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SUNNYVALE, California, April 28, 2008
FutureDial Incorporated, the leading developer of cell phone content transfer software for consumers, announced today that its FutureDial Suite™ software now supports the popular Apple iPhone.
FutureDial Suite™ is consumer software which runs on a PC and enables the easy transfer of phonebook contacts between Microsoft® Outlook® on the PC and the iPhone. Users can quickly edit data using the PC keyboard (thus avoiding the task of manually tapping-in the entries using the iPhone screen) and update the iPhone when they’re done. The software also supports the sharing of image files, videos and audio/music files between the iPhone and the PC. FutureDial Suite keeps numerous contacts and other content on the iPhone up-to-date with what is stored on the PC, and also saves everything onto the PC to safeguard against loss if the iPhone is ever lost, stolen or damaged.
Consumers who are interested in upgrading to the iPhone from other phone models can also use FutureDial Suite software to read the data and content on their old phones and transfer it over to the iPhone.
In addition to the compatibility with Apple iPhone, FutureDial has expanded support in FutureDial Suite for other popular models, such as the Sanyo Katana II (6650), Katana DLX (8500) and M1, the LG Voyager (VX10000) and Venus (VX8800), Motorola K1m, IC602 and IC902, Samsung U740, M610 and M620, among others.
FutureDial Suite software is compatible with hundreds of cell phone models of major US wireless carriers such as Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and others. The software is available for purchase online from the FutureDial website: www.futuredial.com
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999, FutureDial is a privately-held company developing content management and data transfer software for mobile phone users worldwide. With its mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial products like Retail Management Solution (RMS), Hosted RMS Service, and FutureDial Suite, give wireless carriers, retail shops, and consumers convenient all-in-one control of the data and content on more than 1,000 different handset models. For more information about FutureDial and its products, please visit: www.futuredial.com
SUNNYVALE, California, April 23, 2008
FutureDial Incorporated, the leading developer of mobile device content and data management solutions, announced today that it has entered into a licensing deal with digital investigation solutions provider AccessData Corporation. The agreement allows AccessData to license FutureDial's extensive cell phone Device Link Library (DLL) for use in its forensic application software business, serving law enforcement, government and corporate clientele. AccessData will use FutureDial's software development kit (SDK) to bundle FutureDial DLL software modules into AccessData products. AccessData's forensic application software, Forensic ToolKit® 2.0, will be the first product to incorporate FutureDial's DLLs, enabling law enforcement officers and forensic investigators to read various content from hundreds of mobile device models currently in use in the U.S. market.
FutureDial President Shu Gan says, "FutureDial knows cell phones. Over the years we have worked with the industry leaders to become the software developer-of-choice, enabling access to all the important data and content stored on millions of mobile devices. AccessData's Forensic ToolKit will now have the ability to look under the hoods of hundreds of device models, including Blackberrys, which are widely used among AccessData's customers. Another important advantage is that we continuously introduce new device DLLs , so AccessData's products will stay current as new device models are launched on the market."
AccessData's CEO, Mr. Timothy Leehealey, points out that "this partnership puts our technology on speaking terms with hundreds of different mobile devices. The FutureDial DLLs give us the most extensive support of any solution in the industry. FutureDial's expertise in knowing the 'secret sauce' of cell phones and the quality of their development tools made this partnership an easy decision, and gives us a distinct competitive advantage."
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999, FutureDial is a privately-held company developing content management and data transfer software for mobile phone users worldwide. With its mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial products like Retail Management Solution (RMS), Hosted RMS Service, and FutureDial Suite, give wireless carriers, retail shops, and consumers convenient all-in-one control of the data and content on more than 1,000 different handset models. For more information about FutureDial and its products, please visit www.futuredial.com
About ACCESS DATA
AccessData has pioneered digital investigations for twenty years, providing the technology and training that empower law enforcement, government agencies and corporations to perform thorough computer investigations with speed and efficiency. AccessData delivers state-of-the-art password cracking, decryption and computer forensic solutions. AccessData's Forensic Toolkit® and enterprise investigative solutions enable investigators and corporations to search for, analyze and forensically preserve electronic evidence for the purposes of criminal investigations, internal investigations, incident response and eDiscovery. For more information on AccessData visit: www.accessdata.com.
