Xybernaut's Web Site Achieves Top-Ten Ranking
FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- XYBERNAUT CORPORATION (Nasdaq: XYBR), the leader in wearable computing, reported today that its website (http://www.xybernaut.com) now ranks amongst the top ten in PlanetClick.com's (http://www.planetclick.com) computer hardware category -- placing it above Dell, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Xerox, IBM and 25 other computer companies.
PlanetClick.com is a popular directory of websites with user reviews. Web site rankings are voted on by thousands of independent users. Responding to the news, Edward G. Newman, Chairman and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Xybernaut Corporation, said: "Considering the relevance of the Mobile Assistant(R) as an internet platform as well as the importance of e-commerce and web based brand-building in Xybernaut(R)'s marketing strategy, we are extremely pleased to have been so honored."
Xybernaut's new patented Mobile Assitant(R) IV (MA IV(TM)) wearable computer is a voice-activated wearable PC that allows the user to move hands- free while doing his or her job. It consists of a belt-worn computer, a color VGA head-mounted display or flat panel VGA color digitizing display, a long- lasting, hot swappable battery pack, and integrated voice recognition software. The MA IV allows hands-free access to computer information for application in many industries, including discrete and process manufacturing for inspection, maintenance, inventory management and data collection applications, aircraft and heavy equipment maintenance, insurance claim adjustments, and telecommunications.
The MA IV wearable PC became available for the first time to Xybernaut end-user channels in December 1998. The MA IV includes up to a 233 MHz Intel Pentium MMX processor, up to 128MB of RAM, up to a 4.3 GB hard drive, a hot swappable battery, integrated speech recognition software, two PCMCIA Cardbus card slots, a full set of standard ports through its XyberPorttm, and a built- in mouse. The complete body-worn computer measures 7.5" x 4.6" x 2.5" and weighs under two pounds.
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 navigationtechniques 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 of the 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.
SOURCE Xybernaut Corporation
CO: Xybernaut Corporation
ST: Virginia
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01/25/99 10:28 EST prnewswire.com
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