Scotty my man, take looky at this. I will be buying in the AM.. <<Xybernaut(R) Patent Solves Challenge of Mobile Device Convergence; 'Transferable Core' Solves Need For Separate PDAs, Desktop PCs, Laptops, Cell Phones
PR Newswire - March 01, 2000 08:45
FAIRFAX, Va., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq: XYBR), the leader in wearable computing solutions with numerous Fortune 500 customers, said it has been issued a U.S. patent (#6,029,183) for a "transferable core," which the company believes will radically change mobile computing.
The "transferable core" which will be smaller than a PDA, contains the "brains" of a PC -- processor, memory and storage and I/O circuitry -- everything but the power supply and display. When plugged into what the company calls an enclosure, which can be anything from a desktop, laptop, to a cell phone, to the dashboard of a car, the core unit becomes a true personal computer.
This breakthrough in mobile convergence will allow users to easily insert and remove the "brains" of their computing or communications device from one device to another -- including memory, processor, operating system and applications.
The "transferable core" means that business users and consumers will not need separate devices, such as PDAs, desktop PCs, laptops, cell phones, and pagers. They can have access to the information they need independent of these devices anywhere they go -- from their car, home, business, etc.
"Mobile convergence has been a hot buzzword in recent months, but this is the first time anyone has developed a way to bring everything together in one package," noted Edward G. Newman, president and CEO of Xybernaut.
"It has taken us over four years to develop and obtain the three key U.S. patents for our core computer technology. Corresponding patent applications have been filed in 26 countries around the world," stated Newman. "These patents and others will dramatically expand Xybernaut's markets because our technology will allow computer and communications companies to converge all mobile computing functions into one device."
By separating the computing functions from the input and output functions, core computing allows manufacturers to mass-produce standard cores at a low cost. The enclosures can be tailored to the environment or application needs. There will also be longer product life since the input/output devices are separate.
About Xybernaut Corporation
Xybernaut Corporation is the leading provider of mobile convergence solutions, and wearable computing hardware, software and services. The company's patented wearable computer, called the Mobile Assistant IV(R) (MA IV(R)), is a full-function Pentium PC that runs Microsoft MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT, along with UNIX, Linux and other operating systems that run on the Intel x86 architecture. The MA IV allows users hands-free access to information in the computer's internal storage, in local area networks and on the Internet on an as-needed, where-needed basis. Xybernaut's software is designed to provide users with the right information when and where it's needed, using consistent navigation techniques and screen presentations. With the MA IV, customers realize immediate savings in maintenance and repair, diagnosis, inspection, inventory control and data collection procedures. Key industries using Xybernaut's products include manufacturing, distribution, transportation, government, and utilities. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Xybernaut has offices and subsidiaries in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan). Visit Xybernaut's web site at xybernaut.com.
MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "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 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 production of the Mobile Assistant, general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financing and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings.
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