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HP 3G smartphone delivers productivity on the go

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, August 03 - 2008 at 14:16
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HP Middle East today announced availability of the HP iPAQ 914 Series Business Messenger, a 3G smartphone designed for maximum mobile productivity.

The HP iPAQ 914 Series Business Messenger shines with a stylish, glossy, piano-black design and features an integrated QWERTY keyboard, Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system and the latest wireless technologies,(1) to simplify the complexities of business and personal life.

The feature-packed HP iPAQ 914 Series offers voice and mobile email communications, along with support for critical business applications. It uses tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless technology to allow customers to make calls(2) and quickly access the Internet around the world, while integrated Bluetooth™ and Wi-Fi wireless technology allows for convenient connectivity.

"As more of the workforce becomes mobile, customers are demanding greater sophistication and functionality from smartphones,"


said Ivan Ducournau, Portables and Handhelds Product Manager, PSG, HP Middle East.

"HP has used customer feedback to develop devices that not only provide connectivity, productivity tools and GPS navigation, but also support the business applications that truly keep the on-the-go professional connected."

The HP iPAQ 914 Series runs on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system for access to familiar productivity applications and a richer mobile experience with Internet browsing and texting, simpler email and wireless setup, and security enhancements.

The device features an alphanumeric QWERTY thumb keyboard for fast typing, a touch-screen display and a five-way navigation scroll wheel allowing convenient one-handed navigation through menus and emails. Built-in Cyberon Voice Commander and HP Voice Reply features enable hands-free emailing and other device commands.

Those constantly on the move will welcome turn-by-turn navigation(4) via built-in GPS. The HP iPAQ 914 Series also features Microsoft Internet Sharing software that simplifies connecting to the Internet with a notebook PC anywhere high-speed cellular data networks are available.

In addition to the latest entertainment applications from Windows Mobile 6.1, the HP iPAQ 914 Series features a 3-megapixel camera and the ability to quickly upload images to leading online photo service Snapfish. Photos captured with an HP iPAQ can be directly uploaded to Snapfish accounts over the air.

The HP iPAQ 914 Series also supports HP Enterprise Mobility Suite, the HP mobile device management solution that allows easy setup and over-the-air manageability. The suite allows enterprises to remotely manage, help secure and support mobile devices for maximum device performance and access to applications, data and networks.
Ivan Ducournau, Portables and Handhelds Product Manager, PSG, HP Middle East. 
Ivan Ducournau, Portables and Handhelds Product Manager, PSG, HP Middle East.
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About HP
HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world's largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $110.4 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2008.

About HP Middle East
HP is the largest technology and solutions provider in the Middle East with 1100 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Cairo, Ramallah, Qatar, Oman and 2 service Joint Ventures in Kuwait and Bahrain servicing the GCC, Egypt and the Levant. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968 and opened its first regional office in 1994. HP Middle East is the market leader for enterprise, small and medium business and consumer technology products and offers a large portfolio of solutions and services in various business domains.

For more information please contact:
Lisa Welsh,
Impact Porter Novelli
21st Floor, Emirates Towers
P.O.Box 19791
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +9714 330 4030 Ext 414
Fax: +9714 330 4031

Omnia Samra,
Impact Porter Novelli
P.O. Box 19791
21st Floor, Emirates Towers
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +9714 3304030 Ext.416
Fax: +9714 3304031

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