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Sales of handhelds are expected to grow by 30 percent each year through 2005, bringing
total sales to 39 million units, according to the Aberdeen Group. About 8.9 million
handhelds were sold last year.2
PDA Corporate Market Snapshot
According to Goldman Sachs, the size of the wireless PDA market will increase
significantly over the next few years and the number of mobile users will grow 55 times
due to the continued quest for life and work balance.3 Corporate managers are beginning
to understand the benefits of utilizing a PDA, and according to Forrester, within a couple
of years, two-thirds of companies plan on implementing some kind of handheld corporate
software within their company. On average, 21 percent of workers are no longer tied to
their desks and managers at Global 3,500 companies expect the number of their mobile
workers to rise to 31 percent within two years – an average increase of 50 percent.
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A recent report by Forrester Research says that by 2003,45 percent of online users will
connect to the Internet via more than one device and overall spending on such gadgets
will increase 300 percent by 2002.
How the MobileModem Fits into the PDA Landscape
Motient’s MobileModem for the Palm V series will liberate the more than five million
devoted Palm V/Vx users by providing real-time, always-on wireless email access on
their trusted Palm handheld.
Down the hall or on the road, the MobileModem keeps today’s increasingly mobile
workforce connected, productive and in control of their lives.
The Motient MobileModem:
Is always on, automatically “waking up” the Palm handheld with each
incoming message. Messages sent to a desktop mailbox or email service are
automatically received on the Palm.
Runs on the Motient wireless data network, the largest and most robust two-way
wireless data network in the United States.
Enables employees to take their dynamic corporate email with them and
respond quickly in any situation, from meetings to taxicabs to airports.
Has a sleek and lightweight design. At only one-half inch thick, the
MobileModem fits securely, and adds only 4.8 ounces to the slim Palm V/Vx.
2 Aberdeen Group – Handhelds Go From Home to the Workplace: The San Diego Union Tribune, August
14, 2001
3 Goldman Sachs – Research In Motion Ltd. RIM Technology: Mobile Internet, April 6, 2001
4 Forrester Research – Web Applications Piling Up in the Dot-com Graveyard: The Miami Herald, July 21,
2001
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