PC Magazine Honors Productivity Enhancement Products With a Golden Gavel for the RadioSled24.LAGUNA HILLS La·gu·na Hills A city of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Population: 33,600. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1999-- Award Acknowledges the RadioSled24's Wireless Palm Capabilities as Innovative and Promising Productivity Enhancement Products' new RadioSled24(TM) was awarded a Golden Gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority during PC Magazine's Editors Day/Industry Forum at the Four Seasons Hotel in Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif., May 27. Productivity Enhancement Products was one of three companies awarded Golden Gavels for presenting "products holding great promise for the future." Developed by Productivity Enhancement Products (PEP) of Laguna Hills, the RadioSled24 increases the scope and range of Palm Computing Platform See platform. applications by providing the Palm III The Palm III was the first PDA in the Palm III lineup and is also Palm Computing's first handheld to support infrared file transfer and a Flash ROM capable operating system. The first Palm IIIs went on sale in 1998. (TM), Palm IIIx The Palm IIIx is a PDA from Palm Computing released in 1999, briefly before the scaled down Palm IIIe was introduced into the marketplace. The Palm IIIx improved upon the Palm III by featuring a new enhanced and easier to read LCD and 4 MB RAM and opposed to the 2 MB in the (TM) and Symbol SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. 1500(TM) hand-held organizers with radio modem capability. The RadioSled24 is pocketsize and allows a Palm organizer to connect to a local area network server and on to the Internet via wireless/radio frequency technology. The cradle links to a server via wireless access points located throughout a facility -- much like cell phone zones -- allowing users real-time access to server and Internet-based information and applications. "Very clever! In an increasingly connected world, this is a product that makes a lot of sense -- it leverages the Palm III family platform, the world's most popular PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). (personal digital assistant), with existing wireless technology," said Jeffrey Witt, technical director, Networking, PC Magazine Labs. "The RadioSled24 is multi-purpose, allowing for custom or typical applications within the office walls while still retaining the 'take-it-with-you' capabilities of a handheld device." More than 100 companies presented 125 new products, services or technologies during the day-long event which consisted of individual product presentations, a mini-trade show and editor-hosted seminars. In awarding the Golden Gavels for the most innovative products, PC Magazine editors considered technologies, services and products categories, including PCs, network tools, Internet applications, software, PC development products, peripherals and multimedia. "PEP is proud to be recognized by PC Magazine for providing radio frequency access to Palm users, thereby recognizing the importance of wireless, always-connected, thin-client access to applications, data and the Internet," said Dan Beadle BEADLE. Eng. law. A messenger or apparitor of a court, who cites persons to appear to what is alleged against them, is so called. , PEP's chairman of the board. "The Golden Gavel Award is the kind of independent recognition we appreciate as a leader in making cost-effective radio technology available to PDAs." Last month, the RadioSled24 also caught the attention of Southern California's engineering community when it was named a finalist in the American Electronic Association/Orange County Council's 1999 High-Tech Achievement Award for innovation in technology. About PEP Productivity Enhancement Products Inc. provides engineering design, development, and manufacturing services to a wide range of industries, from computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and portable products to embedded products and circuitry. PEP is a leading developer of Internet communications systems and integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. technology. Founded in 1988, PEP is a cutting-edge engineering firm with an impressive record of engineering ingenuity. PEP was honored as a winner of the 1998 Orange Coast Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the fastest growing technology companies in Orange County and San Diego. The Fast 50 is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche. For information on the RadioSled24 or PEP, call 800/451-3475, or visit PEP's Web sites at http://www.wirelesspalm.com or http://www.pepinc.com. PEP is located at 26072 Merit Circle, No. 109, Laguna Hills, Calif. About PC Magazine PC Magazine (www.pcmag.com) is the most widely read computer and business magazine that delivers the most authoritative, lab-based comparative reviews for Internet, PC, software, networking and peripheral products/services to more than 1.2 million readers. (c): 1999 RadioSled24 is a trademark of PEP. All other products and companies mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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