Power (Performance optimization with enhanced RISC) PC is the hardware component of IBM and Apple’s plan for network operability between OS/2, IBM AIX and the Apple Macintosh. PowerPC is anticipated to create a profound transformation in the way PC are used. Initial use of PowerPC-based systems is expected to be in embedded control for automotive and consumer products use, portable and desktop computers high-end fault tolerant systems, and supercomputers.

Motorola will aid in designing, manufacturing and marketing the technology, which will be available to other manufacturers besides IBM and Apple. The three companies have decided to base PowerPC on the IBM architecture because of its capabilities and the size of the installed base.

The architecture specification have been completed, development of microprocessor has already started and the first systems are expected to be available next year. It seems the day is not far off when the same program can be run on different brands of computers easily.

Motorola Canada today announced it will bring its first Android(TM)-powered device, the much-anticipated Motorola Milestone, only to TELUS customers in early 2010. Motorola Milestone, powered by the newest version of Android, sets a new standard for what a smartphone should be with a richer mobile web experience, superior messaging and top-of-the-line multi-media features in an innovative design that could only come from Motorola.

Milestone features the best of both worlds with a full QWERTY keyboard and touch-screen capabilities, as well as the opportunity for users to customize their mobile like never before with widgets and the freedom to run multiple applications at once.

“With Motorola Milestone, Canadians will no longer be limited in what they can do with their smartphone,” said Rick Gadd, vice-president, Motorola Canada Mobile Devices. “They will experience the web the way they’ve always wanted on a mobile device, with lightning fast speeds and pages that show them more.”

Get the web, get it faster, see it better

Milestone takes the power of Google Search(TM) beyond the web right into the phone. Search and retrieve applications, contacts, songs, and more right from the home screen. With local search, Google(TM) makes location-based recommendations according to where the user is.

Experience the mobile web like never before. Milestone’s 3.7″ WVGA display offers a clearer, more brilliant screen with twice the resolution of its competitors. Quick and nimble, Milestone is always ready for lightning-fast browsing with its superior processing speeds, Flash 10-ready HTML browsing, and premium 3G+ connection speeds. Navigation has never been easier with double-tap and pinch and zoom.

“TELUS’ new 3G+ network gives Canadians access to a world-class selection of mobile devices such as the Motorola Milestone,” said David Neale, senior vice-president of Product and Services at TELUS. “It is TELUS commitment to offer Canadians the most comprehensive and advanced smartphone line-up available so that we can meet their needs to stay connected, informed and entertained wherever they go. That’s why the Motorola Milestone will fit perfectly in our TELUS smartphone selection.”

Express your digital self

With the world’s thinnest full QWERTY slider, a widescreen display, and copy-and-paste capability, Milestone can text, IM and e-mail at blazing speeds. Personal and business lives co-exist in perfect harmony with work and personal email pushed directly to Milestone through Exchange-server support and Gmail(TM). Seamless contact integration keeps personal and professional lives in sync and provides access to friends through Exchange, Facebook(TM) and Gmail contacts.

Discover thousands of applications and hundreds of widgets available on Android Market(TM). Think of the home screen like a personalized desktop; download applications for music, news, sports or games and arrange them to create a custom home screen. And, with Milestone’s Quick Connect option simply tap a contact and instantly access his/her via Facebook, phone, email or text.

A multi-media powerhouse

Milestone’s brilliant crisp 16:9 widescreen display makes photos, videos and apps pop with cinematic bravado. Milestone’s built-in 5 megapixel digital camera comes with AutoFocus, dual LED flash and image stabilization. When it comes to video, Milestone records DVD quality footage with one-touch broadcast-quality playback and easy 3G or Wi-Fi YouTube(TM) uploads.

Store favorite movies, photos and music on Milestone’s out-of-the-box 16 GB of memory, expandable up to 32 GB. Manage it all using Motorola Media Link, which connects Milestone to a PC and the Web, providing the ability to manage, secure, share and extend media files.

