News | January 4, 2001

Mobile Insights announces seventh annual Mobility Awards nominations

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Mobile Insights (MI), an information source for the mobile computing and data communications markets, announced the nominations for the 2001 Mobility Awards, to be presented at the Mobile Insights 2001 conference, at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, February 18-20, in Phoenix, Arizona. Over 30 of the top editors, journalists, and analysts from the mobile computing and data communications industries will vote online through a confidential ballot. Each category will have a winner and honorable mention. Nominations for the prestigious awards were accepted from October 17, 2000 through December 15, 2000, for the products released during 2000. Following are the products that were nominated and placed on the final ballot.

Notebook Computing
Desktop Replacement (3-spindle)
– Compaq/Armada E500
– Dell/Inspiron 8000
– Fujitsu/E Series
– Hewlett-Packard/Ominbook XE3
– IBM/ThinkPad A21p
– Micron/Transport GX/Gxi
– Sony/VAIO F Series
– Toshiba/Satellite Pro 4300 Series
Thin and Light (2-spindle, over $1,500)
– Acer/Travelmate 600
– Compaq/Armada M700
– Dell/Latitude C600
– Fujitsu/S Series
– Hewlett-Packard/Omnibook 6000
– IBM/ThinkPad T20
– Micron/Transport LT
– Sony/VAIO XG Series
– Toshiba/Tecra 8100 Series
Value/Consumer (2-spindle, under $1,500)
– Compaq/Presario 1400 Series
– Dell/Inspiron 3800
– Fujitsu/A Series
– Hewlett-Packard/Pavilion N5135
– IBM/ThinkPad iSeries
– Toshiba/Satellite 2800 Series
Ultraportable (1-spindle)
– Acer/Travelmate 350TE
– Compaq/Armada M300
– Dell/Latitude LS
– Hewlett-Packard/Ominbook 500
– IBM/ThinkPad x20
– Sony/VAIO Z505 SuperSlim Pro
– Toshiba/Portege 7200 Series
Ultralight (1-spindle, under 3 lbs.)
– Fujitsu/B Series
– IBM/ThinkPad 240X
– Sony/VAIO SR Series

Handheld Computing
PalmOS Platform Products
– Handspring/Visor Prism
– Palm/Palm M100
– Sony/CLIE
– Symbol/SPT 1733/34
Pocket-PC Palm Sized PC
– Casio/Cassiopeia E125
– Compaq/iPAQ Pocket PC
– Hewlett-Packard/Jornada 540 Series
– Symbol/PPT 2700
Vertical Handheld system
– Intermec/Intermec 6651
– Itronix/FEX21
– nHand Solutions, Inc./nHand Field Operator
– Symbol /PPT 2733/34

Wireless Data
Software/Service
– BellSouth/eBiz Initiative
– iDini Corporation/MobileDesktop Service
– Marbles, Inc./SkyFire
– Mobilesys/Enterprise Wireless Data Solution
– NowSpeed/NowSpeed Mobile Email Portal
– OminSky/Integrated Service
– OracleMobile/Wireless Portal Showcase
– Wayport, Inc./Portable Internet Access
– YadaYada.com/YadaYada
Hardware
– frontpath, Inc./ProGear
– Handspring/VisorPhone
– Kyocera/pdQ 6035 Smartphone
– Novatel Wireless/Minstrel Modems for Palm and Pocket PC
– RIM/RIM 957

