MyAssist and Handmark Launch Mobile Assistance Service on Sprint Smartphones
Apr 7, 2009
MyAssist, the world's first mobile personal assistant service staffed by experts in everything from restaurant referrals to medical care and travel assistance, is now available on Sprint smartphones, including RIM BlackBerry® handhelds, the Palm Treo™, Moto Q™, Samsung ACE™ and other models. The service is available through Handmark® Pocket Express™ mobile Internet content service or can be purchased from MyAssist directly.
MyAssist's mobile personal assistant services are available to help mobile users manage their full, on-the-go lifestyles 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere in the world. The service is designed to give the busy mobile user the luxury of personal assistance at a fraction of the cost and includes:
Personal Assistance: Find a great restaurant and make reservations when you are on personal or business travel; access information about the weather at your destination; find the movie listings at a local theater; arrange for ground transportation to and from airports and/or hotels; and ensure you have the correct location and directions for every important event.
Travel Assistance: Find the logistics of arranging travel tedious? MyAssist offers immediate flight and hotel reservations, gives you a place for help resolving problems with transportation and/or hotel while traveling, and can help you find translation or interpretation services when you travel to a country in which you don't speak the native language. Has your luggage been lost or your wallet stolen? Assistance is a phone call or email away. And, if you have unexpected changes in your travel plans, the service can help you rebook flight, hotel or ground reservations.
Emergency Assistance: Safety and security is a priority for travelers, as is getting to your destination on time. MyAssist assistants can help you with roadside assistance coordination or with emergency evacuation and transportation assistance should weather or other untimely events keep you from traveling. The service is also there to relay messages to your family and friends should your travel be delayed.
Medical Assistance: Getting sick on travel can be frightening, but MyAssist can help you with referrals to physicians and hospitals no matter where you are, with access to 700,000 screened medical professionals worldwide. If you have forgotten your medicine at home, getting prescription replacement assistance is just a phone call away. Have you lost or broken your glasses or contact lenses? MyAssist ensures immediate replacement of contact and corrective lenses.
Working through the details of a busy professional life can be time consuming, but you don't need to hire an expensive personal assistant to keep your life running smoothly. MyAssist is available to Sprint customers as part of Handmark's Elite Bundle for $9.99/month and can also be purchased through MyAssist at www.myassist.com , giving them peace of mind knowing that all of the little details will be taken care of by experts.
About MyAssist
MyAssist is a wholly owned subsidiary of the The Noel Group - the company that built Travel Guard International - one of the world's leading travel insurance, emergency assistance and travel services companies. Founded by Noel Group CEO, John Noel, MyAssist is powered by the same resources and expertise that continue to make Travel Guard a global leader in providing emergency travel and medical assistance, along with general travel and concierge services to millions of travelers annually. In MyAssist, The Noel Group applies its extensive global assistance resources to the unique needs of wireless carriers and their subscribing customers.
About Handmark
Handmark is a leading provider of entertainment, information and productivity applications for mobile phones. The company offers a comprehensive range of mobile media solutions for consumers, as well as businesses looking to expand their reach by offering compelling mobile content and services across a wide range of mobile operating systems and handsets. Handmark has been recognized for its mobile development expertise and management of a variety of desktop and on-device mobile stores full of the industry's best games, applications and ringtones. Pocket Express®, the company's flagship news and information service is a fast, simple, free alternative to traditional mobile browsing offering instant access to up to the minute news, sports, weather, travel information and more.
MarineCierge, MyAssist and TravelCierge are trademarks of the Noel Group, Inc. Any other marks used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or marketers of the products with which the marks are associated.
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