Personalized content and interactive applications

Published: 15 November 1999 y., Monday
Infoseek-owned GO Network and AvantGo, Inc. joined forces Friday to provide personalized content and interactive applications to wireless device users. The content will be available through AvantGo.com_s site, which is a free interactive Internet service. Wireless users can now access specified GO Network "My Page" content such as: stock quotes, sports scores, horoscope, news, and weather via the AvantGo.com "My Page on Air"channel. AvantGo.com is a powerful solution that allows GO Network to deliver existing content and information to a broad selection of wireless devices. The result is a comprehensive, real-time and personalized experience for users of Palm OS and Windows CE-based handheld devices as well as Internet-enabled cellular telephones. "Together, GO Network and AvantGo provide users with a totally flexible, intuitive experience, that is optimized for the mobile environment," said Art Clark, director of Wireless Communications for Infoseek. "Now users do not have to have a desktop computer to access personalized information, interactive applications and services from GO Network. AvantGo provides us with the easiest and most flexible solution for bringing the broad range of GO Network content and applications to today's wireless user." Infoseek Corp.is the home of GO Network, a global media network that offers consumers solutions by combining integrated Internet services with leading consumer brands. AvantGo, Inc. wirelessly extends Internet, intranet and extranet applications to hand-held computers based on the Palm Computing and Windows CE platforms as well as Internet enabled phones.
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.

Facebook Comments

New comment


Captcha

Associated articles

iPhone5 will go on sale in September

A new generation of smart phone "iPhone5" will go on sale in September. more »

Combination Memory

The Collector USB Flash Drive is one awesome concept that I’d love to see on shelves. more »

Google Invests $168 Million In BrightSource Energy Solar Power Plant In The Mojave

Internet Giant Google announced that they will be investing $168 million in a solar energy power plant being developed in the Mojave Desert by the startup BrightSource Energy. more »

Batteries - recharged within minutes

New battery in your phone or laptop, that is charged hundreds of times faster. more »

Facebook shares green data centre technology secrets

Facebook has announced that it will share the design secrets behind its new energy-efficient data centre with rival companies. more »

ASUS Releases the New ASUS-Automobili Lamborghini VX7 notebook

The powerful new 15.6” ASUS-Automobili Lamborghini VX7 offers a completely revamped notebook experience... more »

Moonwatch clock

Moonwatch clock is designed to determine the relation between lunar cycle and human emotions. more »

Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft Make Up 4 Of The Top 10 Most Admired Companies

Every year, Fortune magazine comes out with its list of the Most Admired Companies in the world. more »

NASA spacecraft snaps Mercury

NASA's Messenger spacecraft delivers its first photos of Mercury and the first images ever taken from the rocky planet's own orbit. more »

Social media seminar looks at role of Facebook et al in European discourse

What is the current role and likely future role of social media tools like Facebook and Twitter in framing European discourse? more »