
849-1957, mroman@horngroup.com |
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