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To: techguerrilla who wrote (67651)	2/22/2000 2:28:00 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Tuesday February 22, 1:40 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Wireless Knowledge LLC Wireless Knowledge's Workstyle Server Delivers Wireless Intranet to the Enterprise New Product Enables Secure Access to Groupware And Messaging Platforms Over Any Device and Airlink SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless Knowledge LLC, a Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) and QUALCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM - news) joint venture, today launched its latest offering, the Workstyle Server, a server software that enables wireless intranet access to critical information residing on the enterprise network. With the Workstyle Server, an enterprise can securely extend real-time wireless access to Microsoft© Exchange Server 5.5-based corporate e-mail, calendar and contacts to mobile workers using wireless Internet devices. The product will be showcased next week at Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA)/Wireless 2000 in New Orleans in the Microsoft booth number 2765 and the QUALCOMM booth number 7847. As the velocity of information in today's business environment increases, companies that provide mobile workers with wireless access to their critical information and applications ensure greater productivity and timely decision making. Mobile workers can now enjoy the efficiencies of managing their time and critical business functions using any Internet-ready device such as a handset or PDA, over any wireless Internet service airlink. ``Wireless is the second coming of the Internet,' said Iain Gillott, vice president, worldwide consumer and small business telecommunications, International Data Corporation. ``With the wide availability of wireless Internet devices and services, Wireless Knowledge's Workstyle Server for the enterprise is perfectly timed to deliver high-value applications to the business user to start to drive this market.' ``Wireless Knowledge's unique enterprise server approach enables us to directly offer the enterprise a secure off-the-shelf solution to support mobility within their own networks,' said Eric Schultz, chairman and CEO, Wireless Knowledge. ``Our Workstyle Server allows companies to deliver the benefits of mobility to their users broadly and rapidly.' The Workstyle Server The Workstyle Server is a standalone scalable server product installed at the enterprise that allows any Internet-enabled handset to access the corporate data residing on the network. Based on Internet-standard platforms, the server software offers secure, reliable, high-performance access to the wireless Intranet. With the Workstyle Server, enterprises have the option of implementing wireless data capabilities on their premises. Once the Workstyle Server is installed, additional enterprise-specific applications can be developed. Wireless Knowledge's professional services group is available to work with enterprise customers to wirelessly extend existing vertical and horizontal applications. This Workstyle Server release includes support for wireless access to Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 based e-mail, calendar and contacts. The Workstyle Server supports a broad range of devices equipped with HDML, XML, WML and HTML microbrowsers including Microsoft Mobile Explorer, the dual mode HTML/WML microbrowser. By year end, the server will expand the offering to include Lotus Notes, IMAP, LDAP and POP3 systems. Server administration features include online support tools to manage user accounts, security, database maintenance and account and server diagnostics. Administrative tools are available for both server administration and help desk personnel. Availability The Workstyle Server is currently in pilots with several enterprise customers. About Wireless Knowledge Wireless Knowledge LLC, a joint venture between Microsoft and QUALCOMM, provides platforms and services to corporate customers and application providers to enable applications for the mobile Internet. The company's products deliver productivity and compelling mobile solutions to business users, providing personally relevant, business-critical information and applications using any device, over any network or airlink. For more information on Wireless Knowledge, please visit the company Web site at www.wirelessknowledge.com. Revolv is a service mark of Wireless Knowledge. Microsoft and Microsoft Exchange are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

To: techguerrilla who wrote (67651)	2/22/2000 2:38:00 PM
From: EepOpp	Respond to of 152472

actually, they were. According to a WIRED magazine article a few years back, Bill Gates actually offered to license the operating system from them and was refused. They were so convinced that they were going to win with their technology that they pretty much didn't even respond. This was supposed to have happened under Sculley's reign. EepOpp