Insignia Announces Integration of its Java-Enabling Technology with Latest Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 Business PDA.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2002 Wireless Linux Device Uses Insignia Technology to Provide Integration With Enterprise Applications for Mobile Workers Insignia Solutions(R) (Nasdaq:INSG INSG International Nickel Study Group ) announced today that Sharp Corporation's newly launched Zaurus SL-5600 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). includes its Java(TM)-enabling technology. The Zaurus SL-5600 is a powerful and expandable Linux(R)-based business PDA and wireless capable solution for enterprise users and professional consumers. Following this agreement, Insignia's technology is now available on all models in the Sharp Zaurus The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) made by Sharp Corporation. The Zaurus was the most popular PDA during the 1990s in Japan and was based on a proprietary operating system. range. Insignia's software enables Zaurus users to easily download and run Java-based content on the Zaurus SL-5600. Use of the Insignia Jeode(TM) software makes it simple to migrate and run enterprise applications on the device, as well as Java content created by the estimated 250,000 mobile Java developers worldwide. Designed for the enterprise user with a heavy workload, the Zaurus SL-5600 features Sharp's high-resolution color-reflective QVGA (Quarter VGA) A screen resolution of 320x240 pixels, which is used on handheld devices. Although 320x240 seems half the 640x480 VGA resolution, the "quarter" comes from the total number of pixels, which is one fourth the number (320 times 240=76800; 640 times 480=307200). LCD screen technology, a cleverly designed integrated QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys. with a sliding cover, extra-long battery life with a rechargeable, replaceable 1700 mAh battery standard, a unique new memory architecture offering the corporate user 64MB of protected flash memory, plus 32MB of SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. , dual expansion with Compact Flash(TM) and SD/MMC card slots. In addition, it features a powerful Intel(R) XScale(TM) 400MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. processor and an integrated speaker and microphone offering corporate users an advanced mobile enterprise device for all their business and personal needs. "The combination of wireless connectivity, superior functionality and high performance makes the new Zaurus a perfect fit for the needs of the business market," said Mark McMillan, president, Insignia Solutions. "Key to this is its ability to extend enterprise applications to mobile users quickly and easily using our Java-enabling software in order to deliver real business benefits. This new agreement with Sharp further demonstrates our leadership in the mobile Java marketplace." Insignia Jeode is an implementation of Insignia's industry-leading 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. environment, tailored for the limited memory resources and browsing requirements of PDAs and related smart handheld devices. It is fully compatible with the PersonalJava(TM) specification, and supports all PersonalJava 1.2 class libraries, including optional classes, and features Insignia's patent-pending Dynamic Adaptive Compilation technology, which delivers responsive Java application A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. performance. About Insignia Solutions Insignia Solutions' provisioning-infrastructure software enables wireless carriers and mobile device manufacturers to fully 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 mobile service opportunity. Founded in 1986, Insignia is a market-share leading supplier of Java virtual machine software solutions for high-growth markets including mobile, digital TV, telematics, and embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. . More than 40 million units of Insignia's JVM See Java Virtual Machine. JVM - Java Virtual Machine (TM) technology are licensed by major partners including Samsung, HP, BSQUARE, Wind River, Fujitsu, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Toshiba, Motorola and Siemens AG. Insignia Solutions is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol INSG. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California with R&D and European operations based in the United Kingdom, and its Asian HQ in Japan. For additional information about Insignia or its products please visit http://www.insignia.com. Forward-Looking Statements The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. This news release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the impact of conclusion or postponement of prospective licensing transactions; the impact of weakening economic conditions or perceived conditions on the level of spending by customers and prospective customers on Insignia Solutions' software and services; financial and other impacts of cost control measures; quarterly fluctuations in Insignia Solutions' revenues or other operating results; failure by Insignia Solutions to meet financial expectations of analysts and investors, including failure resulting from significant reductions in demand from earlier anticipated levels; risks that cash generated from operations and financing activities will be insufficient to satisfy Insignia Solutions' liquidity requirements; risk as related to market acceptance of Insignia Solutions' products; impact of long and lengthening sales and implementation cycles for Insignia Solutions' products; satisfaction levels of customers regarding the implementation and performance of Insignia Solutions' products; reliance by Insignia Solutions on a limited number of customers for a majority of revenue; Insignia Solutions' need to maintain and enhance business relationships with systems integrators, licensors and other parties; Insignia Solutions ability to attract and maintain qualified executives and other personnel and motivate employees; Insignia Solutions' use in its products of third-party software; activities by Insignia Solutions and others regarding protection of intellectual property; and release of competitive products and other actions by competitors. Further details on these risks are set forth in Insignia Solutions' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. These filings are available on a website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements in this release are generally identified by words such as "expect," "anticipate," "will," "intend," "believe," "hope," "assume," "estimate," "plan," and other similar words and expressions. Insignia Solutions does not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking or other statements in this release. Note to Editors: Insignia, Insignia Solutions, the Insignia Solutions logo and the Jeode logo are registered trademarks and Jeode, EVM EVM Earned Value Management EVM Evaluation Module EVM Error Vector Magnitude EVM Electronic Voting Machine EVM Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals EVM Economic Value Management EVM Extraneous Vegetable Matter EVM Extra-Value Meal EVM Electronic Voltmeter and DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter are trademarks of Insignia Solutions, Inc. Sun Microsystems, Sun, Java, EmbeddedJava, PersonalJava, and J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) A version of Java 2 for cellphones, PDAs and consumer appliances. J2ME uses the K Virtual Machine (KVM), a specialized Java interpreter for devices with limited memory. are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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