
Sierra Wireless announced a new product line combining a mobile phone with handheld email and Internet access. Canada.com reports that the first of the Voq line of phones, which include a flip-open computer-style thumbpad for text entry, is expected to be on sale in the first half of 2004. The Voq will be based on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile software, and will include an e-mail solution supports enterprise email systems including Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and Novell Groupwise.