Pen-Based Computing Timeline

GRiD Systems Corp., manufacturer of the only pen-based computer (GRiDPAD) shipping in North America, reaffirmed its leadership position today by announcing that it will support an open systems architecture for pen-based computing.

Apple Computer Inc. and GO Corp. announced that AppleTalk has been licensed by GO for its new pen-based operating system, PenPoint, also announced today.

Softview Inc., a developer of tax-preparation software and other productivity tools for personal computers, announced its support of GO Corp.’s PenPoint pen-based operating system.

Nantucket Corp. announced its intent to support GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system as part of the company’s multi-platform strategy.

Sitka Corp.’s TOPS networking technology has been ported to GO Corp.’s new PenPoint operating system, the two companies announced.

TechGnosis Inc. announced client/server data access for GO Corp.’s PenPoint pen-based computing environment.

A consortium of major computer companies have formally affiliated as Unicode Inc. to maintain and promote Unicode, a newly developed multilingual text and character encoding standard.

Slate Corp. announced support for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, the upcoming pen-based operating system from Microsoft Corp.

Three of the world’s top industrial design and engineering firms, responsible for GRiD and GO computers, announced they will merge to create IDEO, the first completely integrated full-service product development firm.

NCR Corporation announced the NCR System 3125, an advanced pen-based notepad and first mobile automation tool with true handwriting-recognition capabilities.

GO Corp. demonstrated its pen operating system, PenPoint, on NCR’s 3125 Notepad computer, the first announced Intel 386-based pen hardware platform.

NCR Corporation announced the NCR System 3125, an advanced pen-based notepad that can be carried wherever people work.

NCR Corp. announced it has signed an agreement with SystemSoft Corporation to provide the Power Management and BIOS Software for NCR’s System 3125 pen based notepad computer.

NCR Corp. announced an agreement with SystemSoft Corporation to provide the power management and BIOS for the NCR 3125 pen computer.

Slate Corp. announced PenBook, the first electronic book environment for PenPoint and Windows for Pen Computing.

Momenta International of Mountain View, California unveiled the first computer to blend the functions of a pen-based system and a standard notebook computer.

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announced a complete OEM design solution for pen systems utilizing the Intel 80386SL Microprocessor SuperSet to run either GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system or Microsoft’s Windows for Pen operating environment.

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announced a complete OEM design solution for pen systems to run either GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system or Microsoft’s Windows for Pen operating environment.

GRiD Systems Corp. announced that it plans to demonstrate the GRiDPADSL, a pen computer based on an Intel 80386SL microprocessor, at Fall COMDEX ’91.

Communication Intelligence Corp. and Samsung Electronic Company, Ltd. jointly announced the signing of a licensing agreement for Samsung to use CIC’s Handwriter Multi-lingual Recognition System, Multiple Operating Environment Interfaces, PenDOS Pen-Based Operating Environment and Handwriter On-Line Dynamic Signature Verification System.

A prototype of Hyundai’s pen computer was on display at COMDEX. Shipments were scheduled to begin in mid-1992.

Scriptel Corporation, which recently signed an agreement to provide pen-based technology to Apple, announced a cordless stylus and single-chip controller.

CIC and Infos GmbH, a leading German computer systems integrator, announced a license agreement for Info to use CIC’s pen-based software on Infos’ 386SXL pen computer.

Momenta announced availability of the Momenta Computer, the first computer to offer the benefits of a pen-based system and the standard functions of a notebook computer.

Sitka Corp. announced the availability of its new peer-to-peer, pen connectivity platform, PenTOPS and PenCentral, for third-party developers building pen computing applications.

Sitka Corp. announced that IBM has licensed its PenCentral networking software technology, the first networking server technology available to connect pen computers with DOS-based PCs via parallel port, serial port or modem.

Kurta Corp. formed a division focused on the rapidly emerging pen-based computer OEM market. The Pen Systems Products Division markets a high-performance, low-power pen system, selling direct to system designers and manufacturers for integration with pen-based portable computers and peripherals.

Slate announced Day-Timer Pen Scheduler combining the ease of a paper planner with the power of a pen computer.

