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Press Release
U.S. Robotics and QUALCOMM Deliver Support for Eudora Internet E-mail
With Best Selling PalmPilot Professional Connected Organizer
Mountain View, Calif. -- June 2, 1997 -- U.S. Robotics® (NASDAQ:
USRX) and QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) today announced that the
award-winning U.S. Robotics PalmPilotTM Professional connected
organizer now supports the latest version of QUALCOMM's Eudora®
E-mail software, the most widely used e-mail application on the
Internet. PalmPilot owners can now easily send and receive messages
and manage their Eudora E-mail in-boxes remotely using PalmPilot
Professional's e-mail application.
Eudora E-mail software support is available immediately for
Microsoft® WindowsTM versions of Eudora LightTM 3.0.1 and Eudora
ProTM 3.0.1. Eudora product upgrades and new product purchases can
be made easily by visiting the Eudora Web site at
http://www.eudora.com/. To take advantage of Eudora E-mail, PalmPilot
users must have a PalmPilot Professional, or PalmPilot Personal, Pilot
1000 or Pilot 5000 with the 1 MB Professional upgrade.
With Eudora E-mail connectivity, the PalmPilot Professional organizer
provides an ideal remote access solution for the largest sector of the
Internet e-mail client market. As shown in a recent study by The
Research Spectrum, Eudora E-mail is the leading e-mail software brand
on the Internet.
Eudora is the brand used most often by more than 18 million
e-mail users worldwide.
"Fast and easy remote e-mail management is a necessity in today's
increasingly mobile enterprise environments. By supporting Eudora
E-mail with PalmPilot Professional, we are providing a key solution
for businesses requiring maximum connectivity for their mobile
workforces," said Ed Colligan, vice president of marketing of Palm
Computing, Inc., the subsidiary of U.S. Robotics that designs and
markets the handheld computers.
The PalmPilot e-mail application allows Eudora users to create new
messages, reply to or forward messages, and manage the contents of
their desktop mailbox remotely. To send or receive new Eudora E-mail
messages, users simply use HotSyncTM technology to synchronize their
PalmPilot Professional either at the desktop or remotely via modem
synchronization or the soon-to-be released Network HotSync. At the
touch of a button, the PalmPilot's mailbox is intelligently
synchronized with the desktop mailbox.
"PalmPilot is an ideal platform for Eudora E-mail users who need fast
and easy access to their e-mail from anywhere, any time," said Jeff
Jacobs, vice president and general manager of QUALCOMM's Eudora
division. "By working with U.S. Robotics to provide PalmPilot
connectivity to our widely embraced e-mail software, we can offer a
Eudora e-mail solution to the largest community of handheld computer
users." In addition to Eudora E-mail, PalmPilot users can synchronize
their e-mail with Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook
97, and Lotus cc:Mail.
The family of PalmPilot connected organizers, designed as companion
products to personal computers, enables mobile users to remotely
manage their contact, scheduling, and personal information as well as
e-mail. The PalmPilot is based on the Palm Operating System (Palm
OSTM), a handheld computer operating system platform that enables
low-cost, low-power, small form-factor devices to integrate seamlessly
with desktop personal computers. The Palm OS features highly
efficient operating system software for the handheld, and HotSync, the
desktop software that manages synchronization of the handheld and the
PC.
PalmPilot is distributed through leading consumer electronics and
office supply stores nationwide, including Circuit City, CompUSA,
Computer City, Egghead, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, and other
fine retailers. In addition, Franklin Quest offers the Franklin
Electronic DayPlanner, which incorporates the PalmPilot with Ascend
+97 software, and is available at Franklin Quest retail outlets and
directly from Franklin Quest.
Headquartered in San Diego, QUALCOMM develops, manufactures, markets,
licenses and operates advanced communications systems and products
based on its proprietary digital wireless technologies. QUALCOMM's
award-winning Eudora Pro and Eudora Light software are Internet-based
e-mail packages that deliver exceptional levels of functionality,
ease-of-use and flexibility. Available for the Windows and
MacintoshTM platforms, the Eudora family of software products
delivers best-of-breed Internet e-mail capabilities. Eudora Pro 3.0
software offers a wide range of features including built-in spell
checking, stylized text, and user-definable message filtering. For
more information regarding the Eudora family of products, visit the
division's World Wide Web site at http://www.eudora.com/ or call
1-800-2-EUDORA.
U.S. Robotics is one of the world's leading suppliers of products and
systems that provide access to information. The company designs,
manufactures, markets and supports remote access servers, LAN
switching equipment, desktop/mobile client products and modems,
telephony products, and handheld organizers. U.S. Robotics products
connect computers and other equipment over analog, digital and
switched cellular networks, enabling users to gain access to, manage
and share data, fax and voice information.
Its customers include Internet service providers, regional
Bell operating companies and a wide range of other large corporations,
businesses, institutions and individuals. For further product
information, customers can contact U.S. Robotics at 800-881-7256 or
visit the PalmPilot web site at http://www.usr.com/palm.
The following are trademarks of U.S. Robotics and its
subsidiaries: U.S. Robotics®, Palm OS, Palm Computing, HotSync, and
PalmPilot. QUALCOMM and Eudora are registered trademarks and Eudora
Pro and Eudora Light are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Windows
and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Macintosh
is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information
regarding the number of Eudora Light and Eudora Pro users provided by
The Research Spectrum, 1996.
Members of the press may contact:
Robson Grieve
A&R Partners
(415) 363-0982, ext. 221
robson_grieve@arpartners.com
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