Fujitsu Personal Systems Expands its Handheld, Portable Offerings
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — March 15, 1993 — Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. (FPSI), a leading provider of highly integrated systems for mobile computing applications, Monday announced two additions to its existing family of handheld and palmtop products that dramatically enhance its existing mobile computing product offering.
The new systems are the PoqetPad Plus — targeted for use in pen-based field data collection applications, and the Poqet PC Plus — targeted at keyboard-based data collection and corporate messaging applications. The new products incorporate FPSI's advanced power management technology, operate entirely at 3-volts, provide ''on-demand'' backlighting, and have expanded PCMCIA memory storage and I/O port capabilities.
''Today's announcement represents the integration of key technologies to provide systems which have been optimized for size, weight, battery life and overall portability,'' said Lou Panetta, executive vice president of marketing and North American sales, Fujitsu Personal Systems.
He added, ''These systems provide a foundation for mobile computing solutions that are critical to improving the field productivity of corporations.''
''Pen Pal Associates is pleased to be strategic partner to Fujitsu Personal Systems,'' said Sam Wiegand ,president of Pen Pal Associates. ''PoqetPad Plus is an important pen-based platform for field data collections applications. Our Power Pen Pal product provides an important tool for easy application development and integration with corporate information systems.''
Pen Pal Associates, based in California, is a manufacturer of high-level development tools compatible with PenDOS by Communication Intelligence Corp. (CIC) and PenRight! Pro by GRiD Systems.
PoqetPad Plus
The PoqetPad Plus is a full-screen, handheld pen-based, PC-compatible computer designed specifically for use in forms-based data collection applications, such as field inspection, surveys, inventory, merchandising and route sales.
The PoqetPad Plus features an ''on-demand'' backlighting capability and users an 8086-compatible V30 processor operating at 16 MHz. The PoqetPad Plus offers 2MB RAM and two PCMCIA expansion slots — one Type I/II and one Type I/II/III.
Weighing 1.6 lbs. and measuring 10.0 inch by 4.6 inch by 1.5 inch, the PoqetPad Plus can operate from 3-12 hours with a rechargeable NiCad battery using FPSI's advanced power management techniques.
The PoqetPad Plus' interface ports are: built-in point-to-point serial RS-232C infrared link (used for cradles and hardware mounts), RS-232C serial, TTL serial (for bar code wand support) and keyboard. The PoqetPad Plus is a PC-compatible, DOS-based portable computer and will support several development environments, including software from GRiD Systems (PenRight! Pro), Pen Pal Associates (Power Pen Pal) and R2Z (padBase).
The Poqet PC Plus
The Poqet PC Plus, a leader in size, weight and battery life, is well suited for keyboard-based field data collection and corporate messaging where small size and MS-DOS compatibility are key.
Weighing 1.5 lbs. (with batteries) and measuring 5.1 inch by 9.1 inch by 1.4 inch, the Poqet PC Plus is a PC-compatible palmtop portable computer that operates 3-12 hours with a rechargeable NiCad battery and includes FPSI's advanced power management techniques. Like the PoqetPad Plus, the Poqet PC Plus features an ''on-demand'' backlighting capability with a full 80-character by 25 line transflective screen, 2 MB RAM and two PCMCIA expansion slots — Type I/II.
Pricing
Preliminary pricing for the PoqetPad Plus is $1,550. The Poqet PC Plus is priced at $1,120. Both products will be available through FPSI partners, systems integrators and VARs.
The Company
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., is a leader in providing solutions for data collection and decision support applications through the development of super-portable palmtop, pen-based and communicating computers. Its solutions are designed to meet the needs of applications where light weight, small form factor and long battery life are key. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Ltd. Fujitsu Personal Systems has regional sales offices in Santa Clara, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, New Jersey and Toronto. The company also has international offices in England, France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Sweden. For additional product information call 800/831-3183.
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