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3GScottishUser
29th June 2006, 09:39 AM
From Cellular News (26/06/2006):

Hutchison 3G UK says that it is launching a push email service for small office/home office (SOHO) customers and SMEs. The new service supports Exchange email and no system integration is required. The service is powered by SEVEN Networks' award-winning Always-On Mail mobile email platform, which delivers highly secure real-time access to emails, attachments, contact and calendar information. Every email is automatically 'pushed' to the handset, and all actions are simultaneously mirrored on the host email account.

Marc Allera, Sales Director for 3 UK, said: "Just over three years since we launched in the consumer market, we're launching our first packages designed for small businesses. 3 has set the standard for new services and value for consumers and we will do the same for the small business market. 3 is leading the convergence between communications and information service, this means we can offer business customers the most advanced devices in the market. Today marks our first step into the business market."

3 also announced two new handsets that will go on sale over the next two months. The first is the Nokia E61 smartphone, using the Symbian software platform and the Windows-based QTEK 9000.

Lars Aase, Marketing Director for SEVEN, commenting on the selection of the SEVEN Networks' award-winning Always-On Mail mobile email platform said: "3 is a great addition to our blue-chip operator portfolio and we're delighted to be working together to deliver mobile office solutions to UK businesses. Our operator customers are leaders in bringing innovative value-added services to market and 3 is the first to offer push email technology on the Nokia E61 in the UK."

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17975.php

Ben
29th June 2006, 12:47 PM
This, if I'm not mistaken, is Three's 'push' interface between an existing email account (which I assume it polls?) and the mobile phone (which emails are then pushed to?). It's certainly a useful feature, and makes that E61 look good, if the customer doesn't mind the man-in-the-middle.

What with this and the Yahoo! deal it looks like Three are at last slowly bolstering their feature set and slipping, ever so slowly, into more mainstream offerings.