RE: Alerta.com

Josh Cohen (joshco@Exchange.Microsoft.com)
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:33:51 -0800


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and of course, no different than MSN mobile..

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sally Khudairi [mailto:sk@zotgroup.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 4:30 PM
> To: Adam@4k-associates.com; FoRK@xent.com; Rohit Khare
> Cc: taylor@ics.uci.edu
> Subject: Re: Alerta.com
>=20
>=20
> Hmm. Kinda like Gray Cell's Unimobile http://www.unimobile.com/
>=20
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rohit Khare <rohit@uci.edu>
> To: <Adam@4k-associates.com>; <FoRK@xent.com>
> Cc: <taylor@ics.uci.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 5:59 PM
> Subject: Alerta.com
>=20
>=20
> [Still no b2b angle... yet. Propaganda follows. Took a lot of
> registering just to extract the service-list, page by page. Not a
> platform. RK]
>=20
> Receive messages on your pager, cell phone, or PDA, anytime, =
anywhere!
>=20
> - Get Email to your digital pager, cell phone, or PDA now!
>=20
> - It's Totally Free! But maybe not forever.
>=20
> - Your Wireless Anonymizer! Don't use your cell phone number on the
> internet.
>=20
> - Changing carriers? No problem! Just change your prefs on the
> @lerta.com website.
>=20
> - One Alerta wireless email address for All your wireless devices.
>=20
> - Alerta is bringing you the most unique wireless services.
> Check out the latest:
> DailyInBox, Heartlight, Phish, wx4u.com
>=20
> - Also, get our best-of-class services to your Alerta.com Account:
> Sports, Stocks, Weather, Reminders, Lottery, Horoscope,
> Inspirational, Entertainment
>=20
> - Check out the useful Alerta functions in the Alerta=20
> Member's Toolbox:
> Change Preferences, Page an Alerta user, Page Any One
>=20
> - Here is what people are saying about Alerta:
>=20
> "My Job is to be better and have content faster than the competitor's
> web page. I use alerta with NetMind to monitor their site. If they
> ever do get something to their site first - I'm not far
> behind.Anytime, Anywhere. I like it! "
>=20
> "We have a Enterprise Monitor from Mediahouse monitoring currently 56
> devices over IP. My teams use alerta to get their alerts to their
> pagers and cell phones. Alerta helps us unify all the different
> protocols and supports the whole NAFTA Marketplace. Great Job! Juan
> Gonzales Urrea Mexico City."
>=20
>=20
>=20
> @lerta.com is a FREE wireless communication service for
> receiving your information anytime, anywhere. This service utilizes
> the text messaging capabilities of digital pagers and other wireless
> devices, including digital phones, PDAs, etc.)
>=20
> You get an Alerta e-message account (username@alerta.com). When
> someone sends email to your account, Alerta forwards this message to
> your pager or any other wireless device (cell phone, PDA, etc.). The
> Alerta system optimizes email messages for your specific device. It
> also forwards it to your regular email account enabling you to track
> and record your messages.
>=20
> Unlike prior "push" technology, in which the recipient had only
> superficial input into what type of information he received, you, as
> an Alerta member, can customize the type of information you receive
> and when you receive it.
>=20
> If you want to be notified of special promotions and events, your
> specific news, or if you want to receive your email without sitting
> behind your desk or lugging a laptop around, then...
>=20
> Alerta is for you! Sign up now - to experience the freedom of
> Permissive Push=81 technology!
>=20
> Your information anytime, anywhere=81.
>=20
> Alerta, Inc. was founded in October 1998 with the intent to act as a
> conduit for time-sensitive information from companies and individuals
> to persons or organizations requesting immediate information to be
> transmitted to their wireless devices, whether pagers, cellular
> phones, or personal digital assistants (PDAs).
