Cingular Goes to Head of Class in Wake Forest University Mobile Program
12 Juillet 2006 - 5:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Prestigious Institution Selects Cingular as Exclusive Voice, Data
Provider for Acclaimed Wireless Technology Initiative ATLANTA and
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., JULY 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless has
been selected as the exclusive wireless wide area network provider
for Wake Forest University's acclaimed mobile computing wireless
technology initiative. Cingular was awarded the contract by the
nationally ranked, liberal arts university to supply it with all
wide area voice and data services for the program following a fall
2005 trial deployment in which it and other wireless carriers
participated. Wake Forest is believed to be the nation's first
University to explore potential college campus uses for advanced
converged mobile technology using the Pocket PC phone. Wake Forest
University is deploying up to 500 Cingular 8125 Pocket PCs this
fall to students, faculty and staff on its Reynolda campus who are
participating in the pilot program. "The results of the pilot
program first phase in 2005 indicated that Wake Forest could
successfully offer integrated mobile technologies that enhance the
Wake Forest experience for our students, faculty and staff," said
Jay Dominick, assistant vice president for information systems and
chief information officer at Wake Forest. "Partnering with Cingular
in this next phase will allow us to provide top-notch wireless
coverage from a partner that is focused on the needs of higher
education." Unique Applications The EDGE-enabled Cingular 8125
Pocket PC -- with a full QWERTY "slider" keyboard, the latest
Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, integrated Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth(R) support -- gives pilot program participants the power
to access several custom applications to help them manage their
hectic everyday on-campus lives. The university dubbed the device
the "Mobi." Using the Cingular 8125, pilot program members have
direct access to the university's campus portal, called the Wake
Information Network (WIN). From there students easily can download
their class schedules into the device's calendar. A special
application developed by the university for the Cingular 8125
ensures that the device's phone doesn't ring when the schedule
indicates that the user is in an important meeting or class.
Students also can check their grades and search campus directories
to find other students, professors or administrators and easily
download their contact information into the Cingular 8125's contact
list, all while on the go. Program participants also receive alerts
automatically on their devices with notifications about such things
as a package waiting at their campus mail box. Students in the
pilot program can use their Cingular 8125 to search the main campus
library's voluminous holdings and find the location of the
resources they select. They also have access to two cutting-edge,
voice-enabled applications that let them know when the next campus
shuttle bus will arrive at their specific location, and the
availability of washers and dryers at a given laundry room. The
University is in the process of developing several additional
applications enabled for the Cingular 8125 for use in the program.
"This pilot program is illustrative of why Wake Forest University
is regarded as being at the forefront of technology in higher
education," said Chris Hill, vice president, government solutions,
for Cingular Wireless. "The innovative applications that the
University has developed for use in conjunction with Cingular 8125
Pocket PC demonstrates the positive impact that wireless can have
on the lives of not only those who live and work in a university
setting but in many other walks of life as well. Cingular is
honored that Wake Forest University has selected it as a
collaborator in this groundbreaking program." Beyond the Campus
Beyond on-campus uses, the Cingular 8125's quad-band capabilities
will allow faculty and students to stay connected to the University
when traveling abroad. More than 600 members of the Wake Forest
community travel overseas each year and they will be able to use
the Cingular 8125 in more than 180 countries for voice services and
more than 100 countries to access data. As part of the contract,
Cingular will assist Wake Forest University's Information Systems
Department by providing project management services for the
deployment of the devices. Cingular also will install in-building
connectivity solutions to deliver voice and high performance data
services inside those buildings on campus where factors such as
topography, foliage and building architecture impact cellular
coverage. About Wake Forest University Known as a technology leader
in higher education, Wake Forest University is ranked 27th among
248 national universities in the 2006 edition of U.S. News &
World Report's guide, "America's Best Colleges." Wake Forest became
one of the first universities in the country to provide laptop
computers to its students when it began including ThinkPad
computers with tuition in 1996. For the past four years, the
university has experimented with mobile computing pilot programs to
determine what technologies are most useful in an academic
environment. CIO Magazine recently named Wake Forest a recipient of
its CIO 100 Award for 2006, and the University was a finalist for
ComputerWorld Magazine's 2006 Best Practices in Mobility and
Wireless Award. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the
largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 55.8 million
customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)
and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice
and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(TM) network -- and
the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless
carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless
technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in
the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
technology. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer
Rollover(r), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their
unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases
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http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. Microsoft and Windows are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the
United States and/or other countries. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: John Kampfe, office, +1-973-637-9387, or wireless,
+1-908-432-3473, or Laurie Parker, office, +1-615-221-3690, or
wireless, +1-615-202-3463, both of Cingular Wireless; or Kevin P.
Cox of Wake Forest University, +1-336-758-5237, for Cingular
Wireless Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
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