Verizon Wireless last week announced new data pricing for enterprise customers, and software to push wireless e-mail to work groups and large organizations.

The data pricing is available to enterprise customers of Verizon Wireless' NationalAccess and BroadbandAccess services. NationalAccess lets customers access the Internet, intranet, e-mail, attachments and business applications from their laptops at average speeds of 60K to 80K bit/sec, and bursts of up to 144K bit/sec.

BroadbandAccess is Verizon Wireless' premier EV-DO-based data service, offering customers average speeds of 400K to 700K bit/sec, capable of bursts up to 2M bit/sec.

Unlimited use of NationalAccess now costs $60 for monthly access, a savings of $20 a month, while unlimited use of BroadbandAccess remains $80 per month. Customers who travel outside a BroadbandAccess coverage area with an EV-DO device can switch to NationalAccess network coverage.

Verizon Wireless also is introducing BlackBerry and PDA/smart phone data service plans for customers with handheld devices. Customers purchasing any Verizon Wireless BlackBerry or PDA/smart phone can get data plans that include 10M bytes for $30 or unlimited data service for $50. This is double the previous offer of 5M bytes for $30.

Customers adding data plans to any America's Choice voice plan of $40 or higher will receive a $5 discount on their chosen data plan.

The software services, provided by Intellisync, are called Wireless Sync Work Group and Wireless Sync Enterprise Server. Wireless Sync Work Group pushes Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino groupware-based e-mail, calendars, contacts and tasks to up to 20 users of Treo, Pocket PC or smart phone devices.

Wireless Sync Enterprise Server can scale to support thousands of users, Verizon Wireless says. It provides secure mobile data delivery for e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks and other enterprise data to Verizon Wireless smart phones and PDAs. Wireless Sync Enterprise Server also lets companies secure mobile devices and disable lost or stolen devices over the air.