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| FRIDAY - JANUARY 9, 2004 - ISSUE NO. 93 | ||
Dear Wireless Colleagues and Other Friends, Now that everyone is back from their holiday vacations, the quantity and quality of news related to paging and wireless data has improved. There are several items of interest this week: Press Releases and product information from:
I think we can expect much more news of this type over the next few weeks. I would once again like to encourage readers to send in comments or articles about the issues affecting paging and wireless data. There were some excellent ones last year. As usual, your assistance in getting more readers would really be appreciated. Remember that there is no charge or membership restrictions. This newsletter is able to continue because of the generous support of the advertisers. Please talk to them and mention that you saw their ad in the newsletter. So here we go with this week's news. |
A new issue of the Paging and Wireless Data Newsletter gets posted on the web each week. A notification goes out by e-mail to subscribers on most Fridays around noon Eastern US time. The notification message has a link to the actual newsletter on the Internet. That way it doesn't fill up your incoming e-mail account. There is no charge for subscription and there are no membership restrictions. Readers are a very select group of wireless industry professionals, and include the senior managers of many of the world's major paging and wireless data companies. There is an even mix of operations managers, marketing people, and engineers, so I try to include items of interest to all three groups. It's all about staying up-to-date with business trends and technology. I regularly get reader's comments, so this newsletter has become a community forum for the paging, and wireless data communities. You are welcome to contribute your ideas and opinions. Unless otherwise requested, all correspondence addressed to me is subject to publication in the newsletter and on my website. NOTE: This newsletter is best viewed at screen resolutions of 800x600 (good) or 1024x768 (better). Any current revision of web browser should work just fine. Please notify me of any problems with viewing. This site is compliant with XHTML 1.0 transitional coding for easy access from wireless devices. (XML 1.0 / ISO 8859-1) | |
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Here Comes SPOT
More about SPOT: SPOT's new home (the doghouse?) Why Microsoft's SPOT is such a dog Press Release from Prism Systems International, Inc. Prism Systems International, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia, January 6, 2003 On December 31, 2003 Prism Systems International, Inc. announced it has purchased the Prism One-Way Paging products business from TGA Technologies, Inc. These products include the popular Prism Message Gateway Paging / Voicemail / Email Systems, PFE Encoders and SNAP Email Systems. Prism Systems International is lead by Jim Nelson, President, who states "the new company will continue to offer the same excellent products and service provided by many of the same people that supported you in the past." Nelson further added "the company intends to focus its resources on the paging market to introduce new technology to support features and products required for the renewed demand for one-way paging systems." Jim Nelson was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TGA’s paging products for the last 10 years. TGA recently announced it was restructuring the company to better focus resources on the different products it sells. Warranty support on products sold by TGA prior to this change in ownership will be assumed by Prism Systems International. For more information contact Jim Nelson (jim.nelson@prismpaging.com) or call the company's new office at 678-353-3366. Source: Prism Press Release Also reported in: RCR Wireless News PalmSource Ships Palm OS 6 to Its Licensees SUNNYVALE, Calif., January 6, 2004 - PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSRC) the provider of Palm OS®, a leading operating system powering next generation mobile devices and smartphones, has shipped Palm OS 6, the next major release of its operating system, to its licensees. PalmSource has fulfilled its commitment to deliver the next major release of the Palm OS before the end of 2003. Palm OS 6, shipped December 29, 2003, combines the flexibility, simplicity and ease of use that we believe are the hallmark of today's versions of Palm OS with the emergent operating system requirements that meet the demands anticipated for tomorrow's smart mobile devices. These requirements include modularity, multi-tasking, memory protection, robust security and state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities. Palm OS 6 enables the development of a new class of Palm Powered mobile products and strengthens PalmSource's position in the wireless and telephony markets. Palm OS 6 now joins PalmSource's growing family of product offerings. "Palm OS 6 is a major milestone for PalmSource, and we are happy to deliver the final version on schedule," said Larry Slotnick, chief products officer at PalmSource. "We believe that our team has developed a tremendous product for our licensees to bring innovative Palm Powered mobile products into new markets." Source: PalmSource Press Release | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Can this be true? Here is a new wireless product that has just about everything. I was tempted to say that it sounds like an April Fool's joke, that no product could possibly do all of these things. I wonder if it makes hot coffee and plays rock & roll music too? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 BlackBerry 7510™ Nextel® Network | BlackBerry 7510 Wireless Handheld With the BlackBerry 7510, you can stay in touch with all your communications and information wirelessly—manage phone calls, send and receive email and reach your contacts quickly and easily with the long-range digital walkie-talkie feature. The BlackBerry 7510 also includes a built-in speakerphone. The data and voice-enabled BlackBerry 7510™ features:
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| Source: RIM web site PCIA Offers FCC Advice In RF Exposure Probe January 7, 2004 Human RF exposure has been a point of heated debate for the wireless sector for some time. In May, the FCC made a decision to re-examine rules surrounding human exposure to electromagnetic fields. PCIA has come out publicly to commend federal regulators for undertaking this mission, but it is also offering up some suggestions to help speed infrastructure development. In comments presented to the commission, PCIA says relieving industry from any unnecessary burden in complying with the commission's RF exposure rules is a key factor in the success of wireless infrastructure deployment. When the FCC announced its plans to possibly clarify rules surrounding human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields, the main goal of the investigation centered on exposure as it relates to base station and broadcast transmitters at tower facilities—not RF exposure from phones. PCIA contends that concerns surrounding RF issues are being used to "thwart infrastructure deployment." The association is encouraging the commission to "undertake extensive educational efforts to explain to the public and to policy makers across the nation that wireless transmitters, particularly transmitters deployed in compliance with FCC rules ... pose no real threat to public safety." Source: Wireless Week SkyTel Argentina Develops Telemetry Device For Vehicle Alarm and Detention Following are product descriptions in English and Spanish. This one-way telemetry device has one plug-in, 24-amp. relay included, in a standard automotive socket. The relay can be accessed without opening the device's cover, for easy replacement. The siren output is an open collector type, and can handle 800 mA. This unit operates using the POCSAG protocol at 512 to 2400 bps, on 900 MHz. VMS 300 TELEMETRY DEVICE Description: Operation:
* An over-the-air command has priority over the local vandalism alarm. In other words the reset command (00) deactivates the panic [vandalism] alarm, and that alarm remains inactive until the ground has been reconnected. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
DISPOSITIVO DE TELECOMANDO VMS 300 Descripción: Operación:
* El comando por aire tiene prioridad sobre la alarma antivandalismo. O sea que un comando de reset (00) desactiva la alarma antipánico, que queda anulada hasta que se la conecte a masa nuevamente. CARACTERISTICAS TECNICAS
MCI Reinstated as Federal Government Contractor ASHBURN, Va., January 7, 2004 - BACKGROUND: Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced it has lifted the proposed debarment of MCI and the company is again eligible to receive new government business and contract extensions. The following statement should be attributed to Michael Capellas, MCI chairman and CEO: "Over the past months, MCI and its employees have taken extensive steps to ensure the company operates with the utmost integrity. We have worked diligently to fulfill all of the ethics and internal controls criteria necessary to being a good federal government contractor. We enhanced our corporate ethics program and accounting controls, hired a new Chief Ethics Officer and completed company-wide ethics training. Today's GSA decision is a sign of confidence in the new MCI. Our employees are grateful to be eligible for new government business and contract extensions again. We will continue to provide our federal and state government customers with best-in-class service and support that they have come to expect from MCI." About WorldCom, Inc. Source: MCI News Release [MCI/WorldCom owns SkyTel Paging, a provider of one-way and two-way paging services.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Motorola Introduces Two New Pagers Ideal for Health Care, Hospitality, Manufacturing, and Utilities Markets Motorola's newest one-way pagers—the Advisor II pager and the LS355 pager—are ideal for users in demanding business environments who need a convenient and cost effective way to stay in touch. Both the Advisor II pager and the LS355 pager were developed for use in hospitals and medical facilities, manufacturing environments, utilities, hospitality applications, campus settings, and for businesses that own and operate their own paging systems.
