O2 Raises cash for children and young people

O2 Raises cash for children and young people

Youth bus will take activities into the Leeds community

Children and young people from South Leeds are to benefit from a huge fund-raising effort by O2 people in Leeds.

When they voted last year to raise money for the St Luke’s CARES charity, the 2,700 staff aimed for a target of £15,000. Twelve months on, they have more than DOUBLED that amount.

With it they are buying a youth bus for the St Luke CARES mobile youth service. This is used to take activities and care out into the community for young people who may not have the transport to get to their centre in Beeston Road, Leeds. The keys will be handed over at O2 on Friday, May 1, 2009.

The new vehicle, fully fitted for purpose, will replace one which was borrowed. Fund raising took place as part of O2’s “Big Site” project and includes a bursary from Yorkshire Forward. O2 staff are asked to put forward charities of their choice and colleagues are asked to vote on which one they want to help. St Luke’s CARES was put forward by staff who had volunteered for work in the past with the charity and been impressed by their work with young people.

Said Project Chair Mark Nichols: “The mobile youth bus provides a facility that reaches right into the communities that need it most. Witnessing at first hand the faces of children when they see St Luke’s in their own back yard, demonstrates immediately how much they value this service. It is a real and practical way to encourage children to channel their energy into something very positive.”

He added: “Our volunteers have been tireless in their efforts to raise as much money as possible. They have done everything from hand making cards to sell at Christmas to jumping out of aeroplanes.”

The support is part of the O2 It’s Your Community programme, which allows groups, organisations and charities to apply for awards ranging from £100 to £1000 to make a difference within communities. To date over £1 million has been donated to over 1,500 projects across the UK. To find out more and apply visit http://www.itsyourcommunity.co.uk

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Foxwood Special School celebrate with O2

Foxwood Special School celebrate with O2

O2 THROWS PARTY FOR WARRINGTON SPECIAL SCHOOL
Over £26,000 raised for new garden

O2 staff at Preston Brook threw a party for disabled children at Foxwood Special School in Birchwood to celebrate the end of a year of fundraising as part of the company’s It’s your Community Programme.

Over 1700 people at the customer service centre raised £26,562 to build a multi-sensory garden with wheelchair friendly concrete walkways and specially raised flowerbeds for the 72 students at the school.

On Wednesday the students visited O2’s centre in Preston Brook to celebrate the completion of the project with cakes and fairground games.

They played a life-sized game of Jenga, Connect Four and took part in a Nintendo Wii competition alongside O2 staff. The students also had cakes with their own photographs printed on them. O2 people and students had the chance to win an i-Pod touch mobile phone, shopping vouchers and leisure vouchers in the raffle.

Hayley Adamson, who is Head of Retention and Upgrades at O2 and chair of the Community Crew who carried out the work at the school, said the project had been a rewarding experience for O2 people.

“It has been wonderful to support Fox Wood Special School over the past year,” she said. “Our people have been behind the project 100 per cent, trying to raise as much money as possible. And it’s also been great to roll our sleeves up and get directly involved with the building work too.

“To have the students visit us today to celebrate a year of success is the cherry on the cake,” she said.

The project has transformed the previously derelict and waterlogged land.

The decision to support a local project marked a step change in the way O2 raises funds for charity. For the past three years the company have worked with a single UK charity partner but in 2008 decided to give staff at its five main sites across the country the opportunity to raise cash for a charity of their choice, in their local area.

O2’s support of Foxwood Special School is part of the O2 It’s Your Community programme, which allows groups, organisations and charities to apply for awards ranging from £100 to £1000 to make a difference within communities. To date over £1 million has been donated to over 1,500 projects across the UK. To find out more and apply visit http://www.itsyourcommunity.co.uk

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Small businesses determined to survive the credit crunch

Small businesses determined to survive the credit crunch

– 20 % forecast growth over the next six months
– Nearly half set to invest in new technology
– Maintaining cash flow is the greatest threat

Small businesses have adopted a resilient outlook and a determination to survive the economic crisis, according to a study by O2.

Small Business Confidence Levels

O2’s Small Business Confidence Index questioned nearly 3,000 small business owners to gauge how the community is responding to the current economic climate in the first quarter of 2009.

