Push e-Mail service launched by MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain)

Published March 22nd, 2005 - 10:53 GMT

On the occasion of Telecom Arabiya, MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) is announcing the launch of a new solution for mobile office known as Push e-mail.  This new service will allow MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain)’s customers to send and receive their e-Mails from their handset devices. The new solution pushes new e-Mails automatically to mobile devices and No user interaction is required.

 

“Our continuous efforts in the corporate area prove that the role of our company expands beyond being just a voice and data service provider to include partnership. We play a role of a real business partner that cares for the professional needs and demands of the corporate customers”, commented Mahmoud Hashish, Chief Commercial Officer at MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain). "Our goal is to offer the best business solutions in the market. Now we are making it possible for small and medium-sized businesses to receive e-Mails directly on their handsets and to see for themselves how Push e-Mail makes everyday working life simpler, more convenient and more efficient", he added.

 

MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) is making this service available for all customers: Corporate and Individual. All customers need to install the convenient edition of the push e-Mail solution on their handsets: Enterprise Edition for Corporate customers as it allows them to send/receive their own corporate e-Mail. This edition also includes calendar and File and Forget functionality. While Individual mobile customers need to install the Internet Edition, which allows them to access their POP/IMAP e-Mail accounts  i.e. MTC-Vodafone e-Mail account, YAHOO, HOTMAILPLUS, GOOGLE, etc.

 

Hashish continued: “To further emphasize our leadership position in introducing the latest in wireless and mobile technology to our residential and corporate customers in Bahrain, we are very excited to be the first operator in the Middle East to provide our customers with push e-Mail service and help them migrate to the new era in mobile technology. We have techno-savvy customers in Bahrain and thus there is a lot of interest in the market for mobile e-Mail solutions. Smartner was our solution of choice because its handset agnostic, rich in features, simple to deploy, and meets our strict security requirements. ”

 

MTC-Vodafone emphasizes the "mobile" term rather than "cellular" since it directs the concept of mobility through wireless solutions that touch the most important aspects in customers' lives and businesses since it seeks to offer the most sophisticated yet user-friendly services.

 

With Push e-Mail from MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain), e-Mail is forwarded automatically to the customer’s mobile handset using Smartner Duality Always-on Mail solution and MTC-Vodafone's GPRS, EDGE and 3G networks. There is no need to dial up. Users can receive, send, edit and forward e-Mails direct from the handsets from any location, as well as view and forward attachments in formats including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe (PDF).

 

Smartner Duality Always-On Mail* enables smart phones (using Microsoft and Symbian Operating Systems) to access Microsoft Outlook* and Lotus Notes* in real-time quickly, easily, securely and affordably. An enterprise-wide installation can be deployed in hours, without changing corporate systems, networks or firewalls. Wireless connectivity, security and program updates are transparent. With real-time push technology, there's no need for synchronization. Users can take their e-Mail, Personal Information Management functions and desktop applications anywhere to use anytime, online or offline.