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Motorola Delivers Its First in a Series of CDMA Push-To-Talk Handsets

Thursday August 14, 9:10 am ET

New Motorola V60p Leverages Motorola's Leadership and Heritage in Push-To-Talk Technology and Design



LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News), a global leader in wireless communications, today announced the arrival of its first CDMA 1X mobile phone with push-to-talk (PTT) technology -- the model V60p. This introduction builds on Motorola's heritage as a push-to-talk technology leader and marks the delivery of the first CDMA handset to complement the recently announced Motorola CDMA 1X PTT infrastructure server.
The new model V60p leverages the design strength of one of the most popular mobile phones in the country to answer the call from thousands of mobile phone users demanding nationwide communication at the touch of one button. Additionally, the Motorola V60p offers new revenue and consumer retention opportunities with a valuable new service.

"In our fast paced world, the increased demand for speedy communication is no surprise. With the new Motorola V60p we are able to satisfy this mobile craving for consumers both in and out of the enterprise arena with one of the best looking handset designs on the market," said Tim Cawley, senior vice- president and general manager, Motorola's Personal Communications Sector. "Sixty-five years ago Motorola pioneered push-to-talk communications with the introduction of the first two-way radio and our leadership continues as the model V60p marks the first in a new wave of wireless PTT enabled devices for CDMA and GSM networks."

Motorola's V60p push-to-talk handset allows mobile phone users to communicate with one or many individuals at the touch of a button. By using the push-to-talk button located on the side of the Motorola V60p, consumers can reach single contacts or participate in group chats via user-specified work groups.

The smart icon-driven contact list of the compact Motorola V60p allows users to identify callers with one quick glance. Complete with an integrated high-audio speakerphone, external caller ID, ability to push-to-talk with one or many and downloading capabilities, the Motorola V60p delivers all the communication, entertainment and organizational features that today's consumer needs to stay on track and connected while on-the-go.

The introduction of the Motorola V60p is the first handset in a series of CDMA push-to-talk handsets that Motorola will deliver over the next year.

The Motorola V60p will be available first at Verizon Wireless locations nationwide as well as at www.verizonwireless.com starting the week of August 18, 2003 for a suggested retail price of $149.99 with a Verizon Wireless two- year contract. Push-to-talk communications is a network dependent feature and requires a subscription to a push-to-talk service plan.

About Motorola

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) is a global leader in wireless, automotive and broadband communications. Sales in 2002 were $27.3 billion. Motorola is a global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices and pioneering important technologies that make things smarter and life better, honoring traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago. For more information, please visit: www.motorola.com .

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Socket's CompactFlash Card with Bluetooth Wireless Technology to be used in Topcon's Wireless Surveying GPS System
NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2003--Socket Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT)

Cordless Connectivity Offers Ease-of-Use and Mobility for
Surveying, Construction Layout and Mapping
Socket Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT, PSE:SOK), the Mobile Connection(TM) Company, today announced that Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. (TPS) has chosen Socket's CompactFlash Card with Bluetooth(R) wireless technology for incorporation into its FC-1000 Windows CE Surveying GPS Field Controller. The FC-1000 is a wireless controller integrated into a line of Topcon's surveying devices which now offer cordless connectivity via Bluetooth wireless technology. Topcon is a leader in precision positioning control products for the construction, surveying, and agricultural industries.

"For years, surveyors have been tethered to their surveying instrument or GPS receiver - having had no other options than complicated, tangled and easily broken cables," said Charles Rihner, Topcon's vice president of marketing. "Socket's Bluetooth solution enables us to offer ease-of-use and true mobility for our surveying, construction layout, and mapping customers."

According to Mike Gifford, executive vice president and general manager of Socket's embedded systems group, "Topcon Positioning Systems is a leading innovator and supplier of positioning technology that gives surveyors, civil engineers, construction contractors, equipment owners and operators the competitive edge by addressing such critical issues as improving productivity, lowering operating costs, quality craftsmanship and enhancing job site safety. The Topcon name carries a reputation of innovation, integrity and value, and we're extremely pleased that our Bluetooth product enables Topcon to offer a completely cordless GPS system."

