Jan 15, 2002

Mobile users are the winners in the partnership between Bulletin Wireless and Georgia based Hyde. Together Bulletin Wireless and Hyde are offering two-way wireless messaging capability to carriers worldwide.

The partnership will result in the availability of a full suite of SMSC function with mobile two way email, filtering options and desk-top forwarding tools, two-way web to text message, CRM Dispatch Applications as well as a full Mobile Applications gateway (MAG) for deploying wireless applications, web site context,. XML support and the creation of User Bookmarks for wireless access to the Internet.

For mobile users this means mobile communication with email accounts, the Internet and web sites and voice command capabilities. Add to this the ability of mobile users to respond from their mobile, using SMS to e-mail and web sites.

The companies plan to offer both a turnkey solution and a service bureau solution. This unique approach allows small carriers to offer services that larger carriers are offering and offers lager carriers a robust and scaleable service.

“Hyde Company has demonstrated their ability to deliver an open platform SMSC solution at the lowest per message cost in the industry, in concert, we offer the only solution that can be offered in an ASP (Applications Service provider) or Turnkey installation basis providing flexibility to the carrier in deployment”, said Dave Macrae, BulletIN.net President and CEO.

According to Alan Lewis, Director of Marketing for Hyde Company, “This partnership gives our carrier customers the added functionality necessary to attract more two-way messaging subscribers. It opens up new vertical and horizontal market segments for the carriers. The ease of use of this combined technology will allow end-users to adopt text messaging easily.”