>=20
> Alerta uses the Internet as its backbone, acting as an open,
> platform-independent gateway for messaging to wireless devices. If
> you want to change your carrier or wireless device, Alerta goes with
> you. Once you sign up for Alerta's services and receive an Alerta
> address, it's yours for as long as you use our services. You can
> choose the type of information you want to receive and when you want
> to receive it.
>=20
>=20
> Our Mission
>=20
> Our mission is best summed up by our slogan, "Your information
> anytime, anywhere"=81. Using our Permissive Push=81 technology, =
Alerta's
> mission is to become the platform-independent standard for the
> dissemination of time-sensitive information to wireless devices.
>=20
>=20
> Key Management
>=20
> Jan van der Reis - Chairman of the Board
> A founder and creator of the Alerta concept, Mr. van der Reis brings
> years of international business experience to the Alerta team and is
> responsible for Latin American business development and marketing.
>=20
> Paul Groepler - CEO and President
> A founder of Alerta, Mr. Groepler brings high tech hardware and
> software experience to his role as CEO. Mr. Groepler has worked for
> such well-known firms as Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Daimler-Benz,
> Dell Computer Corporation, and IBM and was a founder of Technology
> Works and Aeon Technology.
>=20
> Victor Bishop - Vice President of Marketing
> Mr. Bishop heads up Alerta's marketing push in the United States and
> abroad, having previously specialized in international sales and
> marketing roles for Power Computing and his own venture, Digital =
Axis.
>=20
> Brian Michalk - Vice President of Technology
> A founder of Alerta, Mr. Michalk is responsible for implementing
> Alerta's unique technological vision. Mr. Michalk has previously
> worked for the State of Texas and for numerous Internet services
> concerns.
>=20
>=20
> Other Key Personnel
>=20
> Dewey Coffman - VP of Technical Marketing
> Mr. Coffman has in various high tech concerns such as Dell, Ross
> Technology, and Jump Point Communications.
>=20
> Roberto Bargagli - VP of Technology
> Latin America Mr. Bargagli brings a unique view of the market from
> his recent success in building CorreoWeb, Mexico's answer to Hotmail.
>=20
> Alejandro Qui=F1ones
>=20
> Mauricio de la Torre
>=20
> =
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=

>=20
> E-mail users can also set preferences to format incoming messages. A
> typical wireless communication device such as a cell phone can
> display up to 150 characters. An average-sized e-mail will have 10
> times that many characters. That means that without the customization
> provided by Alerta, a user would receive 9-10 pages of information.
> With Alerta, the user can determine a maximum number of screens and
> characters they wish to receive. Users can also decline to receive
> attachments to e-mail documents and instead receive them only at
> their primary e-mail address.
>=20
> In addition to receiving e-mail information on your wireless device,
> a copy of this e-mail is also automatically forwarded to your primary
> e-mail address. This feature allows for added security and makes sure
> that you always get all of your messages.
> Alerta's Web site includes a "members only" area that provides a way
> to receive up-to-date sports, weather and entertainment information,
> reminders and announcements. Users will be able to select and custom
> configure a personalized approach to wireless e-mail communications.
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> [Gee, notice how many of these are just proxying MSN?... RK]
>=20
> Stock Info:
>=20
> MSN - The free service lets you select up to 10 free securities to
> track, and will send you updates, according to your preferences. The
> text is formatted perfectly for wireless devices.
>=20
> When.com - Great functionality! But, the alerts come with lots of
> extra text, including the email header and signature files
>=20
> Sports Info:
>=20
> MSN - Sports from MSN is not a free service. You must be paying for
> the premium service.
>=20
> Travel Info:
>=20
> Don't wait on a flight again!
>=20
> thetrip.com: Receive fight updates directly to your pager or cellular
> phone using your alerta.com address. Sign-up friends with @lerta to
> notify of arrivals. thetrip.com's flight notification systems
> supports up to three addresses.
>=20
> Weather Info:
>=20
> Wx4u.Com provides You with current weather information for FREE!
> Sign up with them to receive warnings, watches, forecasts,
> discussions, etc. emailed directly to your Alerta.Com
>=20
> Weather.com - This site offers a Three-Day Forecast, Weather
> Headlines and Current Conditions service. There is a 30-day free
> trial period, but you have to enter your credit card number to begin.
>=20
> MSN - Weather is part of the free service. Text formatting is=20
> very good.
>=20
> Reminders:
> When.com- This site has great functionality for managing an entire
> calendar, but they have not customized their alerts for wireless
> devices.
>=20
> Excite and Yahoo-This service lets you select a pager option and lets
> you enter your alerta address and set your own reminders. The
> drawback is that they send you half a screen of marketing fluff with
> each reminder.
>=20
> MSN - Let's you set one-time or recurring reminders. Although
> functionality is not as robust (no calendar), the message comes
> through as entered by you, with no unnecessary text.
>=20
>=20
> Not Found
>=20
> The requested URL /members/austin.html was not found on this server.
>=20
> Lottery:
>=20
> MSN - Provides results in easy-to-read format for 35 state lotteries.
> It is part of the free service
>=20
> Entertainment
>=20
> Phish - This @lerta service sends you the setlists via phish.net
> immediately following each phish concert, ensuring that you know
> about it first.
>=20
> Inspirational
>=20
> Your DailyInbox This service delivers an inspirational message to
> brighten up your day directly to your cellular, pager, or pda.
>=20
> Daily Light is a free inspirational service from Heartlight.org.
> Receive Today's Verse everyday using you alerta.com address.
>=20
> Horoscopes:
> Astrology.net - Delve in deeper than your daily horoscope. Forecast
> your future, peruse your love potential, link your past lives to your
> present and explore your destiny!
> MSN - Best of all - It's Free.
>=20
> KLBJ-FM and Alerta.Com and KLBJ have teamed up to deliver music
> events information directly to your device.
>=20
> Joke of the Day - Coming soon.
>=20
> Fortunes - Coming soon.
>=20

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RE: Alerta.com

and of course, no different than MSN mobile..

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sally Khudairi [mailto:sk@zotgroup.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 4:30 PM
> To: Adam@4k-associates.com; FoRK@xent.com; = Rohit Khare
> Cc: taylor@ics.uci.edu
> Subject: Re: Alerta.com
>
>
> Hmm. Kinda like Gray Cell's Unimobile http://www.unimobile.com/
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rohit Khare <rohit@uci.edu>
> To: <Adam@4k-associates.com>; = <FoRK@xent.com>
> Cc: <taylor@ics.uci.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 5:59 PM
> Subject: Alerta.com
>
>
> [Still no b2b angle... yet. Propaganda follows. = Took a lot of
> registering just to extract the service-list, = page by page. Not a
> platform.  RK]
>
> Receive messages on your pager, cell phone, or = PDA, anytime, anywhere!
>
> - Get Email to your digital pager, cell phone, = or PDA now!
>
> - It's Totally Free! But maybe not = forever.
>
> - Your Wireless Anonymizer! Don't use your cell = phone number on the
> internet.
>
> - Changing carriers? No problem! Just change = your prefs on the
> @lerta.com website.
>
> - One Alerta wireless email address for All = your wireless devices.
>
> - Alerta is bringing you the most unique = wireless services.
> Check out the latest:
> DailyInBox, Heartlight, Phish, wx4u.com
>
> - Also, get our best-of-class services to your = Alerta.com Account:
> Sports, Stocks, Weather, Reminders, Lottery, = Horoscope,
> Inspirational, Entertainment
>
> - Check out the useful Alerta functions in the = Alerta
> Member's Toolbox:
> Change Preferences, Page an Alerta user, Page = Any One
>
>  - Here is what people are saying about = Alerta:
>
> "My Job is to be better and have content = faster than the competitor's
> web page. I use alerta with NetMind to monitor = their site. If they
> ever do get something to their site first - I'm = not far
> behind.Anytime, Anywhere. I like it! = "
>
> "We have a Enterprise Monitor from = Mediahouse monitoring currently 56
> devices over IP. My teams use alerta to get = their alerts to their
> pagers and cell phones. Alerta helps us unify = all the different
> protocols and supports the whole NAFTA = Marketplace. Great Job! Juan
> Gonzales Urrea Mexico City."