Both the Advisor II pager and the LS355 pager are available in POCSAG, UHF or VHF models and ship with a one-year standard warranty. As part of the continued support of these pagers, Motorola offers a two-year Express Service Plus program. This feature provides hardware repair coverage for two years beyond the standard one-year warranty for a total of three years of pager repair coverage. Both pagers are available through Motorola Authorized Resellers. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2003. | Immediate opening for technician responsible for maintenance and expansion of paging systems throughout Northern California. Applicant should have experience with Glenayre and Motorola Paging Transmitters. Experience with related equipment including paging switching terminals and telephone interconnection, Excel and light Word processing is a plus. Position is based in San Rafael, California and Cook Paging offers a competitive salary and a full benefits package. Please send your resume to: cookinc@sbcglobal.net or pcook@cookmail.com Or fax it to: Cook Paging, Engineering Dept. at: 415-456-5566. | ||||||||||||||||
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Paging Training Course Specially Designed for Sales, Marketing, and Administration employees. This is a one-day training course on paging that can be conducted at your place of business. Please take a look at the course outline to see if you think this might be beneficial in your employees: Paging training course outline. Although it touches on several "technical" topics, it is definitely not a technical course. I used to teach the sales and marketing people at Motorola Paging and they appreciated an atmosphere where they could ask technical questions without being made to feel like a "dummy" and without getting a long convoluted overly-technical answer that left them more confused than before. | |||||||||||||||||
A fast and reliable alarming system is an indisputable prerequisite for emergency fire and rescue services to respond successfully and efficiently. State-of-the-art paging enables groups as well as individuals to be alerted. The Quattrino Voice and Memo two tone pagers are suitable for everyone, even for those working in an emergency during severe weather conditions. Continual further development of previous popular models has resulted in a practical, reliable and user-friendly device, innovatively housed with ergonomic operating controls. Design elements include a very long standby function and weather proofing to the European IP54 specifications. I am an authorized Manufacturer Representative for Swissphone. Please contact me directly for any additional information. | Advanced RF Communications offers a complete line of products and services to support your new or existing paging system. Our RF and System engineering team utilizes the latest technologies and techniques to deliver reliable high-speed digital data messaging or tone/voice paging for local or wide area simulcast one-way or two-way paging systems. Advanced RF Communications is a proud sponsor of the: American Association of Paging Carriers
Our System design and installation services integrate all the "boxes" and deliver fully operational one or two-way paging "system". We can also "tune-up" that existing paging system with our diagnostic and troubleshooting services to restore System performance that has deteriorated over time.
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Our industry must move forward together or we will perish individually. If you want to get involved, please click here. Come and join us! The AAPC "newsroom" is a great source of information. The AAPC also hosts the Paging Technical Committee site. There is a lot of good paging industry information here. Click on the logo above to get a membership application. | Zetron Simulcast System High-speed simulcast paging with protocols such as POCSAG and FLEX™ requires microsecond accuracy to synchronize the transmission of digital paging signals.  Zetron's Simulcast System uses GPS timing information to ensure that the broadcasted transmissions between the nodes of the Simulcast System and associated transmitters are synchronized to very tight tolerances. This system is ideal for public or private paging system operators that use multiple transmitters and wish to create new paging systems or to build out existing systems into new regions. For more information about Zetron's High Speed Simulcast Paging System, the Model 600 and Model 620, go to: www.zetron.com/paging.
