WARSAW. SEPTEMBER 29, 2009—Polish mobile solutions innovator Psiloc today announced the release of Flight Assistant, a downloadable plug-in that enables mobile phone users to not only search and check the status of flights, but to also be alerted to flight status changes automatically.
“We took a look at the market and saw that there was a real need for such an application,” Marek Filipiak, Psiloc founder and president, said. “The frequent flier is going to find himself in situations where his flight has been changed or delayed—it’s the nature of the beast—but being informed of such changes real time can really take the stress out of a business trip.”
A prototype version of the Flight Assistant plug-in was debuted to much fanfare under the “Flights” moniker at the Nokia World ’09 conference last month. The new upgrade will now be rebranded and marketed as Flight Assistant, a plug-in for Psiloc’s already popular World Traveler platform for mobile phones.
The World Traveler application, which already has some 500,000 users world-wide—and which is now seeing some 5,000 new users daily—includes features that allow users to check the time in multiple time zones, as well as the weather and currency exchange rates for a user’s destination.
The Nokia ’09 conference was not the first time Psiloc, known for Total irRemote (which allows users to turn their smartphones into universal television remote controls), has caught the attention of the international mobile market. The company first grabbed headlines in 2002 when Psiloc’s Arabic localization application, which was specifically developed for Nokia Communicators, was accepted as the new standard in the Arab world.
Psiloc hopes to continue this trend, and Filipiak noted that Flight Assistant will soon be packaged with new, premium plug-ins, such as the ability to forward travel alerts via SMS to a third party of a user’s choice.
This would be a natural addition to Flight Assistant, being both necessary and economical for the traveler, Filipiak added.
“We’ve realized that there is also the need to send news of flight status changes to loved ones or fellow travelers—thus the automatic SMS feature, which is coming soon,” he said.
The Flight Assistant plug-in, available as a premium download for €5.95 for a 30-day subscription, or €29.95 for a one-year subscription, is currently available for a limited time on a free-trial basis.
World Traveler is compatible with all Nokia S60 phones and is available now at www.worldtraveler.biz.
ABOUT PSILOC
Psiloc is one of the world’s leading providers of smartphone software solutions. Psiloc creates innovative applications that let users unlock the potential of their smartphones. Its main focus is developing client–server mobile applications and sophisticated solutions for GSM operators and business customers. The key to Psiloc’s success is having a deep working knowledge of Symbian OS and, together with a professional creative team, works closely with the largest players in the mobile phone market.
WARSAW. SEPTEMBER 29, 2009—Polish mobile solutions innovator Psiloc today announced the release of Flight Assistant, a downloadable plug-in that enables mobile phone users to not only search and check the status of flights, but to also be alerted to flight status changes automatically.
“We took a look at the market and saw that there was a real need for such an application,” Marek Filipiak, Psiloc founder and president, said. “The frequent flier is going to find himself in situations where his flight has been changed or delayed—it’s the nature of the beast—but being informed of such changes real time can really take the stress out of a business trip.”
A prototype version of the Flight Assistant plug-in was debuted to much fanfare under the “Flights” moniker at the Nokia World ’09 conference last month. The new upgrade will now be rebranded and marketed as Flight Assistant, a plug-in for Psiloc’s already popular World Traveler platform for mobile phones.
The World Traveler application, which already has some 500,000 users world-wide—and which is now seeing some 5,000 new users daily—includes features that allow users to check the time in multiple time zones, as well as the weather and currency exchange rates for a user’s destination.
The Nokia ’09 conference was not the first time Psiloc, known for Total irRemote (which allows users to turn their smartphones into universal television remote controls), has caught the attention of the international mobile market. The company first grabbed headlines in 2002 when Psiloc’s Arabic localization application, which was specifically developed for Nokia Communicators, was accepted as the new standard in the Arab world.
Psiloc hopes to continue this trend, and Filipiak noted that Flight Assistant will soon be packaged with new, premium plug-ins, such as the ability to forward travel alerts via SMS to a third party of a user’s choice.
This would be a natural addition to Flight Assistant, being both necessary and economical for the traveler, Filipiak added.
“We’ve realized that there is also the need to send news of flight status changes to loved ones or fellow travelers—thus the automatic SMS feature, which is coming soon,” he said.
The Flight Assistant plug-in, available as a premium download for €5.95 for a 30-day subscription, or €29.95 for a one-year subscription, is currently available for a limited time on a free-trial basis.
World Traveler is compatible with all Nokia S60 phones and is available now at www.worldtraveler.biz.
ABOUT PSILOC
Psiloc is one of the world’s leading providers of smartphone software solutions. Psiloc creates innovative applications that let users unlock the potential of their smartphones. Its main focus is developing client–server mobile applications and sophisticated solutions for GSM operators and business customers. The key to Psiloc’s success is having a deep working knowledge of Symbian OS and, together with a professional creative team, works closely with the largest players in the mobile phone market.