SUNNYVALE, CA — March 7, 2008
FutureDial Incorporated, the leading developer of cell phone content transfer software for consumers, announced today that it is expanding support with new handset models for its FutureDial Suite™ software. Newly-added handsets immediately supported by FutureDial include popular models such as the Sanyo Katana II (6650) and M1 for Sprint, and the LG Voyager (VX10000) and Venus (VX8800) for Verizon, among others.
Apple’s iPhone, another popular device offered by AT&T, will also be supported on FutureDial Suite within a few weeks. FutureDial Suite™ is consumer software which runs on a PC and enables the easy transfer of phonebook contacts and calendar information between Microsoft® Outlook® on the PC and the cell phone. Users can edit data using the PC keyboard (thus skipping the tedious manual tap-dance on a smaller cell phone keypad) and update handsets when they’re done. The software also helps unload camera phone pictures to the PC as well as adding musical ringers and personal images to phones. The software keeps numerous cellphone contacts and other content up-to-date with what is stored on the PC, and also saves everything onto the PC to safeguard against loss if the phone is ever lost, stolen or damaged.
FutureDial President Shu Gan points out that “FutureDial Suite is an affordable yet powerful software that helps cell phone users to manage their current phone content from their PC. It also enables consumers to easily back-up and transfer their valuable private data and content onto newer phone models, which is increasingly needed in the market.”
FutureDial Suite software is compatible with hundreds of cell phone models of major US wireless carriers such as Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and others, and is available for purchase online from the FutureDial website: www.futuredial.com
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999, FutureDial is a privately-held company developing mobile device and content management software for mobile phone users worldwide. With its mission of “One Solution, All Devices,” FutureDial products give carriers, retail shops, and consumers convenient all-in-one control of the data and content on more than 1,000 different handset models. For more information about FutureDial and its products please visit the FutureDial website, at www.futuredial.com.
Private contacts and premium content can now be easily transferred to the iPhone from other phone models
SUNNYVALE, California, November 11, 2007:
Mobile device content management solution provider FutureDial announced that it has added the popular Apple iPhone to its large portfolio of supported handsets for the company's software products used by carriers and wireless retailers worldwide. Stores can now transfer their customers' personal contacts, pictures, music, and video to the iPhone quickly and easily with a few clicks of the mouse.
FutureDial's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Mr. Shu Gan, commented that "as the iPhone becomes another hugely popular high-end handset, we wanted to make sure that our solution can help carriers and wireless retailers to accommodate the growing demand to easily transfer their customers' phonebook contacts and premium content when they purchase an iPhone. We are now pleased to announce the iPhone as an important addition to our supported handset list as the iPhone rapidly expands into the global marketplace."
Supporting over 1,000 mobile phone models worldwide, FutureDial is the leading provider of handset content transfer and management solutions. Centrally managed over a client-server architecture and easily operated from a PC interface, wireless carriers and wireless retailers use FutureDial's Retail Management Solution(TM)(RMS(TM)) at their Points-of-Sales, service centers and back offices to perform a service that transfers all of a customer's contacts and premium content (messages, ringtones, music, photos, and video) from an old phone to a new phone. In addition, FutureDial's RMS supports backup and restoration of personal data on handsets, which are critical functions when more than 70 million phones are lost, damaged or stolen in Western Europe and North America every year, according to industry research reports.
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999, FutureDial is a privately held software company focused on developing mobile device content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer satisfaction for the world's leading wireless carriers and wireless retailers. With its mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial enables wireless retailers to simplify and enhance customer service operations in retail stores, service centers and warehouses. Website: www.futuredial.com
Independent retailers can now offer carrier-grade services for customers
SUNNYVALE, CA - Sept 27, 2007
Silicon Valley mobile content management solutions provider FutureDial is rolling out a hosted mobile content transfer service for independent wireless retailers, which enables stores to easily move customers' private content from their old devices to the new ones, a service much in demand from cell phone purchasers. The new hosted service from FutureDial provides an attractive low-cost solution for retailers who want to offer end user content transfer services in their stores.
