The FirstClass Mobile App Now Free

Open Text, a global leader in Enterprise Content Management has announced that FirstClass Mobile is now available as a free download from the App Store. FirstClass Mobile brings a broad range of rich features to the iPhone and iPod touch giving users access to their messaging and collaborative services from virtually anywhere.

"The FirstClass Mobile App reflects our focus on meeting the increasing demand for powerful mobile solutions from our customers," said John Myers, Vice President and General Manager of Open Text's Communications Solutions Group. "With the FirstClass Mobile App we're able to give iPhone and iPod touch users a powerful communications solution that delivers a true mobile collaboration experience."

Using FirstClass Mobile users can securely login to any FirstClass server from their iPhone or iPod touch to access items on their FirstClass Desktop including email, bookmarks and content from shared collaborative spaces. The FirstClass Mobile App takes advantage of revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch capabilities for playing and sharing sound and video files, and displaying and sending photos. In addition, customers using FirstClass Unified Communications can play voicemail messages (in MP3 format) from their mailbox on the device. iPhone users can also access their FirstClass calendars and contacts via the ActiveSync support built in to FirstClass Sync Services.


"We are really excited about FirstClass Mobile for iPhone and iPod touch as it has major implications for our staff and students," said Keith Pomeroy, Director of Technology with Olentangy Local School District, located near Columbus, Ohio. "The FirstClass Mobile App will allow us to use iPhone and iPod touch to meet our mission of facilitating maximum learning for every student through what we believe is one of the premier learning infrastructures in terms of extending the classroom into an online environment."

The FirstClass Mobile App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch.

The FirstClass Mobile App includes support for multiple languages, including US English, Canadian English, UK English, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Japanese.

Open Text's Communications Solutions Group is a leading provider of cost-effective, highly scalable and feature-rich communication, messaging and collaboration solutions that enable educational institutions and businesses to connect people and content within secure online communities. Open Text offers one of the industry's most flexible communications platform designed to work seamlessly on multiple systems, enabling communication across a wide range of computing platforms and devices. With over eight million users worldwide, the solution is deployed in more than 3,000 learning organizations, including four of the top ten largest school districts in the United States, and over 1,000 businesses.



Read More