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`By Patricia CardozaApril 8, 2002, 7:00am PDT
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`You’re sitting in your office, and it's quiet. Almost too quiet. Suddenly in walks your vice president of sales and
`marketing. He reaches into his pocket—insert suspenseful music here—and pulls out a brand—new PDA/cell
`phone combination device. Your mind races: What kind of support questions Will he have? Will he want to
`interface with the corporate email server or maybe play Solitaire on his next flight? Will I have the answers to
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`his questions?
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`It's difficult to support products that you aren't familiar with, especially ones that won't work well with your
`systems and applications. A good way to save yourself some headaches and make sure mobile users get the
`most for their money is to recommend devices that will perform the tasks they need them to and that work
`with the company's systems. To help you make recommendations about the latest space—saving mobile device,
`the PDA/cell phone, here is a list of available products and their features.
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`Kyocera
`Kyocera (formerly Qualcomm) produces the SmartPhone, the first Palm/cell phone combination device. The
`trimode cell phone allows you to connect over CDMA digital PCS, CDMA digital cellular, and analog
`connections. It also includes speakerphone, voice memo, and voice dialing. The Palm component comes with 8
`MB of memory and the standard suite of Palm applications. HTML, WAP, Short Message Service (SMS), and
`SSL for secure online transactions are supported. The Smart‘Phone retails for under $200 with activation.
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`Handspring
`Handspring recently released their first PDA/phone combination, the Treo. There is currently only one model
`on the market, the Treo 180. Retailing for $399 with service activation on the Cingular or VoiceStream
`network, the Treo offers a 16~MB Palm device along with e—mail, SMS text messaging, and wireless Internet.
`Two input options are available, either a graffiti area or a QWERTY keyboard. All the basic phone features are
`built in, such as the three~way calling, call
`logs, and speed dial. Because the phone and organizer are
`integrated, you can dial right from your organizer phone book. A hands~free headset and speakerphone are
`also included.
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`The Tree 270 will be released sometime this year and will offer the same features as the ’l‘reo 180, only with a
`full~color screen. It will retail for $599 with activation.
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`Audiovox
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`Audiovox's Thera is an integrated Pocket PC and dual«band SOD-MHZ CDMA/ 1900 MHZ PCS phone. Like the
`Maestro, the Thera also comes with 32 MB of RAM, color TFT display, and Pocket PC application suite. Thera
`gets its functionality from the integrated 81-3555 module from Sierra Wireless (makers of a variety of cellular
`modems). Thera’s retail price is currently $999. While the Thera has several hands~free accessories available
`for purchase, the basic unit is held much like a standard cell phone. The only drawback here might be the
`propensity for “face goop” on the screen, since there is no cover for it. Just make sure you have some cleaning
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`wipes handy.
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`Nokia
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`Nokia will be releasing their 9290 Communicator series in the Americas sometime in 2002. This state—of—the—
`art phone will use the Symbian operating system and an active matrix color screen to allow users to send and
`receive images, sound, and video clips. It will include wireless Internet access via WAP and HTML, and PC
`application support for editing of Word and Excel documents and for viewing of PowerPoint presentations.
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`Motorola
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`Motorola offers the V200 Personal Communicator for $299 without service activation. Service is available
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`over the Verizon network. With the included headset and lighted QWERTY keyboard, the V200 allows you to
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`talk and type at the same time. Other features include voice dialing, musical alerts, and a voice recorder.
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`Another offering from Motorola is the Accompli 009 Personal Communicator. The price of this device is
`significantly higher, retailing for $649 without activation on the Cingular network. The Accompli features a
`full QWER’I‘Y keyboard and a 256—color Tli‘T display. It comes with a plug-in speakerphone, conference
`calling, and call blocking. Also, SMS, WAP browsing, and POPg e~mail access are all supported.
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`Microsoft’s Pocket PC
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`One of the recent developments that will bring increased functionality to combination phone/Pocket PC
`devices is Microsoft’s new version of their Pocket PC operating system, Pocket PC (PPC) Phone edition.
`Originally code—named Stinger, this operating system will be the basis for many new devices. PPC Phone
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`edition includes many popular features:
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`- Finger or stylus dialing
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`- Caller ID
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`. Integrated SMS messaging
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`. Conference calling
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`. Customized ring settings for different occasions
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`- Speed dial
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`. Speakerphone
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`. Call notes (the ability to take notes about a call during a call)
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`Look for many new devices to be released in the next year that use the Pocket PC Phone Edition.
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`The bottom line
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`IT departments are responsible for an increasingly wider array of devices, so be sure to keep up with the latest
`offerings and their features, make recommendations to users, and if you can, set a corporate policy as to which
`devices you will support.
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`Let's play the name game
`Now that integrated cell phone/PDA/pager devices are moving into the mainstream, I think it‘s time the IT
`community classified the species these technical marvels belong to. I've heard these devices called Palm—
`phones, combination PDA~cell phones, fusion phones, etc. But I don't think any of these terms does this
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`species justice. So I call on the 'l’echRepublic members to weigh in with their opinions on the subject. Heck, to
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`make this interesting, I'll even throw in a TechRepublic coffee mug to the member who submits the most
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`interesting, descriptive name Submit your suggestions here. Good luck.
`Bill Detwiler
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`Community Editor, Support Republic
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