Siemens showcases SK65 at GITEX

Offering high quality looks, with a contemporary, yet timeless design, the tri-band SK65 is the perfect handset for those who expect outstanding quality.

"This is an important model in the new Siemens Mobile range," said Asim Sukhera, Vice-president Siemens Mobile phones ME and Africa. "It is a seamlessly designed phone, combining technology with style, designed to suit the most discerning business professional."

At the forefront of innovative design, the SK65 incorporates a unique, x2type (cross-to-type) full-sized keyboard revealed by turning the phone, which can be folded away discreetly when no longer needed. Designed to be functional the x2type keyboard, allows fast, easy text input and uncomplicated e-mailing for when you really need to stay in touch.

The SK65 also offers the highest level of e-mail management available on a mobile phone, thanks to the BlackBerry Built-In™ licensing program from Research In Motion (RIM). The SK65 with BlackBerry Built-In™ supports 'always on', push-based access to e-mail, calendar and business information through BlackBerry® applications. E-mails received on your desktop computer are automatically sent to your mobile phone so you can read and answer them while out of the office. To save you more time, all your replies are instantly synchronized with your office system.

Additionally, Siemens mobile has created different versions of the SK65 to suit a range of messaging needs and to complement distinct e-mail systems.These versions range from a standard variant which allows manual transfer of messages from an e-mail account to the mobile phone, through to variants that use BlackBerry Built-In™ so that e-mails are automatically sent to your handset. You can then further select either BlackBerry Web Client™ or BlackBerry Enterprise Server™. The first is ideal for small or home office e-mail systems, whereas the second solution is designed for larger corporations and provides access to the corporate server through the firewall.

Additionally, this solution assists professionals that spend long periods of time on the road as the SK65 enables remote access to specific programmes and databases on a company's intranet using the Mobile Data Service (MDS) feature of BlackBerry Enterprise Server™.

Packed full of premium business features, the SK65 has 64MB internal memory for managing large amounts of data, and up to 30MB free for storing personal information such as e-mails and java applications. It has a large 132 x 176 pixel TFT 65k color screen, and a talk time of 300 minutes (250 hour stand-by). Its tri-band functionality means it can be used almost anywhere in the world, whilst the language help function means you always have a phrasebook in your pocket. Games including 'The Chess master', Golf and Sea Battle take the boredom out airport layover and other periods of business travel.

For true multi-taskers, the SK65 can save you more time with the Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) feature which is included in the standard variant. PoC lets you talk to a group of friends at once, as if you were using a walkie-talkie. Making a dinner date or changing plans suddenly becomes hassle-free: you have the immediacy of voice but the option to involve a group, all at the touch of a button.

There is also Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling and a range of Headsets and Car Kit solutions for maximum convenience. Additional accessories include chargers, a SyncStation and data cables, a spare battery and a practical leather holster.