Socket Announces Wireless Internet and Other Connectivity Solutions for New Windows-powered Pocket PCs.Business Editors/High Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000 Compatible CompactFlash I/O Cards from Socket Include Adapters for Mobile Phones, Ethernet, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , Bar Code Scanners, and Serial COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. Devices Socket Communications Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SCKT and SCKTW; Pacific Stock Exchange SOK), a leading supplier of wireless Internet solutions for handheld computers, today announced a comprehensive line of mobile connectivity products for Windows-powered Pocket PCs, the next-generation of PDAs from Microsoft and its hardware manufacturer partners. At the Pocket PC Launch event held today at the Grand Central Terminal in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Socket showed the Battery Friendly(tm) family of CompactFlash plug-in cards for attaching Pocket PCs to mobile phones, Ethernet networks, USB ports, bar code scanners, and serial peripherals. Socket's Digital Phone Card is a low-power plug-in card that makes it simple to connect any Windows-based 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). or notebook to data-capable mobile phones made by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Qualcomm, Siemens and others, and to use these phones for wireless Internet access See how to access the Internet. . Socket's Low Power Ethernet Card See Ethernet adapter. provides high-speed, location-independent synchronization and is the only Ethernet adapter The Ethernet hardware required to attach to an Ethernet network. It typically resides on an expansion board, but is sometimes built into the motherboard. An Ethernet adapter is required in each client and server. See Ethernet and network adapter. currently available for ultra-thin Pocket PCs equipped with Type I CompactFlash slots. Socket's USB ActiveSync Card makes it easy to synchronize a Pocket PC with a notebook or desktop PC. Socket's bar code laser scanner and scanner wand cards make mobile data collection fast and accurate. Socket's serial COM cards attach a Pocket PC to industry-standard serial peripherals. "Features built into the Pocket PC such as the transparent 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. , hi-resolution color screen, and industry-standard expansion slot, combine to make it the premiere platform for wireless Internet access, mobile productivity and field data collection," said Kevin Mills, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Socket. "We have added Pocket PC support to all of our CompactFlash I/O cards and we have introduced a new USB card to make it easier than ever for mobile professionals to use a PDA." "Socket's focus on the industry-standard CompactFlash interface continues to pay dividends to mobile computer users," said Rogers Weed, director of marketing for the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "By offering state-of-the-art solutions for a broad range of mobile applications, Socket's family of CompactFlash I/O cards take clear advantage of the expandability of the Pocket PC platform. Now Pocket PC users can easily add new capabilities to their devices as their needs change and grow." About Pocket PC Windows-powered Pocket PCs, the next-generation PDAs from Microsoft and its partners, offer customers the best way to connect to their most essential information while away from their desk, yet are versatile enough to satisfy the personal needs of today's busy mobile lifestyle. Pocket PCs already include a broad range of native business, personal productivity, and entertainment applications, yet can easily be expanded to adapt to each customer's changing needs through a continually growing number of industry standard hardware and software expansion options. About Socket Communications Socket Communications, Inc. sells connection products for Windows-powered mobile computers and other intelligent appliances. Socket's products include the Battery Friendly(tm) family of plug-in cards for enhancing mobile computers by adding wireless Internet connectivity, networking, bar code scanning, synchronization and data communication. Socket's products utilize the company's low power chip technology, making them ideal for battery-operated mobile computers. Information about Socket's complete range of products is available on the company's web site at www.socketcom.com. Socket and Battery Friendly are registered trademarks or trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. |
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