BSQUARE to Direct Software Developer Program for Casio CASSIOPEIA BE-300 Series; Casio Taps BSQUARE's Expertise in Software Development for Windows CE Platforms.Business Editors/Technology Writers PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than Mobile Pavilion NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001 BSQUARE Corporation (Nasdaq:BSQR) and Casio, Inc., today announced a strategic partnership designed to help independent software vendors (ISVs) develop applications for the new Casio CASSIOPEIA Casio Cassiopeia was the brand name of a PDA manufactured by Casio. It used Windows CE as the Operating system. Casio was one of the first manufacturers of PDAs, developing at the beginning small pocket-sized computers with keyboards and grayscale displays and subsequently moving BE-300 platform. BSQUARE will manage Casio's software developer program, providing ISVs with a wide range of software products, tools, and services, including technical support and a free Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ). The Casio software developer program will enable ISVs to bring a host of compelling applications to market quickly, generating excitement for the CASSIOPEIA BE-300 with business professionals and other target customer segments. Priced under $300 and powered by Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE 3.0, the CASSIOPEIA BE-300 is an affordable, full-color handheld device. CASSIOPEIA BE-300 has built-in capabilities for playing music and games without additional hardware. Casio anticipates worldwide shipments may reach 1,000,000 within a year. "As the premier provider of software development tools and services for 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 Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. , BSQUARE can really help our ISVs accelerate the development of their applications," said Gary Rado, President of Casio, Inc. "We chose BSQUARE for their comprehensive understanding of Windows CE. With their support, developers can quickly and easily create new applications or port their existing Pocket PC applications to the CASSIOPEIA BE-300 platform." "The CASSIOPEIA BE-300 is a really unique product with great market potential due to its reasonable price point and ability to handle multimedia out of the box," explained William Baxter William Baxter may refer to:
Electra incited brother, Orestes, to kill their mother and her lover. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 92; Gk. Lit.: Electra, Orestes] Hezekiah exhorts Judah to stand fast against Assyrians. [O.T. to develop more applications." Software Developer Program for Casio CASSIOPEIA BE-300 The software developer program will start with a SDK (Software Development Kit) that BSQUARE specifically enhanced for the CASSIOPEIA BE-300 platform. This SDK enables developers to use Microsoft' eMbedded Visual C++ to create powerful applications for the BE - 300 series platform. BSQUARE will also provide technical support for the CASSIOPEIA BE-300, providing ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. support via phone, e-mail, newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. , and a web site. About Casio Casio, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Casio, Inc., with almost half a billion in sales, markets calculators, business organizers, handheld personal computers, keyboards, digital cameras, portable color TVs, timepieces (Wrist Technology), cash registers and other consumer electronic products. For more information visit www.casio.com. About BSQUARE BSQUARE (Nasdaq:BSQR) is innovating tomorrow's devices through software solutions for the development of intelligent computing devices. Specializing in the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. family of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , BSQUARE supplies software products and services for the development and use of PC Companions, set-top boxes, web pads, Internet appliances, industrial automation devices, Windows-based terminals, and other mobile and wireless intelligent devices. From development tools to software infrastructures to end-user applications, the BSQUARE touch is on many intelligent Windows-based devices available in the market today. For more information, visit BSQUARE at www.BSQUARE.com or call 888/820-4500. BSQUARE is a registered trademark of BSQUARE Corporation. All names, product names, and tradenames are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Pricing is subject to change without notice. This release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. 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 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , in the section entitled "Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results." 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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