Welcome to the November edition of the Motion News Network (MNN), the first place to go to get all of your Motion news, updates and information. The MNN is sent out every month. Be on the lookout for Motion News direct from the source!
Product Updates
Lead Time Updates
Hot off the presses- current tablet backlog will be cleared by next week! All new product orders will ship on standard lead times.
• The backlog of aftermarket LE-Series Standard Batteries is expected to be cleared by mid December pending further investigation with supplier.
• Extended Batteries also remain challenged but significant progress is expected in November with backlog expected to be cleared by mid December as well based on current outlook. New orders will be on a six week lead time.
Motion has created a new lead time update page placed within the Motion Partner Portal and updated weekly. Look for the Ship Time link under the Products section.
Intent to End-of-life (EOL) LS800
This alert serves as formal notification that Motion intends to EOL the LS800 platform by January 1, 2008 or while supplies last. The LS800 was introduced in July 2005 and has been a market success for the past two and a half years. Rapid advancements in mobile technology and wireless communications- while good news for new customer deployments, have resulted in shorter than normal product and component lifecycles. Unfortunately, many of the LS800 components have reached end-of-life and thus limit Motion’s ability to continue producing this product.
Welcome to the November edition of the Motion News Network (MNN), the first place to go to get all of your Motion news, updates and information. The MNN is sent out every month. Be on the lookout for Motion News direct from the source!
Product Updates
Lead Time Updates
Hot off the presses- current tablet backlog will be cleared by next week! All new product orders will ship on standard lead times.
• The backlog of aftermarket LE-Series Standard Batteries is expected to be cleared by mid December pending further investigation with supplier.
• Extended Batteries also remain challenged but significant progress is expected in November with backlog expected to be cleared by mid December as well based on current outlook. New orders will be on a six week lead time.
Motion has created a new lead time update page placed within the Motion Partner Portal and updated weekly. Look for the Ship Time link under the Products section.
Intent to End-of-life (EOL) LS800
This alert serves as formal notification that Motion intends to EOL the LS800 platform by January 1, 2008 or while supplies last. The LS800 was introduced in July 2005 and has been a market success for the past two and a half years. Rapid advancements in mobile technology and wireless communications- while good news for new customer deployments, have resulted in shorter than normal product and component lifecycles. Unfortunately, many of the LS800 components have reached end-of-life and thus limit Motion’s ability to continue producing this product.
Supplies of the recently introduced 1.1GHz configurations continue to be available for customer purchase in the U.S., Canada, & select Pacific Rim geographies. Unfortunately, supplies have already been depleted for Western European geographies. Motion thanks all of our partners and customers for their contribution in making the LS800 a successful product.
LS800 Supported Peripherals
• The LS800 Tablet, Pen, & Extended Battery will be supported and serviced for 3 years until December 31, 2010.
• Motion has a limited inventory of Standard Batteries for aftermarket purchase. Once this inventory has been exhausted, only the Extended Battery will be available.
• The MobileDock will continue to be available while supplies last (limited supplies exist, so get your orders in quickly). Service and support for the LS800 MobileDock will continue thru December 31, 2008.
• The LS800 Bump Case will be serviced and supported for 90 days. Additional Bump Cases can be purchased from Elegant Packaging after this time.
Peripheral EOL Update
Motion will end of life the following peripherals by the end of 2007 or while supplies last. However, these products will be available for purchase direct from the supplier listed in parentheses.
SEN-CD386 – Cross Exec Pen (Wacom)
SEN-MSBTUE – Think Outside BT Mouse (iGo)
SEN-SBT5E – Think Outside Stowaway keyboard (iGo)
SEN-NBP-3 – Case Logic Back Pack (Case Logic)
SEN-OK-4040 – RAAK Tech Smart Card Reader (RAAk Technology)
504.400.03 -Motion LE-Series Executive Portfolio (similar product from Elegant Packaging)
Reminder:
Service & Support for discontinued products extends for 1 year beyond the associated tablet’s end-of-life date. As previously communicated the following items are no longer serviced and supported by Motion.
• The M-Series Hardtop Keyboard
• The M-Series FlexDock
The M-Series Battery is currently on backorder until Mid-November.
