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Fry's Electronics Agrees to Carry Mobile Action Handset Manager; National Electronics Retailer Adds Mobile Action's Innovative Cell Phone-to-PC Link Solution Software Line

Posted on: Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 09:00 CDT

Mobile Action, a global leader in mobile management software, today announced that the company has finalized an agreement with Fry's Electronics, one of the nation's leading retailers of computer software and hardware products, to carry Handset Manager, Mobile Action's popular cellular phone-to-PC data sharing software solution. Fry's Electronics will begin stocking Handset Manager this month.

"Fry's has always been an innovator in computer retail for 20 years, and adding Fry's to our list of retail partners shows the market momentum Handset Manager is gaining with PC users," said Fitzwilliam Yang, brand manager for Mobile Action. "Handset Manager is the most feature-rich solution to exchange data between your cellular phone and your PC, and we now support more than 600 cellular phone models worldwide. Fry's will help Mobile Action introduce Handset Manager to more Americans seeking PC support to create ringtones, transfer pictures and music, and more."

Under the terms of the agreement, Fry's Electronics will offer Handset Manager for a limited number of handset models at selected retail locations nationwide.

Handset Manager allows cellular phone customers to connect their phones to their PCs to share files and manage features on their mobile phones. Handset Manager supports the sharing of Outlook and Outlook Express address information and calendar synchronization. Handset Manager also features a picture editor to manage cell phone pictures and wallpaper, an audio composer to create customized ring tones and an MMS composer for multimedia messages. It is compatible with more than 600 GSM, CDMA, and 3G mobile phones including models from Motorola, Samsung, LG, Sanyo, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson.

Newer phone models can take advantage of additional features including an MP3 audio clipper and editor, a video composer, enhanced Bluetooth support, and SyncManager, a powerful tool that allows users to establish synchronization settings to enable a one-click connection between cellular phones and PCs. Music Manager of Handset Manager 9.2, the latest version of Handset Manager software, allows users to move music from their PC to cellular phone, create playlists, and more, just like using iTunes to manage your iPod's music. Mobile Action currently offers Handset Manager software with a USB connector, infrared connector and Bluetooth connectivity hardware for the PC.

About Mobile Action

Mobile Action is the leading developer of mobile management software for the North American, European, Middle Eastern, Asia/Pacific, South American, and South/West African markets. The company's Handset Manager, Mobile Action's trademarked mobile management software, links cellular phones with PCs and allows users to store and edit files, phone book information, appointments, ring tones, images, and more. Handset Manager supports all the major North American carriers, and more than 600 popular GSM, CDMA and 3G mobile phone models from well-known mobile manufacturers, including Nokia, Motorola, SAMSUNG, LG, Sony Ericsson, Sanyo, BenQ-Siemens, Sharp, Panasonic, Sagem, Kyocera, Audiovox, etc. Visit Mobile Action at http://usa.mobileaction.com.

Source: Business Wire

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