Software
Mobile eCommerce
– Infowave Wireless/Wireless Business Engine
– Livemind, Inc./Mobile Commerce Platform
– Multiactive Software/Entice! 2.0
– OracleMobile/Wireless Hosting Services
– TANTAU Software/Wireless Internet Platform 2.2
– Thinque Systems/Thinque SP (Sales Portfolio)
– ViaFone/Mobile Commerce Solutions
Application Development Environment
– 2Roam/Nomad and Catalyst
– @hand/Mobile Application Environments
– AnyDevice/GoAnywhere Platform
– AppForge, Inc./Visual Basic development environment for the Palm OS
– Brience/Framework
– Everypath/Mobile Application Platform
– Marbles Inc./SkyFire
– MobileID/Integrated Personalization Platform
– Mobileum/Mobileum Platform for M-Commerce
– OracleMobile/Online Studio
– Pumatech/Satellite Forms Server
– Vaultus Inc. (formerly MobileLogic)/EYESHAKE Mobile Application Developent & Delivery Platform
Speech-enabled Systems
– Conita/Personal Virtual Assistant (PVA)
– IBM Voice Systems/IBM Embedded ViaVoice, Multiplatform Edition
– iConverse/Studio
– Informio/Unified Media Browsers
– L&H Dragon Systems/Dragon Naturally Speaking 5.0
– OmnEmail, Inc./OmnEmail 1.0
– SpeechWorks International, Inc./SpeechWorks 6.5
– Tellme/Tellme Studio
Synchronization
– Aether/Scout Sync
– Corex Technology Corp./CardScan
– Extended Systems/XTND Connect PC
– FusionOne/FusionOne
– Microsoft Corp./SQL Server CE Edition
– Pumatech/Intellisync Anywhere
– Starfish Software/TrueSync Technology Platform
System Software
– Informal Software/enotate v1.2 for the Palm OS
– Microsoft/Windows CE (Pocket PC)
– Palm/Palm OS
Mobile Resource Management
– Intermec Technologies Corp./ArciTech
– Pumatech/Enterprise Intellisync: Mobile Management Edition
– Synchrologic/iMoible Suite
– Thinque Systems/ Thinque MSP
– Xcellenet, Inc./Afaria

Mobile Complements
Mobile Modules
– 3Com/Megahertz 10/100 LAN + 56K* Global Modem CardBus PC Card
– Cisco/Aironet 340 Series
– Lucent/Orinoco PC Card (Silver & Gold)
– Novatel/Minstrel S Wireless Springboard for Handspring Visor
– Sierra Wireless/AirCard 510 for Notebooks
– Symbol /Spectrum 24 High Rate LA 41XI PC Card
– Toshiba/Bluetooth PC Card
Notebook Storage
– Fujitsu /MHM2xxxAT series HDD
– Hitachi/DK22AA-18 HDD
– IBM/32 GB Travelstar 32 GH 2.5 inch
– Imation/Superdisk
– Iomega/Zip Disk
– Toshiba/Slimline MK1814
Handheld Storage
– IBM/1 Gigabyte Microdrive
– Iomega/HipZip
– SanDisk/Compact Flash cards
– Sony/16 MB Memory Sitck
Personal Projectors
– Compaq/MP2800
– Epson/ELP 715c
– InFocus/LP 260
– NEC/MultiSync LT150
– Proxima/Ultralight X350
Peripherals/USB/Firewire
– Belkin Components/FireWire Cardbus
– Corex Technology Corp./CardScan Executive
– Mobility Electronics/EasiDock 500
– Portsmith, Inc./Portsmith Express+
– Think Outside/Stowaway Portable Keyboard Component
– AMD/Mobile AMD-K6-III+
– Atheros Communications, Inc./AR5000
– Intel/Pentium III
– Transmeta/Crusoe Processor
Security – physical or data
– Compaq/Biometrics PC Card
– Ensure Technologies/XyLoc wireless PC security
– ReturnMe/eTagit Ids for mobile devices

Excellence Awards
Rookie of the Year
– frontpath, Inc./ProGear
– Hewlett-Packard/Pavilion Notebook Series
– OmniSky/Wireless Internet & Email service for Handhelds
– Toshiba/Bluetooth PC Card
– Vaultus Inc. (formerly MobileLogic)/EYESHAKE Mobile Application Developent & Delivery Platform
– YadaYada.com/YadaYada
Technology Achievement of the Year
– Bluetooth
– Google, Inc./Search Engine
– Handspring/Springboard
– Informal Software/enotate v1.2 for Palm OS
– Mobility Electronics, Silicon Image, LSI Logic, Molex/Universal Docking Solution
– Think Outside/Stowaway Keyboard
Product of the Year
– Compaq/iPAQ Pocket PC
– Hewlett-Packard/Ominbook 500
– IBM/ThinkPad T20
– OmniSky/Wireless Internet & Email service for Handhelds
– RIM/RIM 957
– Toshiba/Satellite 2805 Series

Source: Mobile Insights
With contributions by John McKnight, Assistant Editor