Mr. Shu Gan, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at FutureDial, notes that "studies have shown that approximately 50% of cellphone owners entering a wireless retail store require some type of phone content management service, such as transferring phonebook and private contents when upgrading to a newer phone model. Many wireless retail stores have had limited or no capability to perform these services, so they were losing business because customers did not want to manually re-input all that content into the new phones. FutureDial's new hosted RMS service helps stores close the sale and capture additional revenue by making the transfer service simple and quick, all with an extremely low startup cost and easy store installation."
With a $299 sign-up fee and a service subscription, a retailer receives a startup kit that contains necessary phone data cables plus a software download to the store's PC, so the retailer can start a revenue-generating service in just a few minutes. FutureDial provides complete back-end system management and its central servers automatically upgrade the store's PC with new handset support update packages over the Internet. Store personnel only need to connect a customer's phone with a FutureDial supplied cable or Bluetooth and initiate a content transfer with a few mouse clicks.
Mr. Gan pointed out that wireless retailers who use the FutureDial hosted service will enjoy various benefits:
- Immediate revenue generation and greater customer satisfaction at the point of sale
- Easy to operate, working with most storefront PCs
- Phone model updates to support most of current and future handsets in the market
- Suitable for both large store chains and individual "mom and pop" stores
- No need for corporate back-end IT integration
This hosting service is based on the Retail Management Solution™ or RMS™, an innovative web-based client-server system developed entirely by FutureDial, along with a device support portfolio that includes more than 1000 handset models, covering all top-selling devices, with updates for new handsets added automatically to the RMS program as they enter the market. Several tier-1 wireless carriers have already installed and integrated RMS with their backend IT and billing systems, and launched the service at their retail stores.
To meet the strong demand, FutureDial now makes this carrier-grade service available to independent shops, and to store chains that have not yet decided on a hosted solution but have individual stores that are eager to offer the service. The FutureDial hosted service is initially available in North America, to be followed soon in other markets globally.
For a limited time, existing customers who have previously purchased the FutureDial Retail Device ManagerTM(RDMTM) solution will receive a free software upgrade to migrate to the new hosted RMS platform.
To learn more about the new hosted solution, visit www.futuredial.com
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999, FutureDial is a privately held software company focused on developing mobile device content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer satisfaction for the world's leading wireless carriers and wireless retailers. With its mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial enables wireless retailers to simplify and enhance customer service operations in retail stores, service centers and warehouses. Website: www.futuredial.com
Swisscom customers get easy content transfer on Sicap and FutureDial technologies. For the first time in Europe, an innovative software solution enables mobile content transfer at Swisscom mobile shops.
Switzerland — Monday, August 20, 2007
Sicap AG, a leading provider of device management platforms to wireless carriers, announced today that Swisscom has started rollout of its "EasyTransfer" solution in retail stores throughout Switzerland.
Sicap's Unified Backup & Restore is a carrier grade platform enabling mobile subscribers to backup their phone contents over the air, at home or at the point of sale, whether the content be stored on the device or on the SIM card.
Built on the same technical framework as the Sicap Device Management Center, the "back up and restore" product offering now features technology from U.S. company FutureDial.
Recent studies have shown that it takes an average of 3 month for ARPU to recover after a user loses his phonebook entries or SIM content. Sicap's UBR enables the operator to maintain the ARPU and increase customer loyalty by protecting the phone contents.
FutureDial's Retail Management Solution is the world's first web-based Server/Client Point of Sales (PoS) solution that enables wireless carriers to provide mobile-to-mobile device content transfer services in their stores using local connection (Bluetooth, Cable). With RMS installed, subscribers can transfer all of the mobile contents such as contacts, ringtones, music, photos, and video from their old phone to the new phone they just purchased. In addition to transfer, the RMS also allows users to backup, erase, restore, and print the contents on their handsets.
Swisscom's management looks forwards to the opportunities and benefits provided by the EasyTransfer solution. Head of Terminal Management Lukas Fluri of Swisscom notes that "Solutions like this significantly increases our market advantage that will distinguish Swisscom from the competition, solidify our level of customer loyalty, generate additional revenues and help us win-over new subscribers.
