Surfing From Behind the Wheel"

["Gregg Vanderheiden" <po@trace.wisc.edu>]

*       "Surfing From Behind the Wheel"
C|Net (01/12/00); Wilcox, Joe 
IBM and Motorola have formed a partnership to develop wireless Internet technology for 
cars that could be available as soon as 2002. IBM will provide a number of back-end 
systems and services for Motorola's iRadio, which will let drivers access real-time 
traffic updates, digital music, and voice and email via the Internet. IBM's Jon Prial 
says the number of functions related to such a device revolve around the server, and IBM 
makes them all work through synchronization, database messaging, and voice technology. 
Beyond offering information to customers, Motorola also plans to foster e-commerce. 
"There is also an e-commerce angle that will let people buy things from their car," says 
Motorola's Mike Bordelon. "But to offer that and other features across that space we need 
one end-to-end solution, and that's where IBM comes in." 
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-202-1520991.html 



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