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To: Ron Schier who wrote (43)	11/3/1999 7:17:00 PM
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Sierra Wireless Announces Four New Members to WirelessReadyTM Alliance VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--Sierra Wireless (TSE: SW) announced today the addition of four new members to the WirelessReady Alliance that was founded in December 1998. The four new WirelessReady Alliance members, who have committed to work in conjunction with Sierra Wireless to create compelling, out-of-the-box solutions for end users are Infowave, Panasonic Personal Computer Company, Pivotal Corporation, and Software Corporation of America. With these additions, the WirelessReady Alliance now totals 27 members representing diversity in categories such as: Hardware Vendors, Applications Service Providers, Software Developers, Service Providers and Integrators. Entering the Alliance demonstrates their commitment to the WirelessReady Alliance's vision to accelerate the rate of mobile computing adoption through the delivery of complete and compelling wireless data solutions. "We are very pleased to welcome these organizations to the WirelessReady Alliance" said Andrew Harries, Vice President of Marketing at Sierra Wireless. "They bring product and service leadership in their respective fields. This leadership and a commitment to extending their products and services into the wireless arena will enhance the Alliance's objective to create complete and compelling wireless data solutions." Although each member offers different strengths to the WirelessReady Alliance's vision, it is the synergistic combination of each member's participation that gives the WirelessReady Alliance real power. "We at Panasonic are very excited about our partnership in the WirelessReady Alliance," said John Harris, VP of Marketing for Panasonic Personal Computer Company. "The ability for Panasonic to offer fully integrated wireless communications solutions on our ruggedized Toughbook PCs for mobile professionals is a core part of our strategy. The Alliance is a great way for us to cooperate with all of the players involved in wireless in order to fully meet rapidly growing customer expectations and requirements." "Delivering results driven eBusiness relationship management (eBRM) is a key focus for Pivotal Corporation," said Bob Runge, Vice President, Marketing of Pivotal Corporation. "Joining the Alliance gives us the opportunity to work with other leading wireless vendors to enhance our offering by extending our eBRM solution in the wireless enterprise." "We are honored to be invited into the WirelessReady Alliance", says Ron Jasper, Vice President, Marketing at Infowave. "The success of wireless data penetration of the mainstream business market will largely depend on being able to offer integrated and complete business solutions. The WirelessReady Alliance is the first focussed effort to develop solutions based on the bottom up approach of meeting customer needs rather than the top down approach of developing new standards. We expect that this alliance will bring us into companies and wireless implementations to which we would not otherwise be exposed." "SCA continually looks for ways to build upon strong alliance partner relationships that complement our efforts in offering the most advanced mobile data solution to our customers. Sierra Wireless' initiative has expanded the opportunity for SCA's Premier MDC mobile data communications software into the marketplace," said Tom Doyle, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, for Software Corporation of America. The WirelessReady Alliance recently re-launched its Website to include comprehensive wireless data information and complete solutions offered by some of its members. The new site offers practical tips including 10 steps to making your Website wireless ready and common practices for implementing wireless technologies. Visit the site at www.wirelessready.org About the WirelessReady Alliance The WirelessReady Alliance was founded by Sierra Wireless in December 1998 with a mission to accelerate the rate of mobile computing adoption through the delivery of complete and compelling wireless data solutions. Each member of the WirelessReady Alliance brings unique knowledge of their markets as well as a credible and established reputation for delivery of best-in-class products. WirelessReady Alliance members also receive wireless related marketing, sales, technology and product support from Alliance's knowledge base. WirelessReady Alliance administration is the responsibility of Sierra Wireless. For more information, on the WirelessReady Alliance, please contact the Program Manager Todd Heintz, at (604) 231-1100. /T/ WirelessReady Alliance members Hardware Vendors * Casio, Inc. * Compaq Computer Corp. * Hewlett-Packard Company * Itronix Corporation * Melard Technologies * Panasonic * Sharp Electronics Corp. * Sierra Wireless Inc. * Telxon Corporation Application Service Providers: * WirelessKnowledge Software Application Vendors * Cerulean Technology * Data Broadcasting Corp. * Dynamic Mobile Data * FullStream * Technologies Infowave * MDSI Mobile Data Solutions * MobileForce Technologies * NetTech Systems Inc. * Pivotal Corporation * River Run * Software Corporation of America * Utility Partners Service Providers * AT&T Wireless Services * Bell Atlantic Mobile * GoAmerica Communications Corporation * Wireless Telecom, Inc. Integrators * Paradigm4, Inc. /T/ About Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless is a leading wireless data communication systems company. The leader in cellular packet data subscriber products, Sierra Wireless delivers a broad range of products including PC Cards for portable computers, rugged vehicle-mounted modems, the AirPac(R) end-to-end transaction-based solutions, OEM modules for embedded applications, telemetry modems, and software tools and utilities. For more information about Sierra Wireless, visit www.