FEATURE/Hirschmann: Lending an Innovative Hand in Hands-free Communications

    PINE BROOK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURE)--May 14, 2001--As more and more municipalities legislate mandatory hands-free mobile phone usage while driving, Hirschmann is pleased to introduce a new series of hard-wired hands-free mobile phone systems for automobiles.
    These innovative systems integrate seamlessly into a car's electronics system and provide a higher level of safety and convenience.
    The product series is called Hirschmann Dialog+. The company's first offerings are two kits: one is for the Nokia 5100, 6100, 7100 series phones, the second for the Nokia 8290 and 8890 phones. The latter is among the first mounted hands-free kits available for the Nokia 8290 and 8890.
    The Dialog+ delivers extraordinary microphone sensitivity and speaker fidelity for crystal clear conversations. It features radio mute, private mode and a timer controlled switch-off, so drivers can keep the conversation going, while keeping their hands on the wheel.
    Hirschmann also offers a wide range of performance-enhancing antennas including on-glass, interior on-glass, bumper-mount and even portable magnetic-mount configurations. All are dual band for both cellular (800 MHz) and PCS (1900 MHz) frequency ranges.
    Hirschmann is a global leader in mobile transmitter and reception systems, analog and digital radio broadcast technology, network components and fieldbus systems. Among their accomplishments is the development of the antenna system that "reads" the oncoming cars in the E-Z Pass lanes.
    Hirschmann has manufacturing facilities in Germany, Austria and Hungary, as well as subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, USA, China and Singapore.

For more information, contact: Ed Renner at Hirschmann Electronics, Inc. 30 Hook Mountain Road, Pine Brook, NJ 07058 Telephone: 973-830-2021 Fax: 973-830-1470 Web at www.hirschmann-usa.com E-mail: erenner@hirschmann-usa.com