Ink Development Pen Software for AT&T EO Personal Communicator will be Sold on SunDisk Flash Storage Cards
NEW YORK — June 30, 1993 — SunDisk Corp. and Ink Development Corp. Wednesday signed an agreement under which Ink's notetaking application, InkWare NoteTaker, for the AT&T EO 440 Personal Communicator will be sold on SunDisk flash storage cards at select AT&T Phone Centers.
The announcement was made at the PC EXPO trade show where SunDisk storage cards are being demonstrated on EO communicators and on numerous other mobile systems.
This is the first time that software has been sold on SunDisk solid-state memory cards and the agreement marks SunDisk's entry into a potentially large and lucrative new market.
Leon Malmed, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for SunDisk, said, "Mobile computer users can now get Ink's highly acclaimed note taking software for pen-based computers on the world's most rugged and reliable storage device. Our FLASHDISK cards, which are removable and interoperable between systems and are also 100 percent DOS and Windows compatible, will give owners of the AT&T EO Personal Communicator a secure method for transferring multiple files to a variety of computing platforms."
Will Poole, vice president of sales and marketing for Ink Development, said, "This agreement will bring the benefits of InkWare NoteTaker to the growing number of users with AT&T EO Personal Communicators. After using NoteTaker, for example, to write memos, faxes or electronic mail notes, the user could easily remove the SunDisk card for security reasons or insert it into a desktop PC or another portable computer."
The SunDisk/Ink Development software card combination will initially be sold in about 55 of AT&T's 400 Phone Centers. The application will be sold on a 2.5MB SDP model SunDisk flash card. The card and software will be priced at $199, a savings of approximately $300 off the combined list prices of the two products. This special promotional price will be offered for a limited time for limited quantities.
The AT&T EO 440 Communicator, which provides fax, electronic mail, cellular phone and personal computing capabilities, went on sale this month at select AT&T Phone Centers and is available from authorized EO resellers. InkWare NoteTaker, the industry's first note taker for pen computers, is advanced software for notetaking, sketching, writing faxes and organizing free-form information.
SunDisk designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state mass storage products using proprietary high-density flash memory technology. SunDisk has established strategic relationships with AT&T, Matsushita Electric Industrial Company and Seagate Technology with Seagate holding a 25 percent equity stake in SunDisk. SunDisk, founded in 1988 and based in Santa Clara, Calif., is privately held.
Ink Development Corp. is an application software company committed to an exciting new vision: Second Nature Software — software that people don't have to think about and that can be used anywhere. Ink's product portfolio, InkWare, allows users to focus on their work, organize and explore ideas, and enhance their creativity. Ink is privately held and is based in San Mateo, Calif.
Note to Editors: InkWare and Second Nature Software are registered trademarks of Ink Development Corp.
Other tradenames are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective vendors.
CONTACT:
SunDisk Corp., Santa Clara
Nelson Chan, 408/562-3456
Bob Goligoski, 408/562-3463