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CTIA 09: REDFLY Mobile Viewer free beta available now

Back in January, Celio Corp showed off their up and coming REDFLY PC software that would let you use your existing PC to connect to your Windows Mobile device and access it just like you would from the REDFLY Mobile Companion. I was at CTIA last week and Celio announced that the REDFLY Mobile Viewer software is now available to download for free public beta testing. I plan to take it for a spin on my MSI Wind and will post a video of it in action here soon. Prior to attending CTIA and seeing the software in action first hand and talking with the folks at Celio I have to say I wasn't quite sure why someone would want or need this on a laptop or PC, but I had a moment there were I "got" it and think there are some benefits to the software for Windows Mobile owners.
Written by Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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Back in January, Celio Corp showed off their up and coming REDFLY PC software that would let you use your existing PC to connect to your Windows Mobile device and access it just like you would from the REDFLY Mobile Companion. I was at CTIA last week and Celio announced that the REDFLY Mobile Viewer software is now available to download for free public beta testing. I plan to take it for a spin on my MSI Wind and will post a video of it in action here soon. Prior to attending CTIA and seeing the software in action first hand and talking with the folks at Celio I have to say I wasn't quite sure why someone would want or need this on a laptop or PC, but I had a moment there were I "got" it and think there are some benefits to the software for Windows Mobile owners.

The REDFLY Mobile Viewer runs on Windows XP and Vista computers and lets you fully control your Windows Mobile device. Now, for things such as web browsing and Office documents it doesn't seem to make much sense to use a less powerful software application from your phone. However, it will help me with my work Exchange account since there is currently no way for us to setup Outlook on our home computers to access our Exchange server and you either have to VPN in or use the OWA version in a browser. The Windows Mobile client is much more convenient and powerful (compared to the OWA functionality) so I plan to use my Windows Mobile phone and the REDFLY Mobile Viewer to handle work email with a full sized keyboard at home.

I also have teenage daughters and text message quite a bit with them. While the keyboards on my Treo Pro and HTC Fuze are quite good, it is still easier to use a full sized PC keyboard to enter text quickly. With the REDFLY software I can connect my Windows Mobile device and run text messaging in a small window on my PC and keep my work and personal lives separate.

People have also been asking Celio if this software would cannibalize REDFLY Mobile Companion sales and they answer this in a new blog post.

Can you think of other scenarios where the REDFLY Mobile Viewer software will useful for you?

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