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To: Sea Otter who wrote (4114)	11/11/1998 12:47:00 AM
From: stephen wall	Respond to of 10081

Otter, Thanks. Like I said I have sinned...but without a cigar. My initial response was positive if the following is not PR doublespeak: ''In its non-proprietary approach to wireless networks and devices, Wireless Knowledge is acknowledging that no single technology and no single device will dominate the wireless space, which is consistent with BellSouth's strategy of providing a PORTFOLIO OF SOLUTIONS to end-users. The use of open, network-neutral protocols will benefit the entire wireless industry. Using Wireless Knowledge services will enable our customers to access their corporate information and applications from next-generation smart phones and mobile computing devices,'' said Mark Feidler, president of BellSouth Mobility, Inc, the BellSouth subsidiary providing cellular services in eight Southeastern states. -------------------------------------------------------------------- From the above, and since Portico rides any horse, net net, the horse now has become a derby contender. Markman is a jockey. Christ, this is pathetic! BTW, I have been reading the Danny Lange book on Java Aglets. Interesting stuff. stephen

To: Sea Otter who wrote (4114)	11/11/1998 8:23:00 AM
From: Drew Freeman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10081

There was a nice GMGC blurb and quote from Markman in the most recent Newsweek, in an article titled 'The Future of Software'. The article is several pages long, featuring a number of technologies, but the 'Personal Digital Assistant' and Portico were the first thing discussed in the article. Good stuff! Now, back to nervously chewing on my shoe as I await tonight's conference call and quarterly results... Drew

To: Sea Otter who wrote (4114)	11/11/1998 11:24:00 AM
From: up_tick	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10081

I would have to disagree. QCOM and MSFT have (IMHO) located the sweet spot for adding value to the wireless user. Their solution should be both low cost, If you talk to large carriers today, they want downmarket solutions that have mass market appeal. Corporate connectivity, ubiquitious data networking give you access to personal information managers, to address books, e-comerce etc. It's also more effective to have an industry feeding the NOC with applications and technologies -- not a single vendor. I am a Portico user. I use it exclusively for access to my calendar and phonebook when I'm on the road. If my wireless phone with microbrowser could connect to an Exchange server at QCOM's NOC, it would be much easier (no sync), and much cheaper. Also, you can leverage existing content and commerce services easily with a GUI. And there is ABSOLUTELY no HDML in this scenario. This project is based around open standards and will use HTML and XML. To conclude, VUI is what Portico has to offer as a unique value proposition -- the rest is table stakes for the new world of telco services. VUIs are very real on PC's today, users choose GUIs because they are faster, richer and easier. The question is, will VUIs ever make inroads when a GUI is available? Portico will still have it's niche, however That's why the 9 carriers GMGC hoped to have selling Portico have all lined up with WirelessKnowledge.