>
>
>
> @lerta.com is a FREE wireless communication = service for
> receiving your information anytime, anywhere. = This service utilizes
> the text messaging capabilities of digital = pagers and other wireless
> devices, including digital phones, PDAs, = etc.)
>
> You get an Alerta e-message account = (username@alerta.com). When
> someone sends email to your account, Alerta = forwards this message to
> your pager or any other wireless device (cell = phone, PDA, etc.). The
> Alerta system optimizes email messages for your = specific device. It
> also forwards it to your regular email account = enabling you to track
> and record your messages.
>
> Unlike prior "push" technology, in = which the recipient had only
> superficial input into what type of information = he received, you, as
> an Alerta member, can customize the type of = information you receive
> and when you receive it.
>
> If you want to be notified of special = promotions and events, your
> specific news, or if you want to receive your = email without sitting
> behind your desk or lugging a laptop around, = then...
>
> Alerta is for you! Sign up now - to experience = the freedom of
> Permissive Push=81 technology!
>
> Your information anytime, anywhere=81.
>
> Alerta, Inc. was founded in October 1998 with = the intent to act as a
> conduit for time-sensitive information from = companies and individuals
> to persons or organizations requesting = immediate information to be
> transmitted to their wireless devices, whether = pagers, cellular
> phones, or personal digital assistants = (PDAs).
>
> Alerta uses the Internet as its backbone, = acting as an open,
> platform-independent gateway for messaging to = wireless devices. If
> you want to change your carrier or wireless = device, Alerta goes with
> you. Once you sign up for Alerta's services and = receive an Alerta
> address, it's yours for as long as you use our = services. You can
> choose the type of information you want to = receive and when you want
> to receive it.
>
>
> Our Mission
>
> Our mission is best summed up by our slogan, = "Your information
> anytime, anywhere"=81. Using our = Permissive Push=81 technology, Alerta's
> mission is to become the platform-independent = standard for the
> dissemination of time-sensitive information to = wireless devices.
>
>
> Key Management
>
> Jan van der Reis - Chairman of the Board
> A founder and creator of the Alerta concept, = Mr. van der Reis brings
> years of international business experience to = the Alerta team and is
> responsible for Latin American business = development and marketing.
>
> Paul Groepler - CEO and President
> A founder of Alerta, Mr. Groepler brings high = tech hardware and
> software experience to his role as CEO. Mr. = Groepler has worked for
> such well-known firms as Motorola, Sun = Microsystems, Daimler-Benz,
> Dell Computer Corporation, and IBM and was a = founder of Technology
> Works and Aeon Technology.
>
> Victor Bishop - Vice President of = Marketing
> Mr. Bishop heads up Alerta's marketing push in = the United States and
> abroad, having previously specialized in = international sales and
> marketing roles for Power Computing and his own = venture, Digital Axis.
>
> Brian Michalk - Vice President of = Technology
> A founder of Alerta, Mr. Michalk is responsible = for implementing
> Alerta's unique technological vision. Mr. = Michalk has previously
> worked for the State of Texas and for numerous = Internet services
> concerns.
>
>
> Other Key Personnel
>
> Dewey Coffman - VP of Technical = Marketing
> Mr. Coffman has in various high tech concerns = such as Dell, Ross
> Technology, and Jump Point = Communications.
>
> Roberto Bargagli - VP of Technology
> Latin America Mr. Bargagli brings a unique view = of the market from
> his recent success in building CorreoWeb, = Mexico's answer to Hotmail.
