Sierra Wireless Brings Industry Leading Software Applications to the New Voq™ Professional Phone

[Jason Dunn]

http://www.voq.net/site/news_events...ws_20040217.voq

"Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) announced today the addition of industry-leading application software to the new Voq™ Professional Phone. Due for commercial availability in the second quarter of 2004, the Voq phone will include value-added software applications provided by ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., Jataayu Software, Tao Group, and Zi Corporation. This powerful combination will provide mobile professionals with enhanced phone and email capabilities through speech recognition software, multimedia messaging, Java enabled functionality, and predictive text entry making the Voq phone one of the most complete mobile handsets available on the market."

[possmann]

It will be interesting to get more detail on this phone... Hopefully they'll release one to you Jason to play with and then write a review - !

[Mike Temporale]

[possmann]

Dear Mr. Ossmann,

Thank you for your interest in our products and company.

Please note the Voq professional phone will be commercially available Q2 of 2004, to be notified please enter your information in our mailing list at www.voq.com The Voq is based on the Windows Mobile 2003 - based smartphone platform.

I am glad to advance you some key points about this new and exciting product.

The Voq professional phone is a new class of mobile phone that offers a flip-open QWERTY thumbpad, and easy-to-use software solutions for business users, including secure, serverless, always-there email. Based on the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform, the Voq professional phone incorporates the best features of your current mobile phone, a messaging device and a PDA - in a single, compelling phone.

Some Features of our voq Professional phone

Voq professional phone is based on the Windows MobileTM 2003- based Smartphone platform, offering rich telephony through a standard 12-keypad, with the addition of a flip-open QWERTY thumbpad to better enable powerful PDA functionality.
It is a Phone first, with the (part-time) power of a PDA with a unique flip-open QWERTY thumbpad and ability to sync to your Windows-based computer.
Phone first – functionality and form factor – preferred by users
QWERTY thumbpad – combined with 12key was most preferred by users in market research
It combines the best features of a mobile phone, a messaging device and a PDA -- in a single device.
All functionality in one – lower cost, ease-of use, fewer devices.
VoqMail Professional Edition is available as an optional upgrade, and offers secure, serverless always-there email and alerts, supporting standard, broadly deployed VPN and business email systems including Microsoft ExchangeTM, Lotus NotesTM, and Novell GroupwiseTM
Synchronize your Calendar and Contacts wirelessly to Microsoft Exchange 2003
It enhances the Mobile professional’s lifestyle and productivity, through:
Delivering the best email experience on a phone;
Enabling easy navigation and access to information; and
Offering Best in class messaging and text input.
Best Regards,
Oscar Chavarria