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Press ReleaseEspial Group announces the release of a powerful suite of PersonalJava applications for Internet appliancesJune 15, 1999
OTTAWA, Canada - 15 June 1999: Espial Group, the leader in embedded Java technology,
today announced the release of a comprehensive suite of applications for Java
technology-based Internet appliances. This small footprint Internet application
suite includes Espial Escape; a web browser with JavaScript, Espial Ebox, an email
client and Espial Assistant; a personal information manager, to provide device
manufacturers with a fully customizable and out-of-the-box solution for consumer
and embedded Internet appliances.
"The Java™ language is scalable, powerful and flexible, which is crucial in the age of consumer networked devices," said Brian Gentile, vice president of developer relations, Sun Microsystems. "By choosing the Java platform, Espial has given their customers the customization, branding and a critical time-to-market advantage they need to be successful. We are pleased to see such successes with Java technology in the emerging consumer appliances market." Espial's Internet application suite has been developed with great consideration for low resource environments, diverse visual displays and various input devices. A visual user interface tool, a comprehensive set of user interface components and extensive product APIs, included with Espial's Internet applications offer device manufacturers tremendous flexibility to very quickly and easily customize Espial's Internet applications to suit their specific needs. "The information appliance market is going through explosive growth, and we've just barely tapped into the application potential for these devices." said Anne Thomas, industry analyst from Patricia Seybold Group. "PersonalJava provides a powerful, yet simple programming environment to rapidly build applications for this market. Espial Group's Internet application suite goes one better. It provides a turnkey PersonalJava application solution for personal data assistants, web phones, and other appliances." Espial's Internet applications are ideal for use in embedded Internet appliances and have been extensively tested and validated across several embedded processors - including Intel's (INTC) StrongArm and x86, Motorola's (NYSE:MOT) PowerPC, Patriot's (OTC:BB:PTSC) PSC1000, Hitachi's (NYSE:HIT) SH and many embedded operating systems - including Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) WinCE, Symbian's EPOC, Sun's (NYSE:SUNW) JavaOS for consumers, WindRiver's (NASDAQ:WIND) VxWorks and Microware's (NASDAQ: MWAR) OS-9. "Espial's Internet applications offer a highly usable, scalable and portable solution", said Dilshan DeSilva, director Product Development, Espial Group. "Espial has invested a considerable amount of effort into the ease-of-use, usability and aesthetic details of these applications. In addition, these Internet applications are completely based on Internet standards. All this will ensure seamless compatibility and wider consumer acceptance for devices powered with Espial's Internet applications." Espial Internet Application Suite Espial Escape: A tiny, full-featured PersonalJava web browser for consumer and embedded Internet appliances. • Core footprint of less than 175K
Espial Ebox: A small footprint PersonalJava email client consumer and embedded Internet appliances. • Core footprint of less than 120K
Espial Assistant: A small footprint PersonalJava based personal information manager for consumer and embedded Internet appliances. • Core footprint of less than 90K
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