Best Products and Services in the Mobile Computing Industry Are Nominated for the 1999 Mobility Awards
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — January 7, 1999 — The Top Mobile Computing and Data Communications Products and Services of 1998 Nominated for the 1999 Mobility Awards Will be Voted on for the Fifth Annual Mobile Insights '99 Conference, Feb. 21-23, 1999
Today Mobile Insights announced the names of the 147 nominees for the 1999 Mobility Awards.
The 40 top analysts and members of the press who make up the Mobility Awards Committee will vote for the winners this year via an online ballot. The winners will be announced at the Mobility Awards Ceremony, Tuesday evening, Feb. 23, at the fifth annual Mobile Insights '99 conference. MI99 is a conference for leaders in the mobile computing and data communications industry and will be held at the luxurious Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa, Feb. 21-23, 1999, in Palm Springs, Calif.
"Mobility Awards have grown respect in the industry over the years and the ceremony at the MI conference has become a highly-anticipated event," said J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., president and CEO of Mobile Insights, Inc. "Most companies that win the award use the Mobility Award logo on their Web site, in advertisements and on the product/service packaging."
This year's nominees include:
Notebook Computing:
Entry Level Notebook (Low price)
Acer/Extensa 700
Toshiba/Satellite 2515 CSD
Winbook/XL
Compaq /Presario 1240
Ultraportable (1-spindle)
Micron/GoBook2
IBM/ThinkPad 560
Toshiba/Portege 7000
Compaq/Armada 3500
Thin and Light (2-spindle)
IBM/ThinkPad 600
HP/OmniBook 4100
NEC/Versa SX
Compaq/Armada 7400
Toshiba/Tecra 8000
Dell/Latitude
All-in-One (3-spindle)
Gateway/Solo 9100XL
HP/OmniBook 7100
IBM/ThinkPad 390
Compaq/Armada 1700
Micron/Transport Trek
Dell/Inspiron 7000
Consumer/Small Business Portable
Apple/PowerBook G3
IBM/ThinkPad iSeries
Compaq/Presario 1810
Fujitsu PC/E Series
Compaq/Prosignia 140
Ultralight (under 3 lbs.)
Sony/VAIO 505GX
Toshiba/Portege 3015CT
Acer/TravelMate 310
Sharp/Actius UltraLite
PC Companion
HP/Jornada
Sharp/ Mobilon Pro
Sharp/Mobilon TriPad & Vadem/Clio
NEC/MobilePro 850C
Handheld Computing:
PDA (Handheld Pen Tablet)
Philips/Nino
3Com/Palm III
Casio/Cassiopeia
Everex/Freestyle
Industrial Handheld Systems
Xybernaut/MA IV
Dauphin/Orasis
Intermec/Norand Pen-Key 6632
Fujitsu/Sylistic 1200
Symbol/SPT 1500
eBooks
Librius /Millennium
NuvoMedia/Rocket eBook
SoftBook Press/SoftBook
Everybook, Inc./EB Dedicated Reader
Wireless Data:
Software/Service
Fujitsu Software/ByeDesk
Nettech/Smart IP
Certicom Palm Encryption
Bell South/Interactive Paging
Hardware
Symbol/NetVision Data Phone
RIM/Inter@ctive Pager 950
Motorola/Reflex Chip set
Sierra Wireless/AirCard CE
Motorola & PageMark/Pager for PalmPilot
Glenayre/AccessLink II
Software:
E-Mail/Messaging
Microsoft/Outlook 98
Qualcomm/Eudora
Microsoft/Hotmail
PocketScience/PocketMail & TelMail
Lotus/Notes
Internet/Intranet
Avant Go/Avant Go Enterprise
Visto Briefcase
AOL (Mirabilis)/ICQ
PIM
Microsoft/Outlook 98
Lotus/Organizer 98
PlanetAll/PlanetAll
Starfish/Sidekick
Symantec/ACT! 4.0
Puma/Intellisync for Palm and CE
Application
Dragon Systems/Naturally Mobile
IBM/Via Voice
BSQUARE/ bUseful Utilities Pak
Dictaphone/Boomerang
TravRoute/CoPilot
Intertop/Application Builder for CE
System Software
Microsoft/Windows CE 2.11
Symbian/Symbian
Sybase/SQL Anywhere Studio
Oracle/Oracle Lite
Network/Remote Access
Mobile Automation/Right State 2.0
Puma/Intellisync Anywhere for MS Exchange
Symantec/Mobile Essentials
Stampede/Turbo Gold for Lotus Notes
Sterling/ Connect: Remote
Stac/Replica
Callisto/Orbitor
Mobile Complements:
PC Card
Xircom/Real Port
3Com/10/100+56K Card
Franklin/REX Pro
Psion Dacom/Gold NetGlobal Card
Calluna Tech./1GB hard drive/TypeIII
Peripherals
1-800-Batteries/Modem Saver Plus
CNF/The Bus
Lexar/Digital Film Reader
Corex/CardScan
Port/Universal AC Adapter
Accessories
Olympus/D1000 Digital Voice Recorder
E.W. Bridge/Pocket BiteMate
Norcom/Model 2500/SRC-1
HP/CapShare
Service & Support
IBM
Compaq
Reconnaissancee Tech/Global Replace
Toshiba
Dell
Components
Intel/Pentium II
Intel/StrongARM
AMD/K6 (Presario)
NeoMagic/Magic Media 256
Adaptec/SlimSCSI 1460 Adapter Card
Notebook Storage
Fujitsu/Mobile 6/6L 2.5" DD
Toshiba's 6411MAT 2.5 inch 6.49GB HDD
IBM/TravelStar 14.1 GB
Mobile Storage
Margi Systems/DVD-to-Go MPEG II Decoder
Iomega/Clik!
