CIC Licenses Pen Enabling Solution to Intermec for Use On the Norand Pen Key 6642.Business Editors & High Tech Writers REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2000 (Nasdaq:CICI CICI Cochlear Implant Club International ) Communication Intelligence Corporation ("CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. "), the leading supplier of natural input and electronic signature solutions, today announced that it has licensed PenX(TM) 1.77 to Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UNA Una personification of honesty; leads lamb and rides white ass. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene] See : Honesty ) company. Intermec will bundle PenX on a lightweight tablet style mobile computer called the Norand Pen Key 6642. CIC's Pen Extensions (PenX) provide a powerful 32-bit operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. extension for Windows 95, 98, and NT for pen devices enabling inking, ink capturing and handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition is the ability of a computer to receive intelligible handwritten input. The image of the written text may be sensed "off line" from a piece of paper by optical scanning (optical character recognition). . Tom Miller, senior vice president of the systems and solutions group at Intermec said, "Intermec considers CIC a valued partner and key provider of pen-based solutions for our mobile computers. PenX will enable us to provide greater support for mission critical pen solutions that serve our broad base of vertical market developers and enterprise customers." CIC's PenX is currently the only shipping product to provide 32-bit pen extensions for Windows NT 4.0. Other existing licensees of this product include several of the larger vertical market pen computer manufacturers such as Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc, Mitsubishi, and Walkabout walkabout a dummy syndrome in horses; usually pyrrolizidine alkaloses caused by crotalaria poisoning. Affected horses walk compulsively, head press, appear blind and walk into objects. They do not respond to usual external stimuli or commands. . "CIC is pleased to add Intermec to our growing list of key licensees of this robust tool for Mobile Computing OEMs and vertical market developers," said Mike Sullivan, vice president of business development for CIC. "PenX enables pen computing applications within all of the 32-bit Windows platforms. Because CIC specifically developed PenX to meet the demands of 32-bit applications, PenX offers greater application compatibility. This is an advantage over previous pen extension offerings." PenX is an extension to Win32 operating systems that provides a common application program interface (API) for pen computing, including support for input device drivers and handwriting recognition engines. To compliment this low-level interface, PenX also includes the 32bit version of CIC's award winning Handwriter(R) Recognition System and new ActiveX edit controls needed for creating pen aware applications with Visual Basic and C++. About CIC Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) is the leading supplier of natural input and electronic signature solutions for wireless Internet and e-Commerce applications. The Company's core software technologies include multilingual handwriting recognition systems, dynamic signature verification, natural messaging, and operating system extensions that enable pen input. CIC's products are designed to increase the ease of use, functionality, and security of wireless electronic devices ranging from handheld companions to cellular phones. Key licensees of the Company's technologies include Ericsson, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, and National Semiconductor, and Symbian. CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California Redwood Shores is an upscale and desirable [1] waterfront neighborhood on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City. and has a joint venture, CICC CICC Custom Integrated Circuits Conference CICC Center for the Improvement of Child Caring (Studio City, CA) CICC China International Capital Corp. , in Nanjing, China. For more information, please visit our website at www.cic.com. About Intermec Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global supply chain management technologies and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. (radio frequency identification See RFID. ) and mobile computing systems. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. to field sales and service. UNOVA is a $2 billion industrial technologies company with global leadership in data collection and wireless communications solutions for mobile workers in industry, distribution, healthcare and government, as well as manufacturing technologies for metal cutting and composite production processes. Certain statements contained in this press release, including without limitation, statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates", "hopes", "intends", "expects", and other words of similar import, constitute "forward looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual events to differ materially from expectations. Such factors include the following (1) technological, engineering, quality control or other circumstances which could delay the sale or shipment of the products; (2) economic, business, market and competitive conditions in the software industry and technological innovations which could affect the Company's business; (3) the Company's inability to protect its trade secrets or other proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others or prevent others from infringing on the proprietary rights of the Company; and (4) general economic and business conditions and the availability of sufficient financing. CIC and its logo are registered trademarks and PenX is a trademark of Communication Intelligence Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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