Slate Corp. announced six agreements with leading pen hardware manufacturers to help speed the early adoption of its Day-Timer Pen Scheduler software.

Slate Corp. announced SafetyPen Utilities, a suite of utilities for GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system. SafetyPen Utilities provide comprehensive password protection and data security features to protect data stored on the PenPoint system.

PenStuff Inc. announced the availability of the PenStuff RPN12C+ Financial Calculator, available for pen-based computers running GO Corp.’s PenPoint, pen-centric operating system.

Microsoft introduced Professional Toolkit for Visual Basic with controls to create text boxes for pen input as an ink data type or provide access to the pen recognition engine.

ParaGraph International, a Russian-American business venture, announced a joint development effort with GO Corp. The two companies are working together to integrate CalliGrapher, ParaGraph’s cursive handwriting recognition product into PenPoint.

ParaGraph International, a Russian-American business venture, announced a joint development effort with GO Corp to integrate CalliGrapher, ParaGraph’s cursive handwriting recognition product, into PenPoint.

Nazem and Co. announced an agreement to invest $1 million in PenWare Inc., a company “that every venture capitalist wants to back.”

Scriptel Corp. is teaming up with ParaGraph International to explore the potential development of a state-of-the-art, pen-based system that will allow OEM customers access to smaller, faster and more accurate digitizer and cursive handwriting recognition products.

Photonics Corp. announced support for wireless portable-to-desktop connectivity using the Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing operating system.

PenWare demonstrated its PenCell spreadsheet running under Windows for Pen Computing at the Windows World conference.

Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of its new pen operating system, Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, also known as “Windows for Pens.”

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced Handwriter Multi-Lingual Recognition System for the PenPoint operating system.

GO Corp. announced the commercial release of PenPoint.

GO Corp. announced, with hardware and software partners, the availability of innovative new products for its PenPoint operating system.

Photonics Corp. demonstrated its Infrared Transceiver for wireless connectivity with GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system for pen computers.

Slate Corp. supported the shipment of the GO PenPoint operating system with the broadest family of software applications products announced for PenPoint.

Oracle Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of data management software and services, today announced client support for GO Corporation’s PenPoint operating system.

IBM announced the formation of the IBM Pen Developer Assistance Program, designed to assist IBM customers and independent software vendors (ISVs) as they begin developing industry specific and general purpose pen-based applications.

Compsoft Services Inc., announced the PenConnect Series of communication products for pen-based computers running GO Corporation’s PenPoint operating system, the first series of products to connect with a wide variety of sophisticated systems.

PenMagic Software Inc. announced the release of Numero, a financial work processor software product that enables mobile pen computer users to complete a wide variety of financial tasks.

PenMagic Software Inc. announced it is offering consultants, systems integrators and Value-Added-Resellers (VARs) a training and support program that will assist them in marketing and implementing client solutions using PenMagic applications.

Oracle Corporation announced Oracle Card for Pen Computing, the first application development tool for pen-based client/server computing.

Phoenix Technologies announced that major OEMs developing new pen systems with Phoenix PenBIOS.

GO Corp. announced the appointment of Stratton D. Sclavos to the post of vice president of worldwide sales.

MicroTouch Systems, Inc. announced that its TouchPen pen computing digitizer, one of the first to offer both touch and pen input, now supports Go Corporation’s PenPoint Operating System for pen computers.

Mouse Systems Corp., developer of the first mouse for the IBM PC, debuted PenMate.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced an agreement granting NEC a worldwide license to Handwriter Recognition Systems, Handwriter Dynamic Signature System, and PenDOS.

Zenith Data Systems today announced its intention to offer a pen-capable display upgrade for its award-winning Z-NOTE series of notebook PCs

Manufacturers of desktop peripheral devices to offer Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

NCR Corporation announced a strategic software alliance with GRiD Systems Corp. under which NCR will offer GRiD’s PenRight! pen-computer software platform on NCR 3125 NotePad systems.

GRiD Systems Corp., which has the largest installed based of custom MS-DOS-based pen computer applications, announced that NCR Corp. has signed a distribution agreement enabling the company to offer PenRight!, GRiD’s MS-DOS-based pen computer software platform, on its pen computers.