And, when placed in its unique multi-media station(1), Milestone automatically transforms into a multi-media hub for movies, music, pictures and can even act as your bedside alarm clock.
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Additional Milestone Features
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-   Superior call quality with CrystalTalk(TM) Plus that filters out
background noise and enhances voice quality

-   Powered by the latest version of Android, Android 2.0

-   3.7″ widescreen display with 854 pixel width and more than 400,000
total pixels (more than twice the leading competitor) so you can see
more of the web, e-mail, and more

-   Use stereo Bluetooth(R) to take calls and listen to music hands-free

-   Plug your favorite headphones into the 3.5mm headset jack and kick
back to your favorite music or movies

-   Full suite of Google applications including: Google Maps(TM), Gmail,
Google Talk(TM), YouTube(TM), Google Latitude

-   Advanced Video record/playback at D1 resolution (720×480) with up to
24fps capture and 30fps playback
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Availability

The Motorola Milestone will be available in Canada only for TELUS customers in early 2010. For more information please visit www.motorola.ca

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.6 billion of annual revenue and 11.9 million customer connections including 6.4 million wireless subscribers, 4.1 million wireline network access lines, 1.2 million Internet subscribers and more than 100,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed $137 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more than 2.6 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Nine TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

(1) Accessory sold separately.

Certain features, services and applications are network dependent and may not be available in all areas; additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply. Contact your service provider for details. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Android, Google Search, Google, Gmail, Android Market, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Talk are trademarks of Google, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2009 Motorola, Inc.

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Motorola NBBS software monitors and manages the integrated IP Home

HORSHAM, Pa., Nov 09, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Motorola, Inc.’s (NYSE: MOT) Home & Networks Mobility business today announced that it is accelerating the delivery of personalized media experiences with the expansion of Motorola’s NBBS remote device management software platform to include IP-based Microsoft(R) Mediaroom(R) certified set-tops, like Motorola’s VIP Series. Motorola’s NBBS software platform provides visibility and management of the whole IP home-including modems, Wi-Fi(R) gateways, VoIP phones and now IP set-tops – enabling operators to accelerate the introduction of new revenue-generating high-definition IP video experiences, while providing whole-home service assurance.

Motorola’s new NBBS IPTV solution module enables operators to provide greater value to their subscribers by automating customer service and providing faster response times. Adoption of NBBS results in fewer calls to the operators’ customer support center and faster resolution for subscriber issues – enabling the simplification of today’s complex digital home for the subscriber, while simultaneously reducing the operator’s operational and support costs.

As next generation IP networks emerge, ensuring seamless service requires operators to successfully manage an environment that supports a myriad of devices and vendors, and serves multiple types of media across different access networks. Motorola’s industry-leading, proven NBBS software platform solves this problem by providing intelligent management, auto-provisioning and remote access to improve service delivery efficiency and increase customer satisfaction.

“Motorola is excited to offer this unique solution for managing IP-based Microsoft Mediaroom certified set-tops,” said Alan Lefkof, corporate vice president and general manager, Broadband Home Gateways and Software, Motorola. “Operators can turn to Motorola for highly scalable whole-home service assurance solutions that deliver more reliable service and IP video quality. Our platform drives down operational costs by reducing the number of truck rolls, automating customer service and providing faster response time to subscribers.”

Motorola will be showcasing its NBBS software and solutions at TelcoTV in Orlando, Fla., November 10-12-, Booth #401.

For more information on Motorola NBBS, please visit www.motorola.com/NBBS.

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Rugged, ergonomic mobile computer delivers new level of flexibility to businesses and government agencies

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., Nov 03, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced the new MC3100 series of mobile computers – offering advanced computing power, industry-leading data capture options, enterprise-class motion sensing capabilities, and the most versatile form factor for mid-range mobile computing. The next-generation MC3100 provides enterprise mobility customers with a single, cost-effective in-premise solution for converged voice and data communications. In addition, the MC3100 leverages the ergonomic and lightweight rugged design of the category-leading MC3000, which has sold more than 750,000 units.

