Circata Forms Alliance With Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.Business/High-Tech Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2001 Companies Will Explore Opportunities to Expand the Capabilities of Wireless Ronin's freedomPORT(TM) Using Circata's Exellar(TM) Wireless Server Circata, a wireless infrastructure enabler, and Wireless Ronin ronin (rō`nĭn), in Japanese history, masterless samurai. Ronin were retainers who were deprived of their place in the usual loyalty patterns of Japanese feudalism. Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of tools enabling wireless Internet access See how to access the Internet. , today announced that they have formed an alliance to explore product integration, joint advertising and promotion, coordinated product support, and co-branding of each other's products. Wireless Ronin recently launched its first product, the freedomPORT(TM), while Circata is establishing sales and marketing channels for its own product, the Exellar(TM) Wireless Server. Wireless Ronin's freedomPORT(TM) combines the convenience of an electronic organizer See PDA. and personal digital assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) with the full functionality of a laptop computer. The freedomPORT(TM) also allows for easy wireless access to the web from virtually anywhere, enabling users to send and receive e-mail and to use existing word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and and spreadsheet-based programs. Users can also seamlessly complete online shopping transactions and conduct stock trading, and they have full, unlimited access, to the web. "At Wireless Ronin, our mission is simple: We aim to revolutionize the techno-revolution by allowing our customers to disconnect from location-based communication. With freedomPORT(TM), we've created a completely portable techno-adventure that's functional, robust, comprehensive, and scalable. We see a lot of similarities in the work Circata is doing with its Exellar Wireless Server," says John Behr The Reverend Doctor John Behr is a contemporary Eastern Orthodox priest and theologian, and Dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, where he teaches Patristics . , Chairman and 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 Wireless Ronin. "We're both revolutionizing the wireless world." "Wireless Ronin's freedomPORT(TM) is the perfect application for Circata to demonstrate the strength and scalability of its Exellar Wireless Server. Whereas Wireless Ronin is changing the way people interact with technology on the front end, Circata is enabling those changes on the back end," says David Fitzgerald David Andrew Fitzgerald (born 30 November 1972 in Osborne Park, Western Australia) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Southern Redbacks. He was a right handed batsman and earned a reputation for grafting out long innings. , Vice President of Strategic Business Development for Circata. About The Exellar Wireless Server The Exellar Wireless Server is a proprietary, device-independent, software-based server solution allowing any web-enabled wireless device to access any web-based content, from any server, anywhere in the world. It supports all portable wireless devices, works on any wireless bearer protocol, offers built-in data encryption data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign , and allows for use by up to 5,000 concurrent wireless devices without compromising performance. The Exellar is completely customizable and scaleable and seamlessly integrates voice to text capabilities into existing, text-only web sites. About Circata Circata (www.circata.com) was founded in November 1999 as a wireless infrastructure enabler to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the exploding market for Internet-enabled wireless devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDA's). Circata's proprietary platform, the Exellar(TM) Wireless Server, enables any web-enabled wireless device to access any web-based content. The Exellar provides corporations with a cost effective alternative to purchasing multiple, proprietary, device-dependent servers. Circata offers end-to-end wireless solutions from concept to deployment. The company has recently partnered with a variety of technology consulting companies Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , wireless pure plays, web developers, and network service providers. About Wireless Ronin Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. is enhancing the Personal Digital Assistance (PDA) market with freedomPORT(TM), its fully functional Mobile Personal Network product. The company designs, manufactures and markets the freedomPORT(TM), enabling users real-time Internet access along with the power and capabilities more often associated with a personal computer - all via cellular connections. While built upon proprietary technology, the freedomPORT(TM) allows universal connectivity. For further information on Wireless Ronin, visit the company on the web at www.wirelessronin.com, or call 1-888-369-7678. |
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