Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:14:04 -0700 (MST)
From: Jon Beutler <jonb@Censoft.com>
To: press@censoft.com
Subject: Press Release - Wireless Connectivity for Embedded Linux


For Immediate Release

Booth #523
Red Hat Partner Pavilion
Linux World Expo
New York, NY
Jan 30 - Feb 2, 2001
				
Contact:

Century Software, Inc.
Gregory Haerr
CEO, Century Software, Inc.
801-268-3088x103
greg@centurysoftware.com
		

Century Software Embedded Technologies
Jon Beutler 
Director of New Business Development
801-268-3088x145
jonb@centurysoftware.com


Linux Operating Environment for PDAs, WebPADs and Internet Appliances
enhanced with wireless connectivity, PIM suites, and multimedia
applications

Century Software Embedded Technologies releases version 1.1 of their
Operating Environment and Development toolkit for embedded Linux

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - January 29, 2001 - Century Software Embedded
Technologies, a leader in graphical applications technologies for
embedded Linux, today announced version 1.1 of its Operating
Environment and Development toolkit for embedded Linux.  New wireless
applications, multimedia, and an enhanced toolkit, combined with
commercial support and engineering services from Century give
developers of embedded systems a complete solution for Linux based
deployment of PDAs, WebPADs, and Internet Appliances.

The version 1.1 Operating Environment now supports wireless
connectivity on platforms including the StrongARM-based Compaq iPAQ
and ADS Graphics Client, National Semiconductor x86 Geode, and NEC
MIPS Harrier.  A graphical network configuration utility allows users
extreme ease of use for configuring serial PPP, modem, ethernet or
wireless TCP/IP connections.  A new email client and enhanced ViewML
browser allow sending and receiving POP3 mail as well as browsing the
Internet for mobile applications.

The Linux runtime environment features a new, complete PIM suite
including address book, scheduler, calendar, todo list, notes, clock
and calculator applications.  MP3 audio and MPEG 1 video players are
included for downloaded audio/video files, or custom multimedia
applications.  The screentop has been enhanced for better application
selection and management.  These new additions combined with the
existing features of web browsing, terminal emulation, popup screen
keyboard input and handwriting recognition form the basis for a
complete solution for the development and execution of
customer-designed Linux-based applications.

A binary download of the entire operating environment is available for
selected hardware platforms, as well as for target platform graphical
application emulation on Red Hat Linux desktops.  A complete SDK
including cross- development libraries, automated build platform,
source code and documentation is available along with commercial
support from Century Software Embedded Technologies.

"Our operating environment is a complete solution for development of
PDAs, WebPADs, and Internet Appliances running Linux," says Gregory
Haerr, CEO of Century Software, Inc.  "Developers of embedded systems
now have a head start in delivering their products to market by
utilizing our applications technologies and libraries pre-built for
popular hardware platforms and chips."  Along with the complete suite
of applications, Century also offers customer engineering services,
custom applications development, and technical support.  "Our
environment and applications were developed specifically for Internet
Appliances and embedded systems, and our custom engineering services
and technical support completes our offering," added Haerr.

Availability

The Century Software Operating Environment and Development Toolkit for
Linux will be available February 5th, 2001.  Evaluation downloads,
screenshots and more information are available now from
http://embedded.centurysoftware.com.  The complete environment,
including iPAQ runtime demonstrations, will be shown during Linux
World Expo this week in Red Hat's Partner Pavilion booth #523.  In
addition, Gregory Haerr will be giving daily presentations on
developing embedded graphical applications on Linux. The ViewML
Project's source code, as well as screen shots and frequently asked
questions are available now from www.viewml.com. Microwindows is
available from www.microwindows.org.

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About Century Software Embedded Technologies

Century Software Embedded Technologies, a newly created division of
Century Software, Inc., is a leading developer of core applications
technologies for the worldwide embedded Linux applications
market. These technologies include: graphical windowing system
development and runtime environments; customized Internet browsers and
HTML viewers; embedded and Internet appliance multimedia technologies,
including MP3 audio and MPEG video players and recorders; PDA/WebPAD
runtime and development suites, and PIM suites. These core
technologies are designed specifically to allow chip manufacturers,
hardware board vendors, and their customers to build embedded
applications on x86, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, SH and other
microprocessor architectures running on either the Microwindows or the
X Window System. Based in Salt Lake City, Century Software was founded
in 1985 and is privately held. Century Software's CEO, Gregory Haerr,
is the founder and chief maintainer of the Microwindows Project, and
founder of the ViewML Project.