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	Industry Insider Report for: ParaGraph Pen&Internet Technologies for Windows CE Mobile users benefit from natural handwriting recognition and instant pen-based collaboration from ParaGraph With 10 years of expertise in Pen&Internet technologies, ParaGraph® (a division of Vadem) has its vital interest in every new segment of the pen market. Today, the plethora of palm-size and handheld devices powered by Microsoft® Windows® CE represents a major product and technology licensing opportunity for ParaGraph. Our flagship CalliGrapher® natural handwriting recognition technology and product absorbs over 500 man-years in R&D and is widely adopted as a de facto standard for natural text input. ParaGraph envisions that, in the long run, only truly natural Handwriting Recognition (HWR) systems will survive on the mass market. A natural HWR system achieves high accuracy in recognizing cursive, print and mixed handwriting right out of the box, without spending hours on training the software to adapt to a particular handwriting style. As more powerful pen-enabled devices are coming to the play, our long-term goal materializes, as evidenced by recent releases of CalliGrapher for Windows CE and PenOffice 1.1 application suite for desktop PC's. CalliGrapher and PenOffice have been bundled with every unit of NEC MobilePro 750C Handheld PC, Philips Nino500 Palm-size PC, Wacom PenPartner USB graphics tablet, and other pen devices. Another important application for mobile devices is instant multi-user collaboration. ParaGraph's NetWriter™ ink collaboration technology and free service, combined with the HodoGraph™ ink compression, brings such instant shared whiteboard solution to millions users. The experience of productive communications of dozens of people connected to the NetWriter "shared yellow pad" server over modem and wireless connections, with NetWriter clients running on the desktops and on the Clio™ PC Companion based on the Windows CE operating system, has been very inspiring. We are working towards making the NetWriter service available across all breeds of Windows CE devices. Mobile business users will particularly benefit from Pen&Internet technologies on the Windows CE platform. The ability to fill out field forms, add freehand handwritten notes, markup and annotate documents is crucial for doctors, sales people, IT managers and many other professions. We are also excited about the emerging WebPad metaphor, which allows home users to browse Web, access their personal info, write emails, instantly communicate with their friends, and eventually, control their home network using a simple "tablet PC". We believe that digital pen is a natural input tool for a person conveniently sitting in an armchair or on a coach and are working to combine all ParaGraph's Pen&Internet technologies into one natural pen-based user interface. This natural pen interface will also enhance the use of other multimedia technologies, providing document markup, image editing, enhancing voice input, etc. We are positive that many models of future WebPads will include Windows CE and are looking forward to this interesting R&D and market opportunity. ParaGraph's website: http://www.paragraph.com ParaGraph's products page: http://www.paragraph.com/products/internetink/index.html Email: info@paragraph.com Click on the company name to view their full individual "Industry Insider Reports" Blue Sky Software: makers of CE online help software called, RoboHELP and RoboHELP Office 7.0. "…authors can easily utilize the full range of features and functionality in these two fundamentally different Help formats (RoboHELP Classic for WinHelp; and RoboHELP HTML Edition for HTML-based Help), without compromising the quality of their work." Ilium Software: makers of eWallet, ListPro, Recordian and much more CE software. "The platform that's most attractive, easy to use, and provides the biggest variety of software and hardware options -- both for personal and business use -- will win the market. Windows CE devices already provide hardware options for all kinds of users, from those who want the smallest, pocket-size device to those who want a very useable keyboard." Laridian Bible Software for Win CE: makers of Bible related CE software including, PalmBible, DailyReader and eTracts. "Windows CE uniquely allows us to combine the portability and accessibility of a printed Bible and the power of a computer to provide a unique and powerful Bible study aid. A Windows CE computer with Bible study software from Laridian supplements your personal library or your Bible study software for your desktop computer, AND allows you to take it with you wherever you go!" ParaGraph: makers of pen internet based software including, CalliGrapher®, MorphInk™ and NetWriter™. "The ability to fill out field forms, add freehand handwritten notes, markup and annotate documents is crucial for doctors, sales people, IT managers and many other professions." Physix: makers of electronic medical record products including, PocketCHART™ and COMPENDIA® "PocketChart …helps physicians and other providers to fully document their patient encounters, to access past medical histories and charts, and to utilize a full pharmaceutical library and write prescriptions, all while at the point of care." Ramblesurf: makers of Central Express 1.0, for Windows CE "It enables developers to add remote control or diagnostic capabilities to Windows CE based devices via user-friendly web technology. " Spyglass: are providers of internet related software solutions and services. "Recognizing the growth potential there would be in creating software and solutions to work with Windows CE, Spyglass made several moves to tap into the Windows CE market in 1998 by becoming a member of the systems integrator program for Windows CE. " USAR: are the creators of Juno™ and SPICoder™– H/PC peripheral ICs "USAR has designed and produced a new set of peripheral ICs specifically to meet the needs of designers of H/PCs. Our ICs offer User Interface access, Power Management and Smart Battery System capabilities; all with Zero Power™ consumption..." WESTTEK: makers of the JETCET™ family of products including JETCET™ Print & Professional, JETCET™ Companion, JETCET™ Connect. "JETCET PRINT advances the operating system's capabilities by offering color & monochrome printing support, a full featured print preview, an enhanced .bmp &.tif image viewer, and connectivity to most home, office, and mobile printers."