Compaq Selects Sierra Wireless As Exclusive Supplier for iPAQ Pocket PC.Business Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 Booth No. A3448 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000 Air Card(R) 300 powers Compaq iPAQnet Mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. providing business professionals with optimized wireless access to Internet, intranet and email Sierra Wireless (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 :SWIR SWIR Short Wavelength Infrared SWIR Software Inspection Report ) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :SW) announced today it has reached an exclusive one-year agreement with Compaq Corporation to provide the award winning AirCard 300 to power the iPAQnet(TM) Mobile Internet solution. The iPAQnet Mobile Internet delivers optimized wireless access to the Internet and Internet email for iPAQ Pocket PCs. With iPAQnet Mobile Internet, business users can access critical corporate information from virtually anywhere in the U.S. The AirCard 300 is a complete wide area wireless modem in a true Type II PC Card package that neatly slides into the standard iPAQ Pocket PC Expansion pack. The wireless solution is unique as business users can access the Internet with 60-90% compression using GoAmerica's Go.Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and have full HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. access with no clipping and WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. limitations. Having access to full-color text and graphics web sites on the iPAQ Pocket PC, combined with optimized wireless connectivity, gives the user a completely new wireless experience. The iPAQnet Mobile Internet solution is currently being demonstrated at booth #A3448 at Comdex 2000. "More and more corporations are realizing the competitive advantages of ensuring that mobile professionals stay connected wirelessly while away from the office," said Ted Clark, vice president of wireless Internet solutions, 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/. . "The combination of Sierra Wireless' AirCard 300 and our iPAQ Pocket PC is a powerful solution to give businesses a quantum leap in productivity." "We are pleased to partner with Compaq, a leader in the handheld market," said Andrew Harries, senior vice president of corporate development for Sierra Wireless. "The AirCard changes the way that mobile businesspeople can work, by connecting either the iPAQ or a laptop and this announcement further enhances Sierra Wireless' position in the expanding handheld market." The iPAQnet Mobile Internet Solution includes the Sierra Wireless AirCard 300 and a one-year airtime subscription with nationwide roaming. iPAQnet Mobile Email and Mobile Intranet solutions are client/server systems utilizing iPAQ Mobile Internet for wireless airtime and network connectivity. iPAQnet will be available in December in the U.S., and customers can purchase iPAQnet solutions through PartnerDirect and through Compaq's direct purchasing web site, www.directplus.compaq.com. About Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless data communications hardware and software products. Sierra Wireless delivers wireless PC Cards for laptops and handhelds, rugged vehicle-mounted wireless modems and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and modules for embedded applications. Sierra Wireless is the founding member of the WirelessReady(TM) Alliance, an alliance of industry-leading hardware, software and service companies committed to the delivery of complete and compelling wireless data solutions. For more information on Sierra Wireless, visit its Web site at http://www.sierrawireless.com. "AirCard" and "WirelessReady" are trademarks of Sierra Wireless, Inc. All other trademarks or service marks in this news release are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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