The research revealed that despite levels of business confidence being at a record low for the majority of respondents (49%), over six out of ten (66 per cent) are determined to make it through the downturn. Over a fifth (21 per cent) are predicting business growth in the next twelve months, whilst seven per cent of bosses cited that their business has been unaffected by the recession. Four in a hundred business owners view the current economic climate as an exciting challenge for their business.

The optimistic approach comes despite a continued gloomy outlook for the sector. Recent reports have predicted that the current economic downturn will see up to six per cent of small businesses collapse in 2009.

Issues impacting levels of confidence in the SME sector

The report revealed that financial issues have now replaced red tape and competition as the greatest cause for concern amongst the UK’s small business community.

Concerns over cash flow was cited as the greatest threat to survival closely followed by a lack of support from the banking sector, with small businesses hopeful the government will do more to help the business community access finance such as loans and overdraft facilities. Cutting corporation tax and a commercial rates relief was identified as a way government could help improve levels of confidence amongst the small business community. A recent move by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, has seen a deferral from a full rise, with rates rising by two per cent this year instead of the predicted full five per cent, in an attempt to save small firms up to £600 million.

Feedback also revealed two thirds (62%) of the small businesses questioned had not noticed any change in their banks attitude to lending with only two per cent of those questioned feeling they had directly benefited by receiving a loan. Recent cuts in interest rates have reportedly had little effect in helping to restore confidence amongst the sector with over two thirds (64%) stating that a further reduction in rates would have no benefit on their business.

Cost Efficiencies

In an attempt to cut expenditure and increase cost efficiencies, nearly four in ten (39 per cent) of small business owners are set to implement a headcount freeze amongst their workforce with 11% planning to make redundancies. Downsizing on office premises was another popular means of reducing overheads with 17% of those questioned actively looking for smaller commercial premises.

Despite a wave of cost cutting measures, the research revealed that nearly half (49 per cent) of small businesses are continuing to spend on IT and technology in an attempt to benefit from cost efficiencies in the long term.

Converged devices such as iPhones and BlackBerry smartphones were identified as the most popular technology products with increases in staff efficiency and less requirement for fixed office space cited as the greatest reasons behind this continued investment. Recent research from O2 revealed that over one in ten (13 per cent) small businesses have not renewed a lease on an office or business premises and are now working remotely and from home.

This shift to converged devices is supported by sales figures from O2’s London retail outlets which reveal that nine out of ten small business customers have switched to iPhones and BlackBerry smartphones compared to last year when only two in ten small businesses across the UK were using converged devices.

Simon Devonshire, Head of Small Business Marketing, O2 commented: ‘At the end of the first business quarter of 2009, it is evident that there is very much a ‘thrive and survive’ mentality amongst small business owners. Whilst conditions are clearly very tough small businesses are determined not to fall victim to the recession and are scrutinising their business model to see where savings can be made and new business won. Confidence is essential for anyone running a small business and in the current economic climate keeping confidence in yourself, your team and your business is more important than ever. As a result of this, O2 will continue to invest in monitoring the confidence levels of the small business community twice a year to see how business confidence levels progresses’”

In response to the findings of the Small Business Confidence Index, O2 has introduced three new Business Flexibility packages designed exclusively to help small businesses increase flexibility and cut costs. In the first package small business customers can save on hardware investment costs by holding onto their existing handsets and getting a SIM only small business tariff. The second and third packages allow small businesses to switch more easily from business to consumer tariffs or temporarily reduce the number of mobile numbers held by a small business in the event of it needing to downsize without incurring termination fees.

Devonshire added: ‘As a business, O2 is committed to helping its small business customers and making it easier for them to manage costs effectively and get from their mobile services exactly what they need.’

David Molian of Cranfield School of Management’s Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurial Performance & Economics commented: “There are three things in O2’s Small Business Confidence Index which really stand out for me. First, it suggests that the UK’s small businesses are increasingly viewing the glass as half-full, not half-empty. Compared with earlier surveys, fewer businesses believe they won’t make it through, and a good number actually see opportunities to grow. This is encouraging, because ultimately the health of our economy hinges on confidence.

Second, it’s clear that many businesses are now adjusting to the new reality. They’re focusing, quite rightly, on cash as number one and on improving the productivity of their workforce through, for example, smarter investment in converged IT and telephony.

Third, the survey highlights the lag between government initiatives and their effect in the market. There’s nothing unusual in this, but it underscores that government and the banking community need to broadcast to small businesses that there is money to lend, and to make it available fast.

