Compaq Launches SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card, Joins With Industry Leaders For Wireless Solutions.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1997-- SpeedPaq Plays Key Role In Bundled Wireless For Armada Users Significantly increasing the mobility of the Armada notebook PCs, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today announced the Compaq SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card, an advanced cellular radio transceiver, that enables Armada notebook users to easily access critical, time sensitive information from anywhere at any time. The SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card leapfrogs the competition, providing the smallest, multi-function, wireless data communication solution at an industry-leading price. The company also announced that it has joined with industry leaders AT&T (NYSE:T), Ericsson (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ERICY), MicroAge Inc. (NASDAQ:MICA), and Wireless Telecom, Inc. to expand the application of Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. to the wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. marketplace for Armada notebook users. This combination of products includes the Compaq SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card, Cellular Digital Packet Data (communications, protocol) Cellular Digital Packet Data - (CDPD) A wireless standard providing two-way, 19.2 kbps packet data transmission over exisiting cellular telephone channels. (CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. ) service, middleware, training and support in a one stop shopping, turn key solution. The complete solution is available to resellers today through MicroAge, a full line distributor and global technology provider, as well as through other distributors nationwide. "With the explosive growth of the Internet, access to information is critical," said Ed Olkkola, Vice President, Communications Products Division, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Products such as the SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card offer our serious mobile notebook users anytime, anywhere access to information, setting the benchmark for portable PC usefulness. In addition, the results of this unprecedented cooperation among industry leaders will be "one stop shopping" for Exchange users who want the convenience and competitive advantage of wireless telecommunications." SpeedPaq Features and Benefits The Compaq SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card is available today in the U.S. as a single or two card option: -- The single card option, a Type II PC Card , supports the Armada 7700 and 7300 series of Compaq personal computers via the Armada's fully integrated 33.6 Kbps modem and is priced at $499.(a)(b) -- The two card option, available in the Armada 1500 and 4100 notebooks, is bundled with the Compaq SpeedPaq 336 Telephony Modem (1) An analog modem. See modem. (2) A device that adapts an analog phone to a cable or DSL network for voice over IP (VoIP). See analog telephone adapter. (3) A combination analog telephone adapter and DOCSIS cable modem. See E-MTA. . With full 33.6 Kbps landline performance, the SpeedPaq 336 Telephony Modem is specifically designed to support the SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card for a price of $699.(c)(d) The SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card supports Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) and Circuit Switched Cellular (CSC) communication. CDPD is based on the standard Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) and supports 19.2 Kbps packet connectivity. CSC is based on the Advance Mobile Phone System (AMPS), the most widely deployed cellular phone network in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . CSC provides near ubiquitous coverage and supports most standard data communication applications. The SpeedPaq Cellular Manager, a bundled software (1) Applications that are included with new hardware. For example, a new PC often comes with several applications, many of which may be light versions or full versions with no limit on usage. Others may be only 60- or 90-day trial packages. See bundle. utility with the Cellular PC Card, enables product set-up, performance monitoring and control, and allows users to have a simplified interface to get connected. Both the SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card and Cellular Manager are supported under the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 95 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. . Customers and resellers who wish to learn more about the Compaq SpeedPaq Cellular PC Card and the variety of mobile application solutions now possible on Compaq Armada notebook computers can call MicroAge Mobility Solutions Division, a leading Compaq distributor that offers wireless data training and bundled solutions for resellers. For more information call, 1-800-888-0045. A Complete Wireless Solution for Microsoft Exchange The new Compaq SpeedPaq plays a key role in the wireless exchange solution announced today. The combination of technology and services offered by Compaq, AT&T, MicroAge, MobileLogic and Ericsson is a complete wireless solution for the growing Microsoft Exchange market. AT&T's Wireless Packet Data Service will enable Armada notebook users to send and receive data over the CDPD service, which have been deployed in more than 90 major US cities. The CDPD service is backed by AT&T's tradition of reliability, based on the same proven technology used for cellular voice. "We are very excited to join forces with these industry leaders to bring AT&T Wireless Packet Data Service to mobile professionals," said Anne Gordon Dorothy Anne Gordon (b. 24 December, 1941) played nine Women's Test matches and eight Women's one-day internationals for Australia. , vice president of sales and marketing, AT&T Corporation. "Accessibility and communications are essential to businesses and our service allows employees to respond to e-mails, tap into corporate data bases or file reports while they're out of the office." Ericsson, a leading telecommunications company See telecom company. , brings its Ericsson Virtual Office (EVO EVO Evolution (Mitsubishi) EVO Extra Virgin Olive Oil EVO Evolution Engine (Harley-Davidson Motorcycles) EVO Emergency Vehicle Operator EVO Escape Velocity: Override (computer game) ) middleware as part of the solution. EVO bridges the gap between the mobile PC user and the enterprise network. EVO seamlessly integrates wireless connectivity into Microsoft Windows 95 and the BackOffice suite through Exchange and a Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. server. EVO has many optimization and control features that contribute to performance, cost-effectiveness and simplicity in wireless communications. MicroAge brings together the solution as the first full line distributor to offer wireless data training and bundled solutions for resellers. Through the MicroAge Mobility Solutions division, resellers will have a single point of contact to access Compaq hardware, AT&T CDPD coverage and Ericsson middleware. MobileLogic Network Services, a service offered by Wireless Telecom, Inc., combines everything needed into a single package of airtime, modem hardware, wireless gateway service, and technical support, for a single monthly charge starting at $35 per user. This Mobile Logic250 plan for CDPD includes client s/w, 250Kb airtime monthly, gateway access to Exchange, Web and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) host gateways, technical support, and a Virtual Private Network connection to your corporate site from MobileLogic. The MobileLogic subscription offers lower cost and reduced setup, as well as the optimization of EVO, along with the reliability and security of CDPD wireless technology. About AT&T Corp. AT&T Corp. is the world's premier communications and information services See Information Systems. company, serving more than 90 million customers, including consumers, businesses and government. The company has annual revenues of more than $52 billion and 130,000 employees. It runs the world's largest, most sophisticated communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. and is the leading provider of long-distance and wireless services. AT&T operates in more than 200 countries around the world. The company also offers on-line services and access to home entertainment, and has begun to deliver local telephone service. In addition, AT&T offers outsourcing, consulting, systems-integration and customer-care services to large businesses and manages one of the world's largest credit card programs. About Ericsson Ericsson's 90,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications. About MicroAge MicroAge, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is a global technology services company, providing distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. solutions and ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001-certified multivendor integration services to large organizations and computer resellers worldwide. The company serves corporations and government agencies through its MicroAge Infosystems Services network of branches and alliance partners spanning 34 countries, and offers computer resellers over 20,000 products from more than 500 suppliers backed by a suite of technical, financial, logistics and account management services. ECadvantage, MicroAge's new electronic commerce architecture, is utilizing the Internet to streamline the delivery of services to its customers. Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., the company's 1996 revenues exceeded $3.5 billion. About Wireless Telecom, Inc. Since founding in 1993, Wireless Telecom has been the nations leading value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. service provider for wireless data. Announced by Wireless Telecom in August 1997, MobileLogic Network Services offer wireless remote access on a subscription basis. They are designed to offer a cost effective, simple and easy to use bundled solution for mobile access to Exchange, web and IBM host networks. MobileLogic has been engineered based on wireless middleware technology developed by Ericsson and IBM that significantly improves the performance of LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. applications over wireless networks. For more information on MobileLogic, contact Wireless Telecom at 1-800-787-9170 or on the web at www.mobilelogic.com . About Compaq Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is the fifth largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers, delivering useful innovation through products that connect people with people and people with information. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] programs and business practices. Compaq is strategically organized to meet the current and future needs of its customers, offering Internet and enterprise computing solutions, networking products, commercial PC products and consumer PCs. As the leader in distributed enterprise solutions, Compaq has shipped over a million servers. In 1996, the company reported worldwide sales of $18.1 billion. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products can be found at http://www.compaq.com or by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations can be obtained by calling 1-800-345-1518. -0- (a) Estimated U.S. selling price. Actual prices may vary. (b) The complete solution, which includes service, middleware, support and training, is priced separately. (c) Estimated U.S. selling price. Actual prices may vary. (d) The complete solution, which includes service, middleware, support and training, is priced separately. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. AT&T is a registered trademark of AT&T Corporation. CONTACT: Compaq Computer Corporation Mike Berman, 281-514-0484 mike.berman@compaq.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Julie Barnes, 617-536-0470 jbarnes@miller.shandwick.com or AT&T Wireless Services Jennifer Gehrt, 425-803-7976 jennifer.gehrt@airdata.com |
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