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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (127862)	5/22/1999 5:50:00 PM
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<<Palm VII To Debut Monday By John D. Ruley , Windows Magazine 3Com will formally debut its Palm VII organizer, featuring a built-in wireless modem, at an event Monday in New York City. The new device, which is larger than previous models, incorporates a built-in RF modem that provides low data-rate wireless connectivity. Applications bundled with the device reportedly include wireless e-mail, paging, and a "Web-clipping" service that transmits summaries of Internet data to the device. Pricing hadn't been announced at publishing deadline time, but 3Com's announcement of the product last winter listed the price as "under $800" (though rumor has it that's been reduced to around $500). There's also a monthly fee in the $10 to $30 range for use of the wireless modem. The Palm VII's wireless connectivity is provided by the BellSouth wireless network, which uses the Mobitex system pioneered by RAM Mobile Data and Ericsson. It's one of the oldest wireless digital data solutions, and has excellent coverage -- 93 percent of U.S. urban areas, according to Atlanta-based BellSouth. However, the data rate is just 8000 bits per second -- less than one-seventh the data rate of a typical 56.6-kilobit-per-second wired modem. And the system has limited support for binary data or graphics, as it is optimized for transmission of short text messages. Still, the technology is being closely scrutinized by the industry. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft, which partners with numerous companies that compete with Palm but does not, as yet, have a directly competing device, will be keeping a watchful eye on the Palm VII, according to a Microsoft executive who called the device "very interesting technology." (Paging modules for Windows CE-based Palm-sized PCs based on Motorola's Flex technology have been expected for months -- but, to Microsoft's irritation, have so far failed to appear). Some industry insiders have speculated a successful Palm VII launch might even cause Microsoft to reconsider its partnership with Motorola, based in Schaumberg, Illinois.>>