Mobility Award Nominees Announced; Mobile Computing Insights Announces Mobility Award Nominees; Awards to Honor the Best Products and Services in Mobile-Computing and Data-Communications Industries.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 1995--Mobile Computing Insights Inc. today announced the nominees for the Mobility Awards, the first awards devoted specifically to recognizing products and leaders in the mobile computing and data communications industries. The winners of the Mobility Awards will be announced at a gala awards banquet on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1995, at the Mobile Insights '95 conference. Mobile Insights '95 will be held Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 at the Marriott's Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. The conference will give mobile computing and data communications professionals the opportunity to discuss critical trends and issues confronting their businesses. "We're excited about the Mobility Awards because for the first time, we have an opportunity to publicly recognize the best mobile products and services," said Dr. J. Gerry Purdy, president of Mobile Computing Insights Inc. and conference director for Mobile Insights '95. "Many individuals and companies have made tremendous commitments to the mobile computing and data communications industries. These awards offer us the opportunity to express our recognition and appreciation for their dedication to providing state-of-the-art products and services." The nominees for the awards were selected by an external panel of industry analysts and members of the press. Nominees were selected for Mobility Awards in the following major product categories: portable and handheld computing, PCMCIA cards, wireless communications, and software products. Nominees were also selected for recognition in the areas of personal achievement, technology innovation, best service of the year, and overall best product of the year in the mobile computing and data communications industries. (See following list of nominees for details.) The nominations were made by a committee of industry experts, including Chris Barr, PC World; Michael Fitzgerald, Computerworld; Michael French, LINK Resources Corp.; Iain Gillott, LINK Resources Corp.; Richard Malloy, Mobile Office; Dave Mentley, Stanford Resources; Jim Porter, Disk/Trend Inc.; Judy Rosall, The Radicati Group; Michael Slater, Microprocessor Report; Bruce Stephen, International Data Corp.; and Dr. J. Gerry Purdy, Mobile Computing Insights. The Mobility Awards are sponsored by Mobile Letter and PC World. "We're delighted to sponsor the Mobility Awards jointly with Mobile Letter," said Alan Abrams, director of marketing at PC World. "These are high-quality awards that will honor the best of the best in mobile computing and data communications. This is an exciting time for the industry, and it is terrific to be able to recognize those who are bringing users the freedom to access data any place, any time." The Mobility Awards ceremony will take place at Mobile Insights '95 on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 6:30 p.m. and will begin with a reception sponsored by Cirrus Logic. Dinner and the awards ceremony, sponsored by PC World, will follow immediately at 7:30 p.m. At the awards ceremony, winners will be presented with beautiful jade-and-crystal trophies engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. with the name of the category and/or the individual. Mobile Insights '95 has received endorsements from many major industry participants in the mobile computing and/or data communications industries. Sponsors of the conference include AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Apple Computer Inc., Cirrus Logic, CommunicationsWeek, Computerworld, Digital Equipment Corp., Fleetwood, 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) , Intel Corp., International Data Corp., McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mobile Letter, Mobile Office, Motorola Inc., 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 magazine, PageNet, PC World, Portable Software Corp., Sharp Electronics, SkyTel, SoftArc, Upside magazine, and Waggener Edstrom Inc. Other conference highlights include a Sunday-morning golf outing, sponsored by Motorola, on Camelback Inn's own championship 18-hole course; a prize-winning Super Bowl party, sponsored by SkyTel, where attendees will have the opportunity to win a color ThinkPad portable computer from IBM; and Rodeo