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Century Embedded Technologies Upgrades Linux PDA Solution

PIXIL PDA Offers OEMs and Developers an advanced Commercial-ready
Solution based on an Open Platform and Linux Standards

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - November 21, 2001 - Century Embedded
Technologies, a leader in graphical application technologies for
embedded Linux, today announced the release of PIXIL PDA v1.1, a
commercial-ready PDA solution based on Linux, Microwindows, and
Century's PIXIL OE (Operating Environment). Significant enhancements
include a new look-and-feel, Bluetooth support, and a companion desktop
Personal Information Manager (PIM). PIXIL PDA also includes support for
email, web browsing, and games.

PIXIL PDA v1.1 advances standard applications for organizing personal
and business information. All applications interact through Century's
PIXIL Applications Registry and Interprocess Communications Mechanism,
allowing applications to share and search data without having to use the
same data format. "Our inter-applications communications technology
allows new applications to be added to the PIXIL platform and have their
data shared between all applications, regardless of the new
application's data formats," said Gregory Haerr, CEO of Century Embedded
Technologies and Microwindows project leader.

PIXIL PDA v1.1 is based on the recently announced open source PIXIL OE
that easily adapts to modern pervasive devices with multiple form
factors and connectivity requirements. Providing a base platform for
solutions, PIXIL OE offers developers a Linux standard for smart
connected devices. The complete PIXIL PDA v1.1 flash memory requirement
is less than 6.5Mb.

"We are delivering a set of applications that provides a complete
solution, with Bluetooth and 802.11b wireless connectivity operating on
a handheld device." said Gregory Haerr, CEO of Century Software. "PIXIL
PDA v1.1 extends the functionality of our recently released open
environment targeting smart devices, PIXIL OE. Providing enhanced
features, complete applications, and a modern look and feel, PIXIL
technologies usher in the next generation of embedded Linux-based PDA
offerings."

Applications Management

PIXIL's screentop applications manager, which provides application
launching, file management and the registry, has been enhanced to allow
complete customization of the screentop, with settings stored in an
XML-compatible format. Handwriting recognition has been enhanced, along
with a graphical system configuration utility, providing user access to
newly included power management, time/date, and display settings.

The new PIXIL Desktop boasts a complementary set of applications that
share data with their PIM counterparts resident on the handheld device.
PIXIL Desktop provides a comprehensive solution that will maintain
addresses, scheduled appointments, a to-do list, and notes,
synchronizing the user data between the PIM suite and desktop. The PIXIL
Desktop also has a graphical update utility that allows the PDA system
to load updated software and facilitates the addition or removal of
programs with simplicity and ease.

Connectivity

PIXIL PDA's new connectivity options include support for Bluetooth, a
graphical network configuration utility, and enhanced support for
802.11b. Most Compact Flash and PCMCIA wireless networking cards are
supported. The graphical network configuration utility simplifies
connectivity and allows quick configuration to multiple wireless
Internet connections as well as a direct connection to a network.
Internet connectivity via serial PPP is supported through direct line or
modem. Ethernet connectivity is supported through Compact Flash adapters
with dynamic DHCP or fixed addressing. Network system startup and
shutdown is enabled through the graphical interface, allowing easy
connectivity for novice users.

Internet connectivity and email access is also supported in PIXIL PDA
1.1. The included ViewML Internet Browser offers a lightweight, small
footprint web browser with a runtime memory requirement of less than 2.5
Mb.

Configurations and Availability

Century offers two configurations for PIXIL PDA v1.1. A binary-only
configuration provides commercial-ready deployment capabilities on top
of the open source PIXIL OE platform. A second configuration, known as
the PIXIL PDA Certified Platform, includes porting to a new environment
by Century Embedded Technologies, producing a supported system image
with complete source code for a fixed fee.

PIXIL PDA 1.1 is available now. Supported architectures include x86,
PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, and SH. For sales and licensing information,
please visit http://embedded.centurysoftware.com/pixil/ or contact
cetsales@centurysoftware.com or (801) 268-3088. Century also offers
custom engineering services, maintenance and support for the PIXIL
product line.

About PIXIL™ Technology

PIXIL provides a complete suite of embedded solutions for advanced
Internet appliances such as PDAs, WebPAD™ devices, cellular phones,
smart handhelds, and thin clients. Developed for multiple form factor
flat panel devices with requirements for wireless communications,
networking, web browsing, power management and GUIs, PIXIL offers a
fully integrated architecture leveraging the open standards of embedded
Linux. PIXIL's modular framework, with fully optimized pre-defined
components offers ready-to-use and easily customized applications.

About Century 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, PIM suites; and set-top boxes. Complete solutions 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.

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Century Software, Century Embedded Technologies, and PIXIL are
trademarks of Century Software, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark
owned by Linus Torvalds. WebPAD is a registered trademark of National
Semiconductor Corporation. All other names mentioned are trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.


Contacts:

Jill Ratkevic
1 (408) 209-5181
jillr@centurysoftware.com

Jon Beutler
1 (801) 268-3088 x145