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My gift to you for the holidays....XYBR....still a great story.......Monday December 20, 10:44 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Xybernaut Corporation
Xybernaut(R) Announces Linux Partnership with SBS
e.V.
Fifty Member Companies Join Xybernaut in Supplying Linux Applications for Corporate
Solutions
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq: XYBR - news), the leader in wearable
computing, today announced that it has established a partnership with the Software Zentrum Boblingen/Sindelfingen e.V.
(''SBS''), a consortium of over fifty software development companies, to establish a center of excellence for Linux application
development and support. Dr. Edwin Vogt, Xybernaut's executive vice president, European Operations, has been named to
lead these worldwide Linux development activities.
Dr. Vogt commented that, ''So far, the Linux operating system has been more widely accepted in Europe by large corporate
enterprises than in the United States. Several Xybernaut customers are currently running the Mobile Assistant® IV (MA
IV(TM)) with Linux operating systems with excellent results. We have validated several versions of Linux on the MA IV,
including Suse and Red Hat, and we offer the MA IV with StarOffice under Linux as well. As more businesses recognize the
productivity advantage of the MA IV, we expect that we will see more interest in Linux applications, especially in networked
environments. With the establishment of this Linux development group, Xybernaut can harness the creativity and software
experience of the SBS as the springboard to worldwide development of Linux applications. These efforts will ensure that we
can provide our customers with expanded solutions and service regardless of the operating system choice they have made.''
Edward Newman, Xybernaut's president and CEO added, ''Now that we have successfully integrated both voice and video
drivers onto Mobile Assistants running under Linux, we are moving rapidly to provide the specific applications required by
Linux corporate customers. We see the MA IV as the mobile platform of choice for Linux users worldwide, and we intend to
maintain our leadership position in wearable solutions for all operating systems and enterprises.''
About Xybernaut
Xybernaut Corporation is the leading provider of wearable computing hardware, software and services. The company's
patented wearable computer 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.
About SBS
The Software Center was initiated by Mercedes Benz, Hewlett-Packard and IBM to foster the growth of small and
medium-sized software companies. The Software Center project is supported by the German Federal State of Baden
Wuerttemberg, the local chapter of the German Chamber of Commerce, through cooperation of government and scientific
institutions, and private industry. Member companies of the Software Center have developed solutions for production,
automation, control, design, image, workflow, re-engineering tools, multimedia, and virtual reality for clients that include
Mercedes Benz, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, BMW, Porsche, and Siemens.
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 financings and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings.
SOURCE: Xybernaut Corporation |
