Xybernaut® Sponsors Sixth Annual International Conference on Wearable Computing
New Generation of Wearables to be Launched
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Fairfax, Virginia, May 03, 2001 – Xybernaut Corporation (NASDAQ: XYBR), announced today that it will unveil its new No Compromise Computing ™ wearable product line, jointly designed and developed with IBM, at the sixth annual International Conference on Wearable Computing (ICWC). The new wearables feature a fully integrated on-board digital signal processor (DSP) from Texas Instruments along with a Xybernaut software developer's kit to drive the systems for maximum efficiency. The conference will take place May 30 and 31 at the Ritz-Carlton Tyson’s Corner in McLean, Virginia.
The two-day event is the premier annual conference for the converging market of wearable computing and communications. Last year’s conference attracted more than 1,000 attendees from 34 countries. This year’s conference will offer topics ranging from wireless communication and telephony, to wearable computing implementations, methodologies and paybacks. Presenters will include world leaders in the corporate, government and education sectors.
For the full conference schedule, roster of speakers and on-line registration, please visit www.xybernaut.com/icwc2001. The press can register by contacting Sheryl Frye, sfrye@xybernaut.com, 703-654-3627.
“The ICWC has grown to become the leading international conference on wearable computing,” said Edward G. Newman, President and CEO of Xybernaut. “With industry analysts predicting a boom in the market for wearable computing over the next several years, hardware and software companies alike are taking notice of this multibillion dollar market.”
About Xybernaut Corporation:
Xybernaut Corporation is the leading provider of wearable computing hardware, software and services, bringing communications and full-function computing power in a hands-free design to people when and where they need it. The Mobile Assistant® IV (MA IV®), Xybernaut®'s patented wearable PC, runs all major PC operating systems, including Windows® 98/2000/NT, Linux and SCO Unix. With the MA IV, customers can realize immediate savings in maintenance, repair, diagnosis, inspection, inventory control and data collection in a broad spectrum of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, utilities, government and transportation. Xybernaut also provides hyper linking, multimedia authoring tools, project management, asset management and speech software toolkits. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Xybernaut has offices and subsidiaries in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan). Visit Xybernaut's web site at www.xybernaut.com.
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