Paul Stanley Mobile Advisory Council President Member of the Board of Directors

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MAC WorkGroups

• ACPI/ Power Management, Paul Stanley, Compaq
• Communications, Ian Seacombe, Xircom Paul
  Fulton, 3Com
• Diagnostics, Stephen Streufert, Watergate
• Docking Stations, Paul Stanley, Compaq
• PC 2001 Input, Paul Stanley, Compaq
• Pre-Boot, Paul Stanley, Compaq
• Software, Darrell Goff, 3Com
• SubSystem Interconnect, Jerry Marazas, IBM
• Marketing, Rebecca Krull, 3Com
• Security, Derek Sip, Hiachi

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MAC Priorities

• ACPI/Power Management
• Standard Docking Interface
• Mobile Friendly Applications
• Legacy Port/Device Migration and Removal

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ACPI Power Management WorkGroupPaul Stanley,
Compaq

• Mission and Objectives
• Advance the definition of ACPI and Power
  Management for Mobile platforms
• Key Technical Issues
• Standard Battery Architecture SMBatt CMBatt
• CPU Throttling to Extend Battery Life
• Device Local Power Management IBM HDD
• Mobile Centric User Interface Extensions

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Communications WorkGroupIan Seacombe, Xircom
Paul Fulton, 3Com

• Mission and Objectives
• Promote and advocate communications technologies
  and issues related to mobile systems
• Mobile Connectivity - Ian Seacombe, Xircom
• Wireless Communications - Paul Fulton, 3Com
• Wireline Communications
• Key Technical Issues
• Mobile vs Portable Computing
• Dynamic Changes in Connectivity
• BlueTooth vs Home RF and Other RF Technologies

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Diagnostics WorkGroupStephen Streufert,
Watergate Software

• Mission and Objectives
• The Diagnostics Working Group makes
  recommendations on hardware, software, and
  operating systems design which allow
  comprehensive diagnostic testing during the
  development, manufacturing, support, and service
  of mobile computing platforms and devices.
• Key Technical Issues
• Battery Life prediction
• Diagnostics Environments
• Off-Line, Pre-Boot, OS-Controlled

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Docking Stations WorkGroupPaul Stanley, Compaq

• Mission and Objectives
• Define an effective architecture for support of
  docking stations
• Resolve Mobile-specific issues
• Key Technical Issues
• Common Software Architecture
• Model ID Unit ID Usage
• Windows 2000 Enumeration of Bridges Behind Bridges

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PC 9x WorkGroupPaul Stanley, Compaq

• Mission and Objectives
• Interface with the PC 9x authors (Microsoft
  Intel) to understand direction on future form or
  content changes to the Windows Hardware Design
  Guide PC 2001
• Provide proactive (rather than reactive)
  technology roadmaps
• Key Technical Issues
• Roadmap for New Technologies and OS Support
• Mobile Audio Implementation Voice Recognition

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Pre-Boot WorkGroupPaul Stanley, Compaq

• Mission and Objectives
• Analyze the Pre-Boot environment as it applies to
  Mobile technologies
• Key Technical Issues
• BIOS Boot Spec
• Enhanced Disk Drive Spec
• Boot Integrity Services API Spec
• PreBoot Execution Environment (PXE) Spec
• SMBus BIOS Spec
• CD-ROM Boot Spec
• USB Boot Devices
• Wired for Management (WfM) Issues

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Software WorkGroupDarrell Goff, 3Com

• Mission and Objectives
• Promote and Advocate Software Designed Around the
  Mobile User
• Key Technical Issues
• Subsystem Power Management
• Modem HDD
• Mobile Friendly Applications
• ACPI Awareness
• Smart Communications Bandwidth Utilization

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SubSystem Interconnect WorkGroupJerry Marazas,
IBM

• Mission and Objectives
• Explore issues of standardizing the interconnect
  of subsystem components in a Mobile PC
• Key Technical Issues
• IEEE 1394 Mobile Power Management
• CardBus and IRQ Routing
• Legacy Port/Device Migration and Removal
• Explore the possibility of a standard Option Bay
• Is Mobile Device Bay viable?
• Explore the possibility of a standard LCD panel

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Marketing WorkGroupRebecca Krull, 3Com

• Inaugural Meeting in January 1999
• Mission and Objectives
• In process...
• Key Marketing Issues
• Assess the Market Impact of MAC Proposals
• Planned Activities
• Industry Analyst briefing on Mobile PC issues

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Security WorkGroupDerek Sip, Hitachi

• Inaugural Meeting in April 1999