GRiD Systems Introduces European Character Set Handwriting Recognition Software
FREMONT, Calif. — March 22, 1990 — GRiD Systems Corp. Thursday introduced European character set handwriting recognition software for the GRiDPAD line of pen interface handheld computers.
The software was demonstrated Thursday to potential buyers at the CeBIT '90 Fair in Hannover, West Germany.
''GRiD developed this enhanced version of our handwriting recognition software for the GRiDPAD to incorporate the special characters required throughout all the major Western European countries,'' said D. Bruce Walter, GRiD senior vice president of sales and marketing.
GRiD also announced plans to start shipping GRiDPAD computers with handwriting recognition software to Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, U.K. and West Germany this spring.
To facilitate development of additional software for pen interface and handwriting recognition, GRiD is sponsoring an international conference to study handwriting recognition in Santa Clara, Calif., on April 19.
The GRiDPAD is a handheld, notebook-size, MS-DOS computer that uses pen interface technology and recognizes printed handwriting.
GRiD manufactures and markets a comprehensive range of battery-powered laptop computers, industry-standard desktop computers, operating systems, software tools, portable peripherals and electronic mail/networking systems. GRiD, with installed systems in more than one third of Fortune 500 companies, has a world-wide direct sales and support organization. The company also demonstrates products at more than 50 GRiD Systems Centers and sells products through application-specific value-added resellers.
GRiD is located at 47211 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, Calif. 94538. GRiD also has subsidiaries in the UK (44)(0)372-60266, and in Germany (49)(0)211-498-2971.
GRiD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tandy Corp., Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy is a leading manufacturer and distributor of consumer electronics and computers. A New York Stock Exchange company, Tandy has sales in excess of $4 billion annually.
CONTACT:
GRiD Systems Corp., Fremont
Bob Goligoski, 415/656-4700