Dominique Schmid, CEO of Sicap adds: "We are excited about teaming up with FutureDial to integrate their technology into our Unified Backup & Restore product. Through this partnership, mobile operators like Swisscom can benefit from our complimentary offerings and from both our knowledge bases to deploy, launch, market and operate backup and restore services over the air or at the Point of Sales (PoS)."
FutureDial's Chairman and CEO, George Huang, comments: "Swisscom understands the operational gains and the Return-On-Investment of using our solution to maximize profitability and productivity in their retail stores. We have worked closely with Swisscom and our partner Sicap so that personnel working in the retail store could easily install and use RMS. We look forward to continued service rollout through our Sicap partnership to rapidly deliver FutureDial technology benefits to millions more end users."
About Sicap
Specialized in mobile technologies, Sicap enables operators to achieve real time converged business, whether by dynamically charging subscriber accounts or by directly updating their device and SIM configurations. The product portfolio extends to include software which facilitates business between mobile network operators and their partners. Since 1995, first movers requiring innovative, technology driven software choose to rely on Sicap. With fully operational regional offices in France, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa, Sicap has both the worldwide reach and the local presence to serve operators in their market context. For further information about Sicap please visit:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.sicap.com
About Swisscom
Swisscom (SWX) is Switzerland's leading telecoms provider, with over 4.6 million mobile customers. In 2006, 18,242 employees generated revenues of CHF 9.7 billion. Swisscom has a presence throughout Switzerland and offers a full range of products and services for mobile, landline and IP-based voice and data communication. Massive investments in network infrastructure ensure that this will remain the case in the future. Swisscom is also active in IT infrastructure outsourcing as well as in the management of communications infrastructures. Learn more at:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.swisscom.com
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999 in California's Silicon Valley, FutureDial is a privately held software company focused on developing mobile device content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer satisfaction for the world's leading wireless carriers. With its mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial enables wireless carriers around the world to simplify and enhance operations in retail stores, service centers and warehouses. Learn more about FutureDial and its carrier-grade solutions at:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.futuredial.com
Largest portfolio of supported handsets for wireless carriers and retail stores
SUNNYVALE, CA — July 30, 2007
FutureDial Incorporated, the leading provider of mobile phone content transfer solutions to wireless carriers and retail stores around the world, announced today that it has expanded its portfolio of supported handsets to over 1,000 models compatible with the company’s mobile device management solutions, offering the broadest handset support available in the market.
Hundreds of new mobile phones being launched in the market each year pose a strong challenge for carriers to satisfy subscribers’ demand to transfer contacts and premium contents from old phones to new models at stores. FutureDial’s software solutions, along with the large phone portfolio, enable carriers to fully support the phone models brought into their stores each day for servicing and replacement. These solutions provide carriers with a competitive edge in the marketplace to achieve greater customer satisfaction, convert more store traffic to sales, and enable revenue-generating new services. FutureDial’s handset portfolio includes all the top-selling phone models in North America, Europe, and many Asian Pacific markets, spanning more than 30 major handset manufacturers. Meanwhile, FutureDial continues to rapidly expand its handset portfolio by 100+ new models each month, with its expertise in developing handset Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) .
George Huang, CEO of FutureDial, explains: “Last year more than 400 million subscribers visited retail
stores in Europe and North America, and about 50% of them required some type of content transfer, backup, or erase service. Since many stores had limited or no capability to do these services, the negative effect on customer satisfaction was quite high, and it became a hurdle for carriers and the store front to upgrade subscribers to the latest models. FutureDial’s solutions and broad support of numerous handset models address this obstacle by making the transfer service simple to operate, and by supporting all the valuable content which a subscriber has on the handset.”
Through its web-based client-server software solution, FutureDial provides updates to carriers and wireless retail stores through an automated process that works in the background to keep stores up-to-date with the latest handset models launched on the market, as well as older legacy models which need servicing. These and other features and benefits have solidified FutureDial’s position in the industry as a leading provider of mobile device content transfer solutions for carriers and wireless retailers worldwide.
