(BSNS WIRE) Socket's Add-on Cards for the New Pocket PC Now Available on Am
Socket's Add-on Cards for the New Pocket PC Now Available on Amazon.com
Business Editors, High-Tech Writers
NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2000--
Products Include Socket's Digital Phone Card(tm) for Adding Wireless
Internet Access and Secure Web Browsing to Windows-Powered Pocket PCs
Socket Communications Inc. (OTC: Bulletin Board SCKT and SCKTW;
Pacific Stock Exchange SOK) today announced an alliance with leading
online retailer Amazon.com to offer Socket's Battery Friendly(R)
family of CompactFlash plug-in cards online. More than 20 million
Amazon.com customers will now have access to Socket's add-on cards
which enhance the capability of Windows-powered Pocket PCs.
Cards now available for purchase on-line from Amazon.com include
Socket's Digital Phone Card, which allows mobile users to connect a
Pocket PC to a mobile phone in order to surf the web wirelessly.
Amazon.com also offers Socket's Low Power Ethernet Card for adding
networking capabilities to Pocket PCs, and Socket's Bar Code Wand Card
for adding bar code scanning capability. Thanks to Microsoft's Pocket
Internet Explorer web browser, Pocket PC owners can use Socket's
Digital Phone Card to make secure purchases of any product available
on Amazon.com from anywhere within their mobile phone's wireless
coverage area.
"We are excited that Amazon.com is carrying our plug-in cards for
Pocket PCs," said Peter Phillips, director of product marketing for
Socket. "Online selling is playing an increasingly important role in
distributing mobile computing products, and Amazon.com brings both
market leadership and innovation to this important sales channel."
"It is our goal to continuously delight our customers with great
selection, rich information, and the most convenient shopping
experience," said Carl Gish, general manager of electronics, at
Amazon.com. "By teaming with Socket, we make it easier than ever for
our Pocket PC customers to have wireless web access and to take
advantage of wireless shopping at Amazon.com."
Socket Communications, Inc. develops and sells connection products
for Windows-powered computers and other devices. Socket's products
include the Battery Friendly(R) family of plug-in cards for enhancing
Windows-powered handheld computers by adding networking, bar code
scanning and printing, data communication, and wireless Internet
connectivity. 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, Battery Friendly and Digital Phone Card are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. All other
product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective
owners.(c) 2000, Socket Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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CONTACT: Socket Communications
Jerry Houston, 510/744-2740
jerry@socketcom.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE INTERNET
COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS PRODUCT
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