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From: "Pick, Sarah" <SPick@applieddata.net>
To: "'lwn@lwn.net'" <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: Microwindows developer joins ADS board...
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:30:20 -0500

Michael, FYI

For Immediate Release
Contact: Sarah Pick
LINUX WORLD
Applied Data Systems
BOOTH #769	
301-490-4007 x128
spick@applieddata.net

Developer of Popular Embedded Linux GUI Joins Board of Applied Data Systems
(ADS) 
 
Columbia, Maryland - January 24, 2001 - Applied Data Systems (ADS), a
leading developer of application-ready RISC-based embedded systems, today
announced the appointment of Gregory Haerr, to the company's Board of
Directors. As the leader of the open source Microwindows Project
(www.microwindows.org) Haerr brings tremendous expertise in development and
deployment of scalable GUI's and graphical APIs for mobile and
internet-enabled applications.

"We've pioneered the graphical interface for embedded applications, and
Greg's perspective on this sector is extremely valuable to our company's
growth," said Robert Olsen, CEO of Applied Data Systems.  

Haerr is a regular guest contributor to Embedded Linux Journal magazine,
where he writes about graphical uses of embedded Linux.  The Microwindows
Project, founded by Haerr in April 1999, recently won the Editor's Choice
"Best Embedded Development Tool" award in January 2001 by Linux Journal, a
leading magazine covering Linux.

In 1985, Haerr founded Century Software, a privately held company
specializing in PC-to-UNIX connectivity.  After pioneering the first
commercially available terminal emulator for UNIX, the company went on to
build Windows software replacing physical terminals for UNIX and IBM host
access.  Century Software has been profitable every quarter for 15 years,
and currently maintains no debt.  In August 2000, Century Software formed an
Embedded Technologies Division aimed at commercializing the opportunities
present in graphical applications technologies for embedded Linux.  The
company recently founded The ViewML Project, the industry's first open
source Internet Browser targetted at embedded Linux systems.

With more than twenty-four years of experience as a computer scientist,
Haerr is a specialist in graphics, operating systems, compiler and
interpreter design, and communications protocols. Haerr received a degree in
Computer Science from the University of California at San Diego. Haerr
maintains the open source Microwindows project and is the CEO of Century
Software in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

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About Applied Data Systems 
Applied Data Systems (ADS) solutions enable numerous applications including 
process control, GPS, fleet management, and POS/kiosk. For information,
please visit the ADS website at http://www.applieddata.net or call
301/490-4007.


About Century Software Embedded Technologies
Century Software Embedded Technologies, a newly created division of Century
Software, Inc., is a leading developer of core technologies for the
worldwide embedded Linux applications market. For more information, please
contact www.centurysoftware.com, www.viewml.com, or microwindows.org.