Pharos Offers 30% Discount on Nav-Savvy Smartphones

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Pharos Offers 30% Discount on Nav-Savvy Smartphones

		Pharos' Nav-Savvy Smartphone, the GPS phone 600. (PRNewsFoto/Pharos Science & Applications, Inc.) TORRANCE, CA UNITED STATES

   Popular GPS Phone 600 now available for under $500 with a new T-Mobile
                                  contract

    TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharos Science &
Applications, Inc., a leading provider of location-based information and
services, today announced an agreement with T-Mobile USA that will enable
Pharos to give customers up to $200.00 off the purchase of the
award-winning Pharos GPS Phone 600 and 600e when purchased with a new
T-Mobile contract. This brings the price of the next generation smartphones
with Microsoft Live Search and free real-time traffic information, down to
$499.95 and $399.95 respectively when combined with a T-Mobile voice and
data plan. As a part of this agreement, Pharos becomes a T-Mobile reseller
and will sign up new T-Mobile subscribers at
http://www.wirelesswebpromotions.com/Pharos.
    (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070814/LATU059)
    "As business becomes more global, more and more people need
location-based information to navigate to meetings, find restaurants and
access local weather conditions while traveling," said Bob Serafini, Vice
President of Sales, Pharos Science and Applications. "The combined Pharos
and T-Mobile offering will allow busy mobile professionals to use their GPS
Phone 600 to navigate to the nearest Starbucks and access its T-Mobile
HotSpot to get connected and get work done. This saves time and money while
increasing productivity on the road."
    GPS Phone 600
    The GPS Phone 600 delivers a powerful combination of navigation,
entertainment and mobile office features on an unlocked world phone.
Featuring a smart touch screen keyboard and mobile versions of Microsoft
Office Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, the GPS Phone 600 equips mobile
professionals with the tools they need to stay connected and productive
regardless of location. One of the few smartphones to provide navigation
via global positioning and without additional services charges, the GPS
Phone 600 delivers voice-prompted, turn by turn directions in real-time
through Pharos' Ostia navigation software and preloaded maps of the US and
Canada. The GPS Phone 600 includes a two mega-pixel camera, FM radio,
Windows Media Player Mobile and a variety of handy travel applications
handy travel applications to make road trips easier, more productive and
more enjoyable. Manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) for the GPS
Phone 600 is $699.95, though customers can purchase the smartphone for
$499.95 when signing up for a new, two year voice and data plan with
T-Mobile.
    GPS Phone 600e
    For customers who want a full featured smartphone that includes
web-based navigation via Windows Mobile Live Search, ample multimedia
options and a complete mobile office that can seamlessly integrate with
Microsoft Exchange Server, Pharos offers an enterprise version, the GPS
Phone 600e. This smartphone includes the same powerful features of the GPS
Phone 600 but without pre-loaded navigation software, maps, and car kit.
MSRP for the GPS
    Phone 600e is $599.95. Through the Pharos website, customers can
purchase the GPS Phone 600e for $399.95 with a two year voice and data plan
from T-Mobile.
    About Pharos
    Pharos Science & Applications, Inc. is a leading provider of GPS
navigation solutions and location-based services for mobile devices. The
company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a charter member of
Microsoft's Partner Advisory Council and a member of ITS America and CTIA.
Pharos products are sold through a network of leading national retail
locations and online stores. For more information, visit
http://www.pharosgps.com.
    All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.

SOURCE Pharos Science & Applications, Inc.

http://www.pharosgps.com/
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CONTACT:
Kady Dundas of LaBarre Dundas,
+1-503-706-0005, kady@labarredundas.com, for Pharos Science &
Applications, Inc.