CIC and Borland Bring Pen Computing to dBASE Users

June 9, 1993 — Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) (NASDAQ:CICI) Wednesday announced the availability of new pen-centric objects for Borland International Inc.’s dBASE IV database software.

When used with PenDOS, CIC’s pen operating environment, and with CIC’s Handwriter Recognition System, these pencentric objects allow dBASE users the flexibility to store handwritten information as electronic ink for signature capture or quick notes or as recognized text for data manipulation.

Pen computing solutions with Borland’s dBASE IV and CIC’s PenDOS are compatible with 386- and 486-based pen computers as well as standard desktop computers.

CIC’s new pencentric objects for dBASE provide ink that can be stored in the JOT compatible format. JOT is the electronic ink specification, recently announced at Comdex, enabling computer software applications to share handwritten notes, sketches, signatures and other free-form data across a broad spectrum of computer platforms.

“We are pleased that dBASE applications can be quickly enhanced to provide needed solutions in the high-growth pen computing segment,” said David Kaplow, Borland’s director of dBASE product marketing and management. “New sets of custom or vertical application users who have not used computers much in the past — because of their mobile computing requirements or simply because they are unfamiliar with the traditional computer keyboard — can now benefit and take advantage of this advanced automating technology with Borland’s database management and application development system — dBASE.”

These pencentric objects are now available through CIC and the CIC section of CompuServe’s Pen Technology Forum.

For millions of software developers and end-users worldwide, Borland International Inc. is the leader in application development software. A pioneer in the use of object-oriented technology, Borland is committed to offering the data-base management, programming languages, development tools, spreadsheets and applications software. Borland’s products include dBASE, Paradox, InterBase, Quatro Pro, ObjectVision, Borland C++ and Turbo Pascal. Founded in 1983 by Philippe Kahn, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, Calif.

Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) develops, markets, and licenses natural input computer technology — products that use pen and image for input. Founded in 1981, CIC today is a leading supplier of pen computing products to hardware manufacturers throughout the world, particularly its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and Handwriter Dynamic Signature Verification software, and PenDOS and PenMac pen operating environments. CIC’s products allow existing and new pen applications to operate on all major hardware and operating system platforms, including: Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, GO’s PenPoint, and CIC’s own PenDOS and PenMac. CIC’s Pen-DOS and Handwriter Recognition System for PenDOS are distributed and exclusively sublicensed by IBM to pen computer manufacturers worldwide.

CIC’s MacHandwriter, a desktop pen extension to the Macintosh computer, is distributed by Apple Japan Inc. CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, and has a subsidiary in Tokyo.

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CONTACT:
Communication Intelligence Corp., Redwood Shores
Germaine Gioia or Anne Butler, 415/802-7888
Borland International Inc., Scotts Valley
Mara Bartucca, 408/439-4704