Communication Intelligence Corporation Begins Shipping Jot Handwriting Recognition System for the Palm III and PalmPilot Connected Organizers.REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1998--Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. ) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CICI CICI Cochlear Implant Club International ) announced today that it began shipping a new version of its Jot(TM) 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). system which supports the Palm III The Palm III was the first PDA in the Palm III lineup and is also Palm Computing's first handheld to support infrared file transfer and a Flash ROM capable operating system. The first Palm IIIs went on sale in 1998. (TM), PalmPilot(TM), and Pilot edition connected organizers from 3Com (NASDAQ:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ). The Jot handwriting recognition system offers a natural way of inputting text, punctuation, and macros on the Palm Computing(R) platform. Jot for Palm Computing devices is $39 and is available for download from CIC's website at http://www.cic.com. Ed Colligan Ed Colligan (born March 4, 1961) is president and CEO of Palm, Inc. Colligan was president and CEO of Handspring prior to the Palm/Handspring merger in 2003. Before Handspring, he led the marketing campaign at Palm, Inc. that launched the Palm family of PDAs and smartphones. , vice president of marketing for Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company, said, "We are pleased that the success of the Palm OS(TM) 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. has attracted CIC to our platform. Jot is a unique and innovative product that offers our users an additional means of text input." Guido DiGregorio, CIC's president commented, "CIC is delighted to participate with 3Com Palm Computing to bring Jot to the Palm platform. With over 1.6 million users, Palm Computing is the market share leader in hand held computing. Making Jot available to these users underscores CIC's commitment to being the standard in handwriting recognition solutions for hand held computers." Because Jot was specifically designed to meet the demands of input on small devices it offers real time recognition in a compact program size and allows users to write in place. The Jot recognition offering for the Palm III and PalmPilot organizers will allow the user to input text by using natural printed characters in the standard input area or anywhere on the rest on the Palm screen. Jot also enables Graffiti software to be used in full screen mode. The growing base of European users of the Palm platform will appreciate Jot's support of accented characters for recognition of Roman-based European languages. Users of Palm devices may also find that input of punctuation and macros are more natural and intuitive with Jot. The Company -- About CIC Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) develops, markets, and licenses software products based on proprietary pattern recognition technologies. Founded in 1981, CIC is a leading supplier of pen computing technologies to hardware manufacturers. The Company's core technologies include multilingual handwriting recognition and dynamic signature verification software. CIC's products are designed to increase the ease of use, functionality, and security of electronic devices ranging from PC peripherals to smart cellular phones. The Company's handwriting recognition software supports the US, Europe, and Asia markets. 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 subsidiary, 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. CIC's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market under the symbol CICI. For more information about CIC and its products please visit our website at http://www.cic.com. Note to Editors: All company and product names used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Jot is a trademark of Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC). PalmPilot, Palm III, PalmOS and Palm are trademarks, and Palm Computing and Graffiti are registered trademarks, of 3Com Corporation.
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