Solution Lets Enterprise BlackBerry Users Maximize Revenues with Quick and Easy Updating of Time-and-Billing Systems
Silver Spring, MD April 18, 2006 - Onset Technology, a leading developer of enterprise access software for wireless handheld devices and Airtime Manager, makers of AIRTIME for Professionals (A4P®) software, announced today a partnership to integrate Airtime's time-capture application with Onset's METAmessage®, the comprehensive "beyond email" solution designed for users of the BlackBerry® wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM).
The solution, to be called METAmessage A4P, will be shown at the Onset booth at the ABA Techshow at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Chicago April 20th - 22nd and at the Airtime booth at the Association of Legal Administrators show at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal May 1st-4th.
With this integration, METAmessage will provide best-of-class A4P time capture capability on BlackBerry handsets to accurately accrue every billable minute — client time spent on calls, reading and composing email messages, and other billable events recorded via the A4P stopwatch or entered manually.
"METAmessage is a broad, inclusive platform of solutions for mobile professionals using BlackBerry, while A4P brings a sharp focus to the critically important task of mobile time management," said Jerry Fenzel, CEO of Airtime Manager. "Adding AIRTIME to this platform will bring a tremendous benefit to BlackBerry users, increasing their firm revenues significantly with an immediate ROI while streamlining the often tedious chore of billing one's time. We are delighted to be part of the METAmessage family."
"Effective time capture is absolutely essential for professional service providers," said Gadi Mazor, CEO of Onset Technology. "AIRTIME is a very important beyond-email application for BlackBerry, and adding its capabilities to our feature set further enhances the status of METAmessage as an important part of every BlackBerry deployment."
METAmessage, used by over 1,300 enterprise customers with over 150,000 users, is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for BlackBerry. Users can check spelling; print anywhere; set custom message alerts; access network documents; get quick info; and, interact directly with a range of enterprise data systems including time-and-billing programs, enterprise applications, and internally developed databases. METAmessage also provides advanced Emergency Communications, Legal, Accounting, and Professional solutions.
About AIRTIME-ManagerAIRTIME-Manager was formed in 2003 for the express purpose of developing and delivering innovative mobile time-capture and billing applications. Its core products allow mobile users to monitor and manage their airtime by providing timely detailed information. AIRTIME-Manager's product portfolio includes Airtime for Professionals (A4P), Airtime for Business (A4Biz), and Airtime for Sales Management (A4Sales). For further information, contact ADVANCE MOBILE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC sales at 408-879-7244 or visit www.advancemobilesoftware.com.
About Onset TechnologyFounded in 1997, Onset Technology is the developer of METAmessage® for Wireless - a unique software solution that gives business users access to virtually any data on their enterprise network using wireless devices such as the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld™ from Research In Motion (RIM). The software is broadly compatible with virtually all wireless devices and servers including those from strategic partners such as Microsoft and RIM, and is sold through a variety of channels including major carriers worldwide. Since its introduction, METAmessage has been widely adopted by Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and a range of large service organizations. For more information, visit www.METAmessage.com.
ContactsFor Advance Mobile Software Solutions Inc: L.C. Thomas, (408) 879-7244 lc@advancemobilesoftware.comFor Onset Technology: Steve Koontz, (831) 471-1360 x111, steve.koontz@onsettechnology.comA4P® is registered trademark of Airtime Manager. METAmessage® is a registered trademark of Onset Technology. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. Other marks are the properties of their respective owners.
