ARDIS to offer Wireless Lotus communications solutions; ARDIS to distribute Motorola's AirMobile Wireless Software for Lotus cc:Mail and AirMobile Wireless Software for Lotus Notes

Business Wire, Jan 23, 1996

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1996--ARDIS, a Lotus business partner, today announced that it will offer AirMobile(TM) Wireless Software for cc:Mail and AirMobile(TM) Wireless Software for Notes, both from Motorola, direct to end-users and reseller organizations. Announced at Lotusphere, a Lotus Business Partner Conference taking place this week in Orlando, Fla., ARDIS will market complete wireless Lotus(TM) cc:Mail and Notes solutions, becoming the first wireless network provider to offer one-stop shopping through ARDIS and its resellers, making it easy for customers to wirelessly extend the popular communications applications.

"Our goal is to make it more affordable and convenient for people to experience the benefits of wireless communications in day-to-day activities," said Dan Croft, ARDIS senior vice president, Marketing Operations. "By offering both wireless cc:Mail and Notes software, ARDIS will enable organizations and individuals to quickly deploy wireless communications solutions that help users work productively virtually anytime, anywhere."

As a Motorola master distributor, ARDIS will offer wireless Lotus cc:Mail and Notes solutions from Motorola, ARDIS air time, and installation and technical support, along with comprehensive sales and marketing training through its channels. ARDIS will continue to grow its reseller channels with a focus on adding Lotus premier resellers and partners.

"The ARDIS one-stop solution for AirMobile software for cc:Mail and Notes will make it easy for organizations to wirelessly extend their business systems to their mobile employees," said Jerry Upton, director of AirMobile Software Products, Motorola. "ARDIS' approach to offer total solutions will act as a catalyst for growth in adopting wireless applications."

AirMobile Wireless Software for cc:Mail from Motorola, an extension to Lotus cc:Mail Mobile for Windows, allows Lotus cc:Mail users to send and receive messages wirelessly. By employing ARDIS air time services, AirMobile Wireless Software for cc:Mail users can instantly send and receive messages, manage business contacts and maintain continuous contact with colleagues across the U.S. using the ARDIS nationwide network.

AirMobile Wireless Software for Notes from Motorola allows Notes users to wirelessly send and receive mail and file attachments virtually anytime, anywhere - as if they were sitting at their desk. AirMobile Software for Notes also introduces message filtering, which allows Lotus Notes users to select the types of messages they want to receive while away from the office. AirMobile Wireless Software for Notes does not change any features of the Notes software; the wireless communication solution supports most aspects of the messaging feature of Notes, including security and data encryption.

Both AirMobile software solutions for cc:Mail and Notes will be offered by ARDIS in configurations ranging from single-user to site licenses, allowing ARDIS to meet the mobile professional needs of organizations of all sizes.

AirMobile Software Products

AirMobile Software Products, a business unit of Motorola Wireless Data Group, develops and markets advanced wireless software products, including software development tools, mobile communications servers, and solutions that wirelessly enable existing LAN-based applications. AirMobile software products support applications, including electronic mail, file transfer, dispatching, faxing and peer-to-peer messaging. AirMobile Wireless Software for cc:Mail and AirMobile Wireless Software for Notes were developed using the AirMobile Software Development Kit, which is enabled by the InstantRF wireless middleware tool set from Nettech Systems.

ARDIS

ARDIS operates the first and largest nationwide wireless data network enabling in-building and on-street data communications between hand-held terminals and host computers. The ARDIS network serves the top 410 metro areas in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and covers more than 80 percent of the population and 90 percent of the business activity in the United States. The service enables executives and mobile workers to access their corporate information systems or to communicate instantaneously with their peers from virtually any location. -0-

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CONTACT: Naomi Yeransian

ARDIS

847-913-4233

Naomi.ardis@radiomail.net

or

Albie Jarvis/Jon Bornstein

Copithorne & Bellows

617-252-0606

Born.ardis@radiomail.net