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To: Dee Jay who wrote (2589)	5/19/1999 2:33:00 PM
From: Robert Faust	Respond to of 7720

The internet cell phone...one step closer. STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999--Ericsson's new WebOnAir solution significantly increases the efficiency of wireless downloading of web pages to a laptop PC, Personal Digital Assistant or a mobile phone with a web browser. For users, it makes wireless downloading of web pages up to four times faster. The solution is another step for Ericsson in bridging wireline and wireless Internet access to further grow the market for wireless IP services. The first operator to install WebOnAir is German Mannesmann. They have already launched their first service based on the Ericsson solution. The Ericsson solution, called WebOnAir Filter Proxy, filters out non-essential HTML code, adapts image quality and compresses information before it is transmitted to the wireless user. By slimming down the amount of bandwidth needed to carry IP-based services, the solution is another enabler for a mass market for IP services over wireless networks. Today, over 70 percent of the data on an average Web page is graphical, which requires significant bandwidth to send over wireless networks. If downloading web pages takes too long an average business user, especially remote access users over a wireless connection, simply will refrain from accessing remotely. For users, WebOnAir makes wireless web browsing significantly more attractive, further supporting remote usage and wireless Internet accessibility. It is a practical and simple solution, adding convenient benefits when using wireless Internet services. With WebOnAir, average downloading becomes two to four times faster. Depending on the graphical character of the information, the time to download a simple web page with WebOnAir is reduced from 60 seconds to 20 or faster. The biggest user benefit though, is for accessing larger documents or typical graphics-intense home pages that currently take, for example, 3 minutes to download to a wireless device. That same information can be accessed in 1 minute or less with WebOnAir - downloading times that make web services attractive for wireless users.

To: Dee Jay who wrote (2589)	5/19/1999 2:36:00 PM
From: dwight martin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

Here is the winning MVIS blurb: MICROVISION, INC. 2203 Airport Way South,, Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98134Phone: PI: Topic#:(206) 512-0403 Baldwin Ng DARPA 98-030Title:Glass Turret Visualization Implementation Research & Technical Areas: Human Systems Interface; Command, Control and Communications (C3)Abstract:Microvision proposes to provide a preliminary design for a head or helmet-mounted display that permits the tank commander to have greatly increased situational awareness without the use of a periscope and while allowing him/her to remain inside the vehicle. This display is based on the company's patented Virtual Retinal Display TM (VRDtm) that projects an eye-safe, low power, laser image directly onto the retina. The VRD eliminates many of the drawbacks of other display technologies such as LEDs and CRTs while providing high luminance and high resolution. Microvision proposes to use a head-tracking system to monitor the user's position and ensure that the information displayed corresponds with the direction of regard. Nothing new here. This one may have been the disappointed suitor: PATHFINDER SYSTEMS, INC. 200 Union Boulevard, Suite 221 Lakewood, CO 80228Phone: PI: Topic#:(303) 763-8660 Sheila Jaszlics DARPA 98-030Title:Glass Turret Visualization Method and SystemAbstract:The project defines a method to implement a Glass Turret Visualization System for military platforms which cannot provide a full panoramic outside view to their crews. A preliminary design of a brass board prototype for a Phase II demonstration is defined. Requirements for the prototype are based on the tactics and doctrine of a Tank Platoon, and assumes a tank commander or platoon leader as its user. In Phase I the requirements and Preliminary Design are validated by Concept Demonstration prototype. The system fuses the panoramic view of the outside world with information provided by sensors and digital systems. Sensory and digital system information can be presented in a graphical and alpha-numeric form located appropriately within the 3D panorama and as 2D head-up displays. The view provided is wholly synthetic, presented either in a multiple flat panel panorama, or in a virtual reality visor. The user of the system can select the information presented. The primary controls for information display and interaction with digital systems are head-up graphical user interfaces. Head-up controls and 2D displays follow the user's gaze. The method is compatible with use by other tank crew members, and by infantry fighting vehicle and attack helicopter crews. ------------------------------------------------------------------------