Andrew Seybold Awarded Fellowship in Radio Club of America; Recognizes Pioneering Work in Mobile Computing/Wireless Data.

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

Andrew M. Seybold, editor-in-chief of Andrew Seybold's Outlook, editor of Forbes/Andrew Seybold's Wireless Outlook and an internationally renowned analyst, futurist and consultant in the Wireless Internet/Wireless Data and Mobile Computing fields, was elevated to the position of a Fellow in the Radio Club of America at its annual Awards Banquet (Nov. 17, New York Athletic Club).

Seybold was honored for "... his pioneering work in mobile computing and wireless data," which formally extends backward nearly 15 years, when he began evangelizing the cause of the then-formless wireless data industry.

"Wireless communications has been a consuming passion for me vocationally and avocationally," Seybold said, commenting on the award. "I see wireless as a grand-scale contributor to corporate success as more and more companies untether their field personnel, enabling them to do more in less time through the power of anytime, anywhere communications. I also see wireless as a major instrument of progress for non-industrialized nations of the world, since it can enable them to skip the time-consuming and expensive hardwired infrastructure phase of their communications system development. It has been proven time and time again that when people talk, things happen."

In fact, Seybold's fascination with wireless communications began with his discovery of amateur radio as a child. It became a professional interest some 30 years ago, when, as a young electrical engineer, he joined RCA Mobile Communications, then General Electric Mobile Radio, and finally Motorola as a field systems analyst and sales engineer in the company's land mobile radio division. He designed and supervised two-way public safety radio systems for numerous cities and government agencies, with systems ranging from relatively small solutions up to massive installations such as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department, the largest law enforcement agency in the U.S.

About 20 years ago, Seybold joined the family newsletter publishing and consulting business, focusing on the emerging desktop computing field. Within a short time, he turned his attention to the need for communications between desktop systems, and from this beginning, he continued his efforts to expand the role of communications - at first, hardwired, but very soon, untethered - in the overall scheme of corporate information access and usability.

Seybold's status in the wireless field is reflected in the comment of an industry executive in a lengthy Wall Street Journal profile: "Andy Seybold isn't in the advance guard of wireless; he is the advance guard."

About the Andrew Seybold Group

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