Users can get things done with their cell phones

Jan 17, 2007 09:09 GMT  ·  By

EasyReach Corporation announced the launch of a new, free service that provides a first-of-its-kind combination of mobile commerce, mobile desktop search and mobile remote access that allows users to instantly accomplish everyday tasks with their cell phones, smartphones and wireless handheld PDAs. Common tasks such as buying gifts, adding a movie to the Netflix list or accessing files on remote desktop PCs can be completed in seconds using only a mobile phone.

EasyReach Express Shopping gives users the ability to buy and ship items quickly with their mobile phone. To make gift giving easier, Express Shopping is integrated with the mobile device's address book. Users can simply click on a contact record, select a gift and send it without entering any address information. EasyReach comes with a catalog of thousands of popular items including flowers, chocolates, wine, electronic gadgets, books, CDs, DVDs and other popular gift items.

The EasyReach service also includes convenient mobile access to personal accounts at Netflix, Amazon.com and other online stores. Capabilities include ordering products, renting DVDs and keeping your account information up to date.

EasyReach Find & Deliver offers users simple, fast and secure search of files and e-mails on the users desktop PCs, paired with the ability to quickly send those items to anyone via e-mail or fax. Faster than other mobile remote access solutions, with EasyReach Find & Deliver users can search using a keyword and pull up a list of desktop files in only seconds.

Find & Deliver includes a powerful Windows desktop search application and also provides remote desktop search for users of Google Desktop Search. The company plans to add support for Microsoft Windows Desktop Search in the new Vista OS, Apple's Spotlight for Mac OS X and other popular desktop search applications.

EasyReach Online Storage provides secure online storage for quick access to commonly needed files, for users who do not want to leave their PCs turned on, or install desktop search software.

Available starting this week for the Blackberry, the EasyReach service will support Palm Treo, Windows Mobile, Nokia Series 60 Symbian, J2ME/Java and all other mobile phones and Wireless PDAs in the coming months.