Designed for key-based and touch-screen applications inside the enterprise, such as price/stock management, inventory control, returns processing, shipping and receiving, baggage tracking and asset management, the Motorola MC3100 series of mobile computers is purpose-built to meet the demanding needs of diverse customer environments. With its robust features, the MC3100 mobile computer will help retailers, government agencies and distribution centers streamline business processes, improve employee productivity and enhance customer service and satisfaction.

“Motorola’s legacy of excellence in design and ergonomics continues with the MC3100 mobile computer – helping organizations increase productivity, streamline operations and reduce total-cost-of-ownership,” said Gerald McNerney, vice president of mobile computing product management, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. “With an MC3100 in their hands, in-building mobile workers across a range of industries will have an ergonomically superior device that provides access to better information to make better decisions all resulting in better outcomes.”

Motorola’s MC3100 series of mobile computers provides the flexibility needed for diverse business needs – offering a family of models for customers to mix and match to best meet user and application demands. By offering three keypads and three distinct form factors, Motorola continues to provide a breadth of choices for flexibility and versatility in a range of work environments. Equipped with the Marvell XScale PXA320 @ 624 MHz processor, each model offers a choice of operating systems and advanced data capture technologies. Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile(R) 6.1 provides users with a wide array of ISV applications plus a familiar and intuitive interface that reduces training time, while the componentized, real-time Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Pro platform provides a familiar programming environment to support the development of rich custom applications with intuitive user experiences. Customers can also choose from the Symbol SE950 1D laser scanner for the rapid and accurate capture of all 1D symbologies — including damaged and poor quality bar codes often found in the warehouse or retail aisles or the Symbol SE4500 1D/2D imager for the capture of 1D and 2D bar codes as well as direct part marks, still images and documents.

“Microsoft is pleased to work with Motorola to extend the power of the PC by fueling the rich user experiences and streamlined connectivity enterprise users and consumers demand from emerging specialized devices,” said Mukund Ghangurde, director of product management for the Windows Embedded Marketing Group at Microsoft. “Motorola’s MC3100 is a strong example of a device offering a choice of Microsoft operating systems with the versatility enterprise customers demand for productivity and a rich set of programming tools for application developers.”

The MC3100 also incorporates Motorola MAX Sensor — enterprise class motion sensing applications. Motorola interactive sensor technology (IST) is a new Motorola innovation that supports a host of motion-sensing applications that enable organizations to derive increased business value. For example, organizations can increase worker accountability by detecting and logging device drops and improve power management by enabling the MC3100 mobile computer to automatically revert to sleep mode when not in use or if the display is face down. And for added flexibility, in applications such as signature capture, the integrated accelerometer allows the display to dynamically rotate or switch between portrait and landscape modes based on the orientation of the device.

Leveraging Motorola’s new Mobility Platform Architecture 2.0, the MC3100 series preserves existing application investments by enabling seamless porting of applications from other Motorola mobile computers. In addition, the MPA 2.0 next-generation platform increases wireless security via MAX Secure — which includes FIPS 140-2 certification required for government deployments.

The MC3100 series also offers comprehensive centralized management to streamline operations and reduce total-cost-of-ownership. Equipped with an integrated UHF RFID tag – the new MC3100 series enables enterprises to leverage existing or planned RFID deployments – right out of the box. The integrated RFID tag allows customers to track the movement and location of the mobile computers to effortlessly maintain a real-time inventory of assets. And for additional device manageability, Motorola’s Mobility Suite offers comprehensive management solutions that provide centralized control of the MC3100 and other Motorola mobile computers. Motorola Mobility Services Platform (MSP) enables remote staging, provisioning, monitoring and troubleshooting of the MC3100 regardless of where it is located.

