BSQUARE Licenses Citrix ICA Technology to Provide Best-of-Breed Software Solutions for Windows-based Terminals.Business Editors/Technology Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2000 BSQUARE is creating alliances with companies like Citrix to provide one-stop-shop WBT See Windows-based terminal. solutions for customers like IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) BSQUARE Corporation (Nasdaq:BSQR) today announced it has licensed Citrix Systems Citrix Systems' (NASDAQ: CTXS) is an American technology company, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with subsidiary operations in California and Massachusetts, with additional development centers in Australia, India and the UK. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ) Independent Computing Architecture Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is a proprietary protocol for an application server system, designed by Citrix Systems. The protocol lays down a specification for passing data between server and clients, but is not bound to any one platform. (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. ), a core Citrix(R) application server technology. BSQUARE will integrate Citrix ICA(R) into its software solutions to provide server-based computing Refers to applications that run in a server. Also known as "thin client computing," it may refer to a browser-based environment that uses a Web browser as the client with all applications running on a Web server on the Internet or in an intranet on the LAN. capability to developers of Windows-based Terminals. "Providing Citrix ICA as part of our comprehensive solution is a natural fit for BSQUARE's strategy of one-stop-shopping for Windows-based Terminal development software," said Jeff McLeman, Business Unit Director of BSQUARE's Thin Client Group. "Citrix ICA is a great product which is in high demand, and through the new arrangement our customers can come to a single point, BSQUARE, to receive all of the software and service they require in developing Windows-based Terminals." "With mainstream adoption of the Citrix application serving model, there has been corresponding growth in demand for Windows-based Terminals that work seamlessly in this environment," said Larry Ritter rit·ter n. pl. ritter A knight. [German, from Middle High German riter, from Middle Dutch ridder, from r , director of Product Marketing for Citrix. "BSQUARE has distinguished itself by providing high value-add and time-to-market benefits for numerous manufacturers of Windows-based Terminals. BSQUARE's incorporation of our ICA technology in thin-client software and devices makes it easier for developers to launch products that are enabled for server-based computing." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research published by International Data Corporation, by 2002 the Windows-based Terminal portion of the thin client market will grow to over 3 million units and represent 74.1% of the total thin client market. The BSQUARE Software Solution for Windows-based Terminals Provides fast Time-to-market BSQUARE's Windows-based Terminal Software Solution is available as a turnkey Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. solution with complete hardware support for National Semiconductor's Geode(TM) and Bcom WinNET hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. . The platform support includes a full featured OS loader with customizable OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and splash screen An introductory screen displayed by an application after it is loaded and just before it starts. It generally shows the software company's name, logo, copyright and other related information. Either it goes away by itself, or it requires the user to press escape or click the close button. , high performance display drivers with resolutions to 1280x1024, robust Ethernet drivers, automatic UUID (Universally Unique ID) A method for computing object identifiers (OIDs). It uses the serial number in the local Ethernet card combined with the date and time to generate a 128 bit number. See OID. generation, M-Systems' DiskOnChip(R) and persistent registry support, 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. support and international keyboard drivers for most locales. Additionally, the kit includes: -- Integration the Microsoft Windows-based Terminal kit -- Integration of Citrix's ICA client -- Numerous enhancements designed to compliment and extend Microsoft WBT Kit with additional features such as: advanced dial-up networking See dial-up network and Win Dial-up networking. support, USB support, Energy Star screen saver, enhanced System Properties pages safe display resolution switching, and BSQUARE's in-field remote upgrade technology -- Product documentation and support Also available for integration with the kit are: Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 4.0 browser with custom user interface enhancements, Insignia(R) Jeode(TM) Java(TM) Solution, and FutureSoft(TM) and other terminal emulation Using software in a desktop machine to make it perform like a hardware terminal. The emulated terminal is typically in the VT100-500 family, designed originally by Digital Equipment. applications. These platform capabilities can also be adapted to custom OEM hardware designs as a service. All components are thoroughly tested using BSQUARE's CEValidator(TM) quality assurance tools. BSQUARE Provided a Complete Solution for IBM with a Citrix Component BSQUARE provided IBM with a customized adaptation of WBT Standard Edition 1.5 through the licensing of the BSQUARE CE Xpress(TM) Adaptation Kit for the Network Station Series 2200 and custom software development services. IBM had contracted with BSQUARE in part because it could provide and integrate a full complement of technologies including the Citrix ICA Client. BSQUARE procured the current version of Citrix ICA, integrated it into the operating system image and Microsoft WBT shell, and tested the solution for quality. BSQUARE also sublicensed and integrated FutureSoft's DynaComm Connectivity Series(R) and Net Print Client for WBT Standard Edition 1.5. All software was tested using BSQUARE's CEValidator testing product as well as BSQUARE custom testing services. In the final phase, BSQUARE provided IBM with documentation and custom training on the Windows-based Terminal, specific to the IBM Series 2200. About Citrix ICA With more than 3.5 million concurrent user licenses since its introduction in 1995, the Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is an emerging industry standard for server-based computing. Citrix's ICA technology includes a server software component, a network protocol component, and a client software component. On the server, ICA separates application logic from the user interface and executes 100% of the application on the server. The ICA network protocol transports keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen updates over standard protocols to the client, typically consuming less than 5 kilobits-per-second of network bandwidth. On the client, users see and work only with the application's interface. About BSQUARE BSQUARE Corporation (Nasdaq:BSQR) is a dynamic software company working with Fortune 500 companies to enable the age of intelligent computing devices. Specializing in the Windows family of operating systems BSQUARE supplies software products and services for the development and use of PC Companions, Internet appliances, industrial automation devices, Windows-based terminals, and other mobile and wireless intelligent computing devices. From technology development and licensing to operating systems and third-party software integration, BSQUARE's thin client group provides OEMs with fast, complete software solutions for empowering Windows-based Terminals, interactive kiosks, point-of-sale machines and more. For more information, visit BSQUARE at http://www.bsquare.com or call 888/820-4500. BSQUARE is a registered trademark of BSQUARE Corporation. Citrix(R), ICA(R), and Citrix Solutions Summit(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. This release contains forward-looking statements relating to our sales that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect BSQUARE's actual results include the failure of the market to accept these services, delays in the introduction of the product, adverse changes in BSQUARE's relationship with Microsoft, a decline in the market for Windows -based intelligent computing devices or the failure of such market to develop as anticipated, delays or announcements of delays by Microsoft of Windows product releases, competition and intellectual property risks. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in BSQUARE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , in the section entitled "Risk Factors." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. BSQUARE undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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