PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Business, Telephony/Telecom, Cellphones/Wireless, Tech, Software, CO News GW Hannaway and Associates' Blingo(TM) Goes Live on Sprint PCS Vision(SM) BOULDER, Colo. - October 19, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- GW Hannaway and Associates today announced BLINGO(tm), a new multi-media messaging application is now available to Sprint PCS Vision customers. *(Logo: http://www.Send2Press.com/photoSP/gwhaa.jpg) BLINGO is a creative cell-phone messaging system that incorporates email lingo, and animations with text messaging. Lingo, such as B4N (Bye for Now), will allow users to quickly create meaningful messages. Personal lingo dictionaries make cleaver message writing a breeze. For easy message reading, the lingo is translated in full text for the recipient. Animations, called quips, can be added to the message, providing an enticing way to share thoughts through sound and pictures. BLINGO quips, lingo and text will make messaging to friends and family easy and enticing. "The BLINGO application uses Associated Media Platform, a system which networks dynamic rich-media content," said Wyndham Hannaway, owner of GWH&A. "The quip animations and lingo make messaging entertaining, while complementing the expanding features of cell phones." "Messaging applications are very popular with Sprint PCS Vision customers and BLINGO provides a fun and very quick alternative to traditional messaging," said John Styers, Director of Marketing, Data Communication Services, Sprint. PCS Vision from Sprint offers advanced wireless services that keep customers connected wherever they live, work and play. For more about BLINGO, visit www.goblingo.com. About Sprint Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 65,000 employees worldwide and over $26 billion in annual revenues in 2003, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit www.sprint.com. About GWH&A GWH&A has been at the forefront of imaging, video, and network businesses for over 25 years. Started as an imaging lab in 1975 by Wyndham Hannaway, GWH&A creates system solutions for the imaging and video marketplace. EidolonWorld(tm), a division of GWH&A, developed the software AMP(tm), Associated Media Platform, to provide media network systems and services for myriad devices and networks. For more information, visit www.eidolonworld.net or contact Susan Crouse-Kemp at GWH&A, 303 440-9631, media@gwha.com. More information: http://www.goblingo.com Media Contact Susan Crouse-Kemp of G W Hannaway and Assoc. (GWH&A) +1-303-440-9631 media@gwha.com # # # [ Source of news = G W Hannaway and Associates / GWH&A ] Ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2004/pr04-101904-blingo.txt http://www.send2press.com/2archivePDF/pr04-101904-blingo.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: media@gwha.com (media only) If used for publication, please send specimen copy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- S2P-NP / 0C / CO / BOULDER, Colorado / English (lang=en) Copr. (c) 2004 Send2Press Newswire. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization, who is solely responsible for accuracy of content, by Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com [www.PRnetwire.com] references: ----------- Wireless, Cellphone Messaging, Cellphones, Animation, Multi-media, Lingo, Text Messaging, telecom