Wynd Offers Wireless Access to the Web

WebValet Retrieves Text Content and Packages it as Email

Accessing Web-based information via wireless can pose several serious challenges. First, many pages contain unnecessary graphics, increasing download times. In addition, fancy formatting can easily overwhelm all but the most powerful portable Web browsers.

San Luis Obispo, California-based Wynd Communications is offering a solution called WebValet to address these and other issues. Here’s how it works. Using Wynd’s wireless email service, WyndMail, users can access any Web page by simply entering “www” in the to: field of an email message, and the URL in the subject: field.

WebValet collects the text-based content from the page, and returns it in the form of an email message, often in as little as 60 seconds. The simplicity of the system makes it suitable for a wide range of devices and applications. Subscribers to WyndMail receive WebValet free as part of their existing subscription, but users are charged for the amount of information transferred.

“WebValet collects the text-based content from the page, and returns it in the form of an email message.”

WyndMail operates using the RAM Mobile Data network and allows you to send and receive typical messages for 30 cents or less as part of the $29.95 per month Basic Service Plan. This measured service plan includes 200 free message units, with each unit equalling 150 characters. Wynd also offers an unlimited service plan for a flat monthly fee of $149.95.

The WyndMail software is available for several handheld and mobile computing platforms including Windows CE, HP Palmtops, Newton MessagePads, and Macintosh PowerBooks.