Pricing and Availability

The Topcon FC-1000 with Socket's CompactFlash Card with Bluetooth wireless technology and Topcon's TopSURV software is now available for a list price of $3,435. Topcon HiPer Lite, the world's first completely cable-free RTK GPS system, is also available for a list price of $24,995, including a wireless FC-1000 controller. For further information visit www.topcon.com.

About Socket's Products Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology

Socket's CompactFlash Card and KwikBlue Bluetooth modules were designed for integration into PDAs, peripherals, industrial automation equipment, and many other products. The CompactFlash Card and KwikBlue modules coupled with Socket's field-proven software protocol stack and value-added integration services are ideal for companies that want to add Bluetooth cordless connectivity to their product solutions. Design wins already field-tested or going into production include PDAs, mobile printers, serial dongles, industrial automation equipment, bar code scanning, and conference room whiteboard connectivity. Socket's Bluetooth products are version 1.1 qualified by the Bluetooth Qualification Body (BQB), and the KwikBlue modules have FCC Modular Approval. FCC Modular Approval is essentially a pre-approval of most of the required FCC testing and simplifies the FCC certification process for companies seeking to integrate Bluetooth wireless connectivity into their products.

KwikBlue modules are available in Surface Mount Device (SMD) packaging as well as highly integrated small footprint board-to-board connectible packages with an on-board antenna. The basic integrated package includes the KwikBlue SMD module for easy "drop-in design" to existing products. Socket offers complete design-in engineering services that can supply variations of the basic package to meet customer specifications for functionality and space limitations. Special features include Socket's field upgradeable connectivity implementation, special purpose "Virtual Machines" (embedded customized user applications and interfaces), software configuration, power management, external antenna connections, and more. Please visit Socket's embedded systems group web site for more details: http://www.socketcom.com/embedded/default.asp

About Topcon

Topcon Positioning Systems, a subsidiary of Topcon Corporation, is the largest company in the world focused exclusively on the positioning control needs of the civil engineering and construction industries. From survey to inspection, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. provides the innovative positioning technology that gives surveyors, civil engineers, construction contractors, equipment owners and operators the competitive edge by addressing such critical issues as improving productivity, lowering operating costs, quality craftsmanship and enhancing job site safety.

About Socket

Socket Communications, Inc., the Mobile Connection Company, provides a broad range of connection products for Windows-powered handheld computers, including connection kits with Bluetooth wireless technology, wireless LAN cards, digital phone cards, 56K modem cards, Ethernet cards and GPS solutions. In addition, Socket provides bar code scanning products and peripheral connection serial cards for laptops and other mobile devices. Socket also provides customized solutions embedding CF cards with Bluetooth wireless technology and KwikBlue modules. The company believes its Mobility Friendly(TM) products lead the market with the smallest footprint and most Battery Friendly(R) power consumption in their class while being easy to install, use and maintain. Socket products work with a variety of handheld devices including Pocket PCs, Palm PDAs and mobile phones. Socket is headquartered in Newark, California, and can be reached at 510-744-2700, or on the Internet at www.socketcom.com.

Socket and Battery Friendly are registered trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. The Mobile Connection Company, Mobility Friendly and KwikBlue are trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Socket Communications, Inc. is under license. All other trademarks and trade names contained herein are those of their respective owners.


CONTACT: Socket Communications
Tatia Meghdadi, 510-744-2751
tatia@socketcom.com
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Sacha Arts, 408-356-3099
sacha@sliderassociates.com

Etenna Announces New Quad-Band Antenna With Full Coverage for 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth(TM)
Small Form Factor of the EE5801 EdgeWave(TM) Antenna Enables It to Fit Into the Industry's Thinnest Laptop Computers

LAUREL, Md., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Etenna Corporation, an antenna developer for commercial wireless applications, today announced the availability of its new EE5801 EdgeWave(TM) quad-band antenna designed for wireless area networks (WLANs), Bluetooth(TM) personal area networks (PANs) and the new 4.9 to 5.0 GHz WLAN bands in Japan.

