Those who use Prudential Retirement Services' services can get information about their plans via the wireless Palm VII, the company has announced. Prudential says that it has developed a Web clipping application for sending the information to users of the device.
Users can check account balances, fund prices and individual fund balances.
Prudential says it will update information daily. In addition, National Discount Brokers announced it will offer customers complete wireless stock trading and account management capabilities. Users also will be able to browse the Web and send and receive e-mail. NDB is offering the service in partnership with OmniSky, the recently launched nationwide wireless Internet service provider. Eventually, the service will support devices based on the Windows CE operating system.