Press and Analysts Headlight Mobility Awards Committee
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — January 7, 2000 — Mobile Insights today announced that 40 leading analysts and members of the press will participate on the Mobility Awards Committee. The committee will cast its votes on an online ballot, based on the nominations collected through the end of 1999. The winners will be announced at the Mobility Awards Ceremony at the sixth annual Mobile Insights 2000 conference for leaders in the mobile computing and data communications industry. The conference will be held at the luxurious Marriott Desert Springs Resort, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm Desert, California. This year's committee includes:
— William Ablondi, MarketMaps, LLC
— Gordon Bass, PC Computing
— Conrad Blickenstorfer, Pen Computing
— Rick Boyd-Merritt, EE Times
— Wade Contreras, Mobile Insights, Inc.
— James Cummiskey, Mobile Insights, Inc.
— John Dickinson, CurtCo Freedom Group
— Bob Egan, Gartner Group, Inc.
— Mike Elgan, PortableLife.com
— Mike Feibus, Mercury Research
— Leslie Fiering, Gartner Group
— David Finck, Laptop Buyer's Guide & Handbook
— Jack Gold, Meta Group
— Matt Hamblen, Computerworld
— David Hayden, former Mobile Insights Analyst
– Michael Kanellos, CNET: The Computer Network
— Robert Katzive, Disk/Trend, Inc.
— Mark Kellner, The Washington Times
— Toni Kistner, Home Office Computing
— Jim Louderback, ZD TV
— Craig Mathias, Farpoint Group
— Gordon Meyer, MultiMedia Technology News Service
— Jerry Michalski, Sociate
— Rich Nass, Portable Design
— Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle
— Theresa Nozick, Mobile Insights, Inc.
— Tammy Parker, Four Pines Communications
— Craig Peacock, freelance journalist
— Jim Porter, Disk/Trend, Inc.
— Matt Purdue, Field Force Automation
— Gerry Purdy, Mobile Insights, Inc.
— Sandy Reed, InfoWorld
— Tim Scannell, Mobile Insights, Inc.
— Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld
— Gina Smith, ABC Television Network
— Wendy Taylor, PC Computing
— Eliot Van Buskirk, CNET: The Computing Network
— Michael Vizard, InfoWorld
— Steve Wildstrom, Business Week
"The Mobility Awards have become the most sought-after awards in the mobile computing world and the major reason is the caliber of the judges we have voting," said Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., President and CEO of Mobile Insights, Inc. "This year the 40 judges represent the best in the mobile analyst and editorial community. We're proud to have them on this year's Mobility Awards Committee."
People interested in registering for the conference can do so by visiting either the company's Web site at www.mobileinsights.com or www.mobileinsights.com/mi2000.html.
About Mobile Insights
Mobile Insights is the world's leading authority on mobile computing and data communications. Established in September 1994, the company provides professional services to vendors of hardware, software, and services in the mobile computing and data communications industry. In addition to market analysis, consulting, and publishing, Mobile Insights' service brands include: Mobile Letter, an electronic newsletter that provides reviews of new products and offers industry insights; MobileTrax Online, a syndicated continuous Internet information subscription service publishing 50+ reports annually; the Mobility Awards, which are given annually to top products and services in 27 categories; Go Mobile, a new conference for leading Information Technology decision-makers; and the flagship Mobile Insights conference, an annual conference that brings together 400 to 500 of the mobile industry's key vendor executives. Mobile Insights' clients include 3Com (NASDAQ: COMS), AMD (NYSE: AMD), Compaq (NASDAQ: CPQ), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HWP), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Toshiba, and more.
For more information on Mobile Insights and its services, visit the company's Web site at www.mobileinsights.com.
CONTACT:
Mobile Insights
Sonia Raye Russell, 650/937-0932 (Mobility Awards) srussell@mobileinsights.com
Kerry Schwartz, 650/937-0958 (Conference Registration) kschwartz@mobileinsights.com