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Note from Jason Flick
Smart phones focused on business are coming to market at a furious pace. In our
latest newsletter we've highlighted a few in the hot technologies section.
For PDAs however there has been one notable and potentially disruptive addition.
The Palm LifeDrive offers a new genre possibly on the scale of the iPod.
From a technical perspective this new announcement gives mobile workers the
ability to hold all their business data on their PDA (thus the “LifeDrive” brand name).
The real question is whether the marketing spin can create a new identity and POD like frenzy.
If successful, this could open new markets for businesses that need their mobile workers
to have constant access to all corporate data.
The question now is if the market, especially Microsoft and its long list
of fortune 500 partners are going to follow with a competitive device. The fear of
many handheld manufacturers, including giants like Nokia, is that the trendy
icon power of the iPod with the addition of a smart phone could cut
deeply into the consumer market. The next few quarters in the “always-connected
handset space” is going to be very telling, with the functionality versus marketing
battle being fought in plain sight.
The mobile space, with over a billion dollars a year spent
on research and development, is poised to be the next major technology battlefield.
Rest assured, whichever way it goes, Flick Software will be at the forefront of
delivering the industry leading solutions and keeping you informed.

Cheers,
Jason Flick, President Flick Software
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Intel, Nokia Tackle WiMax Frontier

Any business alliance between the world's biggest chipmaker and the biggest
mobile-phone manufacturer is certain to catch the attention of
technology-industry analysts, but some are not so certain the latest tie-in
between Intel and Nokia will lead to huge profits.
Semiconductor giant Intel of Santa Clara, Calif., and Finnish mobile-phone
behemoth Nokia have announced they will join forces to develop the latest
technology in long-distance wireless broadband communications.
Read more
Siemens contracts with Airbus on in-flight GSM technology
July 11, 2005
Siemens AG has signed a contract with airplane maker Airbus to jointly develop
in-flight communication via GSM technology. The technology will offer airline
customers the ability to use their own mobile devices for in-flight phone calls
and Internet surfing. Expected to launch in 2006, Siemens will provide the GSM
technology while Airbus will handle installation, marketing and maintenance.
Nokia 6680 imaging smartphone

July, 2005
This device has expandable memory, the smart Symbian O/S with Push e-mail and
two-way video conferencing. Currently
only available in Europe but sure to make its way to North America in the months
ahead, until then you’ll have to pick one up without the local Telco
subsidies.
Samsung SCH-i730
July, 2005
The Samsung SCH-i730 is an easy-to-use and powerful Windows Mobile-based smart
phone for people who want a truly pocketable device but aren't enamored with the
Palm Treo 650.
Read more
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New Trojan can knock out Symbian phones
It can cause data loss unless quickly removed
By John Blau July 5, 2005
Users of Symbian Series 60 smart phones are being warned of a new Trojan horse
that, if not removed within one hour, can cause complete data loss in the
wireless devices.
Several owners of Symbian-based handsets have caught the Trojan Doomboot.A
after downloading unauthorized mobile phone games containing the malware, said
Anton Von Troyer, marketing manager of Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure Corp.
Read the full article
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Top 5 sexiest phones
July 7, 2005
Regardless if you work in the design industry, run a business, or simply have a
fetish for minute phones, you can be sure there'll be a sexy handset on the
market to fit your lifestyle or preference. Plus, you don't have to be penalized
on functionality. We've rounded up five phones, seen by many as sexy, to fulfill
your innermost desire.
Read the full article
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CSX Wireless Project Delivers Quick ROI
Use of BlackBerries grows productivity, lowers turnover
July 11, 2005
One year after spending $400,000 on a wireless project designed to speed up
communications with 450 independent truck drivers and cut costs, CSX Corp.
reported last week that it may have hit a bonanza.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX said the wireless notification application from
Air2Web Inc. in Atlanta has cut the number of phone calls truckers make to the
CSX Intermodal call center from 20,000 a week to 11,000, said John Dugan,
technical director for intermodal applications at CSX Technology Inc.
Read the full article
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Events
IBM Networking Solutions/SecureWorld
Technical conferences
18-22 July, 2005
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
govNet Canada Summit
Conference sessions
25-27 July, 2005
Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Canada
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