New rugged mobile phone handset meets the needs of the adventurer who wants to stay in touch

Gaydon, UK, 15 June 2009: Land Rover today announced that it has teamed up with Sonim Technologies, to launch the Land Rover S1 by Sonim, a rugged, high quality mobile phone designed to meet the needs of those who work and play in the great outdoors. The mobile phone was unveiled by the world’s greatest explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, fresh from his successful ascent of Mount Everest.

The Land Rover S1 by Sonim is the world’s first IP-67 rated GSM mobile phone - a standard which indicates it has been tested and found to be totally impervious to dust, as well as dirt, shocks and drops.  The Land Rover S1 is also completely waterproof to a depth of one metre for up to 30 minutes and is resistant to extreme pressure of up to 400 kgs.

Connect has today launched an upgraded version of their Email Continuity service that enables users to send and receive email through mobile phones and PDAs.   Connect's Email Continuity, launched last year, was developed to provide SMEs with 24/7 access to their email, if their Exchange server was out of action.  However, at the time, the only way to access emails was via a web browser which made it too slow to run on most PDAs.   Now the upgraded Email Continuity service allows the service to be used on mobile phones, including iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Google's Android.  Prices start from £43 a month for up to 10 users.

With the current economic climate, small businesses are reluctant to replace aging servers so making them vulnerable to server failure. 

Birmingham City Football Club, who recently won promotion to the Barclay’s Premier League, has expanded their e-marketing and enhanced relationship marketing strategies with the help of Communicator Corp (www.communicatorcorp.com); who already manage their email communication. By integrating Communicator® enterprise email management technology with their existing CRM system, Birmingham City FC delivers an online platform that represents the voice of the club which delivers greater online accessibility and engagement with their fans.

The combined systems communicate targeted messages and newsletters to fans and then guide them to the club’s online portals for information, offers, merchandise and ticket sales. Email communications use rich content such as videos and interviews embedded into the emails enabling users to click through and visit www.bcfc.com, the Birmingham City FC site. This new approach has seen click through rates rise by a factor of 4.

Milton Keynes 15 June, 2009. Innovative service provider, Hits Mobile, has deployed the DIGITALK Multiservice Platform to launch new competitive services in Spain.

After only seven months of operation Hits Mobile is positioned as the leading best-value mobile services for foreign residents in the Spanish market, with tariff plans that are lower than Spain’s traditional mobile operators.

The installation of the DIGITALK Multiservice platform initially introduces account based services, using the DIGITALK Prepaid Residential application, to extend their market reach and deliver complementary products across the customer base.