Acorn Group Announces Thin-Client Computing Strategic Partnership with Boca Research; Boca Research Agreement Adds Fuel to Acorn's Growth Engine.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1998--Acorn Group today announced the next phase in their strategic partnership with Boca Research (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BOCI BOCI Bank of China International BOCI Buckner Orphan Care International ) for the development and distribution of thin-client computing devices. The agreement is based on Acorn's new thin-client terminal reference design, DeskLite(TM). DeskLite provides full access to the range of Microsoft applications and is specifically designed to support MetaFrame(TM) and WinFrame(R) thin-client/server software for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , from Citrix Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ). Boca is launching its new thin-client, the ethernet-based WT 020 Vertical Desktop unit, at the Thinergy convention to be held Sept. 1-3 in Orlando, Fla. In addition to the WT 020 Vertical Desktop, Boca will demonstrate other ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. models including the dial-up version, the STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box 121, and its full-featured WT 120 ethernet desktop. The WT 020 Vertical Desktop will ship in the fourth quarter of this year. This further strengthens the Acorn/Boca strategic partnership, first announced in October 1997, for the development, design, manufacture and sale of set-top Internet access and thin-client/server computing devices. "Acorn has been involved with thin-client solutions since we developed the first network computer for Oracle in 1996," said Acorn CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Stan Boland. "This exciting development with Boca allows us to take the concept much further, and offers Acorn a significant share in the future success of the DeskLite(TM) reference design, in the American markets." "We are delighted to be working with Acorn on this venture," added Anthony Zalenski, president and CEO at Boca Research. "The projects we have undertaken with Acorn in the past have convinced us of their technological advancement and professionalism. These factors, coupled with Boca Research's manufacturing capabilities and marketing skills, position to provide an exciting range of thin-client computing devices." Acorn Group Acorn Group, based in Cambridge, U.K., is a technology design company with a strong market focus on Digital interactive TV (DiTV) and Information Appliances (IA). Acorn offers world-class capabilities in complete product, silicon, operating systems and software component design. Acorn solutions provide high levels of functionality, the flexibility that only software can provide, and a reduced component count. Acorn's status as an independent design company allows its innovative technologies to be applied in a range of applications across the consumer electronics industry. Acorn's U.S. headquarters is located at 525 University Ave., Suite 104, Palo Alto, Calif. 94301. Telephone: 650/617-0200. Fax: 650/617-0210 or on the world wide web at http://www.acorn.com. Boca Research Inc. Boca Research manufactures, markets and supports network access devices for the consumer, SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. and corporate marketplaces under the BocaVision brand. BocaVision dial-up and LAN-based ICA clients lower total cost of ownership and improve systems administration for thin-client/server computing. In combining network (Internet) access and access to Windows applications, the BocaVision client is ideally suited for the emerging subscription-based computing market. For more information contact Boca at 561/241-8088 or visit the company's website at http://www.bocaresearch.com. About Thinergy '98 Thinergy '98, the first global conference on thin-client/server computing, is held in Orlando, Fla. Sept. 1-3. Hosted by Citrix, thinergy will educate end-users, resellers and integrators about developing and deploying solutions, applications and devices for a server-based computing architecture. CONTACT: Acorn Group Andy Mee, 01223 725000 email: amee@acorn.com or Simon/McGarry Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. 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