MOTOROLA RELEASES ISKETCH(TM), ALLOWING USERS TO SEND HANDWRITTEN ITEMS VIA THEIR WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICES.

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has launched a version of its iSKETCH technology that can be downloaded from the Internet into their Palm OS-based mobile devices. iSKETCH is a digital ink compression and encryption technology that allows users to create and transmit small handwritten notes, sketches and signatures between mobile devices, or between a mobile device and a desktop via email. The software is available for immediate download at Palmgear.com and Handango.com.

With iSKETCH, users can send and receive handwritten messages as easily as text, store personal handwritten notes, and email sketches to multiple addresses simultaneously. An enhanced version of iSKETCH, which includes encryption, more shapes, colors, animation, and text encoding, is already available for license to software developers and system integrators.

"Sometimes a text message just doesn't fit the need," said Craig Peddie, General Manager of Motorola's Lexicus Division. "Imagine a commuter rushing through an airport, or sitting on a noisy train, who needs to send a quick note but cannot open his laptop to initiate an email. Or someone who wants to write and save a quick note to himself as a reminder that he will refer to later. This technology adds real value to wireless devices by expanding the ways they can be incorporated into the communication setting.".