We are not out of the woods by any means, but this survey provides encouragement and evidence, if it were needed, of the resilience of the small business population.”

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O2 Rewards Innovative Mobile Application Partners

O2 Rewards Innovative Mobile Application Partners

First members join O2’s Applications Centre of Excellence

O2 UK today announces three inaugural members have been accepted into its Applications Centre of Excellence, following the launch of the scheme last year. Corporate applications developers Asavie, Neverfail and Telmap will become the Centre’s first official members, marking a significant milestone for the programme.

The three partners will now collaborate exclusively with a specialist O2 team, who will support the development and marketing of innovative and bespoke mobile applications. The programme will aid the development of Asavie’s secure mobile access solution AccessMyLan, Neverfail’s business continuity solutions, and Telmap’s satellite navigation solution Telmap Navigator.

O2’s Centre of Excellence programmes have a proven track record for helping corporate customers further develop their services and drive sales. This model, a first for the corporate applications market, will enable Asavie, Neverfail and Telmap to continue their success in an increasingly competitive industry. Membership into the Applications Centre of Excellence allows partners to take advantage of O2’s experience in the corporate sector, and in-depth knowledge of the needs of its customers to help tailor applications for their market.

The solutions provided by the new inductees highlight the wide range of mobile applications that O2’s Applications Centre of Excellence encourages. Asavie will offer hosted secure remote-access services for operators and service providers; Neverfail will ensure seamless connectivity to applications and data for businesses; and Telmap will develop mobile mapping and navigational solutions.

Having achieved set targets and passed revenue and sales performance criteria, each of the new members will benefit from the programme across three key areas:

o Sales support – Dedicated O2 Sales Engagement Resource

o Marketing support – Share of O2 Centre of Excellence marketing funding, based on an agreed marketing plan and to be matched by the partner

o Technical support – Access to O2 devices and visibility of O2’s device roadmap as well access to enhanced technical support and lab testing

“The relationships we have with our partners are first-class and we believe that constant collaboration will help us all move forward in a challenging market. Asavie, Neverfail and Telmap have demonstrated a commitment to O2 and a shared belief in going the extra mile for our customers. They are highly valued partners who thoroughly deserve this recognition for exceptional work. We look forward to helping them achieve even greater success in the future,” said Ben Dowd, Business Sales Director, Telefonica O2 UK.

The Applications Centre of Excellence is a highly desirable accolade within O2’s wider Accelerator programme, reserved for the best performing applications partners. Starting as “Preferred” programme members, partners can be escalated to “Certified” members after working successfully with O2 over a period of time. Only partners who consistently perform at the highest level are then invited into the Applications Centre of Excellence.

The programme follows on from the success of O2’s Data Centre of Excellence, a proven model showing how clear objectives, defined by O2 and the partner, can increase sales and revenue for both parties. By adopting a customer-centric approach, the programme ensures that solutions are released into an appreciative market.

Ralph Shaw, CEO, Asavie, said of the announcement: „Membership of this prestigious programme is a significant endorsement of the success AccessMyLan has achieved to date, and will broaden the opportunities for on-demand business mobility services. We look forward to continued success with O2, which has proven to be a highly effective and responsive partner focused on delivering best in class solutions to its customers.”

Mark Lewis, VP Sales, Europe, Neverfail, said: “As a recognised leader in maintaining user productivity 24/7, we are delighted that Neverfail has been selected to be one of the first O2 Applications Centre of Excellence partners. Our relationship brings together a successful combination of O2’s deep understanding of the customer environment with Neverfail’s award-winning continuous availability solutions. This enables us to offer mutual customers the best technical solutions whilst still working with their trusted supplier.”

Oren Nissim, CEO, Telmap, said: “There is clearly high consumer demand for mobile mapping and navigation services, demonstrated by the volume of mobile phones released with an embedded GPS. We are very proud to be working with O2 and believe that, together, we can showcase our Navigator product and perfectly position it to take advantage of this growing market as well as enhance the customer experience.”

The Applications Centre of Excellence is part of O2’s UK business strategy to take a more IT-focused approach to corporate and SME sales. O2 also launched the Enterprise, M2M and Data Centres of Excellence in 2008 which have all been specifically tailored to the area of business they cover, and aim to bring together experts in these areas to offer customers an integrated end-to-end offering.

