Dauphin Announces Sales and Technology Agreement with Danaos To Provide Tablet PC's to Maritime Shipping Industry.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers PIRAEUS, Greece--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 Dauphin Dauphin, town, Canada Dauphin (dô`fĭn), town (1991 pop. 8,453), SW Man., Canada, on the Vermilion River. It is the retail and distribution center for an agricultural, lumbering, and fishing area. Technology Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). .BB:DNTK) announced today an agreement with Danaos Peripherals, Ltd., part of Danaos' group of companies, to provide Dauphin Orasis(R) Tablet PC's to Danaos and to jointly develop wireless computer solutions for its customers in the maritime shipping industry. Danaos (www.Danaos.com) is the largest international software developer for specialized maritime applications, serving over 350 ship management companies and 5000 vessels worldwide, totaling 43 million tons capacity (D.W.T.). From their headquarters in Piraeus, Greece, with offices in Miami (Florida - USA), Chatsworth (California - USA), Limassol (Cyprus) and London (UK), Danaos' client base consists of small and large international shipping companies including their own fleet of 22 vessels. The agreement provides Danaos with portable PC devices that offer full functionality of Danaos info@gate Software in mobile wireless applications on seagoing sea·go·ing adj. Made or used for ocean voyages. seagoing Adjective built for travelling on the sea Adj. 1. vessels. Applications include accounting, inventory tracking, Internet access See how to access the Internet. , email, onboard and offshore communications, on board/off board remote maintenance, 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. applications and platforms, crew management and training along with wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area services. Dauphin will provide certain proprietary options for these Danaos' applications. Plans for the two Companies are to jointly configure wireless solutions targeted for use in the near future as well as long-term applications. Anticipated quantities for the year 2001 are expected to surpass 1,000 Orasis(R) units while ramping up larger quantities for the years thereafter. Initial shipments are estimated to start at the end of the second quarter 2001. Selling price for the Orasis(R) units will range from $1,600 to $3,000, based on configuration and accessories. "This partnership with Danaos has created a new market for our Orasis(R) PC and a strong presence in wireless applications with global exposure in the shipping industry," comments Kostas Arhos, Chief Technology Officer of Dauphin Technology Inc. "We are excited to be affiliated with a renown organization such as Danaos," continued Mr. Arhos. "Dauphin's Orasis(R) and OraLynx(TM) innovative products combined with Danaos' world leading software applications is definitely a breakthrough," commented Mr. George Marinakis, Director of Sales & Purchasing for Danaos. "Dauphin's engineers, along with our engineers, have been working vigorously to arrive at a turn-key communications solution that will be launched in the shipping industry worldwide for the first time," continued Mr. Marinakis. Advances in portable computer technology and wireless networking See wireless network. , along with decreases in communications costs, allow the vessel's information systems to be integrated with office and fleet management systems. This gives vessel and fleet operators better information regarding ship systems, status, maintenance, supplies, etc. Faster access to this information reduces wasted calls and delayed departures and arrivals. Use of a wireless handheld PC  An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and offers dramatic time savings and flexibility on board the vessel. Dauphin's Orasis(R) Tablet PC (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words with its modular expansion bay makes it well suited for use in a variety of specialized applications. Exceptional performance of add-on modules is enabled by a unique expansion bay docking connector that provides both a physical snap fit connection and attaches directly to a bus on the motherboard. An electromagnetic digitizer dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig provides superior character recognition and touch-typing performance as compared to conventional touch-screens. For additional information regarding Dauphin Technology, Inc., please visit Dauphin Technology, Inc.'s web site at www.dauphintech.com. For additional information regarding Danaos, visit their website at www.danaos.com Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. involving certain risks and uncertainties including, without limitations, changes in product demand, the availability of products, change in competition, economic conditions, various risks due to changes in market conditions and other risks detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. |
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