Motorola Maximizes Your Mobile Experience with New Mobile PhoneTools 2.0
Enhanced Mobile Data Solution Takes On-The-Go Connectivity and Entertainment To the Next Level with New Motorola V300 Mobile Phone

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Nov 21, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today introduced Mobile PhoneTools 2.0, an innovative software solution that links a Motorola mobile phone and PC for a powerful combination to offer consumers more options for communicating and sharing information efficiently and effectively, whether in the office, at home or on-the-go. Motorola's Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 is compatible with the newly announced Motorola V300, and will be compatible with most future Motorola mobile phone models. The enhanced version of Motorola's original Mobile PhoneTools offers new must-have features, such as a synchronization set-up wizard and the capability to edit and transfer images and ringtones between a PC and compatible mobile phone. With the introduction of Mobile PhoneTools 2.0, Motorola continues its commitment to delivering solutions that make life easier for consumers by allowing them to stay connected to coworkers, family, and friends while on-the-go.

Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 allows users to easily adapt to a truly mobile lifestyle by giving them the ability to access the Internet, send and receive text messages and check e-mail from a laptop computer by using their Motorola wireless phone as a modem.* Users can connect their mobile phone and laptop via a compatible mini-USB or USB cable and easily transfer appointment schedules, images, ringtones and more with just the click of the mouse. When PC users log onto Mobile PhoneTools 2.0, a "look alike" of their Motorola handset appears on the PC screen along with a toolbar that displays the most commonly used features of the phone. The familiar layout of their handset, combined with Mobile PhoneTools' integrated set-up wizard makes synchronization quick and easy, by providing step-by-step instructions for organizing contacts, creating calendars, tracking appointments and checking e-mail.

"Motorola's Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 makes mobile efficiency, connectivity and entertainment solutions easier than before," said Sue Fullman, corporate vice president for Motorola's Personal Communications Sector. "With easy to use synchronization, as well as the ability to share and edit images and ring tones, Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 is the perfect solution for road warriors and multi-media mavens who demand access to creative and entertaining features, as well as data management capabilities, on their mobile phones."

Motorola's Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 provides users with an outlet for creative expression via Multimedia Message Service (MMS). Users can send text messages complete with wallpaper, icons and ringtones. And, with the new Motorola V300, users can snap a photo and use the software's photo editing capabilities to send colorful photo collages to compatible phones and PCs. Additionally, Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 provides users of Motorola mobile phones with Bluetooth(R) wireless technology two ways to use the technology. Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 features integrated Bluetooth software and a compatible set-up wizard that controls the installation and walks users step-by-step through setting up a wireless connection between their Bluetooth wireless technology enabled PC and Motorola mobile phone. And, for users without a Bluetooth wireless technology enabled PC, Motorola offers Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 complete with a Motorola Bluetooth USB PC adapter, which connects to the USB port on a PC allowing users to communicate wirelessly with their compatible Motorola phone.

For the globetrotting professional, Motorola's Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 is equipped with 16 international languages and comes with pre-configured data network settings for many wireless data operators and supports Outlook 97/98/2000/2002, Outlook Express and Lotus Notes.

Mobile PhoneTools Version 2.0 is expected to be available in early December at www.motorola.com/shop as a mini-USB kit for $49.99, USB kit for $59.99, Bluetooth USB adapter kit for $79.99 or CD only for $29.99. Users with Motorola Mobile PhoneTools 1.0 can receive free upgrades to Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 at no additional charge. Mobile PhoneTools Version 2.0 is compatible with the newly announced Motorola V300 and most future Motorola mobile phone models.

About Motorola

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. 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 for people, honored traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago this year. For more information, please visit: www.motorola.com .

If you are a consumer interested in this product, please visit http://commerce.motorola.com/consumer/QWhtml/mptII.html .

