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Sarah Pick
LinuxWorld Booth 1442
301-490-4007 x 128							ESC
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Applied Data Systems Demonstrates Variety of JVM on Low-Powered
StrongARM(tm) Platform: Solutions for Growing Internet Appliance Market  

San Francisco - - - August 28, 2001  - Applied Data Systems, a leading
developer of RISC-based application-ready solutions, demonstrated three Java
Virtual Machine (JVM) packages running on ADS' StrongARM based system at
LinuxWorld today.

"We work closely with a wide range of JVM and JDK packages with various OS
combinations that run on our low powered application-ready systems to
support the needs of the information appliance and portable markets," said
Robert Olsen, CEO ADS. 

One display showcases Insignia's Jeode(tm)  which enables accelerated and
robust Java(tm) functionality on information appliances. A "Sun Authorized
Virtual Machine" fully compatible with the PersonalJava(tm) and Embedded
Java(tm) specifications, the Jeode EVM(tm) can execute Java applications 6 -
10 times faster than interpretive JVMs in roughly the same amount of memory.
Key attributes include efficient memory utilization ported and tested on
popular RTOS microprocessor combinations. At the shows, Insignia's demo will
be running on Embedix (Linux) software from Lineo, on ADS' Graphics Master
low-powered RISC-based system.

Applied Data Systems will also be demonstrating a VisualAge Micro Edition
(VAME) JVM developed by Object Technology International (OTI), ported onto
MontaVista Software's Hard Hat Linux. VAME is a comprehensive integrated
development environment that helps speed development with enhancements to
support more effective team collaboration. The package includes automatic
statement completion and the ability to breakpoint source code without
restarting the executing program. The OTI/ HHL package is running on ADS'
Graphics Client Plus system.

The third JVM is a full Java display of Blackdown JDK running on ADS'
embedded Linux, developed through the Open Source with Xwindows, a defacto
of LinuxGUI. Blackdown (www.blackdown.org ) is dedicated to the development
of the Java platform for Linux based on the community source concept,
abiding by the agreements made with Sun and other technology vendors. The
Blackdown project is based entirely on Java product source bases that have
been licensed from Sun Microsystems. 
All three demos are running on ADS' RISC-based systems with efficient low
power consumption and power management packages. The JVM package options are
currently available on the ADS' Graphics Master and Graphics Client Plus
platforms third quarter. Pricing depends on the selection of OS, packaging
and licensing agreements.

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 About Applied Data Systems
ADS is the leading developer and manufacturer of "application-ready"
RISC-based single board computers for the embedded systems market that
enable wireless, mobile and Internet-connected applications. Customer
markets include medical devices, process control, vehicle / asset
management, GPS, electronic signage, check approval, mail extraction and
information displays. ADS is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. For more
information on ADS call301-490-4007, or visit the website at
www.applieddata.net.
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Applied Data Systems 
9140 Guilford Road
Columbia, MD 21046