Very good news :
Monday May 25, 11:27 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing
Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing Reports 'Bluetooth' Project With
Intel, IBM, Ericsson, Nokia, Toshiba to Spark Wireless Connectivity Market
CHEVY CHASE, Md., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The ''Bluetooth'' project unveiled today by Intel (Nasdaq: INTC - news),
IBM (NYSE: IBM - news), Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY - news), Nokia (NYSE: NOKa - news), Toshiba and others to
develop a wireless ''cable'' chipset for connecting mobile communications products, portable computers and computer
peripherals will help spark the development of a wireless data marketplace, says Alan A. Reiter, president of Wireless
Internet & Mobile Computing, one of the world's leading firms analyzing the wireless computing and ''smart'' device
industries.
Initially, the major applications for Bluetooth will be connecting diverse portable computing devices to establish ad hoc
LANs and connecting portable computers to peripherals such as printers and fax machines, Wireless Internet & Mobile
Computing says. The growth of wireless data usage will require more time because it's still relatively esoteric.
''It's crucial to realize that building a wireless data market requires the right combination of applications, networks, pricing
and advertising, marketing and distribution channels,'' says Reiter.
''The good news is if Bluetooth wireless connections are standard on cellular and PCS phones, pagers, portable computers,
handheld computers and palmtops, users will be much more likely to test wireless applications -- just as purchasers of digital
watches will try out calculators included 'free' with their watches,'' he says.
Also, companies involved in Bluetooth, including Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM - news), Motorola (NYSE: MOT - news),
3Com (Nasdaq: COMS - news), VLSI (Nasdaq: VLSI - news) and Lucent NYSE: LU), will probably aggressively promote
Bluetooth products, Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing says.
Reiter has been anticipating mobile communications and mobile computing trends for 20 years. He helps jump-start
innovative products and services through consulting, highly-targeted conferences and tutorials, and research reports and
newsletters.
Reiter created the world's first wireless computing newsletter, wireless computing conference and cellular conference and
helped launch the first cellular magazine. Reiter also co-developed the first conference on wireless operating systems.
The company's $295/year weekly e-mail publication, ''Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing,'' analyzes the integration of
the Internet with wireless networks, the development of ''smart'' devices and Internet-based wireless products.
=> this will foster the acceptance of the mobile office (HPCs, smart phones and pagers using MMC) by giving people added flexibility... |