The EdgeWave antenna is optimized for use along the top or side of a notebook computer screen, although other applications are possible. Unlike Etenna's AccuWave(TM) antenna products -- which are surface mounted to a board -- the EdgeWave antenna is shipped with a cable, connector and mounting option that can easily be customized to the specific user requirements. Like the AccuWave antenna, the EdgeWave antenna is built using a high precision, low-cost insert molding technology, which provides exceptional unit-to-unit repeatability. No custom tooling is required as the antenna element of the assembly can support all applications and environments in exactly the same form factor.

Etenna offers a standard group of tuned antennas and an assortment of cables, connectors and mounting brackets. This will enable customers to order a semi-custom product from standard components. Etenna's EdgeWave customers can now eliminate expensive tooling, shorten lead times, and greatly reduce the testing and evaluation process.

"Our new EdgeWave technology uses a patent-pending process that results in a low-cost, high performance antenna that is 40% thinner than the thinnest laptop display screen available," said Etenna's executive vice president Greg Mendolia. "And our beta customers are already telling us that the high level of standardization we are offering will allow them to reduce their integration time by half."

The EdgeWave antenna is 3 mm wide x 30 mm long x 5 mm high and operates in the 2.4-2.48 and 4.9-5.9 GHz frequency ranges with a minimum efficiency of greater than 70%. The antenna features typical values of 250 MHz of 10 dB return loss bandwidth for the low band and 1.5 GHz of 10 dB return loss bandwidth for the high band.

Mounting brackets come in a variety of styles and sizes. For customers with demanding space requirements a clip-style connector that does not require screws is available. Cable lengths between 300 mm and 900 mm are also available.

Volume production will be available at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2003. For orders of 10,000 units or more the EE5801 EdgeWave antenna is priced at $1.75, which includes the cable and connector. For higher volume pricing please contact info@etenna.com .

About Etenna Corporation

Headquartered in Laurel, Md., Etenna Corporation designs and produces antennas for applications ranging from wireless phones to 802.11 and Bluetooth(TM) wireless devices. Employing Etenna's proprietary antenna technologies, the company significantly improves the size, performance and cost of wireless devices and equipment. In addition, Etenna has developed innovative technologies that can be used for isolation between antennas as well as high frequency noise suppression within a motherboard power plane. Backed by a dedicated team of researchers and design engineers, Etenna's intellectual property (IP) portfolio includes more than 35 issued or pending patents.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Examples of such forward-looking statements include the Company's belief that the EdgeWave technology results in a low-cost, high performance antenna that is 40% thinner than the thinnest laptop display screen available. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the risks associated with the Company's entry into new commercial businesses and new markets such as RF system development and its ability to access the capital markets, and other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

For further information, please contact Stacey Silver of Etenna Corporation, +1-240-456-4104, ssilver@etenna.com ; or Tom Price of The Bernard Group, +1-512-617-6317, tprictprice@bernardgroup.com , for Etenna Corporation.

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/CONTACT: Stacey Silver of Etenna Corporation, +1-240-456-4104,
ssilver@etenna.com ; or Tom Price of The Bernard Group, +1-512-617-6317,
tprictprice@bernardgroup.com , for Etenna Corporation/

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In the news release, Etenna Announces New Quad-Band Antenna With Full Coverage for 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth(TM), issued earlier today by Etenna Corporation over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the email address for Tom Price should read "tprice@bernardgroup.com" rather than "tprictprice@bernardgroup.com" as originally issued inadvertently.

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Wi-Fi For Home Security

D-Link, the privately held home-networking concern, earlier this year announced the DCS-2100, which it's billing as a security camera. It connects directly to Wi-Fi networks anywhere the network's signal can reach, taking pictures that are easily viewable from a Web browser anywhere.

Bakery-cafe chain Panera Bread Co. is one of the newest food chains to announce that they're deploying Wi-Fi access. Unlike many of the other companies that have announced plans for wireless networking access, however, Panera's doing it for free.

Samsung is to develop wireless connectivity products based on Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, the South Korean chip maker said today.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to test onboard
high-speed wireless service this fall on its popular Capitol Corridor intercity
train route linking San Jose and Santa Clara in Silicon Valley with Oakland and
Auburn, near the state capital of Sacramento.

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