SingTel Introduces BlackBerry Unite! to Singapore

SingTel today announced the introduction of BlackBerry® Unite! software in Singapore. The new software from Research In Motion (RIM) is a free download that helps small businesses and families to stay organized, in touch and able to collaborate while on the go using their BlackBerry® smartphones.

BlackBerry Unite! provides greater flexibility and connectivity and is ideal for small groups of up to five BlackBerry® smartphone users who may not have access to a centralized email or messaging server. BlackBerry Unite! allows them to share a calendar, contacts, pictures, documents and other desktop content..

”We are pleased to introduce the BlackBerry Unite! software, which provides a reliable and secure platform for our customers to share content,” said Mr. Wong Soon Nam, SingTel’s Vice President of Consumer Marketing. “As Singapore’s leading mobile operator, we are committed to delivering breakthrough mobile applications and services, such as Blackberry Unite!, which will offer greater connectivity and convenience for our customers.”

Features of BlackBerry Unite! include:

• Easy, wireless access of up to 10 supported email accounts per user, with advanced security options
• A centralized address book that integrates wirelessly with BlackBerry smartphones, providing each group member with easy access to email addresses, phone numbers and other details for common contacts
• Shared calendar functions, enabling group members to schedule or modify appointments and set reminders
• Remote content access from a centralized desktop PC that is running BlackBerry Unite!, allowing users to download pictures, music, documents and other files remotely to their BlackBerry smartphones*
• Content sharing – BlackBerry Unite! group members can share photos, documents and other files from their BlackBerry smartphones via the centralized desktop PC
• Securing smartphones remotely – with simple, centralized controls, powerful security features such as password protection enforcement, or the ability to wirelessly erase content from a lost or stolen smartphone
• Smartphone usage management – centralized control of smartphone usage can be programmed for each individual by customizable settings, for example, the ability to restrict long distance calls via area code, or preventing access to the Internet
• Backup and protection of smartphone content – documents, pictures and other files stored on a microSD card in a BlackBerry smartphone can be encrypted as well as backed up automatically over the air to the centralized desktop PC**

BlackBerry Unite! can be downloaded quickly and easily for installation on a office or home PC. It is available today for SingTel customers at www.blackberry.com/singtel/blackberryunite. A data plan is required, and minimum PC system requirements apply. BlackBerry Unite! is free for SingTel BlackBerry subscribers.

*Downloaded content requires a BlackBerry smartphone with a microSD card for storage, sold separately.

** Wireless charges may apply.

SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments around the world. Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best of global communications to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond.

With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.

To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel has a network of 37 offices in 19 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. These offices enable SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners.

The Group also has major investments in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia’s largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 185 million customers in eight markets.

SingTel employs more than 20,000 people worldwide and had a turnover of S$14.84 billion (US$10.05 billion) and net profit after tax of S$3.96 billion (US$2.68 billion) for the year ended 31 March 2008.

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Source: RIM