Bitstream and Wireless Devices Expand Reach of ThunderHawk; Wireless Solutions Provider to Offer Breakthrough Mobile Browsing Technology Throughout the U.S. Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CLEVELAND & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2004 Wireless Devices and Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) announced today that Wireless Devices, a major U.S. reseller and wireless solutions provider, will begin working with U.S. companies 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. "As a leading wireless solutions provider, it makes sense for us to team up with Bitstream. ThunderHawk is a leading mobile browsing technology that fits in with companies' mobile plans," explained Brian Kabb, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Wireless Devices. "We concentrate primarily on small to medium-sized companies that need to use technology to make their businesses more efficient. ThunderHawk offers mobile workforces the perfect solution -- real Web browsing on small wireless devices. This partnership between Bitstream and Wireless Devices is a win-win situation." "Wireless Devices is a major U.S. reseller focused on delivering wireless solutions to the U.S. market. Their biggest push right now is in the efficiency and effectiveness that the Pocket PC offers to businesses. ThunderHawk fits right into their strategic plans," said Anna Chagnon, president and chief executive officer of Bitstream. "Wireless Devices' parent company, CWS CWS Chicago White Sox CWS College World Series CWS Church World Service CWS Child Welfare Services CWS Canadian Wildlife Service CWS Community Water System (EPA) CWS Canada-Wide Standard CWS Compressed Work Schedule Ltd., has a sales force made up of 400 representatives, who will also begin working immediately with U.S. companies to license ThunderHawk for corporate and carrier use. We're excited about working with Wireless Devices, an established service provider who is knowledgeable about the Pocket PC and Smartphone platforms and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology, and who can expand the reach of our ThunderHawk sales efforts." 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. 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 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 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 176x220 color LCD screen to display an 800x946-pixel Web page. ThunderHawk Pocket PC Edition ThunderHawk Pocket PC 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 the company at thunderhawk@bitstream.com, contact Bitstream at 800-522-3668 or 617-497-6222, or visit the company 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 Wireless Devices Wireless Devices was founded in 2001 by Justin Dillon Justin Dillon (b.1957) is a senior lecturer in science and environmental education and subject director of the pre-service chemistry education programme at King's College London. on the vision of a world without wires. Wireless Devices began as a resale point for GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. phones, Pocket PC handheld units, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth integrated systems. In 2003, Wireless Devices joined forces with Brian Kabb of Cleveland PC (Mayfield, Ohio) and The-X-Group (Derry, Pa.), to become one of only a handful of T-Mobile national sub-VARs under Corporate Wireless Solutions, a national T-Mobile VAR (Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). ). Wireless Devices recently signed on as a Sprint PCS sub-VAR for national sales and service. Wireless Devices focuses on "A World Without Wires" by directing efforts in educating, developing, and implementing new and existing services such as ThunderHawk while utilizing the Pocket PC and Smartphone platforms and concentrating on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology. Officers of Wireless Devices are certified in Microsoft, Wi-Fi, and wireless security, are members of the Wi-Fi Alliance (Wi-Fi Alliance, Austin, TX, www.wi-fi.org) A membership organization founded in 1999 devoted to certifying 802.11 wireless Ethernet devices for interoperability. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo on a wireless radio (PC card, access point, etc. and are very active in application development of Bluetooth technology. We are committed to the original vision: "Imagine.... a world without wires." 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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