Submitted by: kirkland on Monday November 06th, 2006 at 07:58 PM EST

Cingular Wireless business customers are now on the wireless fast track with today’s introduction of the first UMTS/ HSDPA-enabled PDA in North America – the Cingular 8525 Pocket PC. The Cingular 8525 gives customers access to a variety of corporate data and applications – and personal e-mail and a wide range of entertainment capabilities – at wireless broadband speeds on a popular form factor. Adding to the power of the Cingular 8525 is its operating system – Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology – which allows users to retrieve their information in the familiar environment found on most desktop computers.

"The Cingular 8525 Pocket PC breaks new ground in wireless broadband connectivity in North America," said Kent Mathy, president Cingular Wireless' B2B organization, the Business Markets Group. "Not only is the Cingular 8525 the first UMTS/HSDPA-enabled PDA to launch on the continent, it is the only PDA or Smartphone on the American market today to give users wireless 3G capabilities both in the U.S. and in dozens of countries abroad. That translates into a tremendous advantage for the business customer in this global economy."

"Windows Mobile is about helping people navigate through work and life on the go in the same way they do at the office or at home," said Pieter Knook, senior vice president, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft Corp. "On Cingular’s HSDPA network, the 8525 will empower people to use the key features of our platform simultaneously, like talking on the phone while at the same time downloading and reviewing documents, surfing the web or using one of thousands of applications available today."

The Cingular 8525 Pocket PC will be available exclusively from Cingular for as low as $399.99 beginning Thursday, November 16, in Cingular retail stores nationwide, select national retailers, www.cingular.com, and through Cingular’s B2B direct sales team. For more information, please go to www.cingular.com/8525.