Socket Communications Enhances Mobile Connectivity Leadership Position at CeBIT Conference & Expo 2005.NEWARK, Calif. -- Socket Delivers Mobile Connection Products that Improve Mobile Workforce Communications and Productivity Socket Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SCKT), the Mobile Connection(TM) Company, announced today it will exhibit at CeBIT 2005, March 10-16, in Hanover, Germany. Socket Communications will be exhibiting a range of bar code scanning solutions and portable 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. products including the debut of a next-generation GPS offering with Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology. Socket technologies include bar code scanning, Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , Bluetooth, GPS and RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. on a wide range of mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings platforms including tablets and notebooks, smartphones using both Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. and Symbian operating systems, and mobile devices from PalmOne and Research-In-Motion. Socket will showcase its recently enhanced Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS (Cylinder Head Sector) An earlier method of addressing a hard disk by referencing all three physical elements of the drive. It was superseded by logical block addressing (see LBA). ) that now supports Symbian OS Series 60 and 80 smartphones by Nokia. The Socket CHS connects to smartphones using Bluetooth wireless technology and enables the user to scan bar code data directly into any application on the phone. Additionally, Socket will preview its Wi-Fi Companion, an intuitive graphical software application with advanced tools that greatly improves the user's experience with WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network connectivity. Other products showcased at CeBIT will include the Mobile Power Pack, a light-weight mobile charging sources for portable electronic devices which increases mobile users' freedom to use their electronic devices anywhere, anytime, and the new Socket SDIO See SDIO card. Modem Card which provides mobile users a fast and reliable alternative where broadband or Wi-Fi connections are unavailable or too costly. About Socket Communications Socket Communications, Inc., the Mobile Connection(TM) Company, provides a broad range of connectivity and data collection products for mobile devices using Microsoft's Windows Mobile, CE, XP, and Palm, RIM, and Symbian-based operating systems. These mobile devices include PDAs, smartphones, Tablet PCs and notebooks that support standard expansion mechanisms. Socket's Mobility Friendly(TM) products are feature-rich while promoting ease of use and lead the market with the smallest footprint and the most Battery Friendly(R) power consumption in their class. Socket's Development Services team provides hardware developers with solutions using mobilityIC(TM) interface chips, KwikBlue(TM) modules with embedded Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology, as well as other technologies implemented in Socket's wide range of products. Socket is headquartered in Newark, California and can be reached at 510-744-2700 or www.socketcom.com. Socket and Battery Friendly are registered trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. The Mobile Connection Company, Mobility Friendly, MyNavigator and KwikBlue are trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Socket Communications, Inc. is under license. Wi-Fi(R) is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other trademarks and trade names contained herein may be those of their respective owners. (C) 2005, Socket Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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