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- Apple & Siemens Strategic Cooperation
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- Contacts:
- Tricia Chan
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 974-3886
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- Derek van Bronkhorst
- Siemens and ROLM
- (408) 492-2161
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- Apple and Siemens Announce Strategic Telecommunications Cooperation
- Based on Newton Technologies
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- First Collaboration Will Combine Newton Technology With Siemens and
- ROLM Telephony
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- CUPERTINO, California--March 11, 1993--Apple Computer, Inc. and
- Siemens Private Communication Systems Group today announced their
- plans to combine certain Apple technologies with Siemens and ROLM
- telephony capabilities. The areas of cooperation are intended to
- include: equipping business and consumer telephones with Apple's
- Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) technology; wireless technology;
- integrated voice-data solutions for call centers; and personal
- productivity solutions.
- Siemens anticipates that the first result of the Apple-Siemens
- collaboration will be NotePhone, from Siemens and ROLM. This new
- technology is planned to be demonstrated for the first time,
- publicly, at the CeBIT Fair in Hanover, Germany on March 25. The
- NotePhone project will combine Siemens and ROLM telephony and Apple's
- Newton technology to provide access to telephone and fax features.
- By incorporating Siemens telephony capabilities and Newton
- technology, the companies anticipate that users will be able to both
- carry out telephone transactions easily and spontaneously, and access
- messaging and information services. Siemens and ROLM are planning to
- provide NotePhones for standard (analog) telephone lines commonly
- found in homes and in hotels, as well as for digital business
- communications systems from Siemens and ROLM for enhanced
- functionality and business productivity.
- "As the leading provider of private telecommunications systems,
- Siemens and its U.S. subsidiary, ROLM, provide telecommunications
- expertise and market presence that will complement our existing
- technologies and marketing efforts worldwide," said Michael Spindler,
- president and chief operating officer of Apple. "Siemens and ROLM's
- advanced telecommunications technology combined with Apple's ability
- to make sophisticated computer technology useful and accessible makes
- perfect sense for this cooperative venture."
- "Apple is one of the most innovative designers of personal computing
- products in the world," said Peter Pribilla, president of both
- Siemens Private Communication Systems Group and ROLM. "With Newton,
- Apple has taken a leadership role in PDA technology and its
- innovative features for non-computer users. We plan to leverage this
- technology for Siemens personal communications services."
- Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple is a leading supplier of
- computing technologies to consumer, education, business, and
- government markets worldwide. A recognized pioneer and innovator in
- the personal computer industry, Apple has been named first in
- customer satisfaction among business computer users in the United
- States for the past two years by J.D. Powers and Associates.
- Siemens Private Communication Systems Group is the world leader in
- private telecommunications systems with more than 450,000 customers
- and 900,000 systems installed worldwide. ROLM, a Siemens Company, is
- a leading supplier of telecommunications products and applications in
- the United States. As a worldwide entity, Siemens AG employs more
- than 400,000 people and had sales exceeding $49 billion in FY 1991-92.
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- Apple and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple
- Computer, Inc.; and Newton is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
- Siemens is a registered trademark of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft; and
- NotePhone is a trademark of Siemens.
- ROLM is a registered trademark of ROLM Company.
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