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juli.burda@motorola.com , or Christine Schmitz of Motorola Media Intelligence
Center, +1-323-966-5639, motorola@hillandknowlton.com

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Wireless LAN Hardware Market Up 11% to $658M in 3Q03; Fledgling Wireless LAN Switch Market to Reach $169M by CY06
Thursday November 20, 6:26 pm ET


LONDON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide wireless LAN hardware revenue topped $658 million in the third quarter, up 11% from the second quarter, and is projected to grow to $3.6 billion in 2006, more than doubling from $1.6 billion in 2002, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly worldwide market share and forecast service, Wireless LAN Hardware. Growth in the market is being driven by the widespread popularity of WiFi across enterprise, consumer, and hotspot markets as mobility becomes ingrained both as a way of working and in consumer lifestyles.
"One of the most interesting aspects of this market is the wireless LAN switch segment, which is immature but has strong potential. Port shipments grew 95% to 23,000 this quarter, and revenue grew 100% to $12 million," said Infonetics Research's Richard Webb, lead analyst of the report. "This hearty growth is due mostly to the fact that this quarter marks the first quarter of recognized shipments and revenue for several vendors. But we forecast healthy quarterly revenue and port growth in the double-digit percentages through 2004, and annual revenue and port growth in the double- to triple-digit percentages through 2006, at which time worldwide revenue for wireless LAN switches will reach $169 million. However, this is a conservative forecast based on initial results. If the wireless LAN switch vendors can get into the larger enterprise, this figure will be much larger."

3Q03 Market Highlights

-- Cisco is the number one worldwide vendor with 14% of the worldwide
total wireless LAN hardware revenue market share
-- Linksys is a close number two with 13%
-- Wireless specialists Symbol and Proxim continue to do well in the
enterprise segment but without a focus on the consumer market, they
lose out relative to the high-volume, lower-cost players such as
Linksys, Buffalo, NETGEAR, and D-Link
-- Consumers make up 42% of the wireless LAN hardware revenue, enterprises
47%, and service providers 11%; this breakdown will change as
enterprise-class switching and security systems drive adoption into the
enterprise market, and as service providers roll out wireless hotspots
in public spaces
-- North America accounts for 52% of WLAN hardware revenue; EMEA for 25%,
Asia Pacific for 19%, and CALA for 4%


Wireless LAN Hardware tracks WLAN access points (standalone, wireless broadband gateways, bridges, and switches), and NICs (USB, PCI, PCMCIA cards). Access points and NICs are broken out by 802.11a vs. 802.11b vs 802.11g, and the wireless LAN hardware revenue total is broken out by enterprise vs. consumers vs. service providers. Standalone access points are broken out by SOHO/consumer vs. service provider/enterprise.

Forecasts and market share are updated quarterly and cover all regions (worldwide, North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, and CALA). Companies tracked in this service include 2Wire, 3Com, Actiontec, Airespace, Aruba Networks, Avaya, Belkin, Buffalo Technology, Cisco, D-Link, Enterasys, HP, Linksys, NETGEAR, Nortel Networks, Proxim, SMC, Symbol, Trapeze Networks, US Robotics, ZyXEL, and others.

For the table of contents, log on to the new Infonetics Research Information Portal and download it at www.info.infonetics.com or contact Larry Howard, vice president, at larry@infonetics.com, 408-298-7999, ext. 225.

Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm covering the data networking and telecommunications industries in North America, Europe, and Asia. Infonetics helps companies develop, market, and sell products and services by providing objective analysis of end-users, service providers, and product manufacturers. Infonetics has offices in Silicon Valley, the Boston Metro Area, and London.




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SearchNetworking.com | Panelists dismiss WLAN health concerns: "Panelists dismiss WLAN health concerns

By Eric B. Parizo, SearchNetworking.com News Editor
19 Nov 2003 | SearchNetworking.com

LAS VEGAS -- According to experts who spoke Tuesday at Comdex Las Vegas 2003, wireless LAN technology will make important strides in 2004, despite concerns that widespread usage of radio frequency devices could have as-yet unknown health implications.

During a panel discussion moderated by Craig Mathias, principal with the Farpoint Group consulting firm, conversation focused on upcoming chip sets and security standards, but the audience was quick to question the panel on the safety of 802.11 technologies.

Frank Hanzlik, managing director of the Wi-Fi Alliance industry group, said there is no evidence suggesting that wireless LANs are dangerous.

'Safety is important to all users,' Hanzlik said. 'There's no reason to believe that there are any health issues today.'
Hanzlik said the Wi-Fi Alliance is committed to a proactive health stance, "

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Oakland Tribune Online - Business News: "As they admired Swedish handicrafts in a storefront window, one of their cell phones chirped with an anonymous note: Try the blue sweaters. They keep you warm in the winter.
The tourist was bluejacked -- surreptitiously surprised with a text message sent using a short-range wireless technology called Bluetooth.
As more people get Bluetooth-enabled cell phones -- both sender and recipient need them for this to work -- there is bound to be more mischievous messaging of the unsuspecting. "