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To: Jim Lurgio who wrote (7942)	2/5/1998 7:21:00 AM
From: qdog	Respond to of 152472

New Samsung Product Puts the Office in the Palm of Your Hand PR Newswire - February 05, 1998 05:07 %TLS %CPR %PDT V%PRN P%PRN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jump to first matched term Wireless Phone Is the First CDMA Unit to Offer Computer/Office/Internet Access - and More! DALLAS, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- When is a phone more than a phone? When it's the new SCS-100 from Samsung Telecommunications America -- the first CDMA/AMPS dual mode wireless phone to incorporate a palmtop computer for a powerful combination of voice and data transmission, including Internet access. Now the office can literally be in the palm of your hand -- courtesy of a multimedia handset that also serves as a personal organizer. In addition to outstanding sound quality for in-person calls, the SCS-100 offers: -- data transmission including sending and receiving faxes, e-mail, short messages and the Internet (via a pocket version of the Internet Explorer); -- word processing capabilities via pocket versions of Word for Windows (the unit uses Windows CE 2.0 as its operating system) and Excel; and -- organizational tools including an electronic calendar, address book, notepad, calculator, and personal organizer. "The SCS-100 represents the way we will approach the industry -- aggressive, innovative and always pushing the limits," said Peter Skarzynski, vice president of wireless sales and marketing at STA. "Because it's designed for CDMA technology, this is the unit that can be used by the widest number of consumers who want to take advantage of the latest in today's advanced 'smart phones'." Features of the handset include Short Messaging Service (SMS), Circuit Switched Data, Packet Data Service, and Character Enter Method, which includes On Screen Keyboard and Handwriting Recognition. Optional accessories for the SCS-100 include cigarette lighter charger, travel charger, wired fax/data modem adapter, wired keyboard, and a hands-free car kit. The SCS-100's standard battery allows users two hours of talk time and up to 40 hours of standby time. Samsung Telecommunications America, Inc. (STA), a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., researches, develops and markets hardware for telecommunications and data communications systems within the United States and North America. STA operations are divided into five main business units: Wireless Terminals, Wireless Systems, Networks, Business Communications and Office Automation. Samsung Electronics Company, a $19 billion flagship company of the Samsung Group, has been providing state-of-the-art wireless communications solutions since 1984. The Samsung Group is the 14th largest company in the world, with revenues in excess of $90 billion. SOURCE Samsung Telecommunications America /EDITORS' NOTE: Photos are available by calling the contact/ /CONTACT: Melanie Ofenloch, 214-443-9901 ext. 5423, or Jamie Jackson, 214-443-9901 ext. 5422, both of Publicis Public Relations, for Samsung Telecommunications America/