Espial Fuels the Creation of Internet Applications for Smart Devices by Offering Free Software Developer Tools.Business Editors, High Tech Writers OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2000 Espial es·pi·al n. 1. The act of watching or observing; observation. 2. A taking notice of something; a discovery. 3. The fact of being seen or noticed. dedicates free developer versions of its Java-based software and development tools for smart devices on the devicetop.com (www.devicetop.com) developer portal Espial, the market leader in infrastructure software for the Pervasive Internet, today unveiled their newest commitment to building applications for the rapidly growing smart device market. Espial is dedicating free developer versions of its Java-based software and development tools to the growing number of Java developers on devicetop.com, the first portal for smart device developers. Devicetop.com is an industry partnership that fosters smart device application development through education, community, and contests including a BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. roadster giveaway. With the availability of its full suite of software and tools, Espial is providing developers with far more than the Escape web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Espial's Architect and Espresso provide the developer with feature rich and cross-platform Java development tools, while the Devicetop smart device platform enables them to develop, test, launch and use their smart device Internet applications right from their PC desktops. As Jaison Dolvane, president and co-founder of Espial, explains: "Our vision of the Pervasive Internet is larger than one company and it is absolutely imperative that smart device manufacturers, service providers and service developers work together to define open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced and technologies required for the implementation of a truly pervasive computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. infrastructure. The web browser was a key platform that drove the success of the Internet, however as the Internet begins to diverge from being browser- and PC- centric, a richer, more versatile platform is required across various types of devices." Free downloads available from devicetop.com Espial Architect v.3.0 is a visual development environment for Java that enables users to rapidly develop graphically rich applications for smart devices Espial Espresso v.3.2 is a rich suite of GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. components targeted for use in the development of smart device application services See ASP and Web services. and user interfaces Espial Escape v.4.5 is a small footprint full-featured web browser for smart devices that supports all the latest web standards Espial Devicetop v.2.0 is a smart device service platform that leverages the Java language into a powerful service platform DeviceTop.com BMW Z3 contest In order to motivate Java developers to learn and create smart device applications, devicetop.com is putting a BMW Z3 Roadster up for grabs. Devicetop.com will be giving the car to the developer who uploads the best Java technology-based smart device application to the devicetop.com portal. The contest finalists will be determined by a vote of the members of the devicetop.com portal. For more information on the contest, rush to www.devicetop.com Availability Espial's development tools, Espial Escape web browser and devicetop service platform is available today for free. Simply click on www.devicetop.com for all the latest downloads. For smart device manufacturers or service providers who would like further information or immediate evaluation copies of Espial's solutions, please contact sales@espial.com or call +1.972.980.7195. In Europe, please email saleseurope@espial.com or call +44 1793 698047. About Espial A market leader in infrastructure software for the Pervasive Internet, Espial offers a universal end-to-end service-management solution for smart devices. This includes core applications and development tools for device manufacturers like Espial Devicetop(TM), a service-enabled platform, and Espial Escape(TM), the world's most advanced web browser. It also includes Espial DeviceServer(TM), a service-management platform that allows service providers to deliver and manage content and application services to a wide variety of smart devices, including set-top boxes, screenphones, gaming consoles, smart cars, and handheld devices. Visit www.espial.com. Espial products are supported on leading device operating systems and Java virtual machine A Java interpreter. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is software that converts the Java intermediate language (bytecode) into machine language and executes it. The original JVM came from the JavaSoft division of Sun. implementations from companies such as 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 ) -- WinCE, Linux -- Redhat (Nasdaq:RHAT RHAT Red Hat (stock symbol) RHAT Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania RHAT Register Hba Attributes ), Symbian -- EPOC A 32-bit operating system for handheld devices from Symbian Ltd., London, (www.symbian.com). Used in Psion and other handheld computers, it supports Java applications, e-mail, fax, infrared exchange, data synchronization with PCs and includes a suite of PIM and productivity applications. 32, Wind River (Nasdaq:WIND) -- VxWorks and pSOS, QNX A multiuser, multitasking, real time operating system for PCs from QNX Software Systems, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (www.qnx.com), that is noted for its low-memory requirement and rapid response. Similar to Unix, it has been in use since the early 1980s. -- QNX 4 and Neutrino neutrino (n  trē`nō) [Ital.,=little neutral (particle)], elementary particle with no electric charge and a very small mass emitted during the decay of certain other particles. , Microware -- OS9, Be -- (Nasdaq:BEOS) -- BEOS, Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA)SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) -- Java platform, Tao Group -- intent(TM) and Insignia -- Jeode. The Pervasive Internet Espial believes that the success of the Pervasive Internet (an Internet available to billions of users who access highly personalized information through a variety of smart devices) depends on the presence of three major critical elements. These three critical elements include the wide availability of smart devices, service provider infrastructure to manage devices, and large developer or service creator communities focused on creating services for smart devices. Espial is committed to working with its partners and customers to put in place these various elements of the pervasive computing infrastructure. Note to editors: Espial, Espial Escape, Espial Espresso, Espial Devicetop, and Espial DeviceServer are trademarks of Espial Group Inc. Java and all other Java-based trademarks are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. |
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