>
> Alejandro Qui=F1ones
>
> Mauricio de la Torre
>
> = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
>
> E-mail users can also set preferences to format = incoming messages. A
> typical wireless communication device such as a = cell phone can
> display up to 150 characters. An average-sized = e-mail will have 10
> times that many characters. That means that = without the customization
> provided by Alerta, a user would receive 9-10 = pages of information.
> With Alerta, the user can determine a maximum = number of screens and
> characters they wish to receive. Users can also = decline to receive
> attachments to e-mail documents and instead = receive them only at
> their primary e-mail address.
>
> In addition to receiving e-mail information on = your wireless device,
> a copy of this e-mail is also automatically = forwarded to your primary
> e-mail address. This feature allows for added = security and makes sure
> that you always get all of your = messages.
> Alerta's Web site includes a "members = only" area that provides a way
> to receive up-to-date sports, weather and = entertainment information,
> reminders and announcements. Users will be able = to select and custom
> configure a personalized approach to wireless = e-mail communications.
>
> = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> [Gee, notice how many of these are just = proxying MSN?... RK]
>
> Stock Info:
>
> MSN - The free service lets you select up to 10 = free securities to
> track, and will send you updates, according to = your preferences. The
> text is formatted perfectly for wireless = devices.
>
> When.com - Great functionality! But, the alerts = come with lots of
> extra text, including the email header and = signature files
>
> Sports Info:
>
> MSN - Sports from MSN is not a free service. = You must be paying for
> the premium service.
>
> Travel Info:
>
> Don't wait on a flight again!
>
> thetrip.com: Receive fight updates directly to = your pager or cellular
> phone using your alerta.com address. Sign-up = friends with @lerta to
> notify of arrivals. thetrip.com's flight = notification systems
> supports up to three addresses.
>
> Weather Info:
>
> Wx4u.Com provides You with current weather = information for FREE!
> Sign up with them to receive warnings, watches, = forecasts,
> discussions, etc. emailed directly to your = Alerta.Com
>
> Weather.com - This site offers a Three-Day = Forecast, Weather
> Headlines and Current Conditions service. There = is a 30-day free
> trial period, but you have to enter your credit = card number to begin.
>
> MSN - Weather is part of the free service. Text = formatting is
> very good.
>
> Reminders:
> When.com- This site has great functionality for = managing an entire
> calendar, but they have not customized their = alerts for wireless
> devices.
>
> Excite and Yahoo-This service lets you select a = pager option and lets
> you enter your alerta address and set your own = reminders. The
> drawback is that they send you half a screen of = marketing fluff with
> each reminder.
>
> MSN - Let's you set one-time or recurring = reminders. Although
> functionality is not as robust (no calendar), = the message comes
> through as entered by you, with no unnecessary = text.
>
>
> Not Found
>
> The requested URL /members/austin.html was not = found on this server.
>
> Lottery:
>
> MSN - Provides results in easy-to-read format = for 35 state lotteries.
> It is part of the free service
>
> Entertainment
>
> Phish - This @lerta service sends you the = setlists via phish.net
> immediately following each phish concert, = ensuring that you know
> about it first.
>
> Inspirational
>
> Your DailyInbox This service delivers an = inspirational message to
> brighten up your day directly to your cellular, = pager, or pda.
>
> Daily Light is a free inspirational service = from Heartlight.org.
> Receive Today's Verse everyday using you = alerta.com address.
>
> Horoscopes:
> Astrology.net - Delve in deeper than your daily = horoscope. Forecast
> your future, peruse your love potential, link = your past lives to your
> present and explore your destiny!
> MSN - Best of all - It's Free.
>
> KLBJ-FM and Alerta.Com and KLBJ have teamed up = to deliver music
> events information directly to your = device.
>
> Joke of the Day - Coming soon.
>
> Fortunes - Coming soon.
>

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