Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVTL), a provider of wireless data access solutions, today announced that the Minstrel(R) and Merlin(TM) product lines will be compatible with the new Microsoft Windows-Powered Pocket PC 2002 Software. Pocket PC 2002 combined with Novatel Wireless' Merlin and Minstrel Family of Wireless Modems will deliver new functionality targeted to business users and corporations interested in deploying secure, reliable and robust mobile solutions.
"In addition to providing onboard support for multimedia and eBooks as well as personal and business data, Pocket PC 2002 meets the individual requirements of a range of customers through add-on hardware and software," said Rogers Weed, general manager for the Mobility Division at Microsoft Corp. "We are excited that Novatel Wireless' Merlin and Minstrel product lines will be compatible with Pocket PC 2002. This combination will benefit users by enabling more ways to communicate with co-workers and friends and allows users to take advantage of the new applications such as Terminal Services and MSN Messenger Service."
"We are committed to the millions of mobile customers, who use the Pocket PC platform and rely on us to keep them connected to the Internet, e-mail and corporate applications," said John Major, CEO of Novatel Wireless. "Customers will find the Minstrel and Merlin family line continue to meet the highest standards in wireless connectivity and set the bar for the category."
The Minstrel(R) Family of Wireless Handheld Modems and Merlin(TM) Family of Wireless PC Card Modems, enable wireless access to the Internet, email, and corporate LANs as well as provide enabling technology for vertical applications such as POS, ATM, AVL, Telemetry and other applications requiring wide-area networking. All of these products are based on CDPD, GSM/GPRS or CDMA 2000 wireless WAN networks that provide secure data communications at 19.2 kbps, 53.6 kbps and 144 kbps respectively.
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