CIC’s PenDOS and Handwriter Software Offered on New Epson Handheld Computer
LAS VEGAS — November 15, 1993 — Communication Intelligence Corp. (NASDAQ-NMS: CICI) today announced that its PenDOS(R) pen operating environment and award-winning Handwriter(R) Recognition System are bundled on Epson America's newly announced EHT-30 handheld computer. The EHT-30 is being demonstrated this week by Epson at the Fall COMDEX trade show in Las Vegas.
The EHT-30 handheld computer is designed specifically to address vertical mobile markets. It can be used in virtually any application where there is a need to manipulate, capture and record data and then communicate that data wirelessly to a host system. Some common applications include inventory control, route accounting and management, field sales, stock and commodities on-floor transactions and price reporting, and hospital/medical data collection.
"We strongly believe that CIC's commitment to standards in its development of PenDOS will strengthen the growing handheld market," said Bud Weist, Epson OEM director of marketing. "Our association with CIC allows us to provide our customers with the most powerful and flexible systems available today."
"PenDOS is ideally suited to the EHT-30 and other handheld computers that require small memory size, low battery consumption, but fast and robust responses," stated CIC President James Dao. "CIC expects that PenDOS will be available on additional handheld computers shortly."
The EHT-30 will be sold through the OEM and VAR channels beginning in January 1994. Sample units are available now.
Epson OEM Products Division is a leading marketer of handheld computers, liquid crystal displays (LCDs), printer mechanisms, floppy and optical disk drives and retail point-of-sale printers. Epson OEM is a division of Epson America Inc., the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corp., the world's largest manufacturer of microcomputer printers. Epson OEM Products Division is located at 20770 Madrona Ave., Torrance, CA 90503, 310-787-6300.
The Company
CIC is recognized for its pen computing technology and products in the United States and throughout the world. The company's Handwriter(R) Recognition System software, which is available in numerous languages and compatible with various operating systems, is two-time winner of Boston University and Pen Magazine's award for "Best Recognizer." CIC's PenDOS(R) and Handwriter(R) Recognition System for PenDOS(R) are distributed and exclusively sublicensed by IBM to pen computer manufacturers worldwide. CIC's Handwriter(R) for Windows(TM), MacHandwriter(R) and MacHandwriter II — pen input systems for the desktop, combining both hardware and software — are distributed in the United States, Canada and Japan.
CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., and has subsidiaries in Tokyo, Japan, and Nanjing, China. The company is publicly traded and listed on the NASDAQ National Market as CICI.
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CONTACT:
Anne Butler, director of investor relations of CIC, 415-802-7888