Travelers Upgrade With Handmark Update to Pocket Express Printer Friendly


ORLANDO, Fla. — March 27, 2007 — Handmark®, a global developer and distributor of mobile media content, has introduced the fourth edition of Pocket Express™, its on-device smart portal found on millions of feature phones and smartphones. The new version of Pocket Express delivers a full complement of travel updates and services direct to consumers’ wireless devices.Flight Status — Say goodbye to flight delay or cancellation surprises. The intuitive service quickly delivers the latest arrival and departure information including time, terminal, gate and baggage claim details.OAG Flight Schedules — Rescheduling or checking flight times just got easier, with fingertip access to information about more than 3,500 airlines and 75,000 daily flights worldwide.Hotel Search — Information about business and vacation accommodations is now easily accessible via Hotel.com ratings, prices, amenities, and availability and reservations.Currency Conversion — International travel is made easier with fingertip access to current conversion rates for 164 currencies around the globe.Travel Phone Numbers — Have one-touch access to all the phone numbers you need on the road but can never seem to find, including those for airlines, hotels, car rental and travel agencies, and cruise lines.The new Pocket Express travel channel complements the comprehensive Express suite of news, sports, weather and stock updates, directory searches, movie times, maps with turn-by-turn directions, and MobileCierge, the world’s only mobile concierge service. “Imagine having a really smart travel agent living inside your phone, and you’ve a good idea how the new Express travel service expands your handset’s capabilities,” said Douglas Edwards, Handmark cofounder and chief marketing officer. “It takes other aggregators up to 20 minutes to calculate flight status. That’s not good enough for the Express experience. A 15- or 20-minute delay can be the difference between getting home or not. With the fourth edition of Express we deliver the same data direct from the cockpit satellite transmitter that powers the video screens in most major airports.” Handmark is now delivering new original content via Pocket Express. Original sports commentary in the form of an off-beat voice with the pseudonym of Red gives sports lovers a unique and compelling source of commentary and opinion. Red debuted during March Madness, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and will continue providing commentary throughout the sports calendar. Readers can share their views with Red through the Express Exclusive channel on their mobile devices or by visiting http://www.pocketexpressblog.com.vHandmark is demonstrating the new edition of Pocket Express this week in Booth No. 1215 at CTIA Wireless 2007, March 27–29, in Orlando, Fla. New Express Exclusive editorial content is already available to Pocket Express users, and the complete Pocket Express fourth edition will be available to consumers in spring 2007. About HandmarkHandmark is a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile media content. The Pocket Express wireless on-device portal service offers consumer-friendly access to news, reference and infotainment content on mobile phones as well as BlackBerry, Palm Treo, MOTORAZR, motorola Q™ and other Windows Mobile wireless handhelds. The company holds key mobile content distribution patents including Java-based push technology for wireless devices; has technology and distribution relationships with CNN International, The Associated Press, Oxford University Press, Hasbro, MobiTV, TV Guide, JAMDAT Mobile and Zagat Survey as well as all major U.S. mobile operators; and dominates the market for mobile software sold through retail channels. Handmark has R&D facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden; Kansas City, Mo.; and Dallas, Texas, with sales offices in Kansas City; San Francisco; Stockholm, Sweden; and London. For more information, visit http://www.handmark.com.