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Business Definition for: Address Book

  • an e-mail software facility enabling people and businesses to store and manage e-mail addresses and contact information

Wiktionary Definition for: Address Book

  • A small black book where one writes other people's addresses and phone numbers in. See also little black book (idiomatic).
  • computing : The "Address book" stores contact information (especially e-mail addresses and other data, like postal addresses). It's generally included in w:Internet suite Internet suites and w:operating system operating system customizations.

Additional Resources

Copy Outlook Contacts To The Outlook Express Address Book
Outlook Express is a no-cost, basic e-mail program that is included with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Outlook Express stores contacts in a Microsoft Windows Address Book file with an extension of .wab. The name of the file is based on your Windows logon name. Outlook cannot use a Windows Address Book...
Tags: Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software
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Nokia's new Intellisync Sync Server powers Vodafone K.K. address book backup service for 3G handsets
Nokia announced that Vodafone K.K. in Japan is using its lntellisync Sync Server to launch "Vodafone Address Book," a service for new 3G handsets that allows customers to back up their contact information online. CSK Systems Corporation, a systeNokia announced that Vodafone K.K. in Japan is using its lntellisync Sync...
Tags: 3G, backup, Intellisync, Nokia Corp., server, Vodafone Group Plc.
Research articles 2006-04-01
Plaxo Teams With JAJAH to Add Click to Call to Plaxo Smart Address Book; Plaxo Members Can Now Enjoy the Benefit of Simple, Cheap Calls Without Headphones, Microphones, or Software Downloads
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- PlaxoR, Inc., creator of the smart address book, today announced Plaxo Click to Call which integrates the JAJAH calling service into Plaxo's flagship offering. Plaxo members can now initiate a low-cost call to almost anywhere in the world by simply clicking on any phone number in...
Tags: benefit, headphone, microphone, software, team
Research articles 2006-05-23
Plaxo for Mac 1.0 Now Available; World's First ''Smart Address Book'' Comes to the Large and Growing Mac Community
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- PlaxoR, Inc., creator of the smart address book, today announced the immediate availability of Plaxo for Mac version 1.0. As the most frequently requested capability from current and would-be Plaxo members, the company launched a public beta of Plaxo for Mac this past March. This new...
Tags: Apple Macintosh
Research articles 2006-05-11
Now Software redefines calendar and address book publishing on the World Wide Web; New products enable Atlantic Records, Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and other top Web sites to publish "State-of the-Art" calendars and address books
PORTLAND, Ore.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 8, 1996--Now Software Inc., a leading time management software developer for Windowsr and Macintoshr computers worldwide, today announced two new products which provide a breakthrough solution to publishing, updating and capturing calendar and address book information on the World Wide Web.Now Up-to-Date Web Publishertm automatically creates and...
Tags: MARKETING, software, Sports Illustrated, Wall Street Journal, Web, WWW
Research articles 1996-04-08
Bigfoot Interactive Launches New Email and Online Consumer ''Add to Address Book'' Education Ad Campaign
NEW YORK -- Working With Fortune 2000 Client Base To Educate Consumers On Add To Address Book Benefits To Optimize Delivery Of Critical, Permission-Based Email Communications
Tags: e-mail
Research articles 2004-08-18
Plaxo Introduces Premium Services; New Services Enable Access to Contacts, Calendar and Tasks Through Any WAP-Enabled Device and Eliminate Address Book Clutter
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- PlaxoTM, Inc., creator of the fastest-growing consumer Internet service for updating and accessing contact information, today announced the immediate availability of two new Premium Services, Plaxo Mobile Access and Plaxo Address Book Optimizer. The existing Plaxo service, currently used by over five million subscribers worldwide, will...
Tags: Microsoft Access, premium service, WAP
Research articles 2005-03-22
Plaxo Exceeds Ten Million Members; Rapid Growth and Heightened Member Activity Attributed to Market Need for a Universal Address Book
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- PlaxoR, Inc., creator of the Universal Address Book that keeps millions of members in touch with their friends, colleagues, and information, today announced that it has surpassed the 10-million-member mark. Member activity also has increased as people incorporate Plaxo into their daily lives, accessing it from...
Research articles 2006-03-21
Plaxo Contact Management Now Available for Apple's Mac OS X; Release Represents Major Step Toward Plaxo's Vision of a ''Universal Address Book''
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- PlaxoR, Inc., creator of the Universal Address Book that keeps millions of members in touch with their friends, colleagues, and information, today announced the public beta of the company's popular contact management software for Apple's Mac OS X. Plaxo for Mac represents a major step toward...
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, vision
Research articles 2006-03-14
Revealed on the net: Paris Hilton address book
