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To: Mang Cheng who wrote (1880)	9/25/2000 12:52:53 AM
From: Mang Cheng	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6784

<The first phone under development is a tri-band GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) smart phone that can be used around the world. GSM is the digital cellular phone standard in most countries around the world. Tri-band capability allows phone users to take advantage of GSM networks around the world on different frequencies.> As I posted earlier, motorola seems to be the only company producing 'tri-band' GSM phones at this time. Mang

To: Mang Cheng who wrote (1880)	9/25/2000 3:10:55 AM
From: Ian	Respond to of 6784

You just beat me to the punch. The Reuters story was posted first thing in the morning on the 22nd: SCHAUMBURG, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The world's No. 2 mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. <MOT.N> and hand-held computer maker Palm Inc. <PALM.O> agreed to jointly develop co-branded mobile smart phones that provide access to e-mail and can store calendars and contact databases. The phones would allow users to check a text message, click to pull-up the sender's telephone number and call him or her, said Leis Soderberg, Motorola's senior vice president and general manager of strategy, business development and industry relations. Soderberg said the new phones would be similar to other mobile phones but with larger screens. "Users and developers of Palm will feel comfortable using this product," he told Reuters. The companies said they have begun to form a joint product development team and plan to unveil their first co-branded multi-functional smart phone in early 2002. The phones will be initially distributed through Motorola's existing sales channels. The first phone under development is a tri-band GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) smart phone that can be used around the world. GSM is the digital cellular phone standard in most countries around the world. Tri-band capability allows phone users to take advantage of GSM networks around the world on different frequencies. The phone will also be compatible with current wireless networks as well as high-speed next-generation networks. Motorola said it will provide primary support for the product, including initial customer calls and warranty while Palm will supply software and operating system support. The companies said the deal is an extension of an agreement from last December under which Motorola took a minority equity stake in Palm before the company's initial public offering in March. Palm already licenses its operating system, Palm OS, to Nokia Corp.<NOK1V.HE> <NOK.N>, the world's No. 1 cell phone maker and Kyocera Corp.<6971.OS>, which acquired Qualcomm Inc.'s <QCOM.O> wireless phone business in February. However, Palm said this was the first co-branded wireless phone device.