pareto when you get a chance could you tell me what you think of this filling......under section 3.3 there are some comments which suggest to me they have another deal with symbol and motorola el al in the works..what do you think? If so that would be big no?
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here is a reference to a new company which says the same names as in the filings
connectthings.com Thursday June 15, 7:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Motorola, Symbol Technologies, Connect Things and AirClic Form New Company To Drive the Growth of E-Commerce Through One-Scan Access to the Internet SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2000-- Symbol Bar Code Scanning Technology in Wireless Phones, Cable TV Set-Top Terminals and Internet-Enabled Devices Manufactured by Motorola and Others Will Offer People Easier Way to Receive Information and Services, Buy Products and Pay Bills Soon, surfing the World Wide Web and ordering items on the Internet will be just a scan away. Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - news), Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL - news), Connect Things, Inc., an affiliate of LM Ericsson AB (NASDAQ: ERICY - news), and AirClic, Inc. announced today that they have entered into memoranda of understanding and intend to invest up to an aggregate of $500 million to form a new company that will drive e-commerce growth through one-scan access to the Internet. By creating a unique registry of Web codes, which are bar codes containing instructions for executing exact tasks, the new company will enable Motorola and other companies' wireless phones, cable TV set-top terminals, and other Internet-enabled appliances to access the Internet via Symbol bar code scanning technology. Web codes will be embedded on products, in publications including brochures and company advertisements, and on television. By scanning a Web code with a bar code-enabled Internet device, people will be connected directly to Web sites to order products, find information, and manage everyday tasks and transactions. As people scan Web codes with these new Internet devices, information will be sent instantly to the new company's Web code registry, which interprets the nature of the inquiry and delivers corresponding information to users. The information will include product-ordering links, promotional offers, downloads for music, product usage and service data, as well as cross references to other applicable Internet sites. Users will get transparent, universal access to products and services. While the messages traverse the Internet, the Internet becomes completely invisible. The system will also support ``Internet-enhanced'' standard UPC and EAN bar codes already positioned on millions of products worldwide. By supporting an open platform architecture, the companies expect there will be interest in the service from many Internet-device manufacturers which, in turn, will drive mass volume of consumer devices in the marketplace and widespread application of Web codes to products, literature and advertising.
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