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O2 Claims Exclusive Partner From Rivals

O2 Claims Exclusive Partner From Rivals

o Barclay Communications signs exclusive contract to sell O2 only
o New innovative partnership evolves

O2 today announces that reseller Barclay Communications (Barclay) has ended contracts with the UK’s other major network providers to become an exclusive partner for O2.

In addition to becoming an exclusive O2 partner, Barclay will also become an O2 Centre of Excellence. It will enable Barclay to benefit from a dedicated O2 Business Team providing support across sales, customer service and marketing and better meet the needs of their customers.

Barclay, which specialises in improving business efficiency for customers will now exclusively sell and manage O2’s business products and services throughout the UK and Northern Ireland. O2 and Barclay will operate a revenue-share model, allowing both organisations to improve direction and focus, whilst providing a profitable platform for both parties.

O2 is gaining an exclusive partnership with one of the fastest growing technology companies in Ireland, recognised by its inclusion in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50. Barclay’s experience and success in optimising business contracts using the latest mobile technologies has been the foundation of its achievements to date. The company was recently awarded the Mobile News Award for best business-to-business reseller.

Barclay made the decision to become an exclusive O2 partner due to the strength of O2’s products and services, and its innovative approach to partnering. The two organisations have developed a highly successful and unique working relationship, illustrated by the groundbreaking deal to transfer existing O2 SME customers in Northern Ireland to Barclay.

“We are delighted to announce Barclay Communications as an exclusive partner and a Centre of Excellence for business. This deal is testament to the excellent quality of service Barclay provides. Barclay is the perfect partner to help us expand our presence and grow our market share throughout the UK, supplying our entire range of business-to-business solutions across mobile and web. We pride ourselves on our successful partnerships, and have set out our stall to be the number one network to help our partners grow. We see the Centre of Excellence program as the perfect vehicle to achieve those aims and allow our partner & direct channels to collaborate”, said David Plumb, Head of SME Sales at O2.

Britt Megahey, Managing Director of Barclay Communications commented: “We have been astounded by the level of O2’s forward-thinking approach. As an operator, it is streets ahead of the other networks in the way it works with partners. We have built strong personal relationships with O2’s team of experts and enjoy regular high-level contact. Looking ahead, we are excited and impressed by O2’s mobile and fixed-line proposition, positioning us perfectly as convergence becomes an increasingly important area for the industry. The revenue-share model we have agreed with O2 will become an industry standard and, ultimately, made the decision to go exclusive an easy one.”

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Telefónica gives world’s first real LTE demonstration

Telefónica gives world’s first real LTE demonstration

In Madrid today, Telefónica gave a demonstration of how real services work on a 4th generation mobile network using LTE (long term evolution) technology. This is the first time that an LTE prototype network has been connected to the real network (3G & 2G), an indication that applications could be just around the corner.

This first demo included a VOIP call and a video call using the LTE mini-network installed at the HQ for this purpose by Ericsson, a video conference and data & image download with speeds well over 140Mbps: ten times faster than the current speed offered by the 3G network over HSPA technology.

Commitment to technological leadership and innovation is one of Telefónica’s key objectives.

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Jetzt für Geschäftskunden: Das mobile Mini-Notebook Asus EeePC 1003HAG mit Vertrag bei O2

Jetzt für Geschäftskunden: Das mobile Mini-Notebook Asus EeePC 1003HAG mit Vertrag bei O2

Mobil im Internet surfen mit HSDPA, WLAN oder Bluetooth
10 Zoll-Bildschirm und Multi-Touchpad
Bis zu fünf Stunden Akkulaufzeit

MÜNCHEN. Telefónica O2 Germany bietet mit dem Asus EeePC 1003HAG jetzt auch Geschäftskunden ein ultramobiles Mini-Notebook mit Vertrag an. Dank des eingebauten UMTS-Moduls und des O2 Business Data Tarifs kann man mit dem Gerät nahezu überall im Internet surfen und E-Mails lesen. Zusätzlich sind schnelle Datenverbindungen über WLAN und Bluetooth möglich. Mit nur 1,4 Kilogramm Gewicht und einer Akkulaufzeit von bis zu fünf Stunden ist der Asus EeePC damit ein ideales Zweitgerät für Geschäftsleute, die viel unterwegs sind.
„Viele Geschäftsleute wollen auf Reisen oder im Flugzeug keinen schweren Laptop mit sich tragen, trotzdem müssen sie Zugriff auf ihre Daten und das Internet haben. Dafür ist der EeePC ideal”, sagt Karola Bode, die Leiterin des Geschäftskundenbereichs von O2. Der Asus EeePC wird Firmenkunden als Paket mit dem O2 Business Tarif sowie der O2 Data Flat für eine Laufzeit von 24 Monaten angeboten. Für Privatkunden gibt es das Gerät bereits seit Ende März.