The Unicode Consortium announced the successful merger of Unicode’s multilingual encoding standard with the recently approved ISO 10646, developed by the International Standards Organizations (ISO).

AT&T Microelectronics and GO Corp. made public their relationship to jointly develop products that will be the foundation for an open platform to address the emerging Personal Communicator market.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced the release of PenDOS 2.0 for the U.S., European, and Japanese markets, the first pen operating environment to be localized and released to serve these major markets.

SuperScript Inc. and Kurta Corp. announced a business partnership which authorizes Kurta to manufacture SuperScript’s next generation desktop pen-based system.

A special seminar was offered by UC Extension, part of the continuing Emerging Technology Lecture Series sponsored by University of California Extension and Computer Literacy Bookshops.

Paul Mondschein, president and chief executive officer of PenUltimate Inc., announced that PenUltimate is now listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol PULA.

Communication Intelligence Corp. and The Acer Group announced a worldwide license to CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition Systems, PenDOS pen operating environment, and more.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced worldwide license agreements with both Montreal-based MicroSlate Inc. and Massachusetts-based Arthur Dent Associates Inc.

Samsung Electronics America, Information Systems Division, announced that it has begun shipping its Pen-Master notepad computer based on Intel’s powerful 80386SL microprocessor.

Communication Intelligence Corp. and MicroAge Computer Centers Inc. announced that MicroAge will be the first to market CIC’s PenLABS seminars to the business computer market.

Lotus provided a preview of technology enabling cc:Mail to take advantage of pen-based computers. cc:Mail was demonstrated running under GO Corp.’s Penpoint and Microsoft’s PenWindows environments.

PenMagic Software Inc. announced that it has received $2.0 million in a first-round funding by two Palo Alto, Calif.-based companies: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Integral Capital Partners.

EO Inc. announced a partnership with AT&T Matsushita, and Marubeni to design, build and market the first generation of a new class of products called personal communicators.

NCR Corp. reinforced its leadership position in mobile, pen-based computing with the introduction of the NCR 3130 NotePad, a feature rich, highly versatile notepad computer.

Award-winning PenCell spreadsheet bundled with Mouse Systems’ Pen-Mate input device gives users an affordable and useful opportunity to experience the pen.

A portable purchase order system designed for retail buyers, is announced jointly by JDS Solutions and NCR Corporation.

GO Corporation and AT&T EasyLink Services announced a communications link that allows PenPoint-based computer users to communicate with each other and with millions of electronic mail users through EasyLink’s network.

GO Corp. announced that it will provide a tightly integrated set of object-oriented messaging components, called the GO Message Center, as a standard part of the PenPoint mobile operating system.

RAM Mobile Data announced that commercial electronic mail and messaging services are now available on its nationwide wireless packet radio network system.

Paul Mondschein, president and CEO of PenUltimate Inc., announced that PenUltimate will introduce three new pen software applications at the Fall COMDEX in Las Vegas.

The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS) announced the company’s first computer that combines the power and capability of a notebook computer with the ease of use of today’s intuitive pen operating systems.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that Apple Japan Inc. will begin selling the MacHandwriter II, in December 1992, through its authorized dealers.

Sitka Corp. and EO Inc. announced a licensing agreement that will enable the world’s first “personal communicators” to transparently share resources and information on local area networks.

EO Inc. announced the EO Personal Communicator 440 and EO Personal Communicator 880, devices that put fax, electronic mail, cellular phone and personal computing capabilities into the hands of mobile executives.

RAM Mobile Data, a business venture between RAM Broadcasting and BellSouth, has received far-reaching support for its two-way, wireless data communications service.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that its PenLABS pen computing technology seminar in Japan will feature leaders from the Japanese computer market providing an update on pen computing technology and the United States, European, and Japanese pen computing markets.

GO Corp. announced the PenPoint “Hot Apps” promotion, a collection of five innovative third-party applications available to customers who purchase PenPoint prior to Dec. 31, 1992.

Microsoft Corp. announced today the Japanese edition of the Microsoft Windows operating system for Pen Computing.

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. and Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that CIC’s PenDOS pen operating environment for the DOS platform is now fully compatible with the Phoenix pen digitizer interface, PenBIOS.

