Aqcess Drops Price of Qbe Personal Computing Tablet.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000 To facilitate Aqcess Technologies' ongoing efforts to make connectivity more available and affordable, the MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of the Qbe(TM) Cirrus Personal Computing Tablet(TM)(PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. ) is now reduced to $2,999 from $4,745, saving nearly $2,000 off the original price of this revolutionary Windows(R) '98-based system. According to the company's founder and president, Jon-Erik Prichard, "We've gone to a more aggressive pricing model to capture the broadest number of market segments, including consumers." The introduction of the tablet at Fall Comdex 1999 established Aqcess as the innovator of a new computing category, and won the coveted "Best of Comdex" award. A mobile device designed to be easily transported from place to place, the Qbe (pronounced "cube") is easily operable operable /op·er·a·ble/ (op´er-ah-b'l) subject to being operated upon with a reasonable degree of safety; appropriate for surgical removal. op·er·a·ble adj. sitting down, standing up, or even walking around. While the 14" X 10" PCT has a much smaller footprint than traditional desktop computers, it doesn't skimp on power or functionality. Users get processing speeds and capabilities comparable to the latest PC. The Qbe Cirrus combines a 400MHz Pentium II processor, 12GB hard drive and 128MB of memory with features such as voice and handwriting recognition, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , and a 13.3" active matrix TFT color display with resolutions up to 768 X 1,024. Also included are a keyboard and mouse, plus ports for modem, firewire, SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , printers, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and other peripheral devices. In September, Aqcess will launch the Qbe II, a smaller, lighter, less expensive version of the Qbe Cirrus. Most recently, the Industrial Designers Society of America Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is an organisation of professional industrial designers in the United States. It was formed in 1965 by merger of three American designer associations: American Designers Institute (IDI), American Society of Industrial Design honored the Qbe with a Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA2000). Founded in 1993, Aqcess Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets networked mobile information processing equipment that connects people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 16800 Aston, Irvine, CA 92606. Telephone: (888) 818-0055. Visit our web site at www.qbenet.com. All corporate names and trademarks are the property of their respective companies. |
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