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|  Wireless Communication Solutions Hark Systems has provided the wireless industry with innovative products for over 20 years. The Omega family of products continues that tradition. The Omega Gateway performs the function of a TAP Concentrator, a TNPP Router, and an Internet Paging Gateway. This allows the paging operator with TAP and TNPP connections to their paging network to offer email and Internet based paging services. Any message coming in via any supported protocol (SMTP, SNPP, TAP, TNPP, HTTP) can be converted to another protocol and sent. Pages can also be sent to email boxes for safe keeping. Subscribers can log on with a web browser and view stored alpha messages. The TNPP router function has the most extensive routing and filtering capabilities in the market today. The Internet Gateway also has extensive anti-SPAM and other selective filtering options to protect your system. The Gateway is available as a turnkey system or software only. The Omega Unified Messaging Platform gives you the competitive edge by offering the ability to bundle a variety of services that can include Voicemail, FAXmail and email as part of customized subscriber packages. Subscribers can view faxes, listen to voicemails, and modify features using a common browser. System administration can also be performed remotely as well as locally. This robust set of features allows the system operator to build a profit center with low initial expense and expand as needed
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 ISC Technologies is the industry leader in the pre-owned Paging equipment marketplace. We specialize in purchasing, reconditioning, reconfiguring and sales of quality paging infrastructure. We can customize and configure equipment at a fraction of the cost of new. All equipment carries a standard warranty to insure your trouble free operation. At ISC Technologies we service what we sell and more. Our factory-trained technicians repair most Quintron, Glenayre, Motorola, and Skydata equipment. All of our repairs are done on a Time and Material basis, saving you money over flat rate repair. From vacuum tubes to surface mount equipment, we are ready to handle your repair needs quickly and cost effectively.
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Daviscomms USA Inc. is your direct connection to Daviscomms (S) Pte Ltd., the leading pager manufacturer in the world with many years experience in Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing of highly-reliable, premium-quality FLEX and POCSAG Alphanumeric and Numeric pagers. Daviscomms offers unparalleled quality, features and functions. We perform our own stringent quality testing as well as certification by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to meet all of their standards. All of our paging products meet FCC and IC Standards for use in the USA and Canada. Our manufacturing facility, located in Malaysia, is a 40,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility. Customers, globally, choose Daviscomms for our QUALITY, RELIABILITY, ON-TIME DELIVERY, COMPETITIVE PRICING and our TOTAL COMMITMENT to providing the best value for their needs.
At Daviscomms, we are proud to provide our customers with end-to-end manufacturing solutions while delivering superior quality and support. Daviscomms is at the forefront of the industry with its commitment to leading-edge technology, cost-effective manufacturing and the highest degree of customer service. Daviscomms delivers low cost, high volume manufacturing solutions to our customers. We help maximize time-to-market objectives while minimizing procurement, materials management, and manufacturing costs. For information about our contract manufacturing services or our Bravo-branded line of numeric and alphanumeric pagers, please call Bob Popow, our Director of Operations for the Americas, 480-515-2344. (Scottsdale, Arizona) or visit our website www.daviscommsusa.com. |
RTS Wireless ADVX System Programming Concepts, Inc. provides authorized RTS ADVX Wireless Gateway Support & Enhancements. Our RTS lab includes source code control, development tools, and test beds for all deployed RTS systems. Call now to sign-up for our first class support of your aging RTS system. More info ... PCI (www.programmingconcepts.com) has been in business for 24 years providing custom application programming for medium to large businesses. PCI's primary business segments include web enabled application development, financial industry systems, telephony (IVR, CTI, and Wireless), Secure Enterprise Instant Messaging System, Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (MS-CRM) Applications, and a wide variety of commercial applications. Contact Sales sales@programmingconcepts.com | ||||||||||||||||
DX Radio Systems, Inc. manufactures high quality, high specification type communications products. The following is a list of products that DX Radio Systems, Inc. manufactures or supplies as a single supplied product and can be included as part of a turnkey system:
