Press Release
May 10, 2004
InfoByPhone, LLC Announces Immediate Availability of AskMeNow™ for BlackBerry
24/7 Service Serves Up Answers
Cincinnati, Ohio - PRNewswire - InfoByPhone, LLC announced today the launch of its AskMeNow™ service for BlackBerry® users. AskMeNow™ is a new 24/7 service that enables users of the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) to email or call in questions and have the answers emailed back to them, usually in a matter of minutes.
Users may ask literally any question that can be looked up on the web by AskMeNow's researchers. Driving Directions, Flight/Travel Information, Sports Information, Movie Times, Trivia and Homework Questions, Weather Conditions, Restaurant Reviews and Stock/Financial data are just a few examples. Once the information is accessed, it is refined to a format suitable for easy reading on the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld™ screen and quickly emailed to the user's BlackBerry handheld.
"The always-on nature of BlackBerry coupled with its large screen make BlackBerry a perfect wireless handheld for our service," said Steve Burns, CEO of InfoByPhone, LLC. "It's like a having a personal assistant, always at the ready, 24 hours a day."
AskMeNow™ supports the entire range of BlackBerry handhelds that are currently on the market. The service is available on a charge per call basis or as monthly subscription. For more information visit www.askmenow.com or call (513)701-1046
About InfoByPhone, LLC
InfoByPhone, LLC develops software and provides services for the wireless mobile marketplace. Offices are in Cincinnati, OH.
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