Xybernaut (XYBR) News (see below)
Tuesday August 18, 10:44 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Xybernaut Corporation
Xybernaut(R) Corporation, IBM, SBS team to push
speech solutions in Europe.
The IBM Industry Solutions Lab Stuttgart, Germany, Software-Zentrum Boblingen/
Sindelfingen e.V., Boblingen, Germany, and the Xybernaut Corp. Fairfax, VA, USA announce
jointly a cooperation for introducing and integrating IBM-speech technologies into customer
oriented Application Solutions.
FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- XYBERNAUT(R) CORPORATION (Nasdaq: XYBR - news), a leader in
wearable computers, today announced that IBM a pioneer and leader in speech technologies represented by its European
Industry Solutions Lab in Stuttgart, Germany, the Software-Zentrum Boblingen/ Sindelfingen e.V. (SBS e.V.) in
Boblingen, Germany a software oriented association of small, innovative Software Companies, and Xybernaut
Corporation will jointly cooperate for introducing and integrating IBM's speech technologies into customer oriented,
voice controlled, and innovative application solutions.
The combined strength of all three companies will be bundled to introduce and adapt IBM's speech technologies into
voice controlled innovative software solutions enabling new user groups to benefit from utilizing hands-free, and mobile
wearable Computer technologies. The partners will benefit from establishing this competence center in their specific
fields of interest and core competencies. This is a further step in promoting innovative, speech controlled customer
solutions initially announced by IBM's Speech Market Segment and Xybernaut Corp. for PC-Expo in New York on June,
15 1998.
IBM's Dagmar Holtmann, Director of the European Industry Solution Laboratory Stuttgart stated: ''The technological
drive of computers everywhere is changing the world. This cooperation which merges two technologies - wearable
computing and speech recognition - is a comer stone for providing new advanced application solutions. It is opening up a
new horizon for e-business.'' And Wolfgang Karbstein, Manager of IBM speech Business Unit Germany, Austria and
Switzerland, concludes: ''Xybernaut's Mobile Assistant(R) is a great complement to IBM's Via Voice speech
technology, offering customers tremendous opportunities for productivity gains. It really meets the need of customers
who want remote computing in a hands-free environment.
Xybernaut Corporation will provide its new MA IV with its 233 MHz MMX technology up to 128 MB memory and 4
GB hard drive all packaged into a small 750 grams standard WINTEL, belt-worn module. It lets mobile users participate
in information sharing and exchange by integrating them into corporate and public information networks. Xybernaut's
European Director of Operations, Bernd Wiedmann amplified this by saying: ''The Marketplace is aware and waiting for
solutions based on mobile, speech enabled wearable computing, state-of-the-art communication technologies such as
GPS and GSM, and advanced process oriented software concepts.
''As our products become available worldwide customers will extend their application solution and processes to
include the large group of mobile users. Seamless integration of the above mentioned technologies and concepts is key to
rapid acceptance.''
The SBS e.V. will provide skill and expertise in developing and delivering advanced software solutions which are the
bases of its already existing cooperation agreement with Xybernaut Corp., signed and announced on June 6, 1997. Dr.
Edwin Vogt, President and CEO of SBS e.V. speaking on behalf of the three collaboration Companies details this in
saying: ''Utilizing advanced speech technologies and wearable computing as pivots for developing process-oriented
speech controlled software solutions allows us to provide to customers new levels of productivity in industries such as
Manufacturing, Process, Distribution, Health and Government.''
Benefiting from this hardware and software technology will bring applications to the front end, offering new levels of
collaboration between persons at the point of work with professionals at home, in a center of competence, or simply with
information management systems. With the envisioned downward trend for hardware prices, this will shape the image
and operation of industries significantly.
Xybernaut separately confirmed that its Vice Chairman, Dr. Steven A. Newman, would participate at IBM's ViaVoice
launch in Hamburg, Germany, on August 20th, 1998, after first meeting with select partners and Xybernaut European
management.
Xybernaut Corporation is a leader in providing hardware, software and service solutions to the wearable computing
industry. The Company's patented wearable computer systems feature speech-activation, flat panel and head-mounted
displays that allow 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
customers include leading corporations and government agencies for many mobile knowledge delivery system
applications, including maintenance and repair, inspection, inventory control, manufacturing and data collection.
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 forward-looking
statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, the availability of components
for, and delays in the start of, production of the next generations 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.
Mobile Assistant, and Xybernaut are registered trademarks of Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq: XYBR - news)
SOURCE: Xybernaut Corporation
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