Solid State Storage: SanDisk/CompactFlash; Honorable mention:
SanDisk/SD Memory Card
Mobile Insights Announces Winners of Mobility Awards at Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference; Vendors are Recognized at MI 2000 for Outstanding Mobile Computing Products
Updated 11:37 AM ET March 8, 2000
PALM DESERT, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) - Mobile Insights, Inc. (MI), the leading information source for the mobile computing and data communications markets, announced the winners of its Mobility Awards at the sixth annual Mobile Insights Conference, held this week at the Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert.
Winners were chosen by a select group of 35 mobile computing industry analysts and press representatives. Forty categories of mobile computing hardware and software were on this year's ballot, and more than 260 products were nominated.
"The Mobility Awards have become the award in mobile computing," said Theresa Nozick, VP of Market Research for Mobile Insights. "Among this year's winners are some of the giants as well as some newcomers in mobile computing. This year's ballot was the largest ever. Each year it has expanded to include more categories, reflecting the growing movement toward mobile computing devices and services, including wireless data communications."
The winners and runners up in each of the categories follow:
Notebook Computing
-- Entry-Level Notebook (Low price): IBM/i Series 1420; Honorable
mention: Sony/VAIO PCG-F430
-- Ultraportable (1-spindle): IBM/ThinkPad 570; Honorable mention
(tie): Dell/Latitude CS, Compaq/Armada M300
-- Thin and Light (2-spindle): IBM/ThinkPad 600E; Honorable mention:
Hewlett-Packard/OmniBook 4150
-- All-in-One (3-spindle): Dell/Inspiron 7500; Honorable mention:
Compaq/Presario 1825 (15-inch display)
-- Small Business Portable: Hewlett-Packard/Pavilion N3190;
Honorable mention: Toshiba/Satellite 2100CDT
-- Consumer Portable: Apple/iBook; Honorable mention: Sony/VAIO
PCG-C1X PictureBook
-- Ultralight (under 3 lbs.): Sharp/Actius A150; Honorable mention:
Sony/VAIO PCG-Z505RX SuperSlim Pro
-- PC Companion: Vadem/Clio C-1050; Honorable mention: NEC/MobilePro
800
Handheld Computing
-- Palm OS Platform Products: Handspring/Visor; Honorable mention:
Palm Computing/Palm Vx
-- Windows CE Palm-sized PC: Casio/Cassiopeia E-105; Honorable
mention: Hewlett-Packard/Jornada 430se
-- Industrial Handheld Systems: Symbol/PPT 2700; Honorable mention:
Fujitsu/PenCentra 130
-- eBooks, Hardware & Software: NuvoMedia/Rocket eBook; Honorable
mention: SoftBook Press/SoftBook Reader
-- Palmtops: NEC/MobilePro 770; Honorable mention: Itronix/T5200
-- Music/audio players: Diamond Multimedia/Rio 500; Honorable
mention: Creative Labs/Nomad
Wireless Data
-- Software/Service: OmniSky; Honorable mention: Phone.com
-- Hardware: RIM/Blackberry; Honorable mention: Qualcomm/pdQ
smartphone
Software
-- Internet/Intranet Backup & Retrieval: Visto.com; Honorable
mention: Connected Corporation/Connected Network Backup 4.0
-- Internet Portals: Decide.com; Honorable mention:
Oracle/Portal-to-Go
-- Web PIM: Yahoo!; Honorable mention: AnyDay.com
-- Applications: Tegic/T9; Honorable mention: On the Go
Software/ExpensAble.com
-- Speech Recognition: Dragon Systems/Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Mobile Organizer; Honorable mention: Lernout & Hauspie/Voice
Xpress
-- System Software: Palm Computing/Palm OS; Honorable mention:
Symbian/EPOC Technology
-- Synchronization: Puma Technology/Intellisync 3.6; Honorable
mention: Starfish Software/TrueSync
-- Database: Sybase/SQL Anywhere Studio; Honorable mention:
Oracle/Oracle8i Lite
-- Network Management/Remote Access: LapLink.com/LapLink 2000;
Honorable mention: 3Com/DynamicAccess Mobile Connect Manager
Mobile Complements
-- PC Card: Sierra Wireless/AirCard 300; Honorable mention:
Iomega/Clik! PC Card drive
-- CF Card: Xircom/CompactCard Ethernet 10; Honorable mention:
IBM/Microdrive
-- Peripherals: Xircom/PortStation; Honorable mention:
Brother/MP-21C Mobile Color Printer
-- Accessories: Think Outside/Stowaway Portable Keyboard; Honorable
mention Olympus/V90 Digital Recorder
-- Service & Support: Dell; Honorable mention (tie):
Hewlett-Packard, IBM
-- Components: Intel/Mobile Pentium III; Honorable mention:
AMD/Mobile AMD-K6-III-P
-- Notebook Storage: IBM/Travelstar 25GS; Honorable mention:
Hitachi/DK22AA-18
-- Mobile Storage: Iomega/Clik! PC Card drive; Honorable mention:
Imation/SuperDisk
-- Solid State Storage: SanDisk/CompactFlash; Honorable mention:
SanDisk/SD Memory Card
-- Professional Projectors: InFocus/LP770; Honorable mention:
Proxima/Desktop Projector 6850
-- Personal Projectors: InFocus/LP330 "Dragonfly": Honorable
mention: Epson/PowerLite 710c
Excellence Awards
-- Management Team of the Year: IBM Mobile Computing; Honorable
mention: Intel MHPG
-- Rookie of the Year: TRGpro; Honorable mention: Handspring
-- Technology Achievement: Wireless Application Protocol; Mobility
Electronics/Universal Docking Station
-- Product of the Year: Palm Computing/Palm VII; Honorable mention:
LapLink.com/LapLink Exchange Accelerator
-- Director's Award: Handspring/Visor with Springboard Technology
About Mobile Insights
Mobile Insights is the world's leading authority on mobile computing and data communications. Established in September 1994, the company provides professional services to vendors of hardware, software, and services in the mobile computing and data communications industry. In addition to market analysis, consulting, and publishing, Mobile Insights' service brands include: Mobile Letter, an electronic newsletter that provides reviews of new products and offers industry insights; MobileTrax Online, a syndicated continuous Internet information subscription service, publishing 50+ reports annually; the Mobility Awards, which are given annually to top products and services in 27 categories; Go Mobile, a new conference for leading Information Technology decision-makers; and the flagship Mobile Insights conference, an annual conference that brings together 400 to 500 of the mobile industry's key vendor executives. Mobile Insights' clients include 3Com (NASDAQ:COMS), AMD (NYSE:AMD), Compaq (NASDAQ:CPQ), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), Toshiba, and more |
