Andrew Seybold's Definitive Three-Part Mid-Year Report on Wireless Data Industry Now Available as a Single Document.

BOULDER CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1998--Andrew Seybold's comprehensive and detailed three-part report on the wireless data communications industry, published in the June, July and August issues of Andrew Seybold's Outlook, is now available on-line from The Outlook Store (www.outlook.com) as a single document at a price of $39.95 it was announced today by Managing Editor Linda Seybold. The price represents a one-third discount off the three parts if purchased separately, Ms. Seybold said. It can be downloaded from the web site as a .pdf file.

Andrew Seybold is the internationally recognized authority on the convergence of wireless data communications and computer technology into the burgeoning field of mobile connectivity and computing. The three parts of his report examine all aspects of wireless data and analyze them from cost and customer advocate perspectives, as well as project the potential and likely avenues of growth for the several sectors.

"Immediately after Part I was published, we experienced the greatest demand for copies of an article in our history," Ms. Seybold said. "To us, this signified several things: that the interest in connected mobility is on the verge of the breakthrough that has been expected for several years; that the wireless data industry has matured to the point that users and vendors across the board are taking notice and including it in their planning; and most rewarding, personally, that Andy Seybold is the authority that the industry looks to for guidance."

Part One of the series covers the paging and packet data field, including one-way paging, 1.5-way paging, two-way paging and the several packet data networks, including BellSouth Wireless Data; American Mobile Satellite/ARDIS; and CDPD. Seybold has developed pricing models that assist current and potential users in determining the most economical solution for their respective applications.

Part Two covers circuit switched wireless data and moves forward through emerging technologies, including the Bluetooth short-range radio transmission for inexpensive wireless connection of various devices inside and outside the office; and RF LANs, including HomeRF/SWAP and Proxim's Symphony.

Part Three examines the role of satellite communications as an alternative or as supplement to land-based wireless data networks. The review includes discussions of Low Earth Orbit satellites (LEOs), such as Orbcomm and Teledesic; and Big LEOs, including Iridium and Globalstar. Seybold explains the applicability of the systems in terms of user requirements. Part Three also touches on Third Generation systems, the as-yet amorphous technologies whose proponents are busily sorting out standards.

Andrew Seybold's Outlook is a monthly perspective of issues affecting the mobile computer and communications industries. For a free issue or information about subscriptions and allied activities, contact Ruth Johnson at Andrew Seybold's Outlook, P.O. Box 2460, Boulder Creek CA 95006-2460; tel [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail, [e-mail]; or visit the Web site: www.outlook.com.