Sierra Wireless Announces Cellular Data Communications for Windows CE Devices.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1997-- - PocketPlus CE Enables Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. Inbox and Pocket Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. Applications - Today at CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 97, Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR, TSX: SW) is a wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer, founded in 1993 and currently headquartered in Richmond, BC, Canada. Sierra's products are sold through indirect channels, such as wireless operators (e.g. , a leading cellular data hardware and software supplier, announced the first complete cellular data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. solution for hand-held computers running Microsoft's Windows CE operating system. The PocketPlus CE allows users to access cellular data services including circuit-switched and 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. , send faxes and email, and access the Internet wirelessly using Windows CE Inbox and Pocket Internet Explorer A version of Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Pocket PC operating system. applications. The PocketPlus CE also provides a standard RJ11 telephone jack for convenient landline connection. "In the past, the growth of the hand-held computer market has been impeded by poor integration of computing and communications capabilities," said Sierra president and chief executive officer, David Sutcliffe. "Our Windows CE-compatible wireless data package makes mobile hand-held computing effortless." The Solution The PocketPlus CE comes with all the software and hardware necessary for a complete mobile computing solution. It includes an FCC-approved modem bundled with Windows CE-compatible firmware and a serial cable. The PocketPlus CE is a self-contained, multi-mode modem for cellular data service, which includes a cellular radio transceiver, antenna, and fax/modem in one convenient package. The PocketPlus CE features its own rechargeable, internal battery pack, which combined with CDPD power save features, does not affect the limited power supply of Windows CE devices. This new Windows CE version of the PocketPlus, the winner of the 1995 Mobile Insights award for "Year's Best Two-Way Wireless Modem," is enthusiastically supported by Sierra's wireless solution partners. "This combination of CDPD, cellular and wireline communications with the Windows CE platform is of serious interest to our customers who are looking at palmtop palmtop or hand-held personal computer, lightweight, small, battery-powered, general-purpose programmable computer. It typically has a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike keyboard for input and a small, full color, liquid-crystal display solutions," said David Oros, president of Aether Technologies, a leading-edge wireless data solutions provider in the financial and transportation markets. The explosive growth of the Internet and intranets for enterprise computing is driving increased user demand for "anytime/anywhere" computing in all market segments for applications ranging from real-time order entry to wireless email. Wireless Windows CE devices have the potential to enable a new range of business solutions where a full-sized notebook computer solution is either too expensive or too large. Target markets include law enforcement, transportation, field service, mobile inspection and field audit. The PocketPlus CE is currently undergoing customer beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the . Commercial shipments and pricing will be available in the second quarter of 1997. About Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless is a recognized industry leader providing multi-mode cellular data modems and enabling software for portable and industrial applications. Sierra's product line includes AirCard, the 1997 Mobility Award PC Card winner; the PocketPlus 210 portable modem for Windows and Macintosh; the MP200 vehicle-based modem; the MP200-GPS and the SB-220 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 module. For more information contact Greg Funk, vice president business development of Sierra Wireless, Inc., No. 260 - 13151 Vanier Place, Richmond, BC, V6V 2J2. Phone: 604/231-1100. Fax: 604/231-1109. Email: info@SierraWireless.com Internet: http://www.sierrawireless.com About Aether Technologies As a one stop shop for high-end wireless data solutions, Aether provides clients with network access, end-to-end system integration, software development, technical support and customer care. Aether's applications are network independent, with current projects utilizing CDPD and CS-CDPD CS-CDPD Circuit Switched Cellular Digital Packet Data . For more information contact George M. Davis, vice president sales and marketing of Aether Technologies, 11460 Cronridge Drive, Suite 106 Owings Mills MD 21117. Phone: 410-654-6400 x 201. Email: gdavis@aethertech.com ATTENTION EDITORS Sierra President, David Sutcliffe will be available at 12:30 p.m. today, March 4, at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. (CTIA) Wireless 97 Conference to answer questions regarding Sierra's Windows CE wireless data solution after the Wireless Data Panel scheduled in the San Francisco Marriott The San Francisco Marriott is a skyscraper in San Francisco, California. The building rises 436 feet (133 meters) in the southern region of San Francisco’s Financial District. It contains 39 floors, and was completed in 1989. Golden Gate Hall, Room B. -0- Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. PocketPlus and the Sierra Wireless logo are trademarks of Sierra Wireless Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. For further editorial information, contact: -- MorseMcFadden Communications, Lisa Geschke, 206/889-0528 lisag@morsepr.com -- Sierra Wireless Inc., Greg Funk, 604/231-1100 Info@SierraWireless.com CONTACT: Sierra Wireless Inc. Greg Funk, 604/231-1100 funk@SierraWireless.com or MorseMcFadden Communications Inc. Lisa Geschke, 206/889-0528 lisag@morsepr.com |
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