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SunDisk, the market leader in flash memory cards and PenRight! have inked a deal allowing PenRight! ISVs and end users to order PC cards pre-loaded with the PenRight! operating environment. The arrangement promises to bring plug and play solutions closer to end users says, Hampton Royce�s Brad McDowell, �The bundle has added to our customers perception that they�re getting a turnkey solution. They can plug the card into anything from a PDA to a 486 at a price far below what they�d pay for the operating environment and flash card separately.
The bundle is priced at an attractive, new low price point and can be purchased directly from PenRight!. Prices range from $199.00 for a 1.8 MB flashdisk with PenRight! pre-loaded to $299.00 for a 5MB configuration. (Pricing applies to VARs, resellers, integrators and PenRight! ISV�s developing applications for the PDA format.) Additional pricing configurations will be offered for other pen platforms that do not fit the standard PDA format. Other card capacities include 1.8. 2.5, 5.0 20.0 and 40.0MB configurations. The bundle is available immediately from PenRight!. SunDisk has emerged as a leader in the flash card industry and PenRight! is proud to offer this new option.
Key Bundle Features Include: Casio Z-7000, Address Book with Integrated Fax Software, and Graffiti Recognition Option
In response to the growing demand for vertical applications on PDAs, PenRight! and Casio Inc, have launched a joint PDA product bundle. The low cost bundle incorporates Casio�s Z-7000 Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and the PenRight! operating environment with pre-loaded software including an application launcher, a complete address book with integrated fax software and a full size calculator. the bundle represents an excellent starter kit for for developers targeting custom applications for PDAs. Additionally, the bundle can be order with Palm Computing�s Graffiti handwriting recognition software.
Developers looking to offer custom solutions on the Z-7000 will find the bundle a great place to start. With the PenRight! application launcher developers can simply add their own applications to the application list. Also included in the application launcher is a "Go to Geos" option for those users who want to utilize both the PenRight! and GeoWorks environments. Currently, custom applications designed for the Z-7000 have ranged from the vertically based building inspections and medical charting programs to a consumer based electronic golf card application. Once developers have the PenRight! configured PC card with pre-loaded software, it is up to their imagination to what applications they create for the Z-7000.
This bundle provides PenRight! developers with a solid low cost data collection platform to port their applications," said PenRight! president, David Marino. We have seen a significant increase in the number of corporate customers inquiring about application designed for the Z-7000. Hopefully this bundle will bring solutions closer to the end user and our community of application developers.
The bundle is immediately available from Casio Inc, for $569.00, and comes pre-loaded on a 1.8MB SunDisk Flash Memory Card with a 1.8" modem cable to enable file transfer and faxing capabilities. Other bundle configurations include the PenRight! software pre-loaded on the PC card for only $210.00. The Graffiti option is an additional $59.25 and is also available form Casio, Inc. For more information call Casio�s Scott Nelson at (201) 361-5400, xt. 665.
The PDA market for PenRight! developers is heating up. Recently, Hampton Royce announced that the County of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety has begun automating its field inspectors with Casio�s Z-7000 and their SpecPro 2000 field inspection application. Housed in an all weather case, the Spec Pro 2000 system consists of the Z-7000, a PenRight! configured 5MB SunDisk flash memory card, the Spec Pro 2000 software and an optional printer.
Inspection information taken from the field is seemlessly uploaded to the county's backend inspection tracking system using either a data card or serial communication. Word from the end user sounds promising, "The low cost, lightweight PDAs have surpassed all of our expectations,� said Marshall Levinson, Senior Systems Analyst of the Department of Building and Safety. "The system not only makes their work more efficient and less costly, but also provides numerous benefits in terms of speed, accuracy and quality of data." added Levinson.
Hampton Royces� Brad McDowell says, "PDAs get high marks for their low cost, light weight, and long battery life. They make excellent tools to perform specific tasks. Up to now, the problem has been in providing truly useful, industrial-strength application software to really take advantage of the PDAs strength�s. We have found PenRight! to be an ideal development tool for the PDA. Bottom line is that we can deliver powerful industrial software running on very low cost hardware. We're happy and our customers are happy."
Hampton Royce is a system integrator out of Orange County and can be contact by calling (714) 532-2230.
PenRight! and wireless communications--a perfect match. And now with Nettech�s InstantRF Workbench, PenRight! developers can enable their applications for any wireless data network quickly and with minimum effort.
