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To: carranza2 who wrote (18951)	3/15/2002 10:49:13 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 34857

re: The Communicator 9210 "i" Disappointment. << Expensive, too. >> Just like CDMA mobiles? Meantime I was disappointed with the first "improvements to the 9210. Swedish newsletter "Telekom Online" has been widely reported today to have early information about the new models ... During the third quarter the 9210i should become available - an updated communicator with triple band, GPRS, Java, MMS and Bluetooth. Evidently "Telekom Online" was slightly off the mark on the 9210i with triple band, GPRS, MMS, and Bluetooth. For us Statesiders the addition of 1900 MHz would have been welcome and same for GPRS since there is no HSCSD implemented here (unfortunately). Maybe we'll see a 9210ii one of these days. Upping the memory to 40 MB (and expandable beyond) is definitely an asset and overcomes one of the obvious shortcomings of the original 9210. The IPSec VPN Client also an important feature. Some will like the RealOne Player for audio & video streaming and the addition of Macromedia Flash 5.0 as well as the new browser which supports HTML 4.01, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), a "two windows open at once" option, and a content-sensitive pointer that also allows easy scrolling. Like the original 9110 (the "i" introduced HSCSD) the 9210 will just get better over time. It is still the benchmark for "leave the laptop at home" road warrior mobility. A very good Flash Demo is available here: nokia.com Don't attempt it with 14.4 Circuit-switched CDMA. Full Feature set described here: nokia.com In the interim the 6310i with tri-band is a nice addition to Nokia's lineup. - Eric -

To: carranza2 who wrote (18951)	3/15/2002 11:50:13 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 34857

re: Nokia D211 PCMCIA card More HSCSD and more than HSCSD. A REALLY versatile PC Card that even looks good: infosync.no Nobodies crying "God Send Mobiles", anymore. - up to 40.2 Kbps in a GPRS environment - up to 43.2 Kbps in a HSCSD environment - up to 11 Mbps in a 802.11b compliant WLAN environment WHAT! No Bluetooth and no 1900 MHz band? >> 3-Way Wireless From Nokia Jørgen Sundgot infoSynch 22.02.02 Nokia has announced their D211 PCMCIA card, which offers GPRS, HSCSD and Wireless LAN in one card, making sure that wherever you might be, you can connect at optimum speed. Many companies are nowadays setting up Wireless LAN networks in the offices which are far cheaper to set up than putting wires everywhere. For making getting a conference room wired, you either needs tens of meters of cable, or one wireless access point. Nokia already had a wireless LAN card, but problems appear when you move out of the office but still want to be connected to the Intranet over a VPN connection. To overcome this problem, Nokia combined dual-band GSM 900/1800 MHz, HSCSD, GPRS and Wireless LAN in one single card; "Connecting People" - here we come. Nokia's new D211 3-way wireless card should be just about perfect for corporate users - or for those who just want to be connected, anytime and anywhere The Nokia D211 PCMCIA Type II card is one of the first aimed at providing corporate users with a true "always-on" Internet access, in relation to what Nokia and other companies are working on in terms of Mobile IP, which eventually will allow for seamless roaming between various IP based networks such as WLAN, GSM, HSCSD, GPRS and UMTS. The Nokia D211 is compatible with a wide range of portable devices that incorporate type II or III PC card slots with sufficient power supply, and supports Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP, Windows CE 3.0 and Linux environments. An emphasis should be made here on the fact that it supports Windows CE 3.0 by Microsoft, a clear competitor. For corporate users, the Nokia D211 together with VPN offers a secure and reliable way to access company confidential information. The configuration of the card can be managed from the graphical user interface, with data transmission rates of up to 40.2 Kbps in a GPRS environment, up to 43.2 Kbps in a HSCSD environment, and up to 11 Mbps in a wireless LAN environment (802.11b compliant). Unfortunately, Nokia did not disclose any pricing information, but said the card will be available in the second quarter of 2002, which on a whole looks to become a killer quarter for Nokia with several new and advanced devices lined up for arrival. << - Eric -

To: carranza2 who wrote (18951)	3/15/2002 3:57:05 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

re: Nokia's Communicator 9210 VPN Client Software Bundle HSCSD with IPSec VPN client. << Expensive, too >> Very modestly priced for a business tool of this type. >> Nokia's Communicator VPN Bundle Threatens Vendors ComputerWire 03/14/2002 Nokia Corp's decision to bundle a wireless virtual private network (VPN) client with its latest Communicator model could threaten the existence of specialist vendors if the practice becomes widespread. The company also hopes the move will entice new buyers for its established VPN products, writes Tony Cripps. The latest Symbian-powered 9210i Communicator comes bundled with Nokia's wireless VPN client software, the first such device to be so enabled out-of-the-box. The development could leave wireless VPN specialists such as Certicom Corp and Columbitech AB floundering if other device manufacturers choose to bundle their own VPN clients as standard. Bob Brace, VP of Nokia Mobile Solutions, told ComputerWire that the company may supply its VPN client to other members of the Symbian partnership, a move that would limit the outlets for alternative products from specialist vendors. This problem could be escalated by Nokia's intention of making the VPN client a free download for users of the earlier 9210 version of the Communicator. "We're not planing to charge," said Brace "The wireless VPN client licensing model is dated. I'm not sure how other companies that make clients will sell them." Instead, Nokia sees the inclusion of the VPN client with the 9210i as a carrot to attract buyers to its corporate VPN products. While interoperability with VPN gateways other than Nokia's own has not been extensively tested, Brace said that the use of the IPSec standard should make the 9210i compatible with most third party options, for instance those from Cisco Systems and Check Point Software Technologies (indeed, Nokia licenses Check Point's VPN technology). Nokia's wireless VPN technology follows the most usual route of using IPSec for network level security. This is a path also taken by Certicom although a small band of others, notably Sweden's Columbitech, utilize wireless transport layer security (WTLS) to provide wireless VPN security at the application layer. << - Eric -