| Business Summary | | Socket
Communications,
Inc.
develops,
markets
and
sells
low-power
plug-in
connection
products
for
handheld
computers
that
also
work
with
most
Windows
notebooks.
These
products
connect
through
the
mobile
computer's
expansion
slots,
which
can
be
in
a
PC
Card,
CompactFlash
Card
or
Secure
Digital
(SD)
Card
format,
the
latter
under
development
for
expected
release
in
the
second
half
of
2001.
Its
plug-in
card
products
have
been
designed
to
work
with
Windows
CE
handheld
computers,
including
the
Pocket
PC,
introduced
in
April
2000.
The
Company
is
also
designing
products
to
work
with
new
handhelds
having
SD
expansion
slots,
including
the
Palm
handhelds
and
other
electronic
devices.
The
Company's
Digital
Phone
Cards
connect
mobile
computers
to
over
100
data-enabled
digital
mobile
phones
from
most
mobile
phone
manufacturers.
The
cards
allow
mobile
computer
users
to
wirelessly
access
the
Internet,
and
to
access
e-mail
or
other
data
from
their
handheld
computer
through
a
data-enabled
mobile
phone. | More
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| Financial Summary | | Socket
Communications,
Inc.
develops
and
markets
connection
solutions
for
handheld
computers
that
use
the
Windows
CE
operating
system
from
MicroSoft
and
for
mobile
computers
that
use
Microsoft's
Windows
9x.
and
NT
operating
systems.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
30%
to
$5.7
million.
Net
loss
applicable
to
Common
rose
from
$1.5
million
to
$3.7
million.
Results
reflect
increased
sales
of
CompactFlash
connection
products,
offset
by
increased
marketing
expenses. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Charlie Bass, Ph.D., 59 Chairman | $6.0K | $888K | Kevin Mills, 40 Pres,
CEO, Director | 214.3K | 1.9M | David Dunlap, 58 CFO,
VP of Fin. and Admin., Sec. | 178.4K | 2.6M | Michael Gifford, 43 Exec.
VP | 179.7K | 1.2M | Paul Hughes, 52 VP-Operations | -- | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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