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Auction, Anywhere. Abidia brings global wireless services to eBay Buyers and Sellers
April 04, 2004;
easy eBay access from Palm OS devices

Salt Lake City, Utah – April 4, 2004 – Abidia Wireless, the world’s first cellular phone application bringing eBay to wireless devices, now includes an updated Palm OS version for wireless handhelds and mobile phones with data plans. Abidia Wireless 2.5 offers an auction experience that includes easy, on-the-go access to real-time information and visual images available from any Palm OS Powered handheld or mobile phone.

Abidia Wireless 2.5 incorporates new features to support both buyers and sellers. View real-time information about items won, lost, bought, and sold. See or add items in their watch list, the item’s current bid price, an image, or compare prices in other auctions. Sellers can now view the status of auctions away from their PCs and get a list of the similar items to compare prices and see pictures of competing items. Abidia Wireless is a truly global solution, providing direct support for International eBay users, including support for eBay UK, eBay Germany, eBay France, eBay Italy, eBay Spain, eBay Canada, eBay Australia and many more.

“The efficient use of the display is just one of the reasons Abidia is the best choice for anyone to use their wireless phone for portable auctions” said Mike Burch, CTO, in charge of development at Abidia. “Our products excel with limited resource devices when used for buying and selling in the new world market place, now people truly can auction anywhere.”

Abidia Wireless is available directly from the Abidia Website at http://www.abidia.com, or from any of our partners in the United States and Internationally. It is currently available at PalmGear, PDA Green, Handango, Palm Boulevard, PDASSI, and Mobile2Day.de. For as low as $2.49 a month, customers can access their eBay account anywhere, anytime.

“Abidia Wireless provides real time access to your eBay account wherever your life takes you,” said Keith Horn, CEO at Abidia. “We recognize the need to access eBay anywhere you are, and mobile devices provide that freedom… We are fueling a global appetite for 1.2 Billion mobile subscribers, its time to get your eBay to go.”

Appealing Features:

Support for color and monochrome devices
Item images and descriptions
User friendly interface designed specifically for wireless devices.
Support for the leading auction site, eBay.
Sync with your my eBay account information
Follow the status of active and completed auctions.*
View Images of the items you find.*
Effortless configuration, Easy searching.
Search for your favorite items and auctions.
Watch your favorite items and auctions by ID# or keyword.
Browse cached items on your wireless device.*
Organize, track, and bid on active auctions.*
Monitor the items you are selling or buying.*
Vast support of Cellular Carries and their devices.*
Support for a large amount of devices and platforms.*
Support for many international auction sites.*
Install directly to your wireless device.
Optional installation for your personal computer.*

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