Die Bedienung des neuen Asus ist denkbar einfach: SIM-Karte einlegen, aufklappen und schon kann man lossurfen. Ob im Geschäftsmeeting, im Straßencafe oder Zuhause – über das schnelle Datennetz von Telefónica O2 Germany kann man nahezu überall mobil arbeiten. Mit einem Arbeitsspeicher von 1.024 MB, einem 10-Zoll-Bildschirm und dem Intel Atom N270 Prozessor ist der neue Asus so ausgelegt, dass die wichtigsten Firmenanwendungen wie E-Mail, Internet, Kalenderverwaltung und Präsentationsprogramme problemlos funktionieren.

Auf dem 28,5 Millimeter flachen Gerät ist Windows XP Home vorinstalliert. Ein Multi-Touchpad und die große Tastatur sorgen für eine besonders komfortable Navigation und Bedienung der Programme. Das Gerät ist für das schnelle Surfen mit HSDPA und HSUPA ausgerüstet, das Download-Geschwindigkeiten von bis zu 3,6 MBit/s ermöglicht. Außerdem unterstützt es die WiFi-Standards 802.11 b/g sowie 802.11 n und erlaubt so besonders schnelle WLAN-Verbindungen.

Weitere Informationen zum Asus EeePC 1003HAG und den Datentarifen finden Sie unter: > http://www.o2online.de/business
Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG gehört zu Telefónica Europe und ist Teil des spanischen Telekommunikationskonzerns Telefónica S.A. Das Unternehmen bietet seinen Privat- wie Geschäftskunden in Deutschland Post- und Prepaid-Mobilfunkprodukte sowie innovative mobile Datendienste auf Basis der GPRS- und UMTS-Technologie an. Darüber hinaus stellt das Unternehmen als integrierter Kommunikationsanbieter auch DSL-Festnetztelefonie und Highspeed-Internet zur Verfügung. Telefónica Europe hat 46 Millionen Mobil- und Festnetzkunden in Großbritannien, Irland, der Tschechischen Republik, der Slowakei und Deutschland.

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O2 VPN Entry – die unkomplizierte Standortvernetzung für Unternehmen

O2 VPN Entry – die unkomplizierte Standortvernetzung für Unternehmen

Unternehmensstandorte und Home-Offices einfach und kostengünstig an das Firmennetz anbinden
Professioneller 24-Stunden-Betrieb durch O2

München. Mit O2 VPN Entry erleichtert Telefónica O2 Germany Geschäftskunden den Einstieg in die Standortvernetzung. Egal ob ein Unternehmen mehrere Niederlassungen oder Home Offices hat – mit O2 VPN Entry lassen sich diese einfach und kostengünstig an das Firmennetz anbinden. Der Betrieb und die Kontrolle der Standortvernetzung erfolgt professionell durch O2.
Als Einstiegslösung ist O2 VPN Entry besonders für mittelständische Firmen mit zehn bis 500 Mitarbeitern geeignet. Schon ab zwei Standorten ist eine Vernetzung über DSL oder über eine Standleitung möglich. Der Anschluss der Plug&Play-Hardware erfolgt durch einen Techniker von O2. Der Betrieb des Virtual Private Network (VPN) wird rund um die Uhr durch O2 überwacht, wobei die Bandbreite individuell an die Bedürfnisse des Unternehmens angepasst werden kann.

Mit O2 VPN Entry profitieren Firmen von sämtlichen Vorteilen der Standortvernetzung: Die Mitarbeiter haben unabhängig von ihrem Standort in Deutschland vollen Zugriff auf das Firmennetz und die Firmendaten. Die Trennung des VPN vom öffentlichen Internet sorgt für einen hohen Schutz der Daten. Eine Backup-Funktion über ISDN-Leitung garantiert zusätzliche Netzwerksicherheit.

