Aether Systems Announces Platinum Sponsorship of Microsoft Mobile Experience Tour 2001; 11-City Tour To Showcase Aether's Wireless Offerings.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2001 Aether Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:AETH), a leading provider of wireless data products and services, today announced that it will be the exclusive wireless solutions Platinum sponsor on the Microsoft Mobile Experience Tour 2001 - an 11-city tour that will take place from May 3 through July 1. The tour will showcase Aether's comprehensive suite of wireless products and services through product demonstrations and keynote presentations. Aether will offer insights into the challenges of wireless deployments and showcase Aether solutions that extend an enterprise's reach using Microsoft's Pocket PC platform. The Mobile Experience Tour will provide an opportunity for people to investigate the wireless offerings from Microsoft, highlight the expanding functionality of the Pocket PC platform, and provide a forum for Aether to demonstrate how it delivers on the promise of wireless technology. Tour events will target five customer markets including enterprises, developers, consumers, educators, and partners. The 11-city tour will stop in major markets beginning in Seattle, continue to San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Ft. Worth, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington D.C., Boston and end in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Throughout the tour, Aether will track the progression of Microsoft's mobile theatre across the country using its MobileMAX2 wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. system. MobileMAX2 is the first mobile communications device Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. to transmit data messages and GPS position reports over both satellite and terrestrial communication pathways and provides data on driver performance, vehicle fault codes, and state line crossings. By visiting www.aethersystems.com/mstour users can view the truck's travels - including its current position on the road. "The Mobile Experience Tour will give Aether an opportunity to demonstrate, to a broad audience of professionals, exactly how wireless solutions can enhance a company's competitive position," said Curtis Davis, vice president, Aether Systems. "The Pocket PC has become a significant productivity tool for the mobile workforce, and this tour allows Aether to present its extended capability in the wireless space." "Wireless is a fast-moving and complicated area," said Phil Holden, director of marketing for Microsoft's Mobility Division. "We are delighted that Aether will be on hand at the Mobile Experience Tour to demystify de·mys·ti·fy tr.v. de·mys·ti·fied, de·mys·ti·fy·ing, de·mys·ti·fies To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician. this critically important technology." Aether's Enterprise ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. and wireless data center, which includes custom development services; device provisioning and fulfillment; and end-user support provides a complete spectrum of sophisticated services that enables corporate customers to connect to their most essential information while away from their desk. About Aether Systems, Inc. Aether Systems, Inc., is a leading provider of wireless and mobile data products and services enabling real-time communications and transactions across a full range of devices and networks. Using its engineering expertise, the ScoutWare(TM) family of products including the Aether Intelligent Messaging An earlier messaging system from Banyan Systems that ran on NetWare and VINES servers and incorporated Banyan's popular Streettalk directory service. It included a basic mail program, which could be upgraded to the more advanced BeyondMail system. See ePresence. (AIM) software platform, and its network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. and customer care-center, Aether delivers comprehensive, technology-independent wireless and mobile computing solutions. Aether develops and delivers wireless data services across a variety of industries and market segments in the United States and internationally. For more information, please visit www.aethersystems.com. This press release includes forward-looking statements based on current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions about Aether that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the ability of Aether and Microsoft to successfully develop the products and services described in this release. These risks and other risk factors are described in Aether's report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000 and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aether undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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