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From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 19:58:51 -0500

        INFRARED  DATA  ASSOCIATION (IrDA)




ANNOUNCING  the TIMETABLE  for a WORLDWIDE
   CORDLESS  DATA  CONNECTIVITY  STANDARD
 for MOBILE  PCs & PERIPHERALS/DATA SERVICES


              Infrared Standard, Logo & Certification
               to be release at CeBIT in March 1994.


   Membership Roster Includes Over 50 Industry Leaders
             in Computer and Telecommunication
        Hardware, Software and Component Sectors.




November 7, 1993 - Brookdale, CA
        IrDA's infrared data link standard, logo and certification
is to be release at CeBIT (Hannover, Germany) in March 1994.
A worldwide interoperable, cordless, infrared serial data link
featuring low power, low cost and speeds up to 115.2Kb
allows a wireless "walk up to" data transfer in a simple
yet compelling way.   Universal data connections are expected for
docking and input units, printers, telephones, desktop/laptop PCs,
network nodes, ATMs, & mobile peers (PDA meets PDA).


Association members include Advanced Micro Devices, Alps Electronics,
Apple Computer, AST Research, AT&T, Bellcore, British Telecom, Brother,
Int'l, Casio, Chips & Technology, Cirrus Logic, Compaq Computer,
Connexus, DaeWoo Telecom, Dallas Semiconductor, Digital Equipment, EO,
Extended Systems, Fujitsu, General Magic, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, IBM,
Intel, Infratec Datantechnik, Irvine Sensors, K&M Electronics, Lexmark, Int'l,
Logitech, Matsushita / Panasonic, Microsoft, Motorola, MPR Teltech,
National Semiconductor, NCR, NEC, Northern Telecom, Novell, Olivetti,
Philips, Radiance, Samsung, Sanyo, Scientific Technologies, Sharp, Siemens,
SRI International, Sun Microsystems, Tachyon, TEMIC, Texas Instruments,
Timex, Toshiba, Traveling Software, and VLSI Technologies.


Contact:  John LaRoche, IrDA Administrator
Phone:  510-943-6546
Fax:      510-934-5241
Email:    jlaroche () netcom com


Join us at COMDEX, Tropicana in the TEMIC room
Wednesday evening, November 17 from 5PM to 9PM.


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