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999, FutureDial is a privately held software company focused on developing mobile device content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer satisfaction for the world’s leading wireless carriers. With its mission of “One Solution, All Devices,” FutureDial enables wireless carriers around the world to simplify and enhance operations in retail stores, service centers and warehouses. Visit www.futuredial.com.
SUNNYVALE, CA — July 10, 2007
Mobile device management software developer FutureDial today announced it has appointed Mr. Shu Gan as the company’s new Vice President of Marketing and Product Management. Mr. Gan brings to FutureDial more than 17 years of experience spanning business strategy and development, marketing and sales, product management, and engineering.
“We are pleased to have a seasoned executive such as Mr. Gan to join our team”, said FutureDial CEO George Huang. “His rich global carrier experience and deep understanding of the fast-changing wireless industry will further enhance our mobile device management product offering and deployment in the global marketplace, and provide leadership for our expansion into new business opportunities.”
Prior to joining FutureDial, Mr. Gan was Vice President of Marketing at Aicent, Inc. responsible for product management, business development, and corporate marketing, where he was instrumental in developing the company from early start-up to an industry leader providing mobile data interconnection services to more than 100 wireless carriers worldwide. Before Aicent, he was founder and principal of S G Partners, a wireless business consulting firm serving small companies in business development and venture funding. Earlier in his career, Mr. Gan was a management consultant at PRTM where he led strategic planning, marketing and sales operations, and product management at telecom industry leaders such as Qualcomm, Pacific Bell (now AT&T), and AirTouch (now Verizon Wireless).
Unlocks €6 billion in potential retail store revenue
SUNNYVALE, CA — Feb 12, 2007
Today at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, FutureDial Inc. announced immediate availability of its new Retail Management Solution™ (or RMS™) Version 3.0, a completely web based solution for mobile-to-mobile device content transfer and backup.
RMS is the ideal solution for carriers that want to increase retail store revenue and customer satisfaction. RMS is a web based solution for transferring all of a customer’s mobile content (contacts, ringtones, music, photos, and video) from an old phone to a new phone, and supports nearly all the handsets in the carrier’s market. Simple to install and maintain, almost all processes are automated (software updates, configuration, and new phone support), and the user interface is easy to learn, with transfers requiring only a few clicks.
There were more than 300 million phone upgrades in Western Europe and North America in 2006, and all of these customers required a transfer, which equates to €3 billion ($1.8 billion US) in revenue. While transfer revenue averages €10 in Western Europe and $6 in North America, full content transfer could go as high as €15 ($12) in some countries. This represents over €6 billion (about $8 billion) in potential retail store revenue in 2007. In addition, RMS supports backup and restore, which are critical functions when more than 70 million phones are lost or stolen in Western Europe and North America every year.
It is not just lost revenue when a customer’s content cannot be moved to the new phone, in the worst case it is a lost customer. Data shows that in 2006 more 435 million subscribers visited retail stores in Europe and North America, and that approximately 50% required some type of content transfer, backup, or erase. Since many retail stores have limited or no capability the negative effect on customer satisfaction was extremely high. RMS addresses this issue by making the transfer activity simple and quick, and by supporting all the valuable content a subscriber has on the handset.
FutureDial points out that the revenue opportunity is clearly understood; the problem has always been building a product that could be used effectively in a retail store. The company worked with a number of carriers in designing RMS so that personnel working in the retail store could easily install and use the product, and still meet customer expectations.
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999, FutureDial is a privately held software company focused on developing mobile device content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer satisfaction for the world’s leading wireless carriers. With its mission of “One Solution, All Devices,” FutureDial enables wireless carriers around the world to simplify and enhance operations in retail stores, service centers and warehouses.
Universal platform enables wireless operators to integrate all handset-processing services for hundreds of different device models
SUNNYVALE, CA — Oct 10, 2006
FutureDial, Inc., today announced the immediate availability of its Mobile Management Platform, or MMP™. MMP™ is a high performance platform designed to replace existing phone support tools and subscriber data management solutions. MMP™ is the key component of the family of mobile device management solutions built on the MMP server architecture can be combined and configured to manage each individual phase of the mobile device’s life cycle. Operations ranging from device management, subscriber provisioning, content back-up, and marketing and operational reporting are easily performed using the Mobile Management Platform. MMP™ lowers operators’ cost of service to mobile subscribers by providing unequalled efficiency and ease of use.