NEW YORK AFP — First, an intimate video of Paris Hilton was sold on the Internet, and now her address book has been posted for all to see, to the dismay of people at the phone numbers in it. "Her information is on the Internet," T-Mobile spokesman Bryan Zidar...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Hilton Hotels Corp., INTERNET, Paris, phone, T-Mobile
Research articles 2005-02-21
Mobile operator O2 selects Critical Path to offer new services and manage user identities for five million subscribers; O2 adds Critical Path personal address book and directory to complement existing email and SMS deployment.
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 October 2002-CRITICAL PATH: Mobile operator O2 selects Critical Path to offer new services and manage user identities for five million subscribers; O2 adds Critical Path personal address book and directory to complement existing email and SMS deployment C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...
Tags: Critical Path, O2 Plc., O2 UK
Research articles 2002-10-21
FusionOne Helps Keep Mobile Phone Address Books From Falling into the Wrong Hands; Boosts Security Features of MightyBackup with 'Self Destruct' Function
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- FusionOne, a developer of premium mobile services, has added a new security feature to its mobile address book backup service, MightyBackup. 'Self Destruct' enables subscribers to immediately erase the contents of their mobile phone address books in the case of loss or theft. A back-up copy...
Tags: cell phone, mobile, phone
Research articles 2005-03-02
New Survey From Plaxo Finds Rolodex, Post-It Notes More Popular Than Microsoft Outlook for Address Book Upkeep; Many Still Rely on Pen and Paper, or Spouse to Keep Track of Ever-Changing Phone Numbers, Email Addresses of Business and Personal Contacts
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A survey, conducted recently with Bay Area industry trade show attendees, reveals the behaviors and habits of how people manage their contact information. Despite the fact that all respondents had both a personal and work email address, the survey found that more people use a Rolodex...
Tags: e-mail, e-mail address, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Rolodex, survey
Research articles 2005-06-07
Worm Poaches Addresses from MSN and Microsoft Messenger Address Books, Emphasizing the Need for Third-Party Communications Platforms
NEW YORK -- According to Omnipod, the leading provider of On-Demand secure instant messaging IM for enterprises, a worm was identified today that takes advantage of a security hole in the MSN and Microsoft Messenger, a public IM program. The worm, known as W32/Funner.A-mm, propagates itself by retrieving contacts from...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., MSN, worm
Research articles 2004-10-19
Plaxo and Zingy to Offer a 'Smarter' Address Book for Mobile Phones
Plaxo Mobile Plus Enhances Mobile Address Books With Wireless Synchronization of Contacts, Interactive Maps and Photos
Tags: Address Book, cell phone, mobile, phone
Research articles 2006-10-31
Web Innovator Launches Unique New Service at eCode.com: Delivering Global Id, Web-based Business Cards and a Truly Self-Populating and Self-Updating Address Book
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--August 4, 1998--eCode.com, Inc. today launched its patent pending eCode concept, addressing the needs of consumers and business users alike to effortlessly stay in touch with friends and business associates. For a limited time, eCode.com is giving away life-long eCodes, feature rich web-based Address BizE Books and, Business...
Tags: Business Wire, MARKETING, Sunnyvale, Web
Research articles 1998-08-04
Web Innovator Launches Unique New Service at eCode.com: Delivering Global Id, Web-based Business Cards and a Truly Self-Populating and Self-Updating Address Book
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--August 4, 1998--eCode.com, Inc. today launched its patent pending eCode concept, addressing the needs of consumers and business users alike to effortlessly stay in touch with friends and business associates. For a limited time, eCode.com is giving away life-long eCodes, feature rich web-based Address BizE Books and, Business...
Tags: Business Wire, MARKETING, Sunnyvale, Web
Research articles 1998-08-04
Sidekick users share their horror stories
Sidekick's LX, the newest model(Credit: CBSInteractiveAfter suffering through a weeklong outage, T-Mobile Sidekick users got even worse news on Saturday, when the company advised them that any data not on their phone was likely gone forever due to a hardware failure.Since then, Sidekick owners have been sharing their stories with...
Tags: T-Mobile Sidekick
News items 2009-10-12
What's the best phone for Google Voice?
Dear readers: We are testing a new commenting system, JS-Kit's Echo, in this post. In addition to providing a more comprehensive sign-on system and real-time updating, Echo also collates comments on this story from other Web sources, such as Twitter. Check out the action at the end of the post....
Tags: phone, Google Inc., Apple iPhone
News items 2009-08-26
In Depth: 9 things you'll love about Snow Leopard
Steve Jobs first announced Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard was in development at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC in 2008. It was a chance for Apple to take stock of where it was with OS X. There would be no major innovations, but plenty of refinements: it would install...
Tags: application, option, Apple Inc., refinement, Apple Macintosh, Apple MobileMe
News items 2009-08-24