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FORMER MICROSOFT EXECUTIVE AND SYMBIAN CO-FOUNDER JUHA CHRISTENSEN TO LEAD MACROMEDIA MOBILE AND DEVICES DIVISION Brings key leadership to deliver Macromedia Flash solutions to fast-growing mobile market
"Juha Christensen brings entrepreneurial leadership, an amazing track record with mobility, and clear vision to our growing mobile and devices business," said Rob Burgess, chairman and CEO, Macromedia. "As president of this important division, Juha will help Macromedia lead the field in delivering innovative and practical solutions for this fast-growing industry." "While researching for a start-up this fall, I came across Macromedia and was incredibly impressed with the people, the technologies, and the strength of the authoring community. I joined the company because Macromedia is uniquely positioned to deliver the experience layer that will 'light up' next generation mobile devices with exciting consumer services, applications, and content," said Juha Christensen, president of mobile and devices, Macromedia. "I'm excited about leading the development of a rich set of solutions that enable mobile services to be created by a wide range of individuals and companies. Our solutions will be aimed at anyone from the professional content developer to the individual who, without programming skills, wants to reach out and connect with people within their wireless communities." Source: Macromedia Press Release Intel fund to invest in digital home CHIP GIANT PURSUES ADVANCES IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS Posted on Wed, Jan. 07, 2004 Intel will announce today the creation of a $200 million venture fund to invest in companies developing technologies for the digital home. The Santa Clara chip behemoth is launching the fund on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show, which opens Thursday in Las Vegas. The move is part of Intel's strategy to turn the personal computer into a media center for digital content, making the PC an entertainment hub to coordinate televisions, music players, DVD players, gaming consoles and other devices. The new fund, which will be managed by Intel Capital, will invest in companies developing hardware, software and supporting technologies to connect the PC to consumer electronics devices on wireless home networks. Many PC makers, including Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Gateway, also are pursuing this market. Intel said it already has invested in a few companies that share its digital home vision. Those firms include BridgeCo, a designer of low-cost chips for digital media adapters that link home devices; Entropic, a designer of chips for home networking over coaxial cables; and Musicmatch, which sells software for recording, organizing and playing digital music. Executives at Intel said they hope to accelerate the development of technologies that will be compatible with the company's own products. Intel has attempted to get into the consumer electronics business before. In October 2001, it ended a four-year foray into the market, where it was selling digital cameras, audio players and electronic toys. But analysts said this new effort on the digital home is more focused. "They have been talking about this for years, but this is putting their money where their mouth is,'' said Bob O'Donnell, director of personal technology at market research firm IDC. "They realize they can't do it all.'' O'Donnell said Intel's investments also will be key for setting standards, which are fragmented in consumer electronics. PC-based digital home entertainment centers are "very cumbersome, confusing to set up,'' said Van Baker, a vice president at market research firm Gartner/G2. "There is a lot of work to be done. The fact that Intel is putting up this kind of money will help it get off the ground faster.'' As part of the company's new push in consumer electronics, Intel President Paul Otellini is expected to disclose details Thursday about Intel's first chip for large-screen digital TVs. Source: MercuryNews.com Intel Moves Into Consumer Electronics LAS VEGAS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC -news), the world's largest microchip maker, on Thursday said it plans an aggressive push beyond the PC into consumer electronics with new chips for big-screen high-definition televisions and an all-in-one home entertainment PC. The new vision was unveiled in a speech by Intel President Paul Otellini at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a forum being used by the computer industry this year to showcase bold moves into consumer devices like TVs and media centers. "The lines between these two industries are blurring, but they are blurring at an increasing rate," Otellini said. The world's largest microchip maker said it intends to give consumer electronics the same level of attention it gave last year to wireless technology, which was highlighted in a $300 million marketing campaign for its laptop computer chips. Earlier this week, Intel said it would invest $200 million in companies that are building "digital home" technologies intended to allow media to freely flow between devices around the home. While Intel dominates the market for PC microprocessors, its latest initiatives target a new set of competitors: consumer electronics leaders such as the Netherlands' Philips Electronics (PHG.AS), which are unlikely to accept the chip giant's entry without a fight. Some details of the speech had leaked out beforehand, and anticipation was so high that some CES attendees skipped a keynote by the president of Panasonic to line up an hour ahead of time for the presentation. Otellini's new era is one the company envisions being powered by its chips. Liquid Crystal on Silicon, or LCoS, chips promise to make 50-inch high-definition TVs cost less than $1,800 by next year, he said, while powerful 3 gigahertz processors will run the PC centers. EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK So-called Entertainment PCs, Otellini said, will come on the market later this year, priced around $799 or less. They are intended as a complete replacement for home entertainment centers, offering live TV tuning, video recording, DVD and music playback, photo display and even video gaming. "It's not created for the creation of content, it's created for the consumption of content," he said. The PCs, which also offer surround sound and built-in wireless access points, will use what the executive called "10-foot interfaces" that let consumers sit back when watching PC media as opposed to leaning in close. Otellini told reporters after his speech that the company has been able to win over skittish Hollywood partners to the idea of networked digital home media. "We showed them that we're not out to drive rampant piracy and that we can develop a standard that will allow consumers the flexibility they expect and allow them the protection they require," he said. TVs LATER THIS YEAR Intel's television chips use a novel technology that combines liquid crystals, a mirror-like surface and a silicon chip. Display manufacturers in China, Taiwan and the United States are now working with Intel prototypes, the company said. The advantage of LCoS, Otellini said, is high resolution from small spaces between the pixels that compose a picture, as well as the lack of "burn-in" problems that face some plasma televisions. Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE:TXN - news) already supplies a chip using a rival technology, called digital light processing, which uses more than a million microscopic mirrors to reflect a high-definition image onto a big-screen television. Big-screen sets based on DLP are produced by Korea's Samsung Electronics (005930.K), France's Thomson (TMS.PA), and others. Source: YAHOO! News wOz™ and Motorola Broadband Plan to Develop Wireless Personal Location-based Products Motorola Intends to Incorporate the wOz Product Reference Design and Online Service Into Future Broadband-Enabled Consumer Electronics Devices LAS VEGAS – 8 Jan. 2004 – Wheels of Zeus™, Inc. (wOz™), a start-up focused on developing an innovative wireless platform focused on location-based services, today announced that Motorola, Inc., (NYSE: MOT) Broadband Communications Sector plans to develop personal wireless solutions that leverage the wOz Platform™. Founded by technology innovator and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, wOz has developed a wireless platform that can serve as the foundation for a range of location, status, control, and communications solutions for consumers and businesses. The company's wOz Platform includes a reference design, wireless network, and online service that enable people to locate and take better care of what's important to them. The unique, local wireless network technology of wOz can provide long-range performance in harsh environments, and long battery life at a low cost. Motorola Broadband intends to license wOz technology as part of its strategy to deliver next-generation home electronics products that provide high value to consumers and offer compelling business models for service providers. Motorola plans to offer wOz-based products through direct channels and through relationships with leading service providers. Motorola Broadband develops products and solutions that promote connectivity in and around the home. Leveraging Motorola's retail brand presence and global leadership in digital set-tops and cable modems, Motorola Broadband's consumer solutions business offers a portfolio of digital entertainment, telephony and wireless home networking solutions targeted directly to consumers. These products are available in over 7,000 retail locations in the United States, including Circuit City, Best Buy, Radio Shack, Office Depot and Wal*Mart. "Motorola is committed to making smart, simple and fun broadband products that support our vision of the 'connected home,'" said John Burke, Motorola corporate vice president and general manager, consumer solutions business. "The wOz platform directly supports this vision by offering consumers highly specialized capabilities