NEC Technologies Inc. redefines the standard for pen computing platforms with its introduction of the feature-rich UltraLite Autograph pen tablet.

PenWare announced the commercial release of PenCell spreadsheet Version 1.0 at a list price of $295 on Windows for Pen Computing.

PenWare Inc. and Merisel Inc. announced an alliance to PenWare’s pen-based application software available through Merisel’s comprehensive distribution network.

GRiD Systems Inc. and Penware Inc. announced that a version of the PenCell spreadsheet under Windows for Pen Computing will be bundled with each GRiD Convertible shipped.

At COMDEX/Fall ’92, Microsoft Corp. and independent software vendors (ISVs) demonstrated more than 260 applications covering a broad range of solutions based on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems, including Windows for Pen Computing.

Compsoft Services announced the general availability of two products from its PenNET series of communications products for pen computers that run the PenPoint(TM) operating system from GO Corporation.

Sitka Corp., a Sun Microsystems Inc., owned company, announced it will provide local area networking soft-ware for products based on AT&T’s Hobbit microprocessor.

AT&T Microelectronics announced that a host of vendors will provide hardware and applications software products, development tools, network services and connectivity products for personal communicators – mobile, hand-held communication devices based on AT&T’s Hobbit microprocessor.

Notable Technologies Inc., introduced their first two communications applications for GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system, running on both the AT&T Hobbit and Intel processors.

PenStuff Inc. has developed a PenPoint-based data collection application in conjunction with the University of Florida GeoPlan Center to assist in assessing the recent damage caused by Hurricane Andrew.

AT&T announced that the world’s first personal communicator will be available to the public in AT&T Phone Centers in early 1993.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Seiko Epson Corp. has signed a worldwide license agreement and will begin to use and distribute CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and other software.

Pensoft. Corp. announced Perspective, its intelligent personal information manager for mobile professionals, is shipping.

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. introduced the Fujitsu 325Point, a net tablet-size pen-based system for decision support applications.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced its new pen operating environment, PenMac, designed for the Macintosh platform.

Dauphin Technology Inc. and PenWare Inc. announced an agreement to bundle a reduced version of PenWare’s award-winning PenCell spreadsheet with Dauphin’s 5000 Convertible Pentop and newly announced DTR-1.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and Handwriter Dynamic Signature Verification software won Pen Magazine Point Awards for Pen Computing at PenExpo in San Francisco.

EO Inc. announced an agreement with General Magic to implement General Magic’s Telescript technology on PenPoint-based personal communicators.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that Fujitsu Ltd. of Japan has signed a worldwide license agreement and will begin to use and distribute CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and other software.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced the release of Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software for the Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing operating environment.

DATA RACE announced that it has an agreement with EO, Inc. to be OEM supplier for the EO internal V.32bis FAX/Modem.

The newest and smallest portable computing products, whose sales account for over 25 percent of the entire computer industry, take center stage at LAP & PALMTOP ’93, March 15-16, at the New York Hilton.

With the score tied two-all, high-tech leaders from the East and West Coasts will go head-to-head in The Computer Bowl Friday, May 14, 1993, at the San Jose (CA) Civic Auditorium.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced the signing of an OEM agreement with IBM’s Application Business Systems.

Proxim Inc., a leading supplier of wireless networking products, announced that it has begun shipping its RangeLAN/PCMCIA wireless LAN adapter.

The IBM Personal Computer Company announced the availability of its second generation pen-based tablet computer, the IBM ThinkPad 710T, with expanded operating system support, new PCMCIA bus interface for IBM and third party card makers, and a market development program for pilot sites and application development.

AST Research Inc. entered the pen computing market with its launch of the new PenExec “PenTop” pen notebook computer.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System software and PenDOS pen operating environment are now available worldwide on IBM’s newly announced ThinkPad 710T.

Communication Intelligence Corp. signed a joint development agreement with IBM to develop a version of CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software on the OS/2 PEN operating system extension from IBM’s Personal Software Products Division.

Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. announce the world’s first pen-based business process automation product, the PenAnalysis Process Modeling system.

