XyberFlash®
December, 10 2002
Xybernaut® Wearable Computing Technologies Highlighted at 2002 ITU Telecom Asia Forum
IBM Demonstrates Xybernaut Mobile Assistant V (MA V) During CNN Interview and Discusses Use of MA V for Queue Busting and Mobile Ticketing
FAIRFAX, VA, December 10, 2002 ¡V Xybernaut Corporation (NASDAQ: XYBR) today confirmed that IBM representatives demonstrated the Mobile Assistant V (MA V) wearable computer at the 2002 ITU Telecom Asia Forum recently held in Hong Kong, China from December 2-6.
The IBM demonstrations of the Xybernaut MA V caught the attention of various media representatives including Kristie Lu Stout, technology correspondent, with CNN's Tech Watch television news program.
During a December 5, 2002 news segment highlighting key technologies at ITU Asia, Stout observed/tested the MA V and stated the following:
"The killer app is fastened to the waist -- a full function PC with wireless Internet (access). Developed by IBM and US firm Xybernaut, the Mobile Assistant is a workstation designed for the body. I spotted this new way to compute at the ITU Asia Forum, where I strapped one on for a test drive."
During the interview, Stout spoke with Vicky Ward, wireless eBusiness spokesperson, for IBM.
Ward gave a quick tutorial of the MA V system highlighting various capabilities and an introduction to various industry sectors in which IBM and Xybernaut are seeing strong interest, "This is designed for the mobile worker -- very flexible -- you have several ways of getting information back from the home-base," stated Ward.
While Stout was getting set up with the gear, Ward discussed a few of the key components of the MA V platform, "You've got the earpiece so you can hear instructions, you've got the eyepiece so you can see the information that is needed and then you can drop down the (flat panel) display (FPD) so you can see the same information that you see in your eyepiece."
When asked what companies are using Xybernaut wearable computers, Ward went on to discuss the overall demand that IBM is experiencing and a few specific examples including Air Canada, "As you can see, you are dressed as a mobile service worker. We're finding a lot if interest in (industries and) applications such as airlines. Air Canada uses this equipment ¡K for queue busting -- issuing tickets to their customers."
Stout went on to give a summary of her experiences testing the system and its potential: "It fits a niche market ... PC users in very confining positions. For example, maintenance technicians on a telephone pole or maintenance workers on an airplane wing that actually have to access data in manuals but they need something right on their body," added Stout.
The interview segment was broadcast December 5, 2002 on television and on the CNN web site at asia.cnn.com.
Xybernaut chairman, president and CEO, Edward G. Newman, commented; "Despite measured decreases in our marketing expenditures Xybernaut and its channel partners continue to demonstrate a high level of success in reaching targeted audiences on a worldwide basis."
About Xybernaut
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, Xybernaut has offices and subsidiaries in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan). Visit the Xybernaut web site at www.xybernaut.com.
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