America Online and Motorola Plan to Deliver 'AOL Mobile Messenger' Services Over a Full Array of Motorola Wireless Devices.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va./NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000 AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and Motorola Announce Offering of a Customized Motorola TimePort(tm) P935 Personal Interactive Communicator (PIC (1) (Programmable Interrupt Controller) An Intel 8259A chip that controls interrupts. Starting with the 286-based AT, there are two PICs in a PC, providing a total of 15 usable IRQs. )- the First in a Series of Motorola/AOL Joint Product and Application Opportunities Being Explored America Online See AOL. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL), the world's leading interactive services company, and Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a worldwide leading provider of integrated communications and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. electronic solutions, today announced plans to develop a co-branded AOL/Motorola wireless TimePort(tm) P935 personal interactive communicator (PIC), as a part of the new AOL Mobile Messenger service Messenger Service is a network-based system notification service included in some versions of Microsoft Windows. This service, although it has a similar name, is not related in any way to the . . This service will provide consumers with wireless access to popular AOL communications services, such as AOL e-mail and AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. (TM) . Motorola and America Online have targeted delivery of this service for the second half of 2000, pending agreement by the companies on final terms. This agreement would expand upon the plans announced last October between AOL and Motorola to develop an AOL Instant Messenge(sm) (AIM) application for integration into a variety of Motorola's smart wireless devices. These devices will include smart phones, PICS (1) (Pantone Internet Color System) The Pantone implementation of the Netscape color palette. See Netscape color palette. (2) (Platform for Internet Content S , such as Motorola's PageWriter(R) 2000X, TimePort P930 and P935 PIC, and other cutting-edge Motorola mobile devices The Mobile Devices division is the largest division (based on revenue) of communications corporation Motorola. The division is headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. . Motorola mobile devices that have already demonstrated the fully-functional AOL Instant Messenger application include the soon to be released Motorola TimePort P1088 Smart Phone, as seen at recent industry tradeshows. AOL Wireless, a significant component of the "AOL Anywhere"(sm) strategy, will bring AOL's most popular features and services to a wide range of wireless devices. AOL's 21 million members and tens of millions of users of its other Web brands will be able to easily extend their interactive experience to the wireless platform in a convenient, easy-to-use and valuable way. Users will be able to check their e-mail, exchange Instant Messages, and access AOL's other popular and consumer-friendly features and brands. AOL and Motorola have planned joint marketing around these devices. In addition, Motorola and AOL are also exploring other joint content and communication services and applications. "Expanding our alliance with companies like America Online will offer new possibilities for Motorola's millions of mobile customers worldwide" said Janiece Webb, Senior Vice President, General Manager for Motorola's Personal Networks Group. "AOL's impressive applications over Motorola's wide array of unique mobile devices will result in yet another way for Motorola's customers to stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues." Bob Pittman, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of America Online, said:"By working with an industry leader like Motorola, America Online is taking another major step forward in its AOL Anywhere strategy to extend the benefits of AOL interactivity to other devices and platforms. Working with Motorola, we plan to develop an AOL Mobile Messenger device that offers our members the ability to access some of their favorite AOL features, including AOL E-mail and AOL Instant Messenger, wherever they are and whenever they want. Wireless is a key element of our AOL Anywhere strategy and we plan to continue to add innovative forms of wireless access for our members that will be convenient, easy-to-use, easily accessible and seamlessly integrated with AOL products and services." About Motorola Schaumburg, Ill.-based Motorola, Inc. is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $30.9 billion. For more information about Motorola, visit the web site at http://www.motorola.com. About America Online, Inc. Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Va., is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies, and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc. operates: two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 21 million members, and CompuServe, with more than 2.5 million members; several leading Internet brands including ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , AOL Instant Messenger and Digital City, Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; the Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. and Communicator browsers; AOL MovieFone, the nation's No. 1 movie listing guide and ticketing service; Spinner Networks and NullSoft, Inc., leaders in Internet music; and Digital Marketing Services, a company specializing in online rewards programs and online market research. Through its strategic alliance with Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , the company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end e-commerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the Net Economy. Motorola, PageWriter and Timeport are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. |
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