Communication Intelligence Corporation signed an agreement with the Nantong Electronics Development Investment Company in the People’s Republic of China to market pen-based, business computer systems incorporating CIC’s end-user interface and handwriting recognition technology to China’s business and government sectors.

West Coast high-tech leaders successfully defended the title “Computer Masters of the Universe” from their East Coast industry rivals in the Fifth Annual Computer Bowl, May 14, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium. The score was 25 to 14.

IBM’s Entry Systems Technology-Personal Systems announced handwriting recognition products available for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers.

Six software companies introduced Jot 1.0, an electronic ink specification that enables computer software applications to share handwritten notes, sketches, signatures and other free-form data across a broad spectrum of computer platforms.

AT&T and EO Inc., are combining their respective expertise to offer users a single line of Personal Communicators, the two companies said.

Zenith Data Systems, announced today the Z-NOTEPAD 425Ln, a pentop version of the award-winning Z-NOTE.

Communication Intelligence Corporation announced the availability of new pen-centric objects for Borland International Inc.’s dBASE IV database software.

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces the availability of its PenDOS Software Developer Kit (SDK) for DOS/V users in Japan.

aha! software announced the release of its first product, InkWriter, the initial product in its InkProcessor product line.

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. and GO Corp. jointly announced a partnership designed to help value added resellers (VARs) and system integrators to quickly and efficiently address the mobile computing requirements of vertical markets.

Several leading corporations, including Sharp, Matsushita, Siemens/Rolm, and Motorola, licensed Apple Newton technology.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that its PenDOS pen operating environment software is offered on the VersaPad — NEC’s lightweight pen-tablet.

Communication Intelligence Corporation signed an OEM agreement with CalComp Inc.to produce a key component of CIC’s new line of desktop pen computing peripheral products.

Communication Intelligence Corp. expanded distribution of its MacHandwriter, desktop pen extension product for the Japanese Macintosh computer market.

Kurta Corp. introduced the new VTS-5 Video Tablet System, a high-performance pen input peripheral designed to provide creative, user-oriented solutions for pen-based computer applications.

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announced that its 325Point pen tablet now supports Communication Intelligence Corp.’s Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software on both CIC’s PenDOS pen operating system and Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

IBM Personal Computer Company unveiled the ThinkPad 750 series, including the 750P, which comes with DOS 6.1, PenDOS, Microsoft Windows3.1, and Windows for Pen Computing 1.0.

Compaq Computer Corporation announced a fully featured notebook PC offering interactive use of a keyboard and pen; Compaq’s first notebook to support a pen interface.

Compaq Computer Corporation and Ink Development Corporation announced that InkWare NoteTaker, a pen-based notetaking and organization application for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, will be pre-installed on all Compaq Concerto notebook PCs being introduced.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and Handwriter Dynamic Signature Verification software won Boston University and Pen Magazine’s Best of Show Awards for the second consecutive PenEXPO Conference.

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announced that its has been selected by the State of Alabama to provide its 325Point pen-based computers to the State of Alabama Auditors Department and more than 20 other state government departments and agencies.

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Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing garnered national praise last month when it won Pen Expo’s “Best of Show for Pen Operating Systems” at the annual trade show in Boston, August 31-September 3.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that its first consumer product for the Windows market — Handwriter(R) for Windows(TM) — is now shipping.

Communication Intelligence Corporation announced that its Handwriter(R) Recognition System (HRS) software is bundled with the MicroSlate Datellite 400L for both CIC PenDOS(R) and Microsoft Windows(TM) for Pen Computing.

WordPerfect Corp.’s consumer products division announced the company’s new intelligent personal information manager for Windows, WordPerfect InfoCentral, has entered beta testing.

The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. unveiled the Dynapad T200 Series, the first high-performance color pen tablet computer.

WordPerfect Corp.’s consumer products division announced the company’s new intelligent personal information manager on Windows for Pen Computing, WordPerfect InfoCentral, is now shipping.

At Pen and Portable Computing, Peripheral Vision Ltd. announced that support for its PenOp software range has been extended to encompass Microsoft’s Windows v3.1, Windows for Pen Computing v1.0 and IBM’s OS/2 v2.1 and PenOS/2 v1.0.

