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To: Sea Otter who wrote (2789)	7/15/1998 10:57:00 AM
From: Bellvie	Respond to of 10081

of interest: marketwatch.newsalert.com

To: Sea Otter who wrote (2789)	7/15/1998 11:26:00 AM
From: Mark Oliver	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10081

How do you see the purchase of Starfish by Motorola? It's to GMGC's advantage to use standard platforms, but can Motorola be a competitor and use this in some way to block GMGC? A Magic Talk patent could be very valuable. I really don't know what to think. I would guess it shows Motorola's intent to develop more and more intelligent, multi function phones. Well, this is obvious. I can easily see a Palm Pilot that is a phone. It's the interface that will always be a problem. In the end, you nearly need a laptop as a phone if your are going to do everything. Balance the need to see data and have a keyboard, while still putting the thing in a shirt pocket. That should keep the Portico concept as a key to function no matter how smart the phone gets. But why would MOT buy Starfish? Regards, Mark Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing Reports Motorola's Purchase Of Starfish Software Highlights Future Direction Of Mobile Communications CHEVY CHASE, Md., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorola's (NYSE: MOT - news) plan to purchase Starfish Software emphasizes how the mobile communications industry must evolve in order to thrive, says Alan A. Reiter, president of Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing, one of the world's leading firms for analyzing cutting-edge trends in wireless computing. The direction of mobile communications must be towards ''smart'' wireless devices that can transfer data among numerous wireless and wired products, accept third-party applications and access information from LANs and remote desktop PCs, according to Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing. Starfish's TrueSync software is designed to synchronize such information as address books, calendars and notes among portable devices. Motorola intends to incorporate this capability into all its pagers, wireless phones and, perhaps, new personal communicator products for the mass market, the Maryland consulting firm says. Initially, though, synchronization will be included only in Motorola's newest pagers and phones starting next year, Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing says. Motorola is one of many communications and computing firms that are creating new categories of ''smart'' wireless products. Nokia (NYSE: NOKa - news), Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY - news), Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM - news), 3Com (COMS), General Magic (Nasdaq: GMGC - news) and Psion are among the many companies creating new-generation devices. Also, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) probably will be a major player in wireless communications, Wireless Internet & Mobile Communications says. ''The future of wireless is in enhanced features,'' Reiter says. ''Synchronization is a necessity,'' he says. Reiter has been anticipating mobile communications and mobile computing trends for 20 years. He helps jump-start innovative products and services through consulting, conferences and tutorials, and research reports and newsletters. Reiter created the world's first wireless computing newsletter, wireless computing conference and cellular conference and helped launch the first cellular magazine. Reiter also co-developed the first conference on wireless operating systems. The company's $295/year weekly e-mail publication, ''Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing,'' analyzes the integration of the Internet with wireless networks, the development of ''smart'' devices and Internet-based wireless products. SOURCE: Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing