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Mobile Insights Announces Winners of
Mobility Awards at Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference; Vendors are
Recognized at MI 2000 for Outstanding Mobile Computing Products
PALM DESERT, Calif., March 8, 2000--Mobile Insights, Inc. (MI), the
leading information source for the mobile computing and data communications markets, announced the
winners of its Mobility Awards at the sixth annual Mobile Insights Conference, held this week at the
Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert.
Winners were chosen by a select group of 35 mobile computing industry analysts and press
representatives. Forty categories of mobile computing hardware and software were on this year's
ballot, and more than 260 products were nominated.
"The Mobility Awards have become the award in mobile computing," said Theresa Nozick, VP of
Market Research for Mobile Insights. "Among this year's winners are some of the giants as well as
some newcomers in mobile computing. This year's ballot was the largest ever. Each year it has
expanded to include more categories, reflecting the growing movement toward mobile computing
devices and services, including wireless data communications."
The winners and runners up in each of the categories follow:
Notebook Computing
Entry-Level Notebook (Low price): IBM/i Series 1420; Honorable
mention: Sony/VAIO PCG-F430
Ultraportable (1-spindle): IBM/ThinkPad 570; Honorable mention
(tie): Dell/Latitude CS, Compaq/Armada M300
Thin and Light (2-spindle): IBM/ThinkPad 600E; Honorable mention:
Hewlett-Packard/OmniBook 4150
All-in-One (3-spindle): Dell/Inspiron 7500; Honorable mention:
Compaq/Presario 1825 (15-inch display)
Small Business Portable: Hewlett-Packard/Pavilion N3190;
Honorable mention: Toshiba/Satellite 2100CDT
Consumer Portable: Apple/iBook; Honorable mention: Sony/VAIO
PCG-C1X PictureBook
Ultralight (under 3 lbs.): Sharp/Actius A150; Honorable mention:
Sony/VAIO PCG-Z505RX SuperSlim Pro
PC Companion: Vadem/Clio C-1050; Honorable mention: NEC/MobilePro
800
Handheld Computing
Palm OS Platform Products: Handspring/Visor; Honorable mention:
Palm Computing/Palm Vx
Windows CE Palm-sized PC: Casio/Cassiopeia E-105; Honorable
mention: Hewlett-Packard/Jornada 430se
Industrial Handheld Systems: Symbol/PPT 2700; Honorable mention:
Fujitsu/PenCentra 130
eBooks, Hardware & Software: NuvoMedia/Rocket eBook; Honorable
mention: SoftBook Press/SoftBook Reader
Palmtops: NEC/MobilePro 770; Honorable mention: Itronix/T5200
Music/audio players: Diamond Multimedia/Rio 500; Honorable
mention: Creative Labs/Nomad
Wireless Data
Software/Service: OmniSky; Honorable mention: Phone.com
Hardware: RIM/Blackberry; Honorable mention: Qualcomm/pdQ
smartphone
Software
Internet/Intranet Backup & Retrieval: Visto.com; Honorable
mention: Connected Corporation/Connected Network Backup 4.0
Internet Portals: Decide.com; Honorable mention:
Oracle/Portal-to-Go
Web PIM: Yahoo!; Honorable mention: AnyDay.com
Applications: Tegic/T9; Honorable mention: On the Go
Software/ExpensAble.com
Speech Recognition: Dragon Systems/Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Mobile Organizer; Honorable mention: Lernout & Hauspie/Voice
Xpress
System Software: Palm Computing/Palm OS; Honorable mention:
Symbian/EPOC Technology
Synchronization: Puma Technology/Intellisync 3.6; Honorable
mention: Starfish Software/TrueSync
Database: Sybase/SQL Anywhere Studio; Honorable mention:
Oracle/Oracle8i Lite
Network Management/Remote Access: LapLink.com/LapLink 2000;
Honorable mention: 3Com/DynamicAccess Mobile Connect Manager
Mobile Complements
PC Card: Sierra Wireless/AirCard 300; Honorable mention:
Iomega/Clik! PC Card drive
CF Card: Xircom/CompactCard Ethernet 10; Honorable mention:
IBM/Microdrive
Peripherals: Xircom/PortStation; Honorable mention:
Brother/MP-21C Mobile Color Printer
Accessories: Think Outside/Stowaway Portable Keyboard; Honorable
mention Olympus/V90 Digital Recorder
Service & Support: Dell; Honorable mention (tie):
Hewlett-Packard, IBM
Components: Intel/Mobile Pentium III; Honorable mention:
AMD/Mobile AMD-K6-III-P
Notebook Storage: IBM/Travelstar 25GS; Honorable mention:
Hitachi/DK22AA-18
Mobile Storage: Iomega/Clik! PC Card drive; Honorable mention:
Imation/SuperDisk
Solid State Storage: SanDisk/CompactFlash; Honorable mention:
SanDisk/SD Memory Card
Professional Projectors: InFocus/LP770; Honorable mention:
Proxima/Desktop Projector 6850
Personal Projectors: InFocus/LP330 "Dragonfly": Honorable
mention: Epson/PowerLite 710c
Excellence Awards
Management Team of the Year: IBM Mobile Computing; Honorable
mention: Intel MHPG
Rookie of the Year: TRGpro; Honorable mention: Handspring
Technology Achievement: Wireless Application Protocol; Mobility
Electronics/Universal Docking Station
Product of the Year: Palm Computing/Palm VII; Honorable mention:
LapLink.com/LapLink Exchange Accelerator
Director's Award: Handspring/Visor with Springboard Technology
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.
CONTACT: Mobile Insights, Inc.
Sonia Russell, 650/937-0932
tnozick@mobileinsights.com
www.mobileinsights.com
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