Wireless operators will realize the following benefits from MMP™:
- Simplified Management – The platform’s management framework is designed with easy to use
turn-key modules- High performance system management – Through a completely redundant centralized
database all subscriber content and device inventory is managed- Automatic Updates - Centralized network management allows all updates to software modules to
be performed automatically over the IP network.- Integration - The platform can be deployed stand-alone or integrated into existing OSS/BSS
environments.- Security - All content is encrypted prior to transfer to protect the integrity of the data
Fault Tolerance- 100% failure recovery for firmware updates
FutureDial MMP™ also provides portal based applications which enable subscribers and enterprises to manage and update their mobile devices through the Internet. MMP™ is customizable, expandable and designed for easy integration with the wireless operator’s back-end environment. “In the next 2 quarters FutureDial MMP™ is scheduled to launch with multiple Tier 1 wireless operators around the globe,” notes George Huang, Chairman and CEO of FutureDial.
About FutureDial
Sunnyvale, CA (US), Nanjing and Beijing (China), Cooham (UK) and worldwide presence through a network of partners. FutureDial has a reputation for strong mobile carrier experience and unparalleled device management expertise. FutureDial has the only deployed MDM solution that is servicing over 100,000 subscribers per day. FutureDial has existing customers are China Mobile, Sprint, Telus and Bell Mobility. For additional information contact sales@futuredial.com.
SUNNYVALE, CA — Sept. 7, 2006
FutureDial Inc. the leader in Mobile Device Management today announced that its Mobile Management Platform™ (MMP™) Version 2 is available on the latest HP Integrity servers running HP-UX 11i. FutureDial is recommending the newest HP Integrity line for all new customer orders.
MMP™ is the first and only commercially-deployed, complete end-to-end platform for the management of mobile devices and subscriber content. MMP™ consolidates the management of device firmware, multiple phone support tools, and subscriber data into a single, unified platform.
MMP™ is the essential component of FutureDial solutions for retail, warehouse, enterprise, and consumer applications. Designed for modularity and extensibility, the family of solutions built on the MMP™ server architecture can be combined and configured to manage mobile devices throughout their lifecycle. MMP™ enables wireless operators to use a single powerful platform for all device and subscriber data management functions, reducing investment and operational costs, and accelerating deployments of new services.
“As a fast technology mover in the Mobile Device Management market, our product development teams leverage the latest innovations from our partners,” said George Huang, Chairman and CEO. “By using this HP innovative hardware, we give our customers the most competitive advantages.” As device technology and services grow at an exponential rate, and customer requirements widen, it is
essential to have a scalable solution. This makes HP Integrity servers the clear choice for FutureDial software development. The newest HP Integrity servers can also significantly increase the performance of Future Dial’s solution. “Companies are looking for a robust infrastructure for converged content and communications, and HP Integrity servers are the foundation of that platform,” said Don Jenkins, vice president of marketing, Business Critical Servers, HP. “They provide a widely available platform that scales rapidly, delivers on service level objectives and lowers the cost of enterprise computing for customers.”
About FutureDial
FutureDial is a privately held company founded in 1999. Investors include Venrock Associates of the Rockefeller Group which has a distinguished six decade history of funding emerging technology start-ups and establishing successful enduring companies. The company has a direct presence in four countries and worldwide presence through a network of partners. FutureDial has a reputation for strong mobile carrier experience and unparalleled device management expertise. More than 2,000 retail stores and three wireless operators use FutureDial MMP™ to provide device management services to consumers, enterprises, and warehouses, increasing their ARPU while lowering OPEX.
Mobile Content Management Solution for Retailers, Service Centers, Warehouses and Enterprises
SUNNYVALE, CA — Aug 31, 2006
FutureDial, Incorporated announced today the release of its new Retail Device ManagerTM (RDMTM), mobile phone content management software for cellphone retailers, service centers, order fulfillment warehouses, and corporate enterprises, eliminating the tedious task of manually entering phonebook information into the new phones. RDMTM is used by cellphone retailers as a tool for encouraging their customers to switch to new phones.
