Andrew Seybold/Alan Reiter's Wireless Data University Slated for Oct. 15, Prior to CTIA's WirelessIT Conference.

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BOULDER CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000

WDU Is Full-Day Deep Briefing on Wireless Data/Wireless Internet

The second session of Wireless Data University 2000 has been scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 15, the day before the opening of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's (CTIA) WirelessIT conference (Santa Clara Convention Center, Silicon Valley Central, Oct. 16-18), it was announced today by WDU founder Andrew M. Seybold.

The first session of the year 2000 was held prior to CTIA's Wireless 2000 conference, in New Orleans in February, and drew an overflow crowd, said Seybold, who is editor-in-chief of Andrew Seybold's Outlook, the authoritative monthly newsletter for the wireless-data/wireless-Internet fields, and of Forbes/Andrew Seybold's Wireless Outlook, a monthly investment advisory newsletter published jointly by Forbes and Andrew Seybold's Outlook.

With its all-new curriculum, WDU is billed as a must-attend program for IT managers, communications specialists and wireless- industry professionals who have to know the latest applications, wireless e-commerce and the future directions of wireless-related technology.

"Unfortunately, we were unable to accommodate a good many folks in New Orleans, and for that reason we have reserved a larger venue for the San Jose session," Seybold said.

"Nevertheless, the lesson is that to be sure of a place, it is wise to register early. All indications suggest that corporate America has finally bought into the wireless-data/wireless-Internet concept, and that it is seizing upon WDU as an opportunity to learn how to implement the technology as part of its IT/communications strategy."

WDU curriculum consists of three morning tracks from which attendees can select, with the afternoon devoted to breakout sessions and solution-specific presentations.

The morning sessions include:

-- "Basics of Wireless Data Communication": Conducted by Seybold,

this session covers radio systems and types, and the

differences between them; and types of wireless data systems,

including analog cellular, CDPD, Motient, BellSouth Wireless 

Data, Metricom, paging (one-, 1-1/2- and two-way), digital

PCS, satellite and in-building systems. Seybold will also

explore the marriage of communications and computer systems,

such as Bluetooth, and will review the state and directions of

the industry.

-- "Wireless Internet": WDU co-founder Alan A. Reiter explores

the marriage of the Internet and intranets with wireless data

communications, starting with an update on the state of the

industry. Reiter also covers the integration of the Internet

with various wireless technologies, and how to make use of the

Internet as an information transport, a source of information

and a marketing tool.

-- "Wireless Applications": "Teaching by/with examples," Barney

Dewey reviews popular wireless applications and the wireless

roadmap. He examines the success factors and the challenges,

and spotlights industry trends, new products and alliances

existing and evolving.

About Seybold

Seybold has spent two decades analyzing, editorializing and consulting in the computing and communications industries.

Author of several books that explore the technologies, he is president and editor-in-chief of Andrew Seybold's Outlook, a monthly newsletter and conference series devoted to mobile data communications, as well as the senior partner in the consulting firm Andrew Seybold Consulting Group LLC.

He is also editor-in-chief of Forbes/Andrew Seybold's Wireless Outlook, a monthly investment advisory newsletter published jointly by Forbes and Andrew Seybold's Outlook.

Seybold is founder and permanent board member of the Portable Computer and Communication Association, an organization devoted to the development and promulgation of standards for wireless data communications.

About Reiter

Reiter has been forecasting changes in the mobile communication and wireless computing industries for more than 20 years. He is president of Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing, a consulting practice that also includes a weekly e-mail newsletter, weekly e-mail updates, and corporate tutorials and conferences.

Previously, Reiter established the first wireless-computing newsletter, the first wireless-computing conference and the first cellular conference, and helped to create the first cellular-industry magazine.

About Dewey

Dewey is a partner/consultant in the Andrew Seybold Group LLC and a contributing editor to Andrew Seybold's Outlook. His technology marketing positions include a senior position in Apple Computer's new business development group, where he devised product strategy and planning for new computing and communications products. Other responsibilities included communications and connectivity strategies and products for the Newton handheld computer and leadership of the peripheral products marketing group.

Dewey also spent 10 years at Motorola, where he designed and implemented large-scale wireless communications systems.

About WDU

Founded in 1993 as an independent event, WDU has since 1996 been held in conjunction with CTIA events and is now included as part of the official CTIA conference schedule. WDU also presents programs independently of CTIA.

Wireless Data University tuition is $245 prior to Sept. 30, and includes breakfast, breaks, luncheon and conference materials; $295 on-site. Registration for WDU is separate from CTIA registration. Additional details and online registration are available at www.wirelessu.com.

For further information, contact Rosalee Millet at Andrew Seybold's Outlook, P.O. Box 2640, Boulder Creek, Calif. 95006-2460; telephone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail [e-mail]; or visit the Web site, www.wirelessu.com.