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Scriptel Corporation— Following the high-profile introduction last month of its WriteTouch digital pen technology (together with AT&T’s NCR Microelectronics Division), Scriptel recently announced that it will expand into the wireless communications field.

While declining to specify the products expected, the company did confirm that its wireless offerings will be compatible with its existing pen computing technologies. For more information, contact Edward Palmer of Scriptel at (614) 276-8402.

Wireless Telecom, Inc.— Deciding that simply providing mobile network services is not enough, Wireless Telecom has announced that it will be distributing the Simon personal communicator through its value-added resellers nationwide.

Simon, a handheld cellular phone that also includes a pen-based computer enabling wireless fax and email, was designed by IBM for BellSouth Cellular Corp. (BSCC). For more information, contact Nicole Lipson of BSCC at (404) 713-0081.

Ericsson— In a rare display of technology cooperation, three leading cellular companies recently teamed up to complete a cellular phone call using a new digital phone incorporating next-generation TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) technology.

The cellular phones were developed by Nokia and Ericsson and transmitted over network equipment manufactured by Ericsson Radio Systems according to the latest TDMA standard (IS-136) supported by McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. For more information, contact Kathy Egan of Ericsson at (212) 685-4030.

MicroTouch Systems, Inc.— Demonstrating that touch-screen technology is hot, one of the leading manufacturers of these systems, MicroTouch Systems, recently announced that its stock was equally hot in 1994.

Traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange, MicroTouch stock was the largest percent gainer high-tech stock in 1994. MicroTouch also received the blessing of the respected Bloomberg Financial Markets Commodities News, ranking it as the “Fourth Best Stock to Own.”

SMART Technologies Inc.— Pen computing is all about communication, and the technology is especially helpful when it is also used to reduce barriers imposed by distance and geography. Conferencing software enabling people to use rich communication across the enterprise is therefore gaining momentum.

Calgary, Alberta-based SMART Technologies recently announced SMART Conferencing for Macintosh enabling people to perform data conferencing over voice grade telephone lines or LAN/WAN connections. For more information, contact Aleece Wright of SMART Technologies at (403) 245-0333.