RDMTM enables the transfer, backup and restoration of phonebook information from one cell phone to another across different models of various wireless carriers. RDMTM can also erase the phonebook inside a cellphone after it has been backed up or transferred. RDMTM supports several hundred cellphone models from Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, Cingular, and T-Mobile, manufactured by Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG, Sanyo, Audiovox, and others. FutureDial adds support for new phone models on a regular basis.
“RDM is FutureDial’s new generation product that replaces our industry leading Cellphone Service Station. RDM represents a major improvement to meet the needs of cellphone retailers, service centers, carrier warehouses, and corporate enterprises which need an easy to use, efficient tool for their mission-critical operations,” said Dr. George Huang, Chairman and CEO of FutureDial. “In addition to its powerful features and user-friendly interface, we priced RDM to deliver the maximum value to our customers.”
RDMTM runs on PCs with Windows 2000 plus Service Pack 3 and above, or Windows XP Home, Professional or Media Center plus Service Pack 2, with Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz or faster processor, with 256MB RAM and with 1GB hard disk space. RDMTM is available on an annual license basis which includes all the existing software modules for supported handsets, plus all the new modules to be developed by FutureDial over the course of the licensing period.
Licensees are entitled to purchase FutureDial data cables at up to one third off their regular prices. The phone data cables connect cellphones and PCs, and which have been fully tested with all FutureDial software. Starter kits and expansion cable kits are also available at even bigger discounts. Detailed information on the RDMTM solution and related cable kits is available at the FutureDial Website, www.futuredial.com For additional information or for large quantity orders, please email sales@futuredial.com.
About FutureDial
FutureDial is a privately held company founded in 1999. Investors include Venrock Associates of the Rockefeller Group which has a distinguished six decade history of funding emerging technology start-ups and establishing successful enduring companies. FutureDial has a reputation for strong mobile carrier experience and unparalleled device management expertise. More than 2,000 retail stores and three wireless operators use FutureDial solutions to provide device management services to consumers, enterprises, and warehouses, increasing their ARPU while lowering OPEX.
MMP™ provides wireless operators with customized solutions to meet mobile device management requirements
SUNNYVALE, CA — Jan 9, 2006
FutureDial Inc., an industry leader in mobile device management, today announced that Sprint, a leading wireless operator, has successfully deployed its Mobile Management Platform (MMP™) to provide fast and efficient services in warehouse and retail stores. MMP™ was deployed by Sprint in over 1000 retail locations in and four warehouse locations. MMP™ is a proven end-to-end mobile device management (MDM) solution that accelerates mobile device time-to-market for operators and creates customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Additionally, wireless operators around the world are adopting MMP™ to satisfy enterprise customers where phone reliability is a top requirement. Wireless operators increasingly offer a wide array of phone models from different manufacturers. For example, over 150 different mobile device models from 11 different manufacturers are active on the Sprint Nextel network. MMP™ supports mobile devices ranging from basic handsets to top of the line PDAs and camera phones with extensive multimedia capabilities. The increasing complexity of mobile devices, coupled with increased use of data functions on the devices, often resulted in a strong demand for firmware updates, refurbishing, provisioning and phonebook transfer. “FutureDial’s MMP™ is the first solution that provides high performance service product support and subscriber data management for all of the different mobile devices. MMPTM is a high performance platform that will provide Sprint significant service advantages, while saving operating expenses,” said George Huang, Chairman and CEO of FutureDial. “MMP™ is easy to use and has been popular with Sprint service personnel. Our unique architecture supports a wide variety of mobile devices through a single user interface with greater efficiency.”
About FutureDial
FutureDial, Inc. is a privately held software company founded in 1999. The company has offices in Sunnyvale, CA (US), Nanjing and Beijing (China), Cooham (UK) and worldwide presence through a network of partners. FutureDial has a reputation for strong mobile carrier experience and unparalleled device management expertise. FutureDial has the only deployed MDM solution that is servicing over 100,000 subscribers per day. FutureDial has existing customers are China Mobile, Sprint, Telus and Bell Mobility. For additional
information contact sales@futuredial.com.
