CompUSA Begins Distribution of CIC Handwriter Product
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — November 14, 1996 — Communication Intelligence Corp. (NASDAQ:CICI) announced today that CompUSA is now offering CIC's Handwriter product.
Initially, the Handwriter product will be stocked and promoted at four superstores located in Manhattan, N.Y., Santa Clara, Calif., and Las Vegas. In addition to these four major CompUSA superstore locations, Handwriter will be sold through CompUSA's Internet web site under "Hot New Products" and featured in CompUSA's mail-order catalogue, PCs Compleat.
CompUSA customers will be able to order the Handwriter at all stores. Assuming all goes according to plan, a U.S. national roll-out of the Handwriter in all CompUSA stores is anticipated to begin in January, 1997.
CompUSA has over 115 outlets in the United States. CIC has chosen CompUSA for initial retail distribution of the Handwriter product line based on CompUSA's reputation as a high-technology innovator.
"We are very excited about the Handwriter's entry into retail. As a product which has undergone extensive user testing, we are confident that it will be well received by consumers. Feedback from focus groups and CompUSA store test results all suggest that we have much to look forward to," said Jeff Dao, vice president of marketing and sales at CIC.
The Company
Communication Intelligence Corp. develops, markets, and licenses natural input computer technology — products that use pen and image for input. Founded in 1981, CIC is a leading supplier of pen computing software products to hardware manufacturers throughout the world. The company's products include the multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and SigCheck dynamic signature verification software, and the PenDOS and PenMac pen operating environments.
CIC markets software tools such as InkTools and Sign-it which allow signature capture and verification within computer applications. CIC also markets the Handwriter for Windows, a peripheral input device product enabling users to have pen computing capabilities on their desktop and laptop personal computers.
CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, and has subsidiaries in Japan and China. CIC's stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ, symbol CICI.
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