IBM/Microdrive
Silicon Storage Technology/CF Cards
Lexar/64MB Compact Flash
SanDisk/64MB Compact Flash
Professional Projectors
Epson PowerLite 7300
InFocus/LP750
Proxima/Imprerssions A10
Philips/ProScreen LC4750G
NEC/LT 80
Personal Projectors
Epson PowerLite 5500C
InFocus/425LP
Proxima/Ultra LS1
Philips/Hopper SV10 (12 lbs)
Sharp/NoteVision 5
Digital Cameras
Kodak/DC-260
Nikon CoolPix 900s
Canon/PowerShot A5
Toshiba/PDR-M1
Epson/PhotoPC 700
Olympus/D-620L
Excellence Awards:
Management Team of the Year
IBM/ThinkPad
3Com/Palm
Philips/Mobile
Intel/Mobile & Handheld
IBM/Storage Group
Rookie of the Year
Philips/Nino
Sharp/Actius
Vadem/Clio
Panasonic/ToughBook
Technology Achievement of the Year
IBM/Cross CrossPad XP
Xircom/Real Port
IBM/MicroDrive
Franklin/REX Pro
IBM/TravelStar 14GS
Product of the Year
To be chosen by Awards Committee
People interested in registering for the conference can do so either by visiting the company's Web site at www.mobileinsights.com or www.mi99.com.
The Mobility Awards Committee members who will select this year's winners include:
— Timothy Bajarin, Creative Strategies Research Int'l, Inc.
— Christopher Barr, CNET: The Computer Network
— Conrad Blickenstorfer, Pen Computing Magazine
— Rick Boyd-Merritt, EE Times
— Tom Davey, Information Week
— Jim Davis, CNET: The Computer Network
— John Dickinson, CurtCo Freedom Group
— Rob Enderle, Giga Information Group
— Mike Feibus, Mercury Research
— Leslie Fiering, Maples & Associates
— Michael French, The Insights Research Corporation
— Randy Giusto, International Data Corporation
— Matt Hamblen, Computerworld
— Grant Johnson, ProBrand
— Michael Kanellos, CNET: The Computer Network
— Robert Katzive, Disk/Trend, Inc.
— Mark Kellner, The Washington Times
— Phil Lemmons, PC World
— Jim Louderback, ZD TV
— Larry Magid, LA Times
— Rich Malloy, Mobile Computing Magazine
— Craig Mathias, Farpoint Group
— Dean McCarron, Mercury Research
— Charles McLaughlin, McLaughlin & Associates
— Jerry Michalski, Sociate
— John Miklosz, Portable Design Magazine
— Theresa Nozick, Mobile Insights, Inc.
— Tammy Parker, Four Pines Communications
— Craig Peacock, freelance writer
— Jim Porter, Disk/Trend, Inc.
— J. Gerry Purdy, Mobile Insights, Inc.
— Sandy Reed, InfoWorld
— Brian Riggs, LAN Times
— Tim Scannell, PC Week
— Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld
— Chris Shipley, DEMO
— Gina Smith, ABC Television Network
— Wendy Taylor, PC Computing
— Michael Vizard, InfoWorld
— Steve Wildstrom, Business Week
Mobile Insights, located in Mountain View, is a professional services firm that focuses on the mobile computing and data communications market. The company produces the annual Mobile Insights conference, offers the MobileTrax Online continuous information service, publishes the electronic Mobile Letter newsletter and does engagement consulting. The company's services can be found at www.mobileinsights.com.
Note to Editors: In the "Handheld Computing" section of this news release, for "Intermec/Nornad Pen-Key," the asterisk symbol has been replaced by a hyphen, because the asterisk symbol may not appear properly in some systems.
CONTACT:
Mobile Insights
For Mobility Awards information:
Sonia Raye Russell, 650/937-0932
srussell@mobileinsights.com
For conference registration:
Tracey Gilbert, 650/937-0958
tgilbert@mobileinsights.com