Night, western-style dining and fun, sponsored by Toshiba America. By special arrangement with Sharp Electronics, attendees of Mobile Insights '95 also will get to "test drive" the brand-new Zaurus handheld computer. Individuals interested in attending the conference and the Mobility Awards banquet may call 800/593-3952 for more information and to register. Mobile Computing Insights is a professional services firm specializing in consulting, conferences, and seminars, and the publication of Mobile Letter, a monthly newsletter that provides insight into important issues in the mobile computing and data communications industries. -0- Editor's note: See following list of Mobility Award nominees for additional details. Mobility Award Nominees Products, individuals, technologies, and services have been nominated for Mobility Awards in the following categories: Portable and Handheld Computing: -- Notebooks. Apple PowerBook 540c, AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. Computer Ascentia 900N, IBM ThinkPad 755CE, and Toshiba T4900CT -- Small Notebooks. Digital HiNote Ultra, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Versa S, NEC Versa S Omnibook 300, and Toshiba Portege -- Multimedia Notebooks. IBM ThinkPad 755CD, MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. CD-Book 800, and Panasonic V41 -- Personal Communicators. Apple Newton MessagePad, Bell South Simon, Motorola Envoy, and Sony Magic Link -- Handheld Computers and Organizers. Apple Newton MessagePad, Casio Zoomer, HP 200LX, and Sharp Electronics Zaurus PCMCIA Cards: -- Landline Communications. AT&T Paradyne Keep in Touch, Megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. EthernetyModem, U.S. Robotics WorldPort, and Xircom CreditCard Ethernet+Modem II -- Storage. Int gral Viper 340 Card, Maxtor Type II Disk, MiniStor 340MB More, and SunDisk SDP (Session Description Protocol) An IETF protocol that defines a text-based message format for describing a multimedia session. Data such as version number, contact information, broadcast times and audio and video encoding types are included in the message. 40MB Card Wireless Communications: -- Wireless LANs. Aironet Wireless ARLAN ARLAN Advanced Radio Local Area Network , Proxim RangeLAN, Solectek AIRLAN, and ZDS ZDS Zenith Data Systems ZDS Zonal Distribution System ZDS Zero Degree Stat ZDS Zinc Detection System ZDS Zonal Drying System (aircraft de-humidifier) CruisePAD -- One-Way Wireless Modems. Motorola NewsCard, Mtel SkyCard, NEC VersaCard, and Wireless Access Access Card -- Two-Way Wireless Modems. Ericsson M2190, Intel Cellular Modem, Rockwell 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. ChipSet, and Sierra Wireless CDPD Modem -- Components. DTI Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) A refinement of magnetic resonance imaging that allows the doctor to measure the flow of water and track the pathways of white matter in the brain. 10.4-inch TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor display, IBM TravelStar 2.5-inch 810 MB, Intel 75MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Pentium, and Rockwell CDPD ChipSet Software: -- E-Mail. Lotus cc:Mail for Windows, Microsoft Mail for Windows, Radio Mail Corp. RadioMail, and SoftArc FirstClass Mail -- Remote Network Access. Aironet Wireless FieldNet, AirSoft AirAccess, DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. Remote 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. Node, and Novell NetWare Connect -- Communications. Datastorm ProComm Plus, Delrina WinFax Pro, Ex Machina Notify!, and Traveling Software ComWorks -- Personal Information Managers and Applications. Attain Software In Control, Lotus Organizer, Microsoft Schedule+, and Now Up-to-Date -- Systems. aha! Software InkWriter, Apple Control Strip, Palm Grafitti, and Portable Software Quickpense Other: -- Personal Achievement. Bill Fallon, AT&T PersonaLink; Marc Porat, General Magic; Joe Formichelli, IBM; and Michael Winkler Winkler may refer to:
-- Technology Innovation. IBM TrackPoint, Maxtor Type II Card, SunDisk CompactFlash, and Synaptics TouchPad -- Service of the Year. Apple eWorld, AT&T PersonaLink, HP & PageNet StarLink, and Mtel SkyTel. -- Product of the Year. Dell Latitude XP, IBM ThinkPad 755CD, Toshiba T4900CT, and Wireless Access Access Card NOTE: -- Product and company names may be the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Mobile Computing Insights Inc. Dr. J. Gerry Purdy, 408/253-6600 |
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