Bitstream and Mediaconcept Bring ThunderHawk to European Market; New Agreement Expands Reach of Breakthrough Browsing Technology to Europe.Business Editors TORINO, Italy & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2004 Mediaconcept and Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) announced today that Mediaconcept, a major European reseller located in Torino, Italy, will begin working with European companies 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 companies from the countries in the European Union. to license ThunderHawk(TM) for corporate and carrier use. ThunderHawk is Bitstream's breakthrough mobile browsing technology that allows anyone with an Internet or wireless connection to browse the Web anytime, anywhere. "We are excited to be working with Bitstream, a leader in mobile browsing technology," explained Paolo Rossi Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball. , founder and president of Mediaconcept. "Mobile workers need to connect to corporate networks from different places and at different times. ThunderHawk is the only wireless web solution that delivers the real desktop browsing experience to the mobile manager." "As wireless connectivity becomes available in more and more places, we are starting to see the technical and economic advantages of mobile applications. I'm very enthusiastic about the potential for ThunderHawk to take flight in Europe, and I'm happy to have a key partner like Mediaconcept working with us to explore this opportunity," said Anna Chagnon, president and chief executive officer of Bitstream. "Companies need access to crucial corporate data, whether on the road or in the office. ThunderHawk gives mobile workers the ability to communicate and do their daily business anytime, anywhere -- and automatically, without having to think about it." 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 leg·i·ble adj. 1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting. 2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition. 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. ThunderHawk Enterprise Server ThunderHawk Enterprise Server is a client-server technology for corporations and telecommunications companies See telecom company. . Providing wireless Web browsing across networks, it gives a mobile workforce complete access to Internet and corporate intranet Web pages. ThunderHawk 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). Edition Now in alpha release See alpha version. , ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition enables consumers to browse the Web on smart phones. It enables a smart phone with a 176x200 color LCD screen to display an 800x946-pixel Web page. ThunderHawk Pocket PC Edition ThunderHawk PocketPC Edition allows consumers to browse the Web on 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. . 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. 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 A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
About Mediaconcept The Mediaconcept mission is the development of new business models through an association between its internal technical and strategic divisions and internationally renowned organizations. This synergy is the key that allows Mediaconcept to open new in-roads into the "new economy," characterized by high mobility and interaction. Mediaconcept produces and markets a range of products and services based on the latest generation of multimedia solutions that take advantage of both the Internet and mobile technologies. These solutions are particularly focused on company communications, interactive advertising, and entertainment. Within this service set, Mediaconcept produces professional solutions that increase the efficiency of the internal organization and add value to the client-management relationship. Note to Editors: 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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