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To: gdichaz who wrote (145)	8/17/1999 10:27:00 AM
From: Mark Oliver	Respond to of 332

Small GPS chips to fit in cell phones Start-up will unveil new chip so tiny that wrist watches or lockets could be outfitted with locating technology REUTERS Aug. 17 — SiRF Technology Inc., a start-up chip company, plans to unveil a new semiconductor technology this week that will enable cellular phones and handheld computers to have navigation functions. Santa Clara, Calif-based SiRF on Tuesday will announce at an industry technical conference called HotChips that it has developed a semiconductor architecture that shrinks the size of global positioning system (GPS) technology so that it can fit into small handheld devices. continued... msnbc.com

To: gdichaz who wrote (145)	8/18/1999 11:51:00 AM
From: Mark Oliver	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 332

Interesting report on the Win CE model vs Psion's EPOC based hand held computers. Looks like IBM is playing an important role in making EPOC a stronger product with their MQ Series network interface product. Psion blazing a trail from handhelds to enterprise apps August 16, 1999 Web posted at: 11:08 a.m. EDT (1508 GMT) by John Cox A handheld computer pioneer now hopes to blaze a direct trail between these devices and existing corporate applications and databases. Psion Enterprise Computing, a unit of Britain's Psion PLC, this fall plans to release the netBook handheld PC, running the Epoc operating system. The netBook will look a lot like computers running Microsoft's Windows CE: It will have a color backlit screen and an 84-character keyboard, and will weigh just under three pounds. But what's not obvious may be what's most significant. Inside, the netBook will have software to run Java applications as well as some new code from IBM to connect directly with enterprise applications via IBM's MQSeries messaging software. MQSeries is widely used to let applications reliably and accurately exchange information over corporate nets. continued... cnn.com

To: gdichaz who wrote (145)	8/18/1999 12:09:00 PM
From: Mark Oliver	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 332

Here's an interesting article from Red Herring about 3G Broadband wireless services. In many ways, it creates more questions than it answers for me, but worth reading anyway. It fails to mention many promising companies and technologies which makes me think it's just a fluff piece to get investors interested in select companies. Do you know much about Saraïde.com? Ready to help deliver wireless broadband services are startup companies like Saraïde.com, which is developing content-based wireless applications and services that are accessible from a mobile phone. The company licenses its services to wireless carriers, which in turn sell them as part of wireless services packages to their subscribers. Based in San Mateo, California, Saraïde.com is a joint venture of Microcell Telecommunications (Nasdaq: MICTF), Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT), Omnipoint Communications, and GSM Capital. The company has signed partnerships with content providers like SportsTicker and Weathernews International from which to build applications including wireless online banking and stock trading, as well as a host of concierge services. Saraïde.com plans to announce a full suite of products in the fall. Part of this suite will be a newly developed email and messaging system that has already been licensed to the Canadian PCS provider Microcell Solutions (a subsidiary of one of Saraïde.com's founders), which is pitching it to customers as a value-added service in its calling plans. redherring.com Regards, Mark