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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (1394)	1/11/2000 5:25:00 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 12239

mQ, << *Y2K and Vodafone's BIG announcement both fizzers!* >> Re: Your wwWEB vision ... I think its moving forward. >> WORLD WIDE WEB GAINS 4TH "W" With amazing speed, Vodafone AirTouch has assembled a star-studded list of new technology and content companies as it prepares to launch a single worldwide platform for wireless data and the Internet. Vodafone CEO Chris Gent said the company will make wireless Internet ubiquitous: "From now on it will be the World Wide Wireless Web." The "who's who" includes initial partners IBM and Sun Microsystems, which will integrate the new system and supply hardware; Nokia, Ericsson, Palm Computing and Psion, which will work on manufacturing issues, and content providers Infospace.com, Charles Schwab and Travelocity. (CBS MarketWatch) (Reuters) (British Broadcasting Corp) The Vodafone announcement is part of a broader strategy to woo Mannesmann shareholders, who are now considering whether to allow Vodafone to buy the German telecom. But even some usually jaded analysts gave the company kudos for the quality of the deals, and the lightning speed in which they were cut. << Here are a set of links to stories on the subject: VODAFONE WOOS MANNESMANN WITH WIRELESS NET SERVICES (By Bloomberg News - Special to CNET News.com) news.cnet.com VODAFONE RAISES PRESSURE - Cellular firm unveils Net platform (CNNfn) cnnfn.com IBM to Run Internet Site for Vodafone AirTouch, Linking Cell Phones & Web (Bloomberg Technology News) quote.bloomberg.com VODAFONE AIRTOUCH TEAMS WITH CISCO, HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS, AND TELOS TECHNOLOGY ON SUCCESSFUL WIRELESS IP DEMONSTRATION (Vodaphone 16-Dec-1999) vodafone-airtouch-plc.com VODAFONE AND BBC SET THE STANDARDS FOR FUTURE MOBILE AND MULTIMEDIA SERVICES (Vodaphone 16-Dec-1999) vodafone-airtouch-plc.com - EriQ -