that will help people stay connected to what is important to them. We are excited about Steve Wozniak's new venture and look forward to the prospect of delivering products to the market based on wOz technology." With this announcement, wOz marks an achievement in executing its strategy of licensing technology to recognized consumer and business market leaders. "Our strategy is to work with select market leaders that will uphold and support our philosophy of developing useful and easy-to-use products," said Steve Wozniak, founder, president, and chief technology officer of Wheels of Zeus. "Motorola not only supports this philosophy but also provides a strong brand and distribution channel necessary to deliver wOz-based solutions to consumers on a massive scale." Source: Motorola Press Release Another report on: YAHOO! News | |||
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Supports both current and future radio paging network needs. Offers both analog (2-tone, 5/6-tone, Quick-Call I and II) formats with voice and digital (Golay, POCSAG and FLEX™) paging formats. Can be tailored to meet special operating requirements of your organization. Features redundant AC and DC power supplies, plug-in hard disk drives, standard MS Windows 2000 operating system, voice prompts, caller password screening, direct connection to your dispatch console and more. You can use common time source for logging. Supports PURC transmitter control or can be connected to existing transmitter control system. Redundancy option with geographic separation is available to provide additional protection for critical message control points. Let us discuss your specific needs. Other PMG models are available with more features and capacities. Also inquire about TGA’s Special Network Application Platform (SNAP)* featuring e-mail messaging inbound and outbound with Web Site Hosting, and don't forget:
* TGA SNAP is a trademark of TGA Technologies, Inc. | Developers and Manufacturers of Paging and Mobile Data Equipment Selective is a developer and manufacturer of intelligent paging receiver/decoders and mobile data equipment. The PDT2000 Paging Data Terminal is a large display pager designed for desktop or in-vehicle mounting and it, along with our range of other Paging Data Receivers provide a significant message processing capability. The PDT and PDR range have multiple uses and capabilities including:
Our mobile data equipment includes a range of Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) which may be interfaced to a variety of wireless networks including trunked and conventional radio, paging, GPRS & CDMA cellular, Mobitex etc. Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and GPS solutions, Dispatch & Messaging software. Local area paging systems, paging interception and message reprocessing software, field force automation and mobile dispatch solutions. We export worldwide.
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| A Call For Help With Paging History A late comer claims to have invented Wireless E-mail in 1991. We all know that the paging community was doing this in the mid to late 80s and I need your help to prove this. I am looking for the following:
Please look in your storeroom or your basement and see if you have any of these items. It would be very helpful if you could assist me in showing that wireless e-mail was being used before 1991.
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Press Release Tuesday, January 06, 2004 Telular Corporation Reports a $25.3 Million Surge in New Orders from Latin American Customers VERNON HILLS, IL USA—Telular Corporation (Nasdaq: WRLS) reported today that since September 1, 2003 it has received purchase orders totaling $25.3 million for business with Latin American wireless network operators in Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The orders include the Phonecell® SX4 CDMA2000® 1X, Phonecell® SX4 TDMA and Phonecell® SX5 GSM/GPRS fixed cellular products. The Company reported that it shipped $9.5 million of the orders in the fourth calendar quarter of 2003. The balance is expected to ship in the first calendar quarter of 2004, which is the Company's second quarter of its fiscal year 2004. Telular's fixed cellular products are used in Latin America primarily for basic wireless communications services, often referred to as Wireless Local Loop (WLL), as well as enterprise applications and public telephony. Landline systems in this region are often deficient, unavailable, or simply too costly to deploy. Based on Telular's patented RJ-11-to-cellular interface technology, Telular's products offer reliable, cost-effective, and immediate telephone access via existing cellular networks using familiar telephone equipment. "We continue to see growing momentum for Wireless Local Loop programs and new applications in Latin America," said Mr. Ken Millard, chairman and chief executive officer of Telular Corporation. "After experiencing a slowdown due to economic and political situations in some key countries, we have begun to see a rebound throughout the Latin