LYRIQ International announced an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to ship LYRIQ Crosswords in the release of the Microsoft At Work Handheld system, code named WinPad, and Windows for Pen Computing 2.0 both expected later this year.

IBM enhance its premium notebook series while bringing its most talked-about innovations to entry-priced ThinkPad notebooks.

aha! software announced the release and shipment of aha! InkWriter for Windows, the only word processor for your handwriting.

A family of software solutions designed to lighten the load and improve the efficiency of field data collectors was announced by PenStuff Inc., a start-up software company based in Rochester.

Dauphin Technology Inc. announced the second in its DTR series of next generation mobile computers, the DTR-2.

Texas Microsystems, Inc., a manufacturer of rugged and fault-tolerant personal computers, delivered working prototypes of a hand-held “Soldier’s Computer” to the U.S. Army.

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. introduced the Stylistic 500, a 2.6-pound “tablet” PC powered by an Intel 486DX2-50 CPU, the fastest microprocessor ever designed into a tablet computer.

CliniCom Inc., a leading provider of point-of-care clinical information systems and services, today announced the availability of the Coordinated Care Solution and the CliniView PC Microsoft Windows-based, portable terminal.

Communication Intelligence Corp. announced that Kalidor joins the growing number of OEMs promoting Handwriter Recognition Systems (HRS) version 4.0 for the Windows for Pen platform.

Lexicus Corp., a Motorola Inc.-owned company, shipped its Lexicus Longhand Handwriting Recognition Software for Developers.

At The PDA Forum, Peripheral Vision Ltd. announced that support for its PenOp signature software is being extended to include PenRight! Corporation’s pen-based operating environment with a PenOp/SDK (Software Development Kit) for PenRight! Pro.

Palm Computing Tuesday announced the immediate availability of Graffiti power writing technology for Magic Cap-based personal intelligent communicators.

A new signature verification engine that verifies both scanned and on-line signature samples is being prepared for marketing to developers by Fficiency Software, Inc.

ARDIS, the nation’s first and largest wireless data communications network, and PenWare Inc. announced that ARDIS PersonalMessaging is available for Motorola’s Envoy wireless communicator.

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announced that it has integrated a high-speed wireless local area network (LAN) into its popular, super portable Stylistic 500 tablet computer.

Proxim, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless data communications products, announced an expanded strategic relationship with Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. (FPSI), a premier provider of mobile computing solutions.

Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR Microelectronic Products Division) and Scriptel Holding Inc. announced that WriteTouch now incorporates a Windows 95 software driver and supports color active matrix displays.

Peripheral Vision Ltd. announced that it has developed an OpenDoc part based on its PenOp software for handwritten signatures, and is making a pre-release version available to software developers and users.

Kalidor and PenFact, Inc. announced a new data collection product, ‘Inspect-Write,’ a hardware/software product offered under the PenFact label, that enables portable electronic data collection for inspection, maintenance, and calibration.

Lexicus, a Division of Motorola announced Lexicus QuickPrint, a handwriting recognition package for General Magic’s Magic Cap platform that turns handwritten notes into typed messages as fast as most people can write.

Lexicus announced that a free demo version of Lexicus QuickPrint is available on the Internet. The free demo includes consonants only; vowels and numbers available — for a price.

Motorola’s Lexicus division announced the successful port of Lexicus QuickPrint software, one of the world’s smallest handwriting recognition systems to the M68328 processor.

Motorola’s Lexicus division announced the successful port of Lexicus QuickPrint software to the “DragonBall” microprocessor, a low-power, low-cost microprocessor designed specifically to meet the needs of these types of small portable systems.

Motorola, Lexicus Division announced Lexicus Longhand Professional, a new software package that enhances pen computing users’ ability to take notes in cursive handwriting.

Communication Intelligence Corporation announced that another major handheld computer manufacturer has standardized on CIC’s handwriting recognition software.

Software executive to advise pen-based, handheld computer manufacturer on sales automation technology requirements.

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) announced the successful completion of a six-month field test of a new pen-based clinical system designed to improve information flow between the doctors, clinics and field nurses who visit patients in the home.

Norand Corp. introduced the PEN*KEY 6622, a powerful PC-based mobile computer, with Communication Intelligence Corp.’s Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software preinstalled.