CORRECTION/Texas Instruments Adds PocketMate to Personal Organizer Line; New PocketMate Uniquely Suited to Customer.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 1997--Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TXN TXN Texas Instruments (stock symbol) TXN Transaction (databases) TXN Tunxi, China (Airport Code) TXN Tarxien (postal locality, Malta) ) Wednesday announced the addition of the PocketMate to its line of personal organizers. The PocketMate organizer offers mobile professionals a complete solution for fully portable personal information management. Included in one package is everything the on-the-go professional needs to keep up with his or her contacts, schedule and PC. The PocketMate provides quick and easy access to essential information like addresses, phone numbers, schedules, notes and reminders. TI's Personal Organizer Software provides easy desktop management of this information along with one-touch Data Synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. , so information is always up to date between the PocketMate and PC. ``The PocketMate design was driven by customer feedback,'' said Melissa Stoll, business manager, Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. . ``Users let us know what features they liked in an organizer and what they would like to see modified. This new organizer incorporates many of their comments and, when combined with TI's Personal Organizer Software and quick-connect PC Link, is truly a complete solution for personal information management.'' Users will immediately notice that the PocketMate has been enhanced with larger keys for easier data entry and an integrated calculator and numeric keypad A four-row keyboard of digits used on calculators, computer keyboards and telephones. See keypad. (hardware) numeric keypad - A standard feature of PC keyboards, consisting of a rectangular array of 17 extra keys at the right-hand end: 0-9, ., Num Lock, /, *, -, + and Enter. for users' computation needs. Customers will appreciate the small, compact size of the PocketMate. Also, the easy-to-read, 6-line-by-24-character, backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. display makes the information easily visible in dimly lit locations, such as airplanes or restaurants. The PocketMate comes with everything needed right out of the box. The PocketMate organizer, Windows-based Personal Organizer Software and quick-connect PC Link all work together to provide a complete solution for organizing needs. Data Synchronization provides one-touch updating between the PocketMate organizer and PC. Users can view, edit, copy and delete entries on their PC or their PocketMate, whether they are in the office, at an off-site meeting or in transit. At the touch of a button, information can be automatically updated so it appears the same on both the PocketMate and PC. For mobile professionals who currently use Personal Information Management (PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated ) software on their PC, the PocketMate can synchronize information directly with popular PIM software packages. IntelliSync for TI Personal Organizers, available separately from Puma Technology Inc., makes the PocketMate the perfect extension to desktop PIM software, including: Schedule+, Outlook, Lotus Organizer ACT!, Sidekick, Day-Timer Organizer, ECCO Pro Ecco Pro is an outliner with calendar management and information management fields linkable to each line. As a personal information manager the program includes three types of "views", (1) phone book, (2) calendar and (3) notepad sections. , Goldmine and others. IntelliSync for TI Personal Organizers is available for $69.65 (SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. ) online by accessing www.pumatech.com or by calling 800/774-PUMA. Other key features of the PocketMate include: -- On-demand calculator and numeric keypad includes clearly marked function keys for quick and easy calculations; -- Auto scan keys provide instant access to daily schedule, phone numbers and notes; -- 6-line-by-24-character backlit display shows essential business information; -- Reminders store appointments, tasks and anniversaries; -- Reminder alarms and advance notices can be set up to 15 days ahead of time; -- Current date and time for any five world cities for display on one screen; -- Compact size and weight: 5 inches wide, 3-1/2 inches long and just 5.2 ounces. The PocketMate is available in two models. The PocketMate 300 has 128KB of available memory, and the PocketMate 400 has 256KB. Both are equipped with a quick-connect PC Link and TI Personal Organizer Software on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). that works with Windows 3.1x
Windows 3.1x is a graphical user interface and a part of the Microsoft Windows software family. and 95. The PocketMate will be available in September 1997 at office and electronics superstores nationwide at an estimated street price of $100 for the PocketMate 300 and $130 for the PocketMate 400. To obtain more information about the TI PocketMate, call 800/TI-CARES or visit the TI Web site at http://www.ti.com/organizers . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Texas Instruments Inc. is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal-processing solutions, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. With headquarters in Dallas, the company's businesses also include calculators, productivity products, controls and sensors, metallurgical materials and digital light-processing technologies. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol TXN. To obtain more information about TI, call 800/TI-CARES or visit the World Wide Web site at http://www.ti.com/organizers . Trademarks: PocketMate is a trademark of Texas Instruments Inc. The Data Synchronization icon is copyrighted by Texas Instruments Inc. Windows, Schedule+, Outlook are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. IntelliSync is a trademark of Puma Technology Inc. Organizer is a trademark of Lotus Development Corp. Sidekick and Internet Sidekick are registered trademarks of Starfish Software Starfish was founded in 1994 by Philippe Kahn, best known for his invention of the camera phone and his most recent company Fullpower Technologies. The founding vision of Starfish was global synchronization and integration of wireless and wireline devices, which translated with the . Day-Timer Organizer is a trademark of Day Timer Technologies. Now Up-To-Date is a registered trademark of Now Software Inc. Goldmine is a registered trademark of Goldmine Software Corp. ECCO Pro is a registered trademark of NetManage Inc. ACT! is a trademark of Symantec Corp. CONTACT: Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas Linda Beheler, 972/917-6432 l-beheler@ti.com or Capital Relations Inc., Westlake Village, Calif. Elaine Smith
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