Michael,
I was thinking, "We need more volume." as I switched back to SI.
All the hardware and software OEMs want a piece of Compaq's action at this point. Xerox is also jumping on the train.
NW
Xerox, Compaq Show Off Wireless Printing At Comdex 2000
LAS VEGAS, Nov 14, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and
Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) are taking the wraps off new technology
that demonstrates how customers of the future can bypass network barriers and
beam documents directly from their PC to a printer.
The joint technology demonstration of wireless printing at Comdex 2000, the
computer industry's premier showplace for high-tech wizardry, is a first for
Xerox and Compaq.
The new technology shows how customers will be able to print without the use of
traditional cables and without replacing existing computer and printing
equipment. The demonstration links a Compaq Armada notebook computer with a
Xerox DocuPrint P1210 personal laser printer, using a Bluetooth(TM)-enabled PC
card that sends radio waves to an antenna used as a "dongle," attached in the
printer's parallel port. The "dongle" picks up radio signals and feeds them as
print data into the printer. This allows the user to print up to 30 feet away
without actually being connected by a cable.
The Bluetooth(TM) standard, which Xerox and Compaq are testing in this
demonstration, is a rapidly emerging protocol for wireless devices using radio
signals.
In addition to demonstrating wireless printing, Xerox and Compaq have teamed up
to combine customized personal computers from Compaq with new inkjet printers
from Xerox in a joint bundling initiative aimed at small and medium-sized
businesses.
The move is part of a broad strategic alliance, announced in June, that includes
a focus on the development of new document services and related initiatives. The
alliance focuses on enhancing the value of each company's solutions by
integrating Xerox and Compaq hardware and software.
Xerox is showing more than 30 document products and solutions at this year's
Comdex show, including its own wireless technology such as MobileDoc software.
MobileDoc allows users of cell phones, handheld computers or two-way pagers to
send documents or files from those mobile devices to the nearest fax machine, PC
or quick-printer service. As the number of mobile device users increases, a
market that Dataquest predicts will grow to $3 billion in revenue by 2003, more
professionals will need to access and deliver critical documents while they are
away from their desks.
MobileDoc was developed at Xerox's Research Centre Europe (XRCE).
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