ARDIS is First Wireless Network for Debut Of Motorola’s Envoy Wireless Communicator
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — February 14, 1995 — ARDIS, the nation's first and largest wireless data communications network, has been selected as the first wireless network on which Motorola's Envoy(R) wireless communicator will operate.
Envoy wireless communicator users can send and receive information from virtually any location using the ARDIS nationwide wireless data network. ARDIS provides in-building, on-street and in-vehicle coverage in the top 400+ metropolitan area representing more than 90 percent of all United States business activity. Additionally, the ARDIS network provides automatic nationwide roaming, allowing users to travel from city to city with seamless operation.
RadioMail(R) on the ARDIS network and ARDIS PersonalMessaging(SM) are both available for the Envoy product. ARDIS PersonalMessaging is a two-way, wireless nationwide messaging service designed to address the wireless communication needs of mobile work groups who require cost-effective, real-time, daily communication. The service addresses the needs of mobile work groups in all industries, from Fortune 500 executives to small service and repair companies who depend on dispatch services.
RadioMail on the ARDIS network is two-way, interactive wireless messaging and information service that allows mobile work groups to communicate with one another anytime from virtually any location in the United States. In addition to other subscribers, RadioMail on the ARDIS network gives users access to practically anyone with a public E-mail address (MCIMail, CompuServe, etc.).
In addition to Motorola's Envoy wireless communicator, ARDIS PersonalMessaging and RadioMail on the ARDIS network are both available on Motorola's new Marco(R) Wireless Communicator and other portable computing platforms connected to Motorola's InfoTAC(TM) wireless modem.
ARDIS PersonalMessaging and RadioMail services are available in a variety of pricing options ranging from $39 to $299 per month based on customer usage patterns.
Both RadioMail on the ARDIS network and ARDIS PersonalMessaging are available through hundreds or ARDIS-authorized agent locations nationwide. To order a subscription or to receive more information about ARDIS PersonalMessaging or RadioMail on the ARDIS network, call 800-OK-ARDIS.
ARDIS operates the first and largest nationwide radio data information service enabling in-building and on-street data communications between hand-held terminals and host computers. The ARDIS network serves the top 400+ 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 U.S. The service enables executives and mobile workers to access their corporate information systems or to communicate instantaneously with their peers from virtually any location.
ARDIS is a registered servicemark of ARDIS Company. Motorola, Envoy, Marco and InfoTAC are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc.
CONTACT:
Rob Euler of ARDIS, 708-913-4405;
or
Tom Murphy or Debbie Chase of Barkley & Evergreen, 913-432-2600