Casio Ships New Cassiopeia Palm-size PCs With AvantGo.com; Cassiopeia Users Access Free Interactive and Personalized Content with AvantGo.com.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.-personalized content and applications to Casio's mobile devices, which are based on the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. CE 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. . Using AvantGo.com, Cassiopeia users can interact with important business and personal information -- anywhere, any time -- off-line or on-line in real time. For example, Cassiopeia users can now read the latest news from the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, track their stock portfolio with Bloomberg and find where a movie is playing with Real Cities -- and much more! "We are excited about the AvantGo.com solution for the Windows CE platform because it allows users to get customized information that they can interact with on their Casio devices," said Jerry Stang, general manager marketing, consumer products division of Casio. "We expect the E-15 and E-100 with AvantGo.com to give individuals access to the tools they need to simplify their busy lives." The Cassiopeia E-100 is the world's smallest pocket 16MB multimedia player and is the first Windows CE operating system-based color release from Casio. The E-100 features a large, easy-to-read 240 x 320 TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor color LCD screen with 65,536 colors, allowing the users to view movie, web browse and listen to music using various Windows CE software applications. The device features a fast 131 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. microprocessor in addition to other features like CompactFlash Card TypeII card slot, serial port, stereo headphone See headphones. jack, microphone/speaker, optional serial cable, and IrDA 1.0 (Web download, upgrade to IrDA1.1 1Mbps). The E-100 also features a cradle, AC adapter, and Li-ion rechargeable battery. The Cassiopeia E-15 is a slimmer Palm-size PC that features 16 MB memory. The E-15 is light, slim and ergonomically designed for one hand access to data. It too features a large, easy-to-read display and has a fast 69 MHz NEC microprocessor. It also features 16 levels of gray scale for software compatibility with color applications and graphics such as maps. "Casio is a leader in providing Windows CE-based mobile computers and we are excited to have AvantGo.com bundled with their devices," said Felix Lin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AvantGo. "As more individuals access interactive content and applications, we anticipate AvantGo.com will help to drive demand for Cassiopeias. We see this as continued validation of the strength of the AvantGo.com software that more than 150,000 individuals use today." Individuals can visit www.avantgo.com to choose among more than 1,000 Channels of customized information that can be delivered, free of charge, to their Cassiopeia and updated at every synchronization. The authority in managing mobile information, AvantGo, Inc. offers solutions for extending Web-enabled, enterprise and consumer applications to handheld computers such as those based on the Palm Computing (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows CE platforms. The company recently launched AvantGo.com, a free service for accessing personalized Web content from leading partners. AvantGo also spearheaded the Mobile Application Link initiative, an open, industry standard for connecting mobile devices to server-based applications. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.avantgo.com or call 650/638-3399. Casio, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Casio, Inc., with sales over $450-million, markets calculators, watches, business organizers, musical keyboards, audio and video products, electronic cash registers, digital imaging products and other consumer and electronic products. Note to Editors: CASIO and CASSIOPEIA are trademarks of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Cassiopeia PA-2400 and Cassiopeia PA-2500 are registered trademarks of Casio Manufacturing Corporation. AvantGo, AvantGo.com and the AvantGo logo are registered trademarks of AvantGo, Inc. All other trade names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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