14 DAY TRIAL // During CTIA Wireless, At&t has announced that it will be the first carrier in the US to introduce Motorola's MC35 Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA). The announcement was made in conjunction with Motorola's launch of the handset. The MC35 EDA comes in an interesting and somewhat PDA-like form factor and was developed to give out a helping hand to mobile employees, providing them with a way to stay connected and in touch with the office at all times by using a variety of built-in communications platforms like At&t's nationwide high-speed wireless data network, GPS, WiFi or Bluetooth.
The handheld combines the power of a mobile phone, mobile computing device, camera and bar-code scanner into one multi-functional device. Field technicians, mobile sales forces or delivery personnel will be able to send emails, messages, browse the web, or use Push to talk while on the go.
"Built-in GPS and Push To Talk are two must-have capabilities for companies with employees in the field," said Jeff Bradley, vice president, wireless business data services, for AT&T. "The packaging of these features in the compact, PDA-like MC35 EDA along with complementary business applications, such as mobile resource management, field service and sales force automation will provide our enterprise customers with an end-to-end solution to bring efficiency into their operations."
Over 25 enterprise applications can be downloaded onto the MC35 EDA, with some available directly through the wireless carrier's business-to-business sales organization, including TeleNav Track, an on-demand GPS-based mobile resource management solution or TeleNav GPS navigator, providing users with turn-by-turn GPS-enabled voice and on-screen directions. The Motorola MC35 EDA should now be available through At&t, although there is no information regarding its price so far.