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To: Mike Winn who wrote (1421)	11/10/1997 11:59:00 AM
From: Bobby	Respond to of 60323

News release : Ericksson HPC has preinstalled CF - Monday November 10, 11:33 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SanDisk's CompactFlash Memory Cards in Ericsson's New MC12 Handheld PC SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1997--SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK - news) today announced that the new Ericsson MC12, a handheld PC (HPC) product based on the Windows CE operating system, will use CompactFlash (CFO) memory cards developed by SanDisk. A removable 2 MB Ericsson-labeled CF card, manufactured by SanDisk, is installed in each Ericsson MC12 sold. In an industry first, Ericsson has loaded modem software on the CF card, which enables users to quickly access the system's modem. CompactFlash memory cards produced by SanDisk use the industry-standard ATA storage interface which is ''plug and play'' in such products as the Ericsson MC12 which uses the Microsoft Windows CE operating system and has a specific slot to use the CompactFlash memory card. Because of the built-in CF support in Windows CE, the Ericsson MC12 does not need any special software drivers to install and use CF memory cards. Nelson Chan, SanDisk vice president of marketing, said, ''With the MC12 HPC, Ericsson adds more momentum to the industry trend of computer manufacturers designing CompactFlash card slots in their new HPCs. Ericsson also has added genuine value to the MC12 by adding the modem software to the CF cards.'' With the pre-installed software, the MC12 works directly with any Ericsson GSM 900/1800/1900 mobile phone of the 300, 600 or 700 series to store phone numbers. It also offers a software based modem and an instant operating system recognition interface to Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. Synchronization with these operating systems is done via cable or integrated infra-red IRDA port. SanDisk Corporation, the world's largest supplier of flash data storage products, designs, manufactures and market industry-standard, solid-state data, image and audio storage products using patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk has strategic alliances with Seagate Technology, Matsushita Electronic Corp., NEC Corp. [Nasdaq:NIPNY - news] and LG Semicon. Seagate holds a 25 percent equity stake in SanDisk. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA. (COMDEX: SanDisk booth, L-1204, Las Vegas Convention Center)