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Circles Offers Life-Management Wireless Applications to Busy Mobile Professionals
URL(s): www.curiousnetworks.com
CHICAGO—Aug. 16, 2001—Curious Networks, a leading provider of mobile-enablement
software, today announces that Boston-based Circles, a leader in the concierge and life-
management services industry, has selected Continuum™ to mobilize its customer support
applications. Using Curious Networks' Continuum™, the mobile industry's premier application
development platform and presentation server, Circles will provide its customers a wireless
touch-point, accessible through the user's choice of any Internet-enabled device. For the first
time, Continuum™ will enable Circles' customers to request personal assistant services, such as
scheduling a dog walker, finding a house cleaner, securing concert tickets or arranging and
planning a birthday party via cell phones, pagers and PDAs.
"With a technology-savvy customer base of busy mobile professionals, Circles' new wireless
services are perfect examples of applications that make sense in the wireless environment," said
David Cutler, CEO of Curious Networks. "Circles' implementation of Continuum™ not only
provides an array of new touch-points for its customers, but it also demonstrates how wireless
technology can bring businesses additional customer support tools."
Circles' customers can now conveniently request personal services through their wireless devices,
24 hours a day, regardless of their location. Designed to support millions of users, Continuum™
provides Circles with next-generation technology that allows for the addition of future wireless
devices, without requiring re-coding or customization for each new device. Continuum™
provides the scalability needed to support the growing customer base, while helping Circles to
reduce call center costs and increase productivity.
"By extending our customer support to wireless devices, Circles can offer customers numerous
access options that help speed response times and provide a more cost-effective method of
communication," said Janet Kraus, CEO and co-founder of Circles. "Because Continuum™
integrates seamlessly with our existing infrastructure, our IT investment is protected and only
requires minimal staff resources."
At a time when more companies are extending e-commerce to new channels to support a growing
number of mobile employees, partners and customers, Continuum™, a stand-alone packaged
software solution designed for enterprise-wide deployment, enables businesses to build and
deliver customized applications across the widest range of devices without the time and cost
associated with coding for each appliance.
About Curious Networks
Curious Networks enables the delivery of customized business, employee, and consumer-centric
applications across the widest range of Internet devices. The company's Continuum™ product
line includes a high-performing, scalable presentation server and development platform, which
allows businesses to build next-generation applications that users can access simply by using their
PCs, mobile or standard phones, personal digital assistants and other emerging Internet
appliances.
Curious Networks' platform interoperates with all industry standards including XML, WML,
HTML, xHTML, VoiceXML, and J2ME. Using MAXML™, a breakthrough multi-channel
markup language based on interaction-oriented development, the Curious Networks Continuum™
product line delivers unparalleled usability, protection from costly future development, and
complete scalability. For additional information about Curious Networks, visit
www.curiousnetworks.com.
About Circles
Circles (www.circles.com) is the national expert in providing innovative and cost-effective
work/life benefits to help attract, retain and motivate employees. Circles' high-impact employee
benefit programs provide time-saving services to employees so that they can leverage their time
in the office more efficiently and effectively.
Whether coordinating an intimate dinner party for eight, setting up a housecleaner, or locating
orchestra seats for a sold-out performance, Circles offers meaningful relief to an employee's daily
needs.
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