American market." "The consumer demand for basic telephone service has been constant in these countries," added Mr. Millard. "We have engineered new products to meet the challenging price points needed to allow these carriers to accelerate their programs and satisfy this demand. Fixed wireless is now the primary means of new fixed telephone services in many markets in Latin America." Latin American cellular networks cover all of the major worldwide standards including CDMA, GSM, TDMA and AMPS. Telular products include both fixed wireless terminals for easy connection to standard phones, fax machines and PCs and fixed wireless phones for fixed desktop applications in the home or office. About Telular Corporation Source: Telular Corporation Getting Mobile In Vegas By Brad Smith LAS VEGAS — Mobility is one of the buzzwords at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, which opened today and is expected to be the largest in the show's short history, with 2,300 exhibitors and 120,000-plus attendees. Wireless communications will permeate many levels of the show, from new handsets and services to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ultrawideband. As always, CES will be dominated by entertainment products such as new plasma TVs, DVD players and games, but even many of those will use wireless communications to link with PCs and home theater systems. Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Audiovox, Motorola and Samsung are showing off new handsets or services at CES. Verizon is detailing plans for a $1 billion nationwide expansion of its CDMA2000 1X EV-DO network, while Audiovox unveiled a new Microsoft Pocket PC phone, and Motorola said its V600 Bluetooth phone will launch with AT&T Wireless next month. A number of Wi-Fi product manufacturers also are lined up with announcements. There will be a continuing convergence of wireless in the home with PCs and entertainment. Intel is a good example of the convergence and mobility theme. Brian Fravel, director of desktop marketing for the computer chip company, says Intel wants to show a broader portfolio than ever before. He says Intel will be showing off not only product technologies but also new standards and partnerships that span and converge PCs and consumer electronics. "Uni-fi" is one of Intel's popular phrases at CES, he says, a takeoff using Wi-Fi as a theme for convergence. Intel will show a number of wireless digital media adaptors, portable media players and a new chipset code-named Grantsdale that will enable PC manufacturers with the addition of an 802.11 radio to turn their desktops into integrated Wi-Fi access points and routers. PCs using the integrated AP technology are expected in the second half of the year for 802.11b/g and will make it much easier to set up a home or small office wireless network, Fravel says. Also, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates unveiled a number of coming products using wireless to link PCs and TV sets to display video, photos and music. Gates announced at his Wednesday night keynote that there will be a Windows Media Center Extender that will wirelessly connect a TV with a Windows Media Center PC to play multimedia. Another product he discussed is the Portable Media Center, which can store and display music, video and photos. The former is expected by the end of the year, while the Portable Media Center is being manufactured by Samsung and Sanyo and will be available in the second half of the year. Gates also said watches using Microsoft's SPOT technology, announced at last year's CES, are now available from Fossil and Suunto. The watches receive data over FM spectrum. Sony also held a press conference to show off a concept portable device that can be used to display TV shows and videos, and even browse the Internet, without using a PC. The portable TV uses wireless communications and is expected to appear as a retail product sometime this year. CES almost always raises expectations in the retail industry for what products retail stores will sell to end users. This year is no different, as the Consumer Electronics Association is forecasting a record $101 billion in consumer electronics product sales in 2004, a 5 percent increase. The CEA also estimates that wireless phone sales in the United States increased 20 percent in 2003 to 70.5 million units and sales of $9.2 billion. This year also brings the largest contingent of auto industry exhibitors ever to CES, many of them showing off satellite radio, GPS and location services and Bluetooth connectivity. Source: Wireless Week |
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This issue got to be a little long, but there was a lot of important news this week, partly because of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Articles from readers on paging, wireless messaging, wireless data, telephone answering, telemetry, or related topics are gladly accepted. You can help the newsletter by writing an article, or recommending it to a friend or co-worker.
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