„VPN Entry ist eine einfache und flexible Lösung zur Standortvernetzung und deshalb gerade für kleine und mittelständische Firmen interessant”, sagt Karola Bode, Leiterin des Geschäftskundenbereichs von O2. „Die Kunden erhalten eine fully managed Lösung, und das zu einem sehr attraktiven Preis.”

Der Geschäftskundenbereich von O2 bietet Firmenkunden moderne und kosteneffiziente Kommunikationslösungen aus einer Hand: Mobilfunk, Festnetz, Internetzugang, Standortvernetzung und Managed Hosting. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei Qualität und Zukunftssicherheit: Firmenkunden profitieren bei O2 von dem Know-how und der Größe des Telefónica Konzerns, einem der größten Telekommunikationsanbieter weltweit.

O2 VPN Entry ist ab sofort für Geschäftskunden erhältlich und ergänzt als Einstiegslösung die bestehenden Angebote O2 VPN Flex und O2 VPN Connect, mit denen sich Sonderlösungen und mobile Netzwerkzugänge realisieren lassen.

Weitere Informationen zu O2 VPN Entry finden Sie unter: > http://www.o2online.de/business
Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG gehört zu Telefónica Europe und ist Teil des spanischen Telekommunikationskonzerns Telefónica S.A. Das Unternehmen bietet seinen Privat- wie Geschäftskunden in Deutschland Post- und Prepaid-Mobilfunkprodukte sowie innovative mobile Datendienste auf Basis der GPRS- und UMTS-Technologie an. Darüber hinaus stellt das Unternehmen als integrierter Kommunikationsanbieter auch DSL-Festnetztelefonie und Highspeed-Internet zur Verfügung. Telefónica Europe hat 46 Millionen Mobil- und Festnetzkunden in Großbritannien, Irland, der Tschechischen Republik, der Slowakei und Deutschland.

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Für Geschäftskunden – O2 Conference Service kostenlos testen

Für Geschäftskunden – O2 Conference Service kostenlos testen

Nur im April: Kostenlose Telefonkonferenzen für Geschäftskunden
Einfache Benutzung über Kurzwahl auf dem Handy

MÜNCHEN. Telefónica O2 Germany bietet Geschäftsleuten im April die Möglichkeit, den O2 Conference Service kostenlos zu testen. Telefonkonferenzen lassen sich bequem über das Handy einberufen, eine vorherige Anmeldung ist nicht nötig. Geschäftsleute können mit diesem Service Zeit und Reisekosten sparen.
Die Nutzung des O2 Conference Service ist spielend einfach: Um eine Telefonkonferenz einzuberufen, wird eine SMS an eine Kurzwahl geschickt. Als Antwort erhält der Kunde eine Moderatoren- und eine Teilnehmer-PIN. Alternativ kann die PIN auch im Internet erstellt werden. Mit der PIN wählen sich die Teilnehmer in die Telefonkonferenz ein. Dabei können sie entscheiden, ob sie über eine mobile Kurzwahlnummer oder eine Festnetznummer an der Telefonkonferenz teilnehmen. Bei vorheriger Anmeldung können sich mehrere hundert Teilnehmer in die Telefonkonferenz einwählen.

Als Aktion im April können Geschäftskunden den O2 Conference Service einen Monat lang kostenlos testen. Voraussetzung dabei ist eine PIN-Generierung über die Webseite o2conferenceservice.de und die Einwahl über die mobile Kurzwahl 0179-o2conf (0179-622663) im deutschen O2 Netz. Das Angebot ist gültig ab drei Teilnehmern und einer maximalen Nutzung von 30 Stunden pro Mobilfunkteilnehmer. Ab Mai fallen wieder die normalen Nutzungsgebühren von 15 Cent netto pro Minute und Teilnehmer an.

„Gerade in wirtschaftlich unsicheren Zeiten muss in vielen Unternehmen gespart werden. Deshalb kann es sinnvoll sein, persönliche Termine durch Telefonkonferenzen zu ersetzen”, sagt Karola Bode, Leiterin des Geschäftskundenbereichs von O2. „Mit dem O2 Conference Service bieten wir Unternehmen einen flexiblen und kosteneffizienten Dienst für Telefonkonferenzen an.”

