SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced users of the AccessLink two-way data messaging pager, made by its recently acquired wholly owned subsidiary Wireless Access Inc., can connect to 3Com Corp.’s PalmPilot via the One Touch application software and cable from JP Systems Inc.
The connection uses Mobile Telecommunication Technology Corp.’s SkyTel 2-Way network to allow users to send and receive messages between Internet e-mail addresses and one- and two-way pages from the PalmPilot, as well as third-party Internet information services.
The AccessLink alone can send, receive and reply to numeric, alphanumeric and e-mail messages and is available through Mtel’s SkyWriter service and MCI Communications Corp.’s Interactive Paging service.
The One Touch software and accompanying cable will be available in January, said JP Systems.
Glenayre recently announced it completed its merger with Wireless Access. The merger adds pager device manufacturing to Glenayre’s portfolio of infrastructure and systems products.
In particular, Glenayre said it plans to enter the two-way paging arena because Wireless Access is licensed by Motorola Inc. to design technology based on the FLEX family of paging protocols.
FLEX products rapidly are being adopted by paging providers throughout the world. Motorola has stated that having another manufacturer build two-way pagers will help to grow the two-way messaging market.
