Ericsson awarded USD 500 million contract to expand T-Mobile USA's wireless network

(Date: Tuesday, July 15 2003)

Ericsson and T-Mobile USA Inc., a member of the T-Mobile International group, the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG, today announced an agreement to expand and upgrade the operator's wireless network to support customer growth and demand for GPRS and higher-speed EDGE data networks. The contract extension is valued at USD 500 million.

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Symbol Technologies Introduces a New Class of Miniature Fixed Mount
Scanners -- a Great Fit for OEM Applications!

Invetech and Avnet Applied Computing Select Symbol MS 2204 For Performance, Cost Effectiveness and Easy Integration

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., July 16, 2003 – Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL), a global leader in enterprise mobility solutions, today announced that Invetech, a specialist in contract design and development of automated laboratory instruments, and Avnet Applied Computing, a $1.7 billion operating group of Avnet, Inc. that serves the embedded OEM and ISV markets, are using a new class of high-performance Symbol miniature fixed mount scanners designed for easy OEM integration.

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New Wireless Adapter Converges Home Networking and Consumer Electronics


IRVINE, Calif. – July 14, 2003 – Linksys®, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware for home and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) environments, today announced a new wireless multimedia product called the Wireless-B Media Adapter (WMA11B) that allows users to enjoy digital music and pictures stored on their PC to view and play on their TV and stereo system. This is the first in a line of new Wireless Home products from Linksys.


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Unveils CS101 Series of System LSIs Built upon New Flexible SoC Platform

Tokyo, July 17, 2003 -- Fujitsu Limited today announced that is has developed and begun accepting orders for the CS101 Series of system-on-chips (SoCs) employing its state-of-the-art 90nm CMOS technology.

Fujitsu was among the first in the industry to deploy 90nm CMOS technology, starting production at its Akiruno Technology Center in December 2002. Fujitsu first used the technology in its own high-end products that demanded ultra-high speed performance. The new SoC platform builds on the expertise developed at the Akiruno Technology Center in 10-layer copper interconnects, Low-k insulating material, and other advanced technologies, making increased integration and reduced power consumption available for the SoC chips for digital consumer and mobile applications.

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new CLIÉ PEG-UX50 handheld device integrates both Wi-Fi® (IEEE 802.11b) and Bluetooth™ wireless technologies

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2003 - Having defined the "multimedia handheld" category, Sony is now shaping a new chapter based on the notion of a "personal entertainment communicator."

Unveiled in the U.S. today by Masanobu Yoshida, president of Sony Corporation's Handheld Computing Company, and Mark Viken, senior vice president of Sony Electronics' IT Products Division, the new CLIÉ PEG-UX50 handheld device integrates both Wi-Fi® (IEEE 802.11b) and Bluetooth™ wireless technologies.

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HP iPAQ Pocket PCs to be Onboard TransOrbital's First Commercial Moon Mission

PALO ALTO, CALIF., JULY 15, 2003

HP (NYSE:HPQ) plans to launch its HP iPAQ Pocket PCs into outer space onboard TransOrbital's TrailBlazer spacecraft, the first commercial mission to gain approval from U.S. authorities to explore, photograph and land on the moon, later this year.

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D-LINK'S NEW COMBO USB 2.0 AND FIREWIRE HUB DELIVERS SEVEN BLAZING-FAST CONNECTIONS TO THE WORKSPACE

Irvine, CA, July 16, 2003 — D-Link, the worldwide leader in manufacturing of networking, broadband and digital electronic technologies, today announced its multiport hub that delivers a combination of media-friendly USB 2.0 and FireWire ports in one compact device, the D-Link DFB-H7 QuickMedia USB 2.0/FireWire 7-port Combo Hub. Featuring the two popular connection standards for digital media and peripheral devices, the D-Link DFB-H7 can simultaneously connect four USB 2.0 and three IEEE 1394 FireWire devices such as DVD drives, digital cameras and printers to the PC or laptop for transferring, editing and printing digital content.

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The Future of Wireless Security Arrives Providing Powerful, Interoperable Protection For Home and Business Networks



Sheffield, UK, July 17 2003 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-
Austin, TX – July 15, 2003 – Maintaining its status as a wireless pioneer, Buffalo Technology announced today its AirStation™ line of products based on the newly ratified IEEE 802.11g standard have received Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA) certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance. The certification ensures users have a solid, standards-based security option that is interoperable with any products using WPA. Buffalo’s WPA certified products include:

• The AirStation 54Mbps Wireless Broadband Base Station (WBR-G54)
• The AirStation 54Mbps Wireless Notebook Adapter (WLI-CB-G54A)
• The AirStation 54Mbps Wireless PCI Client Card Adapter (WLI-PCI-G54)

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Avaya Names White Radio the First Canadian Distributor for Award-Winning IP Office

Avaya "all in one" converged voice and data system to be marketed and supported through nation-wide network of 250 resellers

Monday, July 14, 2003

MARKHAM and BURLINGTON, ONTARIO , CANADA - Avaya (NYSE: AV), a leading global provider of communications networks and services for businesses, and White Radio Ltd., a leading national, full-service, value-added reseller of audio, video and communications products, today announced that White Radio has been chosen as the first distributor of the award-winning Avaya IP Office solution in Canada.

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EVERETT, Wash., July 16, 2003 – Intermec Technologies Corp. today announced MobileLAN™access release 1.90, the latest enhancement to the company’s MobileLAN family of access points. Designed for industrial, small business and large enterprise environments, MobileLAN access points make wireless network installations fast and inexpensive, and allow users to roam securely and reliably anywhere throughout the network.

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