Opticon, who specialise in enterprise applications and data collection, have taken the title of AT&T’s Best New Network Compatible Device 2008 for their H19 Field Phone in the carrier’s Wireless Developer Program Fast-Pitch Platinum Awards announced at CTIA.  The award recognises new cellular network devices that are compatible with AT&T’s GSM/GPRS network, and contestants are subject to a quick-fire presentation and question/answer session; the H19 beat competition from various software apps and hardware devices.

If, like I initially was, you’re confused as to whether this is really the best new GSM wireless device on the market, the category Opticon entered was that of the Enterprise Fast-Pitch Platinum Award, hence the chunky H19 besting its rivals thanks to its quadband GSM/GPRS, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and a choice of choice of laser barcode scanner or CMOS Imager for data collection.

The H19 will be available in a few weeks time.

Press Release:

Opticon Inc. Awarded Best New Network Compatible Device 2008 by AT&T Wireless

¶ Opticon Inc. Announces Its Selection as AT&T Wireless Enterprise Fast-Pitch Platinum Award 2008 Winner in the Best New Network Compatible Device Category at CTIA Wireless 2008

ORANGEBURG, N.Y. –(Business Wire)– Apr. 3, 2008 Opticon Inc. announced that it was the winner of the AT&T Wireless Developer Program Fast-Pitch Platinum Awards 2008 in the Best Network Compatible Device category at the CTIA Wireless Tradeshow in Las Vegas yesterday. This award recognizes new cellular network devices that are compatible on the AT&T Wireless GSM/GPRS network.

The Enterprise Fast-Pitch Platinum Award recognizes best-of-breed wireless solutions, including a variety of software applications and wireless network devices. Opticon Inc. submitted its H19 Field Phone for consideration. After a quick-fire presentation and question/answer session, the H19 was selected as the Best New Network Compatible Device for 2008.

The Enterprise Fast-Pitch Platinum Award judges wireless solutions on Concept and Innovation, Quality and Usability and Business Case. Jason Doll, Director of Marketing for Opticon Inc., said, “This award not only validates the innovation of the H19 Field Phone, it recognizes the H19 as the premier productivity and communication device on the AT&T Wireless network.”

In the coming weeks, Opticon Inc. will launch http://www.opticonmobility.com, a website designed to enable Enterprise users of any size to order an Opticon H19 Field Phone, select and activate an AT&T Wireless voice and data plan, as well as select from a wide variety of business productivity applications.

About the H19 Field Phone

The H19 Field Phone joins the Opticon H16 Mobile Business Assistant as award-winning Opticon H-Series Smartphones. The Opticon H19 Field Phone features Windows Mobile 6.0, quad-band cellular (GSM/eGPRS), WiFi and Bluetooth communication, as well as an integrated GPS module. With your choice of laser barcode scanner or CMOS Imager, the H19 is the perfect productivity tool for your company’s field workforce.

About Opticon Inc.

Founded in 1976, Opticon Inc. is the worldwide leader in barcode scanning and data collection technology that help businesses realize their full potential. Since its origins, Opticon has been an innovator and pioneer in the business of mobile data collection. To learn more about Opticon Inc., visit http://www.opticonUSA.com.