In another example of a firm looking to carve its niche in the mobile Net
sector, WebPerfect Solutions
Inc. Tuesday added Palm.Net access to
its wireless intranet service.
WebPerfect Solutions offers Web-based business productivity tools, including
Intranet services that can be used from any Palm.Net or WAP-complaint device
anywhere in the world.
With the deal, clients will be able to send and receive e-mail from any
standard e-mail account, look up and e-mail their contacts directly from
their Palm Inc. (PALM)
or WAP-compliant device — without having to type anything into the mobile
phone or other device and add contacts to their databases from afar.
Chris Getner, WebPerfect’s chief technical officer, said Palm.net access to
WebPerfect’s Intranet Service is important because it
lets the company provide access to an entire class of small-format HTML
devices, including the whole Palm family, some paging devices and even the
new Pocket PCs.
The WebPerfect intranet service includes:
- E-mail — Web-based e-mail service allowing access from virtually any
browser from any PC, Web appliance or Internet accessible
wireless device from anywhere in the world - File sharing — Documents are locked down for storage, and can be
checked out to facilitate file sharing among users
- Forms management — Provides electronic fill-in of forms, forms storage
in a company repository, and the ability to transfer data from forms between
applications - Project management — Allows scheduling of meeting times, maintains a
list of shared events, and assigns tasks to team members with deadlines
Provides group status reports and individual reminders. - Contact Management — Store individual contacts for each user, and
selectively allow access to the rest of the intranet members
Pricing for WebPerfect Intranet service starts at $39.95 per month. There is
no additional charge for Palm.Net or WAP mobile phone access.
The deal for Palm comes two weeks after the handheld electronics specialist
said it was looking to expand its product line. Currently, only the Palm VII
can directly hook up to the Internet. Palm hopes it will soon market
versions of the Palm III and the Palm V with built-in capabilities for
wireless communications.