Software developer Borland International (Scotts Valley, CA) has incorporated caller-ID capability into Sidekick for Windows, Borland's personal organizer equipped with a flexible calendar and card-file and note-taking features. Caller ID automatically displays the Sidekick card-file information as the telephone rings, enabling users to prepare themselves for important calls and to better manage their telephone activity. Another benefit is a call-logging feature, which shows the date, time, duration, and origin of all incoming calls and makes Sidekick a virtual answering machine.
Sidekick's new capabilities are the result of a business and technology partnership
between Austin-based Rochelle Communications and Borland. Rochelle produces and markets single-line and multiline caller-ID interface devices. Sidekick users can purchase Rochelle's single-line ANI-232 decoder unit for $80.
The pop-up window for Sidekick's caller-ID feature.
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Sidekick for Windows Gets a Kick with Caller ID
