New Motorola Communication Products Receive Top Design and Engineering Honors at CES; Company Grabs Five Awards, Including ``Best of Show'' for Bluetooth-Capable Phone

Business Wire, Jan 6, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CES 2001

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2001

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today received five Innovations Awards at the annual 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Motorola received awards in various categories including the CES Innovations 2001 Design and Engineering Showcase Best of Show Honors for the Motorola Timeport(TM) phone, model 270. Innovations Awards were also given to the Motorola V. Series(TM) Personal Communicator, model V100; the Motorola Accompli(TM) Personal Communicator, model 009; the Motorola Talkabout(R) two-way radio T6300 series; and the Timeport(TM) Personal Interactive Communicator, model P935.

All of the winning products are on display at the CES booth No. 24143 in the Silver Pavilion at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and can be seen "in action" during CES at the Motorola booth No. 15032, located inside the Gold Pavilion at the Mobile Electronics & Wireless Exhibit.

"These awards acknowledge Motorola's leadership in delivering new products that raise the bar on innovation and design," said Ron Garriques, Motorola's vice president and general manager of product management. "We are very pleased and honored that our efforts have been recognized by this prestigious committee."

"Innovations" is the most prestigious award given in the consumer industry, endorsed by the Industrial Design Society of America and sponsored and produced by the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA), a sector of the Electronics Industries Association (EIA).

Award-winning Products Include:

-- Motorola Timeport phone, model 270 -- Innovations 2001 Honors,
   Best of Show

   The Timeport 270 received the CES "Best of Show" Award,
   winning the highest score in its category. The Timeport 270
   is Motorola's first Bluetooth(TM)-capable phone. Bluetooth
   wireless technology, expected to revolutionize the personal
   connectivity market, provides links between mobile computers,
   mobile phones, and other portable handheld devices and
   connectivity to the Internet without wired connections. Other
   unique features of the Timeport 270 include a 4-way
   navigation "joy stick," integrated hands-free speakerphone
   and a six-line, graphical display.

-- V. Series Personal Communicator, model V100 -- Innovations 2001
   Honors

   For consumers who are specifically looking for a convenient way to
   experience texting and mobile voice communication, Motorola's V100
   operates on a GSM protocol, and combines text messaging, e-mail,
   phone functionality and Internet browsing with a QWERTY keyboard.
   The  keyboard allows users to compose text messages with ease, and
   also doubles as a phone pad for call dialing.  For hands-free
   calls, users can utilize the V. Series V100's headset and voice
   activation technology.  Users can also check breaking news, get
   real-time stock quotes, and access Internet information with the
   V. Series V100's WAP Microbrowser.

-- Motorola Accompli, model 009 -- Innovations 2001 Honors

   The Motorola Accompli 009 uses tri-band GSM technology to enable
   consumers to stay connected while on the road in Europe, the
   Middle East, Asia, Africa or the Americas. In addition, the
   Accompli 009 incorporates GPRS technology, providing consumers a
   constant connection to the Internet.  With the Accompli 009
   consumers can send and receive wireless email and SMS messages,
   as well as transmit quick notes or simply place a phone call
   through an external phone jack and hands-free headset. Motorola's
   Wisdom OS allows consumers to personalize the Accompli 009 to
   access enterprise databases and internet-based information.

-- Motorola Talkabout Two-Way Radio T6300 series -- Innovations 2001
   Honors

   The Motorola Talkabout T6300 series are two-way radios gone
   high-tech. A recent addition to Motorola's legendary two-way
   radio family, these radios bring both versatility and endless
   possibilities to the old notion of walkie-talkies. These
   compact, rugged, water resistant devices cram in more
   functionality than ever before. New features include weather
   broadcasts, weather alerts, a VibraCall(R) alert feature, an
   eavesdrop reducer feature for more privacy, and rechargeable
   models with a charging dock. The entire series has been
   ergonomically designed for ease of use during both urban and
   outdoor two-way adventures. Additional features in the line
   include an FM radio on the Talkabout T6310 model and a
   digital compass, altimeter, barometer and thermometer on the
   Motorola Talkabout T6320 model.

-- Timeport Personal Interactive Communicator, model P935 --
   Innovations 2001 Honors

   Motorola's P935 operates as a remote office for the business
   professional; sending and receiving email, exchanging
   messages with other two-way PICs, sending group messages,
   accessing server-based information, or beaming contacts and
   appointments to other devices. With the Timeport P935, users
   can manage contacts, appointments and tasks to organize
   business schedules and store messages, important data and
   special events in multiple-user-customizable folders.
   Utilizing Starfish TrueSync(R) software, users can
   synchronize and exchange information between the Timeport P935
   and many popular desktop PIMs, as well as other handheld devices.