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To: Binx Bolling who wrote (8421)	12/15/1999 8:04:00 AM
From: orkrious	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Does this mean they will go with the Memory Stick? Binx, I raised this question before. Does Motorola have some kind of agreement with Sony? Someone said (and I remember) that on the last CC Eli said that the memory stick is too long to fit in a cell phone. (We need to be careful we don't automatically accept this statement. Maybe the technology can be modified to fit?) Jay

To: Binx Bolling who wrote (8421)	12/15/1999 9:08:00 AM
From: Ausdauer	Respond to of 60323

Binx, Motorola Takes 3-Com OS Into Its Own Hands I don't think that a given OS necessarily dictates the type of removable storage that can be employed. If anyone has a feel out there about which type of OS will dominate the handheld market I would be happy to here about it. There is a revolution as to the slimming down of web pages into smaller (yet still appealing) file sizes. A few weeks ago I read a piece that expounded on the various option. It indicated the "XML" may be a potential handheld format, a stripped down cousin of desktop version of"HTML". Although I have not examined them personally, devices using more scaled down web "clippings" seem to offer a less appealing content presentation. Binx, I am not sure that you can say that Motorola is committed to one storage format or the other. Ausdauer

To: Binx Bolling who wrote (8421)	12/15/1999 9:26:00 AM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Binx, From the Motorola/Palm OS link you posted... Analysts have said the computers, which are smaller than paperback books, may help drive demand for wireless Internet access because the computer screens are much larger than the ones on Internet-ready wireless phones. I predict that the success of wireless Internet access will be dependent on the aesthetics of the interaction with the device and the overall experience of the end-user. I can't see this flying with the screen on my Nokia cell phone right now. Ausdauer

To: Binx Bolling who wrote (8421)	12/15/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: Binx Bolling	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

MultiMediaCard Association Achieves Growth, Technology Advances and Market Successes in 1999; Predicts Momentum Increases in 2000 MultiMediaCards are increasingly being used to store audio, images and data in portable consumer and communication products Updated 10:07 AM ET December 13, 1999 SUNNYVALE, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) - The MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA) has completed its final meeting for 1999 and is closing the year with a number of significant accomplishments. According to Andy Prophet, executive director of the association, "The MMCA has been very successful in 1999, achieving major gains in all areas of our operating plan. The association's efforts are clearly convincing manufacturers and consumers of the substantial merits of MultiMediaCards. The momentum we built this year will increase in 2000. This foretells our standardized memory cards soon becoming a leading removable, solid-state storage medium for compact portable consumer products. Toys, electronic books, global positioning systems, Internet music players, camcorders, digital cameras, smart phones are but a few of the products now using, or slated to use, our convenient, reliable, cost-effective cards." Among the MMCA's many noteworthy accomplishments this year, Mr. Prophet cited the following: -- MMCA membership now totals 60 companies--a 100 percent increase from the same time last year--and membership growth is ongoing. ARM, Compaq Computer, Intel, J.S.T., Matsushita, Mitsubishi, Sanyo, STMicroelectronics and Symbian were among the companies that joined the association in 1999. -- Design wins for MultiMediaCards jumped in 1999, as a multitude of significant, exciting new products with MultiMediaCard slots were announced. The new products include a plug-in MP3 player for mobile phones, ten Internet music players, a digital dictaphone, an automobile navigation system and two digital video cameras. -- The MMCA is looking toward the future, and thus has adopted a technology path to 1.8-V operation. Details will be incorporated in the upcoming Revision-3.0 MultiMediaCard specification expected to be released in March 2000. -- Manufacturers of future "Secure Digital" (SD) host systems have announced compatibility with existing MultiMediaCards in non-secure applications. Additionally, the MMCA is investigating security features that could be incorporated into next-generation MultiMediaCards. -- The MMCA held two Developer's Seminars in 1999--the first in Sunnyvale, California, and the second in Tokyo, Japan at the World PC-Expo. Both events were very well received, with product developers and software engineers from industry leading companies attending. Similar events are planned for next year, including seminars in Munich, Germany and Taipei, Taiwan. About the MMCA The MultiMediaCard Association is an international organization that promotes the MultiMediaCard, an ultra-small size memory card, as an industry standard for hand-held consumer and telecommunications products. The association is headquartered at 19672 Stevens Creek Blvd., PMB 404, Cupertino, CA 95014. More information is available at the association's web site: www.mmca.org