Xybernaut(R) MA IV(TM) Wearable Computer Selected by Rutgers University for Demonstration to Select Congress and DoD Personnel
Thursday June 10, 8:31 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
FAIRFAX, Va., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq: XYBR - news), the leader in wearable computing, announced today that its Mobile Assistant® IV (MA IV(TM)) wearable computer had been selected by Rutgers University's Center for Computer Aids for Industrial Productivity (CAIP) for a recent ''Warfighter Preparedness'' research demonstration. The presentation was made before select members of Congress and the Defense Department in the House of Representative's Cannon Caucus Room in the Capitol building in Washington.
Edward Devinny, Ph.D., senior associate director of CAIP said, ''We are very pleased with the results and the reception which our demonstration received. The use of the Xybernaut MA IV provides a critical link for obtaining data in the field under high stress and at times, chaotic emergency conditions. In addition to military applications, the use of wearable computers would apply equally to non-military government or civilian organizations, such as FEMA (The Federal Emergency Management Agency).''
Edward G. Newman, Chairman of Xybernaut Corporation, stated, ''Xybernaut is pleased with the visibility it received before this high profile group. The application of wearable computers in military and civilian emergency settings we believe is going to be an essential element in modern warfare, civilian emergency and law enforcement procedures. The success of the CAIP demonstration clearly illustrates the need for wearables in this important and potentially large market segment. We look forward to continuing to work with Rutgers University on this and future projects.''
CAIP is a university-industry Advanced Technology Center of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and established by the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology.
CAIP's research, partially sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and conducted at the Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway, New Jersey campus, involves a Collaborative Computing Architecture that permits distributed users in heterogeneous computing environments to cooperate in real-time on a common task. Exhibiting under the topic ''Warfighter Preparedness,'' the CAIP demonstration task was an Emergency Planning scenario in which collaborators organize physical assets such as camps, vehicles and supplies in a graphic representation of the emergency area. Multimodal technologies from CAIP's National Science foundation Stimulate program incorporate the versatility of the Xybernaut MA IV mobile wearable computer with a natural user-computer interface. This allows for the establishment and manipulation of the required emergency assets through tracking the user's gaze, interpreting the user's speech, and even responding to the user's touch. The occasion for the demonstration was the Association of American Universities annual ''University Research in National Defense'' presentation from 21 campuses across the nation.
The MA IV(TM) is now available and being shipped to end users worldwide. It is a full-function Pentium 233 Mhz belt-worn computer, with up to 128 MB of SDRAM, a 4.3 GB hard drive, two PC card slots, a color VGA head-mounted display suspended in front of either eye with microphone and earphone or an optional wrist-mounted VGA flat panel touch screen color display, a miniature keyboard, a battery pack, and integrated voice-recognition software. With U.S. base pricing below $5,000, wearable PCs are now attractive to those organizations seeking to take advantage of the increased productivity of wearable PCs compared with other computing platforms, and for many applications where computers have never been used before.
About Xybernaut Corporation:
Xybernaut Corporation is the leader in providing hardware, software and service solutions to the wearable computing industry. The Company's patented wearable computer 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 needed for the task at hand using consistent navigation techniques and screen presentations. Xybernaut's current customers include leading Fortune 500 companies and government organizations for many mobile knowledge delivery system applications, including installation, maintenance and repair, diagnosis, inspection, inventory control, manufacturing and data collection. Key industries using Xybernaut products include manufacturing, distribution, transportation, government, and insurance. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Xybernaut has offices and subsidiaries in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan).
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 financings and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings.
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