Bitstream Adds Full Java Support to ThunderHawk 2.1 Pocket PC Edition; New Java capabilities enable subscribers to run powerful, interactive Web applets.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Bitstream(R) Inc. (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 : BITS) announced today the addition of full Java(TM) support to ThunderHawk(TM) 2.1 Pocket PC Edition, the company's award-winning technology that provides enterprise clients and end users with a familiar, secure desktop browsing experience on mobile devices. New users can test the software by downloading the 30-day free trial, and current ThunderHawk subscribers can download the ThunderHawk 2.1 update. While most mobile browsers A mobile browser (earlier referred to as a microbrowser or minibrowser) is a web browser designed for use on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or PDA. Mobile browsers are optimised so as to display Web content most effectively for small screens on portable provide limited Java support, ThunderHawk is the only wireless Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. that displays full HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. pages while offering desktop-level Java 1.5.0 capabilities. Subscribers can run powerful Java applets A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. on a Pocket PC using ThunderHawk, and the applets will behave on the mobile device just as they do on the desktop. ThunderHawk 2.1 allows enterprise clients and end users to: --Read dynamic news feeds, track weather patterns, and view stock quotes and sports scores in real time. --Access the corporate database to view contacts and update information on the go. --Make financial calculations or apply for a loan at online banking, real estate, insurance, and retirement planning Retirement financial planning refers to a collection of systems, methods, and processes which, in their aggregate, support a family unit's (client's) desire to achieve a state of financial independence, such that the need to be gainfully employed is optional. Web sites. --See how a new vehicle will look in a different color, or test numerous other options that can be previewed over the Web. --... Access more interactive Web site content and applications faster than is possible with other mobile browsers. "Robust Java support was one of the top requests from both ThunderHawk subscribers and enterprise clients," said Anna Chagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer at Bitstream. "ThunderHawk subscribers already expect seamless navigation, great speed and the ability to find and read information quickly when browsing with ThunderHawk, and now they can also take advantage of the interactive functionality that only full Java support provides." For organizations interested in hosting ThunderHawk to run secure corporate applications, Bitstream offers ThunderHawk 2.1 Enterprise Edition, which includes a fully-configured appliance and software for purchase. The advantage of this turnkey appliance is that the server software comes preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. so there is less of a burden on the enterprise IT department during the installation process. For more information about ThunderHawk 2.1 Pocket PC Edition or Enterprise Edition, email the ThunderHawk team at thsales@bitstream.com. About ThunderHawk ThunderHawk(TM), a breakthrough wireless Web browser from Bitstream(R), provides carriers, device manufacturers, application developers and corporate IT departments with a familiar, secure desktop browsing experience on mobile devices. Developed with a high degree of HTML open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced compliance, ThunderHawk enables Pocket PC and Smartphone A cellular telephone with information access. It provides digital voice service as well as any combination of e-mail, text messaging, pager, Web access, voice recognition, still and/or video camera, MP3, TV or video player and organizer (see PDA). users to read Web-based e-mail See Internet e-mail service and HTML e-mail. , check flight and travel information, go shopping online, and access the latest information for crucial decisions in the field. ThunderHawk displays sharp text and clear graphics on full HTML Web pages, eliminating excessive scrolling and slow transmission speeds that plague other mobile browsers, so information is always easy to find and read on small screen devices. For more information, e-mail us at thsales@bitstream.com, contact Bitstream at 800.522.3668 or 617.497.6222, or visit us on the Web at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless. About Bitstream Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a software development company that makes communications compelling. Bitstream enables customers worldwide to render high-quality text, browse the Web on wireless devices, select from the largest collection of fonts online, and customize documents over the Internet. Its core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
Bitstream is a registered trademark and the Bitstream logo and ThunderHawk are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion