[0] CellPoint Partner Blue Impact Announces New Product; Handspring Visor First PDA Equipped for GSM Location Services.Business Editors MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2000 (Nasdaq:CLPT) The Mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. comes to the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). with the launch of Tellmen, a combined GSM/GPS module for the Handspring Visor developed by German-based Blue Impact AG. Blue Impact unveiled the development at System2000 in Germany and announced co-operation agreements with Webraska and CellPoint (Nasdaq: CLPT; www.cellpt.com). The Tellmen GSM/GPS module is fully compatible with CellPoint's location platform and services. A Handspring PDA (personal digital assistant), equipped with a Tellmen module, functions as a GSM mobile phone and can access all of CellPoint's location services See mobile positioning. offered by any GSM network operator. Mr. Jardo Pialek, board member and Vice President of Blue Impact AG, stated, "The location technology enhancement achieved by the co-operation with CellPoint will further strengthen our position in the different markets for our world first product, and thereby render life more convenient and effective for the end user." "This is a very exciting development for CellPoint, placing our GSM location technology in the forefront of the PDA market and opening up significant potential for PDA access to the Internet and mobile location services," added Lars Persson, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CellPoint Europe Limited. Berlin based Blue Impact AG, which manufactures Tellmen, manages a geo-coded database of sites and events in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and is working with CellPoint to take the solution to network operators in order to realize its full potential for PDA users throughout Europe. CellPoint Inc. (Nasdaq:CLPT)(www.cellpt.com) is a US company with subsidiary operations in Sweden, Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. and South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. delivering location and wireless telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. services in cooperation with cellular operators worldwide. CellPoint's end-to-end cellular location technology works in unmodified GSM networks and uses standard GSM or WAP phones and standard Internet services. Several commercial applications are available for business and personal location services including Resource Manager(TM) for mobile resource management, iMate(TM) for location-sensitive information and Finder(TM), an application for locating friends and family. Subsidiary Unwire's programmable telemetry terminal servers are also integrated with the CellPoint System Platform enabling a broad range of applications for wireless remote management and control. CellPoint(TM), Finder(TM), Resource Manager(TM), iMate(TM) and CellPoint Systems are trademarks of CellPoint Inc. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ from those described. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/11/10/20001110BIT00440/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/11/10/20001110BIT00440/bit0002.pdf |
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