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To: The Verve who wrote (5983)	1/7/2001 12:10:13 AM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196759

The Verve: You don't have to look beyond email for the killer app. Right now, the bandwidth is not there to download the attachment files. At 64K and above you have some ability to download several emails with attachments. And everybody is sending all these greeting cards with animation etc. Also, everybody wants speed. Would you like to go back to a 28.8 kpbs connection on a land line if it was a few dollars a month cheaper? Arun

To: The Verve who wrote (5983)	1/7/2001 12:43:48 AM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196759

The Verve: The following is not a 3G application, but another useful data application using a PDA. Palm just came out with an eWallet application. Palm Ushers in New Way for Consumers to Make Purchases, Get New Services With eWallet Technology Collaboration From Financial Network Leaders Visa, Ingenico, VeriFone with Handheld Leader LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Electronics Show -- Consumers will have a richer experience every time they use their future wallets -- eWallets -- as a result of new advancements from Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM - news). In addition to being able to make secure purchases via a Palm(TM) handheld's infrared beam, new personalized and interactive services now are possible and practical. In addition to replacing the standard payment-card swipe at retail outlets, Palm believes that over time, the users of millions of Palm Powered(TM) handhelds with infrared beaming capability will be able to do the following two-way activities: -- manage and stretch their dollars through accurate and automatic record-keeping; -- receive eCoupons for products and services; -- get automatic prompts about personally relevant entertainment or purchases; and -- always know the status of their loyalty programs, such as those for airline mileage or hotel stays. Palm handhelds already can hold photographs, and the company is working on solutions now that will permit a driver's license, health-care card and other personal identification documents to be contained on a handheld. Add to that the financial transactions and ability to receive personalized services, and the growth opportunities for eWallets become clear. Historic eWallet Purchase Palm demonstrated the payment breakthrough at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today during a keynote address by Carl Yankowski, Palm chief executive officer. Yankowski conducted the world's first electronic purchase from a handheld computer interacting with a retail point-of-sale terminal, choosing a car cellphone system with Hear It Again Memory, an atomic watch, and a Sony AIBO from among the products at a Sharper Image storefront on stage. Here's how it worked: -- After choosing his purchases and agreeing to the price plus tax, Yankowski pointed his Palm handheld toward the point-of-sale Ingenico terminal and activated the eWallet by pushing a short-cut button. -- He then selected his payment method -- a Visa card embedded in the Palm eWallet application -- and this initiated the purchase. -- Then, he entered a PIN (personal identification number) onto the handheld's screen. This act identified Yankowski and his account number securely. He tapped "OK," concluding his part of the transaction. -- The Ingenico terminal received Yankowski's beam as an encrypted message, keeping it safe from misuse. -- The Ingenico terminal then sent the secure information about the total purchase price and Yankowski's payment-card account number to the Sharper Image merchant account. Yankowski received a hardcopy receipt as well as a digital one. -- Sharper Image received the transaction information and recorded it as revenue. -- In a few weeks, Yankowski will receive his Visa bill -- including the Sharper Image purchase -- in the mail, the old-fashioned way. The entire transaction took only seconds, significantly shorter than the time to use a card-swipe process, secure a handwritten signature and print a hardcopy receipt. ``The most obvious and immediate way this Palm advancement will change people's lives is that in the future, Palm handheld users could begin to be able to beam their way quickly through checkout -- and return -- counters, using their Palm Powered devices,'' Yankowski said. ``But in addition to paying out money for purchases, consumers can take in new services simultaneously and dynamically.'' For example, buying a sweater or paying college tuition with a frequent-flyer Visa card embedded in the Palm handheld would result in an automatic entry in the person's financial management software program, and an immediate boost to his or her frequent-flyer mileage program. ``Once a significant number of businesses adopt this IR technology, we believe consumers will grow comfortable discarding their bulky, disorganized wallets for a digital alternative that provides real two-way service,'' Yankowski said. ``Visa, Igenico and VeriFone -- leaders in secure financial transactions -- are working closely with us to make this a reality.''

To: The Verve who wrote (5983)	1/7/2001 7:23:25 AM
From: foundation	Respond to of 196759

"If no killer apps are developed, what will motivate carriers to invest in 3G networks?" ---------- Excerpts from a recent article by Andrew Seybold Message 15102563 "Why move to 3G? As defined by FCC.gov/3g, 3G will provide for faster speeds and additional features. But there is another and perhaps more compelling reason: By moving from 2G to 3G, wireless service providers can increase the number of voice users per megahertz of spectrum - and gain data capabilities virtually for free."