Nettech InstantRF Workbench is a family of API�s that enable developers to quickly add two-way wireless connectivity to dispatch, database, e-mail or any other mobile application. Linking Nettech�s libraries to PenRight! applications is simple, just ask Roadshow�s Sr. Software Engineer, Wayne Vanderpool, �By using PenRight! and Nettech I was able to get fully-functional prototypes live and on-the-air in less than a week.� Designed from the outset for optimized wireless communications, InstantRF Workbench includes radio modem drivers (RFMlib), a host/LAN gateway with programmable �agent� technology (RFgate), and a high-performance wireless data transport protocol (RFlink).
Write it quickly. The InstantRF Workbench APIs contain only a few function calls. In fact, basic communication is as simple as �Open-Send-Receive-Close.� Source code examples are included with each toolkit to get developers started quickly.
Write is once. Because the InstantRF Workbench APIs are network-independent, applications only need to be written once -- yet have the flexibility to run on different networks including RAM Mobile Data/Mobitex, ARDIS/DataTAC, CDPD, private data networks, and circuit-switched (wireless and cellular) without changing a single line of code.
Maximize performance. Unlike TCP/IP, Remote Procedure Calls, or other tools for distributed processing, InstantRF Workbench is designed from the outset to be optimized for wireless communications. As a result, InstantRF Workbech gives users maximum performance and the broadest range of wireless features.
Cone Software was one of the first PenRight! developers to utilize the Nettech solution in an application developed for Conrail Railroad. Four years later the Conrail application has blossomed into a corporate wide role out totaling 550 plus units, with hundreds of more units schedule for role out in �95.
Nettech software is used today by RAM/Mobitex, ARDIS/DataTAC developers around the world. And recently, the entire InstantRF Workbench family was selected by Motorola to form the foundation for its AirMobile Software product line. Successes like these speak for themselves.
For more information on Nettech�s InstantRF call (609) 683-0100.
PenRight! developers can now use Palm Computing's Graffiti handwriting recognition engine as the method of text input for their PenRight! applications. Since introducing the product last year, Graffiti has received high marks from end users and industry analysts. Targeted to white collar as well as blue collar workers, Graffiti users learn a custom alphabet, but once learned the rate of recognition is extremely impressive.
The Graffiti handwriting recognition engine reads printed letters from a custom alphabet. Palm Computing has achieved close to one hundred percent handwriting recognition by reducing the characters of the alphabet to a single stroke.
The time necessary to become familiar with Graffiti's custom characters has averaged between 20 to 30 minutes. Although it may not be right for all users a large portion of the pen industry can benefit from Graffiti. Many users are currently using Graffiti with their PDAs making it a naturally fit for anyone creating applications for Casio's Z-7000. Additionally, PenRight!'s implementation of Graffiti allows users to print directly into the writing field, opposed to being required to write each letter in a small box, which is how users are currently required to use Graffiti. For more information on Graffiti for PenRight! please call PenRight!.
FREMONT, CA., July 29, 1996 -- PenRight! Corporation, a premier provider of pen-based computer operating environments and software development tools, today announced that hand-held manufacturers Epson America, Inc., Norand Corporation, and Symbol Technologies, Inc. have licensed PenRight!'s operating environment for their pen-based, mobile computing hardware platforms.
Under these licensing agreements, these manufacturers are now qualified to market, distribute and resell PenRight!'s cross platform, (Windows, DOS, and DOS Protected mode) pen-based operating environment. Epson, Norand and Symbol join a growing number of pen-based computer manufacturers licensing PenRight!'s proven operating environment including Fujitsu Personal Systems and Telxon Corporation.
By licensing PenRight!'s operating environment, hardware manufacturers can instantly gain access to the thousands of Windows and DOS based, vertical applications created within PenRight!'s development environment. Over 1,200 ISVs, System Integrators, VARs, and corporate developers have created applications within the PenRight! environment for a wide range of vertical industries, such as route management, health care, utilities, retailing, pharmaceuticals, public safety, and other mobile data collection fields.
"With these latest agreements PenRight!'s pen-based operating environment has been licensed by all of the leading mobile computing systems manufacturers on the market today," said PenRight! president Dave Marino. "Through these strategic relationships, PenRight! continues to strengthen its leadership position in this fast growing vertical market."
Mobile Insights, Inc., a market research firm in Mountain View, California, recently published a report which estimates 64% of the total $1.1 billion U.S. hand-held market is made up of revenues from industrial tablet manufacturers Fujitsu, Norand, Symbol, and Telxon, as well as up and coming competitors such as Epson. By the year 2000, Mobile Insights estimates sales of mobile tablets to reach $2.2 billion a year.
Licensed by the leading pen-based manufacturers, PenRight!'s cross platform application development environment is focused on addressing the unique requirements of the mobile computing market. Engineered for minimal platform requirements, PenRight! designed applications run faster, require less memory and consume less mobile computer battery power than any other visual development tool.
