Pen&Internet to Demonstrate New 'riteMail' Mobile Multi-platform Handwritten
E-mail Application at PC Expo
BOULDER, Colo., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its product and service
offerings into the fast-growing mobile and wireless Internet markets,
Parascript, LLC, has launched a new division whose focus is developing and
marketing advanced digital ink and communications technologies, products and
services for mobile wireless devices and other pen computers.
The new division, called Pen&Internet(TM), is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif. with R&D facilities onsite and at company offices in Moscow, Russia.
Pen&Internet has a nucleus of 10 employees with 50 years combined experience
in the digital ink marketplace. The General Manager of the division is Dr.
Leonid Kitainik, one of the foremost authorities in the field of Electronic
Ink and Natural Pen Interface technologies. Dr. Kitainik has extensive
experience in research and development and with high technology businesses in
the areas of fuzzy sets, virtual reality and natural human interface
technologies, applications and products.
At PC Expo 2001 (Microsoft Partner Pavilion, Mobile Solutions section),
Pen&Internet will unveil an early version of its first product, riteMail(TM),
an easy-to-use software program that allows consumers, mobile professionals,
traveling businessmen and other users to transmit handwritten messages via
e-mail to and from PDAs, laptops, wireless feature phones, tablet PC devices
and electronic whiteboards or between a mobile device and a desktop. riteMail
is a sophisticated and feature rich mobile, multi-platform, interactive
program. It includes a prototype of riteShape(TM), an automatic shape
smoothing technology that accurately recognizes and automatically enhances
hand drawn diagrams and drawings. riteShape technology will also be
demonstrated at PC Expo.
"We created Pen&Internet to build upon our expertise and marketplace
success in the handwriting recognition technology market," said Jeff Gilb,
president and CEO of Parascript. "Dr. Kitainik and his team are working to
turn digital ink into a pervasive communications medium that allows people to
write in a more natural fashion. We're confident in their ability to have a
serious impact in the explosive mobile wireless communications market."
riteMail allows users to employ their natural and personalized handwriting
with high quality digital ink for seamless input and editing of information on
any pen-enabled communication device and its exchange between wired or
wireless devices.
"riteMail is our division's first step in making handwritten data, notes
and drawings as vital for the electronic culture as their legacy siblings are
for the human civilization," said Dr. Leonid Kitainik, general manager of
Pen&Internet. "Led by Alex Pashintsev, Pen&Internet's engineering team has a
track record of developing some of the most successful natural pen interface
products and technologies. Doing business with over one million end users, we
learned what works -- and what doesn't -- in the pen market. This will allow
us to accelerate the delivery of products that people really need."
The first version of riteMail works on any Java-enabled platform and on
Pocket PC devices. Users can join the riteMail service and download the
software, still undergoing beta testing, at http://www.ritemail.net. Early feedback,
as posted on the riteMail web site, is extremely positive:
"This is exactly the sort of technology that kids can use! Even better,
babies and toddlers can utilize programs like this to send special e-mails to
grandparents and other family. I love it!" -- Tina Kells, Internet for Kids
Guide, About.com -- The Human Internet
"I think this is really a good idea. Lots of people love handwriting and
tools like this will be always welcome." -- Javier Diaz Kuwilsky
"I'm really excited about the opportunity to send handwritten e-mails. I
am eagerly awaiting the PocketPC version, it is an ideal way to compose
e-mails on the pen-based screen and send them through the wireless links. On
this platform it has all the marks of a killer app." -- Robin Elliot Mudge
"Fantastic idea and product." - Robert Edward De Vries
About Parascript, LLC
Parascript's Total Recognition technology converts paper-based information
on forms and checks into computer-useable data. It's the only complete
technology that recognizes all character types -- cursive, handprint and
machine print -- on all forms, reducing data entry expenses for organizations
that use forms to capture information. With Total Recognition technology,
companies can turn handwritten and print data, including legacy data, into
electronic information that can be used to power web-based offerings and other
marketing initiatives. Total Recognition technology is available as software
development kits, through Total Recognition Services, Parascript's Internet
delivery model, through onsite custom solutions, and through Parascript's
partners. Parascript's new Pen&Internet division is a developer and marketer
of advanced digital ink and communications technologies, products and services
for mobile wireless devices and other pen computers.
Parascript is a registered trademark of Parascript, LLC. Total
Recognition, Pen&Internet, riteMail and riteShape are trademarks of
Parascript. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their
respective owners.
SOURCE Parascript, LLC
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Related links:
http://www.parascript.com
CONTACT:
Deborah Hamilton, Senior Corporate
Communications Manager of Parascript, LLC, 303-381-4129,
deborah.hamilton@parascript.com; or Matt Langan, 212-896-1299,
mlangan@kcsa.com, or Zakia Feracho, 212-896-1291,
zferacho@kcsa.com, both of KCSA Public Relations, for Parascript,
LLC
NOTE TO EDITORS: Electronic images of riteMail and riteShape are
available upon request.
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