To help customers maintain peak performance, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Services recommends Service from the Start with Comprehensive Coverage for inside-outside protection for the MC3100. Customers can rest assured that no matter what is damaged — from broken displays, keypads, and internal and external components to select accessories — the repair is covered. With Motorola’s Service from the Start with Comprehensive Coverage, unexpected repair expenses are significantly reduced, providing service peace of mind. And technical software support helps keep the MC3100 running at optimal efficiency — and customers connected to their critical business systems.

Motorola’s robust and award-winning partner network provides access to Motorola validated line of business applications. The result is a substantial reduction in application development time and costs for Motorola MC3100 customers – enabling rapid deployment, improved return on investment and a cost-effective path to upgrade to the latest mobile computing technology with minimal business disruption.

Motorola relies on a worldwide network of best-in-class partners to deliver enterprise mobility solutions that provide real-time information for better decisions and better results. With a level of industry experience and business acumen that can only be garnered through in-the-field experience, our partners can add significant value to enterprise mobility solutions. The MC3100 will be available worldwide through Motorola channel partners and Motorola sales.

For more information on this product, please visit www.motorola.com/MC3100

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

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WiMAX leader’s second WiMAX shipment milestone follows shipment of one millionth CPE device, helping further its efforts to bring broadband everywhere

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Nov 02, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Motorola, Inc.‘s (NYSE: MOT) Home & Networks Mobility business today announced that it has shipped its 10,000th 802.16e WiMAX Access Point (WAP) base site. This milestone shipment represents a more than 40 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since Motorola’s first WiMAX access points were shipped in 2007, and adds to Motorola’s continued momentum in delivering WiMAX solutions and winning contracts with operators world wide.

Motorola’s WAP portfolio includes a variety of solutions designed to meet an operator’s specific needs for coverage and capacity. In the 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, and 3.5GHz the models currently shipping include the WAP 400 with 2×2 antenna technology and the WAP 450 – a higher power 2×2 unit. In addition, the WAP 800 in the 3.5GHz has the versatility to support both coverage and capacity models with 4×8 beam-forming antenna technology.

The recently announced 4×4 WAP 650, which is an easy field upgrade from the WAP 450, offers operators 30 percent reduction in total cost of ownership compared to average 2×2 base stations. Each new generation of the WAP product line is designed with improved energy efficiency in mind to be eco-friendly and reduce operating costs. For example, there is a more than 100 percent relative energy efficiency improvement from the first to second generation radio frequency (RF) unit.

“This shipment milestone is further evidence of the success we’ve achieved in delivering mobile WiMAX,” said Bruce Brda, senior vice president and general manager Wireless Networks, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility. “Motorola, the No. 1 market share leader in WiMAX, is committed to 802.16e mobile WiMAX and to the future path of WiMAX 802.16m. In fact, Motorola is on the IEEE 802.16 Task Group m (TGm) Leadership Team and helped design the 16m standard.”

Motorola has been a pioneer in developing mobile WiMAX since 2005 when it was one of the first companies to declare its support solely behind 802.16e. Motorola now stands poised to help launch the next iteration of this mobile broadband technology, 802.16m – also known as WiMAX Release 2, with continued development of its WiMAX portfolio.

Motorola has more than 35 WiMAX contracts in every region of the world, in 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz, and 3.5 GHz, including the recently announced deal with Imagine in Ireland. Its WiMAX customers, which range from Greenfield to mature operators, are delivering fixed, nomadic, and mobile service to meet their unique market needs and business requirements.

Motorola is leading the industry with award winning, end-to-end WiMAX solutions that address the full scope of operators deployment needs. The Motorola WiMAX solutions portfolio includes access, core, devices, network management and services. Motorola’s best-in-class quality assurance processes, along with a track record of WiMAX commercial deployments worldwide, offer service providers the confidence that they are getting a high-quality, reliable solution.

For more information on Motorola’s WiMAX solutions, please visit www.motorola.com/wimax. For updates visit www.mediaexperiences2go.com and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/motomobilemedia.

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com

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