Weitere Informationen zum O2 Conference Service finden Sie im
Recherche-Mappe Pocket Flyer sowie unter:
> http://www.o2online.de/business oder > http://www.o2conferenceservice.de
Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG gehört zu Telefónica Europe und ist Teil des spanischen Telekommunikationskonzerns Telefónica S.A. Das Unternehmen bietet seinen Privat- wie Geschäftskunden in Deutschland Post- und Prepaid-Mobilfunkprodukte sowie innovative mobile Datendienste auf Basis der GPRS- und UMTS-Technologie an. Darüber hinaus stellt das Unternehmen als integrierter Kommunikationsanbieter auch DSL-Festnetztelefonie und Highspeed-Internet zur Verfügung. Telefónica Europe hat 46 Millionen Mobil- und Festnetzkunden in Großbritannien, Irland, der Tschechischen Republik, der Slowakei und Deutschland.

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SIM-Karte einlegen und lossurfen

SIM-Karte einlegen und lossurfen

Ab 26. März für 49,99 Euro kombiniert mit O2 Datenflatrate
10 Zoll-Notebook mit Multi-Touchpad
Entertainment und Internet für Privat- und Geschäftskunden

MÜNCHEN. Telefónica O2 Germany erweitert zum 26. März 2009 sein Angebot für die mobile Internetnutzung und bietet jetzt ein hochwertiges Notebook mit eingebautem UMTS-Modul in Verbindung mit dem neuen Datentarif O2 Active-Data-Plus. Der schwarze EeePC 1003HAG ermöglicht mit einer großen Tastatur, drahtlosen Verbindungen per schnellstem WLAN, Bluetooth und HSDPA sowie fünf Stunden Akkulaufzeit komfortables Surfen an jedem Ort. Mit nur 1,4 kg Gewicht, seinem ansprechenden Äußeren und den kompakten Maßen ist das kleine Notebook der perfekte Begleiter und auch als mobiles Zweitgerät für Zuhause geeignet.
„Bereits der erste EeePC von Asus, den wir im Angebot hatten, wurde sehr gut angenommen. Jetzt erweitern wir unser Angebot um ein Mini-Notebook der neuesten Generation”, so Lutz Schüler, Geschäftsführer Marketing und Sales bei Telefónica O2 Germany. „In Verbindung mit dem neuen EeePC und unserer Datenflatrate können die Kunden in unserem modernen Datennetz ihre wichtigsten Anwendungen wie E-Mail, Surfen, Chatten und Multimedia komfortabel im Straßencafé, zu Hause oder auf Reisen nutzen. Einfach aufklappen und lossurfen.”

Das mit einem Intel Atom N270 Prozessor und 1.024 MB Arbeitsspeicher ausgestattete Notebook ist der neueste Spross der erfolgreichen EeePC Serie von Asus. In dem 28,5 mm schmalen 10 Zoll-Mini-Notebook ist eine 160 GB-Festplatte eingebaut, auf der Windows XP Home vorinstalliert ist. Bis zu fünf Stunden mobiles Surfen und Arbeiten sind dank des Strom sparenden Prozessors sowie der hohen Akkuleistung möglich. Das sensitive Multi-Touchpad und die große Tastatur sorgen für eine besonders komfortable Navigation und Bedienung der Programme.

Das Gerät unterstützt neben den WiFi-Standards 802.11 b/g auch den Draft-Standard 802.11 n und ermöglicht so besonders schnelle WLAN-Verbindungen. Dies ist insbesondere für die Übertragung von Musik, Bildern und Filmen zwischen mehreren Geräten beispielsweise im Heimnetzwerk von Vorteil. Mit der großen Festplatte bietet das Gerät ausreichend Speicherplatz für Bildersammlungen und Musikkollektionen. Weitere Multimedia-Eigenschaften sind die eingebaute 1,3 Megapixel Kamera für Videotelefonie und zwei Stereolautsprecher mit ausgezeichneter Klangqualität.

Die O2 Datenflatrate Internet-Pack-L für 25 Euro kombiniert mit dem Basistarif O2 Active-Data-Plus für monatlich 15 Euro ermöglicht Surfvergnügen auf dem neuen Mini-Notebook mit einer Geschwindigkeit von bis zu 3,6 MBit/s, die mit DSL 2000 vergleichbar ist. Möglich wird dies durch modernste Technologien wie HSDPA und HSUPA für den schnellen Up- und Download. O2 erreicht bereits mehr als 80 Prozent aller deutschen Haushalte mit seinem mobilen Hochgeschwindigkeitsnetz. Bis Ende des Jahres werden es nahezu 100 Prozent sein.

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