The PenRight! Pro and PenRight! for Windows Software Development Kits are priced at $595.00 and are available directly from PenRight! Corporation and its OEM hardware partners.
PenRight! for Windows Allows Developers To Create Windows and DOS Applications For PDAs, Tablets, Handhelds, Notebooks, and Desktop Computers From Single Source Code
Fremont, Calif., July 24, 1995 - - PenRight! Corporation, a leading provider of pen-based mobile computing software, today announced PenRight! for Windows, the latest addition to its family of application development tools. PenRight! for Windows is the industry's first pen-based development tool that allows developers to create MS Windows, DOS and DOS protected mode applications from single source code.
With the ability to create pen-based cross platform applications from single source code, developers can now utilize the widest range of mobile computing hardware including PDAs, tablets, handhelds, notebooks and even desktop computers. For end users determining the best environment in which to run their applications, PenRight! for Windows allows them to easily investigate key issues such as battery life, memory requirements, speed of execution and overall cost of the solution.
"PenRight's unique design eliminates the risk of having to choose between creating applications for Windows or DOS. Now with the click of a button users can have both," said PenRight! president David Marino. "Now developers can maximize their development resources and let their customers decide which platform makes the most sense for their mobile application needs." added Marino.
A special conversion utility allows any of the more than 1000 existing vertical applications created within PenRight!'s successful DOS-based PenRight! Pro development tool to be automatically imported to PenRight! for Windows. Once converted, developers can immediately offer customers a complete range of DOS and Windows based solutions for industries such as transportation, sales force automation, insurance, public safety, route management, and healthcare.
To accelerate the speed of application development PenRight! for Windows is designed as a tightly integrated object oriented development tool. Easy-to-reference icons activate nearly all aspects of application development including project forms, database structures, 'C' code, and 3rd party libraries. Further speeding application development are the graphical forms designer, hierarchical property sheet, database mapper and 'C' code editor. PenRight!'s 'C' based architecture also makes linking in industry standard third party libraries for features such as bar coding, scanning, and wireless communications extremely easy.
"PenRight! for Windows is not a desktop development tool trying to fit the needs of the mobile computing market," said Marino. "It is designed from the ground up to meet the unique needs of the mobile data communications market."
PenRight! for Windows is immediately available for $595.00. For more information call (510) 249-6900.
Mobile field workers armed with handheld pen computers, are improving customer satisfaction, cutting expenditures, and increasing work flow while servicing hundreds of thousands of utility customers across the country.
Fremont, Calif., April 22, 1996 PenRight! Corporation, a leading provider of pen-based operating environments and development tools, today strengthened their position in the growing handheld applications market by announcing that 12 leading utility companies have selected PenRight!'s pen-based development environment for their field application projects.
Companies that have selected PenRight!'s pen-based operating environment for handheld application development include, Bangor Hydro Electric, Central Hudson Gas and Electric, Centerior Energy, Commonwealth Edison, Consumers Power Company, Memphis Light Gas and Waste Division, Northern Illinois Gas, New York State Electric and Gas, PECO, Pennsylvania Power and Light, South Jersey Gas Co. and Taledo Edison.
"In the increasingly competitive utilities market, pen-based data collection and processing applications are an ideal solution for allowing field service representatives to more rapidly communicate with corporate systems," said Sue Aber, Project Manager at Central Hudson Gas and Electric. "With applications based on PenRight!, field personal now have the maximum opportunity to understand, assess, and take action in a fraction of the time it took with previous methods."
Typical field applications focus on simplifying the collection and management of meter reading data, equipment inspection data, and site inspection data, field crew assignments, crew schedule, billing status, and customer information. Handheld pen computers have proven to be an ideal way to increase the information flow between the field and corporate headquarters.
"By implementing pen-based field data collection applications, utility companies are realizing a level of productivity and service previously unattainable through the old fashion method of pen and paper data collection methods." said David Marino president of PenRight Corp. �We are very excited to provide the leading utilities with PenRight! solutions."
"We chose PenRight! as our preferred development environment for many reasons," said Craig S. Miller Vice President Sales and Marketing at Advanced Data Research a leading system integrator for the utility market. "PenRight! was built from the ground up to address the specific needs of the mobile market. Its market dominance, code execution, and the company's commitment to pen computing were all factors in our decision."
Meeting the needs of the Mobile Market
Licensed by the leading pen-based hardware manufacturers, PenRight!'s cross platform applications development environment is focused on addressing the unique requirements of the mobile handheld market. Engineered for minimal platform requirements, PenRight! designed applications run faster, require less memory and consume less mobile computer battery power than any other visual development tool.
The PenRight! Pro and PenRight! for Windows Software Development Kits are priced at $595.00 and are available directly from PenRight! Corporation.
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