Hyderabad: Newsweek, one of the top three news weeklies in the US and a division of The Washington Post Company, has opted for the SureWaveÒ Mobile Office solution, a secure wireless e-mail and personal information management (PIM) for its IT staff, sales professionals and management staff provided by JP Mobile in association with Sprint (NYSE: FON).

Integrated with a variety of Sprint PCS VisionSM Smart Devices, SureWave Mobile Office solution provides Newsweek staff with immediate wireless access to IBM Lotus Domino corporate e-mail, PIM and other Notes-based productivity applications such as customer relationship management (CRM) and sales force automation (SFA). Wireless devices presently being used by Newsweek executives, sales professionals and IT staff include the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device Treoä 600 by palmOneä and the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device (Samsung i500).

"It's not always practical to lug around and boot up a laptop in order to access e-mail while on the road." says Leonard J Carella, vice president and chief technology officer for Newsweek. "We needed a more convenient solution for remote access, one that that would allow our senior execs and sales professionals to stay connected using wireless devices they could always have with them," he adds.

Carella explains, "We are primarily a Domino shop, so it was vital that the solution support Notes. The vendors worked closely with us as we ran through a short pilot program and then rolled the solution out to our executive team and sales force."

"Working with proven enterprise mobility solution vendors such as JP Mobile to meet the unique business needs of our customers is one way that Sprint is fulfilling its vision of being the easiest telecommunications company for customers to work with," said Tim Donahue, vice president - enterprise marketing, Sprint Business Solutions. "We're committed to meeting the increasing mobility needs of our customers by offering them the ability to choose a solution that best meets the specific needs of their mobile workforce."

According to Dayakar Puskoor, CEO, JP Mobile, "Secure, wireless access to e-mail is essential for Newsweek. and we helped them to reduce the cost and complexity of wireless e-mail by providing a solution that supports all leading messaging platforms and wireless devices. We are thrilled to work with Sprint to help Newsweek enhance productivity through a mobility initiative that leverages their investment in existing technology, enables them to work with their carrier of choice, and allows them to deploy popular, easy-to-use wireless devices."