Yahoo!'s Suite of Products Offer Nextel Customers Enhanced
Messaging Services on the Go
Laptop Battery Sunnyvale, CA -- December 14, 2004 -- Nextel Communications Inc.
(Nasdaq:NXTL - News) and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - News), a
leading global Internet company, today announced a new relationship
to offer Yahoo! Mobile Internet -- a suite of Yahoo! products and
services, including e-mail, instant messaging, games and news
content -- on Nextel handheld devices. The availability of core
Yahoo! services will allow Nextel customers to take advantage of
Yahoo!'s wireless messaging capabilities to stay connected and
informed while on the go anywhere on Nextel's nationwide
network.
"We are excited to work with Nextel and give their millions of
customers new ways to connect to Yahoo! while on the go," said Doug
Garland, senior vice president, Yahoo! Mobile. "Our new
relationship with Nextel and the launch of Yahoo! Mobile Internet
across their network is further proof of Yahoo!'s appeal to our
carrier partners, and we are pleased to continue to develop
solutions that drive adoption and usability of mobile data services
in the United States."
Since its launch last year, Yahoo! edge technology within Yahoo!. The team has laid the foundation for innovation and invention across many product and services groups at Yahoo! including technological contributions to Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! HotJobs, Yahoo! Mail and others.
Thinkpad "The addition of Yahoo! Mobile Internet to Nextel's suite of
wireless data services is yet another offering available on
Nextel's mobile devices that enable our customers to easily send
and receive information while out of the office," said Tim Dunne,
vice president of digital media and
business development for Nextel.
"We are pleased to be working with Yahoo!, as it is a leading
Internet company and one that our customers will find useful as
they conduct business."
If you have Google, Yahoo, Windows, or X1 desktop search installed on your computer, you can search your desktop from any mobile phone.
Microsoft To access Yahoo!'s services, Nextel customers just log in to
Yahoo! from their wireless devices to access their choice of
market-leading content and services, including:
- Wireless Internet (Must subscribe to the service through Nextel)
- Modify your phone book, private id list
Laptop Computers * Yahoo! Mail -- The number one e-mail service in the country
helps consumers stay in touch at
home, work or while
traveling
While most laptops today feature integrated wireless connectivity, that is, they already have everything they need to connect to a wireless connection, some do require the use of a plug in card. standard PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) slots on your laptop (the PCMCIA slots are the little doors on the side of your laptop which are about the width of a mobile phone and around half a centimetre thick). Once the card is plugged in and set up (youa ll need to install appropriate driver software), youa ll be able to connect to a wireless network.
Laptop Computer * Yahoo! Messenger -- One of the most popular instant messaging
services, Yahoo! Messenger allows customers to keep in touch with
their "friends" by sending short text messages between wireless
devices and PCs, and to see which of their friends are online and
ready to chat in real-time
DivX video software tools are used by consumers around the world to create, quality video files across the PC, living room and mobile environments. With over 240 million downloads of the DivX codec since 2003, DivX technology has become a popular standard for digital media online. In addition to the agreement, Yahoo! and DivX will cooperate to create links on the Yahoo! Toolbar to www.DivX.com and www.Stage6.com, a popular online video community that utilizes DivX technology.
Desktop Computer * Yahoo! Sports -- A fast and interactive experience for sports
fans. Users can keep up on breaking news and the latest scores for
their favorite teams and sporting events
Notebooks * Yahoo! News -- Customers can stay informed while on the go
with access to U.S. and international news, including top stories,
breaking business news, and the latest from the
world of entertainment
Lenovo * Yahoo! Games -- Customers will keep entertained with a leading
suite of games with even more downloadable games in the future
Hard Drive Yahoo! Mobile focuses on extending key Yahoo! services beyond
the desktop, providing an integrated PC-to-Mobile experience and
making the most of the mobile environment. Yahoo! continues to
improve and innovate its offerings for mobile users and works
closely with major mobile carriers around the world in order to
deliver services to the widest possible audience.
Travelstar Nextel is a leader in the digital wireless industry and offers a
suite of products and services to help businesses raise
efficiencies and provide mobile workforces with instant
communication across a campus or the country. Nextel's all-digital
wireless network provides exceptional sound and transmission
quality, using state-of-the-art methods that deliver unparalleled
Nextel services in Digital Cellular, instant Direct Connect
walkie-talkie service, Nextel Mobile Messaging and Nextel Online
Service. Nextel's exceptional coverage allows customers to run
custom data applications for specialized industry segments from
their handsets.
Gateway About Nextel
Nextel Communications, a FORTUNE 200 company based in Reston, Va.,
is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications
services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless
network in the country covering thousands of communities across the
United States. Today 95 percent of FORTUNE 500 companies are Nextel
customers. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc. currently serve 297 of
the top 300 U.S. markets where approximately 259 million people
live or work.
Laptop Parts About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive online products
and services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the
No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet
destination worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!'s
global network includes 25 world properties and is available in 13
languages.
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