PITTSBURG, KS, June 18, 2007 - Names and Numbers, a Kansas-based independent publisher of telephone directories for over 32 years, today announced the upcoming July 2007 release of its mobile (cellular) directories with InformationPages. The platform will provide “real-time” directory information on cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices, a timely medium for today’s “user-on-the-go”.

 

“The days of carrying a print directory in your vehicle, which many of our users do, are over for those users who maintain an Internet hosting plan on their cell phone or PDA,” said Todd McKnight, Chief Operating Officer of Names and Numbers. “Our mobile product makes it possible for users to quickly locate, and immediately connect to, the people and places that affect their lives on a daily basis.”

 

When accessed on mobile devices, namesandnumbers.com (or namesandnumbers.mobi) will direct users to a text-based version of the company’s web site, allowing for easy access to directory information within a couple of clicks. Users may also “bookmark” specific directories (i.e. Pittsburg, Kansas “search” page) for even quicker repeat access.

 

Whether searching for business (Yellow Pages) or residential (White Pages) information, the mobile platform will provide the same types of features as Names and Numbers’ current online product including maps with “zoom” and directional capabilities, business-to-business driving directions, and links to business web sites and email addresses. A “quick call” feature (which may be initially limited to certain devices) will also allow users to place direct calls via hot-linked phone numbers.

 

According to McKnight, the mobile platform brings the availability of directory information full circle. “This product is about providing our information in every type of medium possible for the age we live in. If you are in your kitchen, our print directory is there. If you are on your computer, our online version is at your fingertips. Now, if you are in your car and on-the-go, your mobile device can deliver the same information with the touch of a button. All of these products compliment one another and give our users access to information no matter where they are in their day."

 

Names and Numbers partnered with InformationPages in September 2006 to provide the company’s 65 directories in 11 states with “the most efficient engine for producing online directories today,” said Ken Brock, President and CEO of Names and Numbers. “This efficiency, combined with cutting-edge technology in the areas of user interactivity, directory maintenance, and mobile yellow pages, will make our partnership a successful one for many years to come. I have a strong desire to see Names and Numbers on the forefront of technology, and InformationPages provides that for us.”

 

InformationPages, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Madison, WI, has provided yellow page publishers with award-winning automated pagination tools that replicate the “Look & Feel” of print directories online since 1999. “Our efforts in mobile yellow pages, CD production, and print pagination round out the most complete and comprehensive product line in the yellow page industry,” said Carey Bernier, InformationPages’ Chief Operating Officer. “Clients from Chile to North America and Guam to Bermuda recognize our pagination engine as the fastest, most dynamic available, and Names and Numbers, one of the most forward-thinking publishers we have worked with to date, is no exception. We are extremely excited to be offering them the first run of our mobile platform.”

 

For more information about Names and Numbers visit www.namesandnumbers.com.