PC Magazine Reviews Xybernaut Atigo Mobile/Wearable Computers; Product Highlighted as Unique Alternative to PDAs and Tablet PCs.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers FAIRFAX Fairfax, city (1990 pop. 19,622), historic seat of Fairfax co., NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. 1892, as a city 1961 (at which time it became independent and no longer included in a county). There is some light manufacturing. , Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2003 Xybernaut(R) Corporation, specifically its Atigo(TM) mobile/wearable computing computing - computer product, was recently highlighted in a positive product review feature article by PC Magazine. The June 19 review article was written by John R. Delaney and was entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: , "A Wearable PC." The article compared the Atigo to PDAs and Tablet PCs (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 and highlighted several unique aspects of the Atigo. For example, the article begins, "This unique portable Web tablet See digitizer tablet and tablet computer. TABLET - A query language. ["Human Factor Comparison of a Procedural and a Non-procedural Query Language", C. Welty et al, ACM Trans Database Sys 6(4):626-649 (Dec 1981)]. is designed for mobility in the field but is also useful as a thin-client wireless device or as a smart terminal." The following excerpt ex·cerpt n. A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film. tr.v. ex·cerpt·ed, ex·cerpt·ing, ex·cerpts 1. discusses the ease-of-use of the wireless connectivity features, "Our test unit arrived with a Samsung 802.11b MagicLAN wireless PC Card installed, and the card connected automatically to our wireless access point." This next excerpt highlights a key differentiator of the Atigo -- the fact that it is built-to-order and customizable based on customer preferences for peripheral hardware support as well as the Atigo being pre-configured with customer-selected software/applications. "Xybernaut builds the Atigo to-order, however, working closely with customers to determine what their needs are and which specific applications will be pre-loaded at the factory. The company even adds custom colors and logos upon request." The following two excerpts provide an overview of the likely end-user profile: "You're more likely to find the Atigo-M in the military, shipping companies, transportation concerns and the utility maintenance field than in the typical home of office. In fact, military and civilian government agencies and the transportation sector are among Xybernaut's biggest customers because they require a high degree of field workforce automation." "It's (The Atigo is) intended for field-service industries and government agencies whose highly mobile workforces can't be bogged down by laptops, but require systems that are more useful than PDAs." A link to the article can be found at: http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,3048,a=43611,00.asp About Xybernaut Corporation Xybernaut Corporation is the leading provider of wearable/mobile computing hardware, software and services, bringing communications and full-function computing power in a hands-free design to people when and where they need it. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City of Fairfax is nevertheless its county seatGR6. , Xybernaut has offices and subsidiaries in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan). Visit Xybernaut on the Web at www.xybernaut.com. Xybernaut, the Xybernaut logo and Xybernaut product names such as Mobile Assistant (MA V) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Xybernaut Corporation in the USA and other countries. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. This press release contains 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. within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "scheduled," "expect," or "intend to," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, the availability of components and successful production of the Company's products, general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, timing, and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings. Third party statements contained herein and information contained on any third party website are not endorsed by or adopted by Xybernaut, nor has their accuracy been verified ver·i·fy tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies 1. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate. 2. by Xybernaut. |
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