Firepad Demonstrates Fastest, Thinnest Vector Display Technology for the Palm; Groundbreaking Software To Enable High-Speed GIS and CAD Data Rendering On Handhelds.Business/High-Tech Editors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000 Firepad, Inc., the leading provider of software that enables rich content on handheld devices, announced today that it has demonstrated a high-speed vector rendering engine for the Palm Computing Platform(R). The new technology permits the viewing of complex geographic information system geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to (GIS) and computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD) data on Handspring Visor(R), IBM WorkPad(R), Palm(R), Symbol SPT(R), and other devices. Firepad's vector solution is fast, thin, and industry compliant. The technology is capable of loading data at a rate of approximately 1,000 vectors per second, and rendering data at approximately 2,500 vectors per second. A complex CAD drawing can be rendered in approximately four seconds; a consumer map can be rendered almost instantaneously. The client component of the solution is designed to support data files of up to 250,000 vectors, and is only 10kb in size. Firepad's vector technology was developed in accordance with ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 8632, the international standard for vector data specified by the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. . "Firepad's new vector display technology, along with our licensing program, bursts open the handheld market for GIS software companies, and the GIS market for handheld manufacturers and system integrators," said Kenneth J. Marshall, Firepad's president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Yesterday, Firepad and Quadralay Corporation jointly announced a partnership to bring Palm support to Adobe FrameMaker(R). Firepad will demonstrate all of the latest rich media technologies for the Palm at PalmSource conference 2000, to be held December 12-15, 2000 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . About Firepad Inc. Firepad(TM) makes software that enables rich content on handheld devices. Based in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , the company helps enterprises, developers, and content owners publish on the Palm Computing(R) Platform. More information about Firepad(TM) can be found on the World Wide Web at www.firepad.com. About The International Organization for Standardization ISO is the International Organization for Standardization. It is made up of some 140 national standards institutes from countries large and small, industrialized in·dus·tri·al·ize v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example). 2. and developing, in all regions of the world. ISO develops voluntary technical standards which contribute to making industrial production and supply more efficient, safer and cleaner, and to making trade between countries easier and fairer. |
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