Ardis announces support for HP's new Windows CE-based palmtop PCs.LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1997-- Cost-Effective Bundled Solutions Turn The HP 300LX and 320LX Palmtop palmtop or hand-held personal computer, lightweight, small, battery-powered, general-purpose programmable computer. It typically has a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike keyboard for input and a small, full color, liquid-crystal display PCs Into Wireless Windows Clients ARDIS (Advanced Radio Data Information Service) The first wireless data network in the U.S. It was formed in 1983 by Motorola and IBM to support IBM field service technicians. , the nation's leading wireless data network operator, today announced support for the HP(r) 300LX and 320LX palmtop PCs, the new Windows(r) CE-based devices from Hewlett-Packard Company. Using ARDIS' suite of cost-effective bundled solutions, users can easily turn the HP 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs into wireless mobile clients, providing seamless wireless communication to Windows-based desktops, as well as Internet and Intranet connectivity. To provide the industry's most complete family of wireless solutions for the 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs, ARDIS is offering product bundles that include the Motorola PersonalMessenger(tm)100 Wireless Modem A modem and antenna that transmits and receives over the air. Wireless modems support several technologies, including 802.11, Bluetooth, CDPD, DataTAC, Mobitex and Ricochet. There are wireless modems for laptops, handhelds and cellphones. Card packaged with a choice of Windows CE-based electronic mail and two-way messaging applications, including IKON MobileCHOICE(tm), RadioMail(tm) and Mail on the Run!(r). Providing one-stop wireless shopping and convenient 6-24 month lease options with a low monthly fee, ARDIS bundled solutions easily extend wireless capabilities to the popular Windows computing environment using the HP 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs. ARDIS wireless solutions bring interactive messaging services to the millions of mobile workers using Windows that need a palmtop PC to be productive while on the road. "Accessing the Internet for on-line information and e-mail is becoming very commonplace today. ARDIS delivers solutions that allow mobile professionals to enjoy the benefit of this access wirelessly," said Kheng Joo Khaw, general manager of HP's Asia Pacific PC Division. "The HP 300LX and 320LX palmtop PCs and the ARDIS data network will give our customers the power to stay on top of their vital business even when they are out of the office." "The 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs build on HP's more than 25 years experience creating handheld products that provide critical information at the fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. of busy traveling executives," said Mike McGee Mike McGee may be:
In addition to the PersonalMessenger 100D Wireless Modem Card, ARDIS bundled solutions can include any of the following electronic mail and two-way messaging applications designed specifically for the Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. : --IKON MobileCHOICE, providing wireless services including two-way messaging via a 1-800 number or PC client messaging software, Internet e-mail, faxing and information services See Information Systems. access. --Mail on the Run!, which enables users to wirelessly send, receive, preview, store, forward and reply to messages on corporate standard e-mail systems. The software includes filtering capabilities that allow e-mail users to collect only those messages that they want to retrieve. Optimized for wireless environments, Mail on the Run! also includes encryption and data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. capabilities that provide security and cost-efficient messaging. --RadioMail, which provides a wireless gateway to the Internet and a host of information and business services. The application allows for two-way Internet messaging, paging, faxing and access to information services. The bundled solutions will be available direct from ARDIS and through authorized ARDIS agents in late Spring 1997, coinciding with product availability from HP. The HP 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs feature an 80 column, 640x240 LCD display, allowing users to easily view e-mails, web pages and business documents without cumbersome side-to-side scrolling. Running Windows CE, the 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs allow users to carry critical information from their notebook and desktop PCs while on the road, including appointment calendars and phone books. Customers interested in additional information on bundled wireless solutions for the HP 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs can contact ARDIS at 1-800-99-ARDIS, ext. 7014. About ARDIS ARDIS operates the first and largest nationwide wireless data network enabling in-building and on-street data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. between mobile workers, using notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. , handheld PCs  An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and , personal digital assistants and host computers. The ARDIS network serves the top 425 metro areas in all 50 states, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and the US Virgin Islands, and covers more than 80 percent of the population and 90 percent of the business activity in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The service enables executives and mobile workers to access their corporate information systems or to communicate instantaneously with their peers from virtually any location. -0- Note to editors: Information about HP's handheld products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/handheld Access ARDIS press releases and company materials via the ARDIS home page on the World Wide Web. Address: http://www.ardis.com ARDIS is a registered servicemark of ARDIS Company. Other names and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. Personal Messenger is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. CONTACT: Naomi Yeransian Albie Jarvis/Jon Bornstein ARDIS Copithorne & Bellows 847-913-4233 617-450-4300 naomi.ardis@radiomail.net born.ardis@radiomail.net |
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