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FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 29, 2002 - ISSUE NO. 41 |
Dear Friends and Industry Colleagues,
This is my weekly newsletter about Wireless Data and Radio Paging. You are receiving this message because you have either communicated with me in the past about a wireless topic, or your address was included in another e-mail that I received on the same subject. This is not a SPAM. If you have received this message in error, or you are not interested in these topics, please click here, then click on “send” and you will be promptly removed from the mailing list.
This is a rather long newsletter this week. You may have to wait a while for it to download. I hope that it will be worth the wait.
WIRELESS NEWS |
From: RCR Wireless News
Motorola gets Federal Express contract
Nov. 27, 2002 12:33 PM EST
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Shipping giant FedEx Corp. announced it will begin using
new wireless devices built by Motorola Inc. and running on Microsoft Corp.’s
personal digital assistant operating system.
FedEx said the device is currently under testing, and that it will be available early next year to 40,000 of the company’s couriers. The FedEx deal is significant in a number of ways. First, Motorola will be using Microsoft’s Pocket PC software, a first for Motorola. The company, along with many of the rest of the world’s largest mobile phone makers, created the Symbian joint venture to make operating systems for advanced wireless devices. Symbian is a direct competitor to Microsoft, which also sells operating systems for wireless PDAs and smart phones.
Nebraska Official Pushing for “Smart” Signs
Nebraska’s top transportation official, John Craig, director of the state Department of Roads, wants the state to install so-called “smart” signs around the state’s railroad crossings, AP said.
The signs would tell motorists how long until a train arrives at a particular crossing, how long a train will take to get clear of a crossing and suggest different routes, AP reported.
Craig made the proposal to two committees in the Nebraska legislature.
The state has the highest concentration of freight train traffic in the country, with nearly 320 coal trains traveling through per day, AP said. That figure is expected to double by 2007. The state has nearly 6,800 rail crossings, AP reported.
Source: TTNews.com by Transport Topics
For more ideas about expanding business opportunities using paging technology, please see The New Wheel of Fortune on The Paging Information Resource web site. | |
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You may also find The Original Wheel of Fortune to be interesting as well. |
EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES | |
WANT TO BUY | WANT TO SELL |
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Phil Leavitt has some ReFLEX25 pagers, T900s and 2000Xs. All are in beautiful condition. Please get in contact with him directly. Leavitt Communications |
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Legacy Technology Solutions —paging infrastructure repair with warranty. Please ask for Virgil Jerrard and tell him Brad sent you. Toll-free voice: 1-877-436-8044 or voice: 972-436-8044, fax: 972-436-8944. They are located in the Dallas suburbs. |
If you have any wireless equipment that you would like to buy or sell, please let me know. Everything that is offered for sale in this newsletter is on the honor system. There is no charge for the listing, but if a sale is made, I ask the seller to send me a 10% commission, much the same as the voluntary payments that are requested on the Internet for shareware. | |
I work as a consultant on wireless projects. If you have a requirement for my services, related to paging technology, telemetry, or wireless messaging, please send me an e-mail with a description of your needs. |
ADIÓS AMIGOS
Have a good weekend. For those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving Day yesterday,
I hope that your day was as pleasant as mine was.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK | |
PAGING |
Best regards,
FLEX, ReFLEX, and
InFLEXion are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. |