Fujitsu Personal Systems Unveils Windows CE Pen Computer
CORONADO, Calif. — April 12, 1999 — Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. (FPSI), the world leader in the Windows pen tablet market, today demonstrated the PenCentra 130 at the DemoMobile 99 Conference in Coronado. This H/PC Pro pen computer is optimized for mobile workforce applications such as field services, home healthcare and merchandising, and features indoor/outdoor color displays, numerous connectivity options, and a rugged ergonomic design.
"Windows CE will be a vital component in delivering enterprise solutions to mobile workers. Fujitsu's new PenCentra is a great hardware platform for vertical applications and I'm delighted that Fujitsu chose DemoMobile 99 as the venue to debut this new Windows CE computer," commented Chris Shipley, executive producer of The Demo Conferences.
"The PenCentra 130 extends FPSI's product family of full-featured pen computers across all Windows operating systems. From CE to NT, FPSI has mobile computing solutions that provide mobile workers with on-the-spot decision support," stated Louis Panetta, FPSI president and CEO.
The PenCentra 130 will ship in September, in time for FPSI's annual showcase for pen-based solutions, the Working Mobility Expo.
In addition to a small, lightweight form factor, low cost and long battery life, PenCentra features include:
* Rugged Ergonomic Design: four-foot drop specification, rubber handgrips, durable touchscreen digitizer
* Indoor/Outdoor Displays: two 8" VGA color displays, one for indoor/outdoor use-a first for Windows CE-and one for indoors only
* Built-in Connectivity: two PC Card slots; 56K V.90 modem; audio; IrDA, RS-232 serial, PS/2 keyboard/mouse, and USB ports; and high-usage docking contacts
* Performance: 131MHz NEC processor, 16-bit video accelerator with 1MB SGRAM, and 16MB SDRAM memory
* Software/Storage: 24MB system ROM and 8MB Flash ROM for user storage.
Bundled software includes productivity applications, pen support, handwriting recognizers, thin client support, and software development kit.
About Fujitsu
The undisputed Windows pen tablet leader, FPSI and its worldwide certified VAR network deliver Working Mobility to large organizations in mobile decision-support applications. For more information, call 800-831-3183 or visit www.fpsi.fujitsu.com.
NOTE: Fujitsu is a registered trademark of Fujitsu, Ltd. Working Mobility and PenCentra are trademarks of FPSI. Other company or product names are used for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc.
CONTACT:
Tom Bayens of Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc., 408-982-9500, or thomas_bayens@fpsi.fujitsu.com;
or
Alice Aoki of Sterling Communications, Inc., 408-441-4100, or aya@sterlingpr.com, for Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc.