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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Socket Communications (SCKT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: caly who wrote (230)	7/14/1999 9:30:00 AM
From: GARY P GROBBEL	Respond to of 932

I think SCKT shareholders are going to enjoy watching this company grow...they are at the right place at the right time with the right products and they are working with the biggest technology companies in the world....this today: (BSNS WIRE) Socket Card for Windows CE Combines Bar Code Scanning and Et Socket Card for Windows CE Combines Bar Code Scanning and Ethernet; The Ethernet/Bar Code Wand Card Works in the PC Card Slot of Handheld PCs Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1999--Socket Communications Inc. (OTC BB:SCKT)(OTC BB:SCKTW)(PCX:SOK) today announced the first shipments of the Ethernet/Bar Code Wand Card, a PC Card that combines Welch Allyn's SCANTEAM(TM) 6180 bar code scanner/decoder wand with a 10BaseT Ethernet port. The latest member of Socket's Battery Friendly(TM) line of plug-in products for Windows CE-based computers, the new combo card streamlines the mobile data collection process by allowing users to scan bar code data into a Handheld PC and then transfer the information instantly to a corporate network via any Ethernet connection. The card offers users unprecedented levels of portability, accuracy, speed and location independence for applications involving inventory control, warehouse management, shipping and receiving, field inspection and audits, asset tracking, clinical control duties, patient care, route delivery, market research and other mobile environments where bar codes are used to manage information. When users insert the Ethernet/Bar Code Wand Card into the PC Card slot of any Windows CE-based Handheld PC and launch Socket's "keyboard wedge" software, they can use the permanently attached pen-like wand to scan bar code symbols directly into any Windows application as though the data had been entered manually. Users can then use the removable Ethernet cable to upload the collected data to a corporate network at high speed via any active Ethernet connection. The Windows CE synchronization software built into Handheld PCs eliminates the need for special data transfer utilities. By combining a bar code scanner and an Ethernet port, Socket's card offers Handheld PC users the benefits of speed, accuracy and location independence. Bar code scanning is 15 times faster and 10,000 times more accurate than manual data entry. Ethernet is 500 times faster than a Handheld PC's serial connection and, unlike a serial connection, allows users to synchronize data from anywhere on a company network. A unique feature of Socket's Ethernet software is that it allows users to specify any program to be launched automatically whenever the PC Card is inserted into a Windows CE-based computer. User's can choose to run desktop synchronization programs such as Microsoft's ActiveSync or specialized applications such as a forms-based program for bar code scanning. By eliminating the need to navigate Windows CE's graphical user interface in order to execute a favorite program, the new software saves time, reduces errors and simplifies user training. One of the first customers to deploy the Ethernet/Bar Code Wand Card is Dynamic Healthcare Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:DHTI), a leading provider of mission-critical healthcare information systems for clinical services departments and facilities. "Socket's Ethernet/Bar Code Wand Card has made a significant contribution to the efficiency of our new Radiology Scan Station Solution, which is now in use at Medical College of Virginia," said Michael L. Carlay, senior vice president, sales and marketing for Dynamic. "The combination of a bar code wand and an Ethernet connection on a single card vastly simplifies the logistics of collecting and consolidating healthcare data." "As the market for Windows CE-based computers has matured, we are seeing increased demand for plug-in cards that can operate on any platform and that provide multiple functions," said Peter Phillips, Socket's director of marketing. "The Ethernet/Bar Code Wand Card ties together two of our primary product initiatives in a package that we believe will become the model for a growing family of multi-purpose cards for both vertical and mainstream markets." Socket's new Ethernet/Bar Code Wand Card is available now and has a suggested list price of $499. For a complete listing of Socket's worldwide network of resellers and for details about Socket's product family, visit Socket's web site. Socket Communications Inc. develops and sells connection products for Windows CE-based computers and other devices. Socket's products include the Battery Friendly(TM) family of plug-in cards for enhancing Windows CE-based computers by adding networking, bar code scanning and printing, data communication, data collection, 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. Note to Editors: Socket, Battery Friendly and Ethernet Bar Code Wand Card are registered trademarks or trademarks of Socket Communications Inc. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. --30--ml/sf* mr/sf CONTACT: Socket Communications, Newark Peter Phillips, 510/744-2767 peter@socketcom.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *