Bitstream Releases Beta Version of ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition.Business Editors 3GSM World Congress 2004 CANNES, France and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004 Release of Breakthrough Mobile Browsing Technology Allows Wireless Carriers and Operators to Supplement Voice with Data Services Bitstream 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 at the 3GSM World Congress that the beta release See beta version. of ThunderHawk(TM) SmartPhone Edition for cell and smart phones is now available. ThunderHawk is Bitstream's breakthrough mobile browsing technology that lets anyone with an Internet or wireless connection browse the Web anytime, anywhere. ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition enables wireless carriers and operators to supplement voice with up-to-date, real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. services in a format that users are familiar with. ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition preserves actual Web page layout :For the Wikipedia policy about articles layout, see Wikipedia:Guide to layout. Page layout is the part of graphic design that deals in the arrangement and style treatment of elements (content) on a page. , making it easy to find information on the page. In addition, ThunderHawk enables you to read a column of text without forcing you to scroll left and right as you read each line. Split screen mode lets you easily skim information and quickly find your orientation on a Web page. The upper half of the split screen shows the entire page, while the lower half displays the selected area at full size. Full screen mode displays a section of the page at full size. With its support for open 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. standards, including CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. and DHTML See Dynamic HTML. DHTML - Dynamic HTML , and security protocols, such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. and 128-bit encryption, ThunderHawk enables wireless carriers to provide complete Web browsing to their customers. "Our SmartPhone Edition provides a solution that's not available anywhere else. We don't reflow (1) The process of heating and melting the solder that has been screen printed onto a printed circuit board in order to bond chips and other components to the board. Surface mount chips (SMT) use the reflow method. Contrast with wave soldering. See also reflowable text. a Web page into a tall, one-dimensional structure. We present actual Web pages, so that customers can find information fast and read it fast," explained Anna Chagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bitstream. "Wireless carriers now have a solution to differentiate themselves from other operators who deliver only a limited number of specialized, streamlined Web pages or applications. Our SmartPhone Edition lets customers gain immediate access to the information they need in a format they instantly recognize. ThunderHawk gives people on the go the ability to communicate and do their daily business anytime, anywhere -- and automatically. SmartPhone Edition delivers the best user experience available today for browsing Web pages on cell and smart phones." About ThunderHawk ThunderHawk(TM) is a breakthrough mobile browsing technology that brings the desktop browsing experience to Pocket PCs and cell and smart phones. It gives customers complete Internet access See how to access the Internet. to real Web pages while displaying readable, legible text and crisp, sharp graphics. A client-server technology, ThunderHawk relies on a server infrastructure combined with a small piece of thin-client code on the actual handheld device. The server infrastructure removes complexity from the handheld devices. It also transmits Web content in a more compact format to the handheld device, making fast and full-featured wireless Web browsing possible. ThunderHawk does not rely on WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. (Wireless Application Protocol) or cHTML (Compact HyperText Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". ). This removes the need for Web content developers to create separate Web sites optimized for small devices, or for companies to license separate software that converts Web sites into a format appropriate for cell phones. By delivering full-featured Web browsing to mobile devices, ThunderHawk gives customers the same browsing experience on a wireless device as they are used to on the desktop. Award-Winning Technology Pocket PC magazine awarded ThunderHawk its prestigious Best Software of 2003 Award in the Browsers and Web Utilities category. Pocket PC magazine's Best Software Awards celebrate the efforts of developers whose products increase the enjoyment and productivity of Pocket PC and smart phone users. Stated Rich Hall, Managing Editor of Pocket PC Magazine, "Our international board of experts chose ThunderHawk as the best application in the Browser and Web Utilities category because of its capability to bring real desktop browsing to Pocket PC devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. ." ThunderHawk Enterprise Server ThunderHawk Enterprise Server is a client-server technology for corporations and telecommunications companies. Providing wireless Web browsing across networks, it gives a mobile workforce complete access to Internet and corporate intranet Web pages. ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition Now in alpha release, ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition enables consumers to browse the Web on smart phones. It enables a smart phone with a 176x220 color LCD screen to display an 800x946-pixel Web page. ThunderHawk PocketPC Edition ThunderHawk PocketPC Edition allows consumers to browse the Web on Pocket PC devices. It enables a Pocket PC with a 320x240 color LCD screen to display a legible SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. (800x600) or VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. (640x480) screen of a Web page. For More Information If your company is interested in ThunderHawk, e-mail us at thunderhawk@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 focuses on the presentation of data. 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 include font technology, browsing technology, e-commerce technology, and publishing technology. Visit Bitstream on the Web at http://www.bitstream.com. 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. |
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