Digital Cyclone to offer Doppler radar for cell phones

Motorola and Digital Cyclone have developed a weather radar application for Java technologyenabled Motorola mobile phones.

Digital Cyclone's Mobile MyCast weather application uses a network of high-resolution weather models and personalized radar imagery to help weather-sensitive businesses make better decisions. Users can receive current conditions, a nine-hour or seven-day forecast, and notifications regarding severe weather for their specific locations on their Motorola mobile handsets.

"Mobile My-Cast is a planning tool that can help businesses make the correct weather-based decisions," said Paul Douglas, chairman and founder of Digital Cyclone and chief meteorologist with WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. "It is often difficult for weather-- sensitive businesses to provide relevant weather information to employees off site. This application helps isolates the forecast within a few blocks and provides real-time radar for their precise locations, helping mobile workers remain productive."

Users of the Motorola i90c, i85s, and i50sx handsets can download Mobile My-Cast wirelessly at www.nextel.com/ idenupdate. There is a subscription charge of $14.95 per month to use the service.

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