>From Benton Communications NEXTEL, NETSCAPE TO OFFER CELLULAR SERVICE THAT COMBINES VOICE, DATA AND INTERNET Nextel Communications Inc. and Netscape Communication Corp. have joined efforts in producing a cellular phone that will also offer e-mail and Internet access. The product will be unveiled today at an annual trade show in New Orleans and is expected to be ready for national distribution the first quarter of 2000. Prices are undetermined. Two other companies are involved in the product: Unwired Planet Inc will make the tiny wireless browsers, and Motorola will manufacture the phones. "Nextel Online is one of the first wireless-data products to be deployed over a national, all-digital network." What is key here is that Nextel Online integrates data, voice and their unique offerings," said Bukasa Tshilombo, a senior analyst at Dataquest Inc. The product can be tailored to the individual consumer. A portal may include directory of local painters, for example. The phones may be used as a wireless modem to connect to a laptop or handheld computer. [SOURCE: Wall Street Journal (B5), AUTHOR: Nicole Harris] > Kathy E. Gill > DCAC/MRM Methods Communication -- 425.965.6901 > Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our >potential. ~ Liane Cardes > Microsoft Exchange: the perfect name for its users' greatest desire! > ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The NEW Web Consultants Association FORUMS and CHAT: Register Today at: http://just4u.com/forums/ Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants Give the Gift of Life This Year... Just4U Stop Smoking Support forum - helping smokers for over three years-tell a friend: http://just4u.com/forums/ To get 500 Banner Ads for FREE go to http://www.linkbuddies.com/start.go?id=111261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
